sain t-gobain annu al report 2008 annual report

Saint-Gobain Building Distribution Ltd.: holding
company: building materials distribution (936 outlets
in the United Kingdom and Ireland). Sales: GBP 2.28 billion.
Employees (including subsidiaries): 12,786. Of which:
Jewson Ltd. 7,637 employees.
Graham Ltd. 1,363 employees.
ITALY, GREECE & EGYPT
Egypt
BPB Placo Egypt for Industrial Investments Sae -
Egypt: plaster. Employees: 331.
Italy
Saint-Gobain Glass Italia SpA: flat glass and flat glass
products. Sales: €146 million. Employees: 312. Subsidiaries:
Flovetro SpA (50%): float glass and float glass products.
Sales: €10.2 million. Employees: 50.
SGGI Logistica Servizi: road transport.
Saint-Gobain Glass Italia Distribuzione S.R.L: glass products
manufacturing and distribution. Sales: €52.9 million.
Employees: 51.
Vetreira Industriale Saint-Gobain (V.I.S) SRL Employees: 34.
Saint-Gobain Sekurit Italia S.R.L: automotive glass
products. Sales: €74.2 million. Employees: 253. Subsidiaries:
SG Autover Italia S.R.L., SG Sicurglass S.R.L. and Sicurglass Sud.
Total sales by the subgroup: €61.6 million. Employees: 337.
Saint-Gobain Euroveder Italia SpA: tempered glass
for household appliances. Sales: €33.4 million. Employees: 255.
Saint-Gobain Abrasivi SpA: abrasive grinding wheels.
Sales: €107.1 million. Employees: 396.
SEPR Italia SpA: fused-cast refractory products. Sales:
€37 million. Employees: 180.
Saint-Gobain Isover Italia: insulation products and sealing
products (roofing materials, fiberglass mat siding).
Sales: €68.3 million. Employees: 191.
BPB Italia SpA: plaster, plasterboard and ceiling tiles.
Sales: €165.2 million. Employees: 389.
Saint-Gobain PAM Italia SpA: ductile cast-iron pipes.
Sales: €109.3 million. Employees: 104.
Vemac SRL: building materials distribution (11 outlets).
Sales: €63.2 million. Employees: 206.
Saint-Gobain Vetri SpA: glass containers (bottles and
industrial jars). Sales: €512.5 million. Employees: 1,210 These
figures include Ecoglass: cullet collection and processing.
NORDIC COUNTRIES
& BALTIC STATES
Denmark
€1 = DKK 7.456
Saint-Gobain Glass Nordic A/S: insulating and tempered
glass. Sales: DKK 403.5 million. Employees: 362.
Saint-Gobain Isover A/S: insulation products.
Sales: DKK 503.4 million. Employees: 226.
Saint-Gobain Ecophon Production A/S: acoustic
products.
Gypsum A/S: plasterboard and ceiling tiles.
Sales: DKK 389.7 million. Employees: 178.
Optimera Danmark A/S: building materials distribution
(19 outlets). Sales: DKK 1.39 billion. Employees: 553.
Finland
Saint-Gobain Sekurit Finland Oy: automotive glass
products. Sales: €13.9 million. Employees: 103.
Saint-Gobain Autover Finland Oy: replacement glass.
Employees: 15.
Finnglass Oy and Verinvest Oy: construction glass
products manufacturing and distribution. Employees: 37.
Saint-Gobain Rakennustuotteet Oy: insulation products.
Sales: €155.5 million. Employees: 392.
Norway
€1 = NOK 8.230
Brodrene Böckmann A/S: insulating glass.
Sales: NOK 585.5 million. Employees: 394.
Saint-Gobain Autover Bilglas A/S: replacement glass.
Sales: NOK 110.7 million. Employees: 66.
Saint-Gobain Ceramic Materials A/S: silicon carbide
products. Sales: NOK 591.1 million. Employees: 285.
Optimera A/S: building materials distribution (79 outlets).
Sales: NOK 5.52 billion. Employees: 2,275.
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Saint-Gobain – Financial Report 2008