OUR HISTORY
OUR
VALUES
The Brodart Group is 100% owned by the founding family. More than a company, it's a human adventure guided by strong principles.We believe that how we achieve our goals is as important as the results themselves.
That's why we place our values at the heart of our development:
Because this is first and foremost a family affair, we cultivate an environment based on proximity, attentiveness and benevolence.
We take care to support our employees and partners with a spirit of solidarity and transmission. We move forward together, from generation to generation.
Our expertise has been built up over time, through experience, rigor and innovation.
Each site, each team, each business line is the bearer of recognized technical know-how that we nurture with pride.
Training, passing on, innovating: this is our way of building excellence.
We place respect for people, commitments and the environment at the heart of our practices.
Respect for customers, suppliers and teams, but also respect for the resources and territories in which we operate.
It is this ethical requirement that forges the trust and durability of our relationships.
CSR BALANCE SHEET
Our CSR report provides an overview of our
program, our actions and our results for the year in terms of
corporate social responsibility.
Takeover of the
Richard-Laleu group,
Richard-
Laleu and Polykote companies
David &
Sébastien
Brodart
THE FIFTH GENERATION TAKES CONTROL
Although the handover from Michel Brodart to his sons David and Sébastien was a gradual process, it is now a matter of fact that they have taken over the reins. David is now in charge of the entire IT department, and Sébastien is Group Managing Director.
Takeover of
Criaud labels and
of Galard printing works
BUYOUT OF CRIAUD LABELS
Brodart is now turning its attention to Western France, and more specifically to Criaud Labels, a family-owned and independent company since 1960, located in Saint-Herblain, near Nantes, and specialized in printed and neutral self-adhesive labels for a variety of markets.
BUYOUT OF GALARD LABELS
The Brodart family group continues to expand its label business. Not far from here, in fact, a little further east in Vallet, capital of Muscadet. The Galard company joins the Brodart family. This production site specializes in the design and manufacture of labels for the wine, beer and food industries. Its machinery includes offset, digital and letterpress printers, as well as finishing machines.
PURCHASE OF ASSETS
FROM SIAC AND CREATION
OF BRODART ILLKIRCH
SIAC, near Strasbourg, specializes in the manufacture of self-adhesive labels for the food, wine and industrial sectors.
The Brodart Group sees this as an opportunity to consolidate its label business in the North-East quarter of France.
FIFTH
GENERATION
BRODART
Sébastien Brodart joins the company to work in his area of expertise and to be a real force for proposal in Marketing, alongside his brother David Brodart, who has been working in IT services since 2002, and is a recognized reference in this field.
THE GROUP'S 100TH BIRTHDAY
When the family business celebrates its centenary, several hundred hands will have set the machines in motion, carried the reams of paper, aligned the type, unwound the reels, adjusted the inks to achieve the quality.
Hundreds of sharp, vigilant eyes have monitored, controlled and nuanced to produce ever-better renderings. An event to celebrate this century of know-how has been organized, with the theme: entrée en matière.
BUY
BREGER CENTER
AND BREGER SUD
2009 marks a turning point with the acquisition of Breger and its two production units. One in Béziers and the other in Sens.
The know-how and markets are there, and the high-quality people who have been with us for many years are still working there, but major investments are essential both to save the walls and to optimize the production tools.
CREATION OF
THE TRADING COMPANY
Brodart Packaging was created to bring together the various business units. This was the first step, the objective being for this unit to be independent. Troyes was a natural choice, and geographically convenient for our existing employees.
BUY
DE TILWEL
The company Tilwel in Brie-Comte-Robert specializes in printing individual food sachets, impregnated towels and other pharmaceutical products. The site uses only water-based inks.
Since then, a major effort has been made towards 2010 to develop pharmaceutical packaging. It's a real commitment, which implies modifications to the premises and workshops to meet the standards required by this market, as well as those of the Medical and Cosmetics sectors.
BUY
L'IMPRIMERIE DE
LA HALLE
In 1984, the fourth brother, Jean-Marie Brodart, built a small workshop. His three brothers, now at the helm of the company, didn't want to keep their grandfather's letterpress business and donated it to him. He then founded L'imprimerie de La Halle.
A few years later, after a number of investments, Brodart opened up to offset and cheese label printing by acquiring the printing works of La Halle printing works.
The last member of the fourth generation, Anne-Marie Brodart, joined the company that same year. In 2006, the company expanded into the Champagne sector.
PURCHASE OF
ASSETS OF
IMPRESSIONS D'ANJOU
After extending the plant and implementing new technologies, Brodart entered new markets and acquired the assets of Impressions d'Anjou, specialized in printing pouches for the cosmetics and pharmaceutical industries.
FIRST AWARD
PRODUCT QUALITY
Brodart receives one of its first product quality awards, the WorldStar International. The award recognizes Brodart's innovation in using the barrier properties of a six-micron-thick polyester film to package cheeses, particularly Reblochon.
MOVE TO
TO THE NEW
PRODUCTION SITE
A few years after taking the helm, the Brodart brothers took the plunge and built a new factory, increasing the surface area from 800 to 2500m2. The company continued to grow, with several phases of expansion, most notably in 1988 with the creation of an R&D and Quality Control laboratory, and a warehouse for storing inks and other flammable products.
FOURTH
GENERATION
BRODART
Michel Brodart joined the family business on January 1, 1980. Since then, the family business has expanded and modernized its machinery. Two years later, Pierre handed over management to François, Christian and Michel Brodart.
THIRD
GENERATION
BRODART
Maurice, then aged 75, hands over to his son Pierre Brodart, who has been with the family business since 1948. The workforce soon grew to 24, including Jean-Marie and François Brodart, the eldest sons of Pierre's five children. Michel, Christian and Anne-Marie Brodart would later join them.
A GROWING REPUTATION
GROWING REPUTATION
Brodart's printing business is booming and has established a real reputation in Normandy, Franche Comté, Lorraine, Picardy... The business is evolving and web printing is developing. Gravure printing and glue stripe laminating mark a significant stage in the company's development.
A NEW
INDUSTRIAL DIMENSION
Introduction of a new technology in the workshop: flexography. This marked the beginning of a period of investment that has become part of the DNA of the Brodart name.
FROM PRINTING
TO PACKAGING
FOOD
Maurice Brodart doesn't just want his customers to be based in Arcis-sur-Aube, he also wants to expand into the surrounding regions. He is a man of projects and constant projection into the future. This motivation and entrepreneurial spirit were the driving forces behind the company's transition from a traditional printing house to a cheese and butter packaging printer.
SECOND
GENERATION
BRODART
Maurice Brodart, son of Gaston and Jeanne Brodart, joins Imprimerie Moderne.
BIRTH
OF PRINTING
MODERNE
Gaston Gérasime Brodart founded Imprimerie Moderne on December 2, 1912 at 3 place de la République in Arcis-sur-Aube.
OUR COMMITMENTS
Sébastien Brodart
"For over 110 years, we have been moving forward with the conviction that every action counts. Respect for people and the environment is an integral part of our history and guides our daily choices. Today, more than ever, we are determined to reinforce our commitments. Because we believe in a more responsible future, we are mobilizing to constantly improve our practices, preserve our planet's resources and contribute, in our own way, to the well-being of those who live on it."
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