Innovating in distribution
In line with all Saint-Gobain’s industrial activities, the Group’s Building Distribution is constantly innovating on the new building, renovation and major home improvements markets.
Always striving to keep its products in line with changing needs and new customer bases, the Building Distribution Sector develops new offerings and services in its various businesses, transposing its successes from one country to another, adapting them as necessary and also introducing new distribution concepts.
These innovations include:
Solarkauf
With Solarkauf, a “one-stop-shop solution“ within selected sales outlets, Saint-Gobain Building Distribution Deutschland proposes a full range of products and accessories for the photovoltaic market. In parallel, the specific own brand Luxra has been developed to distribute solar modules and mounting systems.
« Renewable Energies Areas »
CEDEO, specialist brand in plumbing, heating, sanitaryware and air conditionning of the Point.P group, has introduced in its outlets a new type of showroom specifically dealing with new energies: «Renewable Energies Areas». Their objective is to boost awareness among professionals and homeowners of the development of new energies, and provide them with support for their installation projects. In a single location, they group together complete multi-energy products and solutions and the associated technical information with a dedicated salesforce, trained in new energies within group Point.P's training schools.
Brødrene Dahl’s “Klimacenter” in Denmark
Brødrene Dahl’s “Klimacenter” in Denmark is a 700 square meters showroom, a training centre and a competence centre dedicated to renewable energy sources and ventilation. Professional plumbers and end-users can test products here to find the best energy efficient solutions.
La Plateforme « Express »
La Plateforme “Express” is a new type of store of La Plateforme du Bâtiment in France. Grouping all building specialities under the same roof in a 600m² self-collection area, the brand proposes services such as a 300m² cutting workshop and guaranteed 3-hour express delivery to building sites.
Greenworks Training Academy
Greenworks, distribution brand specialized in renewable energies, has launched its innovative “Greenworks Training Academy” in Birmingham (United Kingdom). The training facility aims at educating people who wish to gain hands-on knowledge of sustainable product solutions and renewable technologies.
The centre demonstrates the company’s continued commitment to training professional tradesmen so that they have the skills to successfully deliver the sustainable building agenda. The 15,000sq ft academy contains a multipurpose training space with products and solutions displayed in real-life settings, demonstration areas for various scenarios and two training rooms equipped with IT facilities. Customers have the opportunity to attend a variety of courses run by specialist training companies, scheduled in line with customer demand and legislation changes. Learners are also able to log on to the new Greenworks Learning Gateway to access e-learning modules on a range of topics.
