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Building Distribution

Saint-Gobain Building Distribution is Europe’s leading distributor of building materials, the world’s leading distributor of ceramic tiles, and, since 2007, the European number-one in heating and plumbing.

Sales

Operating income

Breakdown of sales by geographic area

Breakdown of sales by market

Key consolidated figures (in millions of euros)

  2009 2010
Sales 17,101 17,326
Operating income 412 578
Cash flow from operations 283 447
Capital expenditure 155 187
EBITDA 698 851

Group 2010 key figures

Sales: €40.1 billion

Net income: €1.3 billion

Sectors of activity