Bauwerk: industrial merger with the Norwegian Boen AS

Comes the second largest producer of parquet

Bauwerk -Swiss company leader in Europe in the production of two-layer parquet- announced the merger with Norwegian Boen AS.

The merger of the two companies will be born Building Boen, second largest producer of parquet with a turnover of more than 225 million euro, 1.400 employees and a production capacity that exceeds the 8 million meters square wooden floors (about 7 times the surface area of ​​the city Rome).

This transaction will generate significant business synergies and to further strengthen the sales network estendola the countries of Eastern Europe and the Mediterranean.

The group will be based in Zurich and will be led by CEO of Bauwerk Parkett, Klaus Brammertz. Number two will be the co-Boen, Thorleif Hals.

Founded in 1939 a St. Margrethen by Ernst Göhner-inventor of the modern parquet 2 layers by gluing- Bauwerk sold in only 2012 over 4 million square meters of parquet.

Swiss by birth, the company has grown over the years vocation typically Swiss quality, distinguished by the use of certified wood from forests managed in a responsible and controlled by European regions with growths.
For gluing the boards the company also uses only solvent-free glues and other substances harmful to health.

With about 600 employees divided between Switzerland, Austria, Germany, Netherlands, France and Italian, Bauwerk manufactures and markets more 400 types of wooden flooring and a wide assortment of accessories.

Information: www.bauwerk.it

Image: Klaus Brammertz, CEO Bauwerk, head of the new group Bauwerk Boen.

 

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