The annual fair of the Mr. Bricolage group in Villepinte boasted record visitor figures. Although initially reserved for Mr. Bricolage, this fair later opened up to Catena stores. This year, Les Briconautes and club partners joined the event. Each store can therefore play their role in a fair where all group store names are welcome. This opening led to record visitor figures. Over two and a half days, a total of almost 7,000 individuals attended the 18,000 m² of the fair. This event also provided the opportunity to open the new hall 7 at Villepinte just after the Maison et Objet fair. This hall is the first ever High Quality Environmental standard building. This year, 358 partners and suppliers presented stands, all slightly more attractive than last year’s contributions, as is the case each year. 426 stores attended the many stands and contributed to the different conferences. Les Briconautes/Les Jardinautes claimed a large area and managed the sound and video system for the event. Mr. Bricolage presented all of its services over 550 m². The fittings service, key copying stand, and range of designer products sold in parallel on Internet were officially launched. This year’s event provided the opportunity for Mr. Bricolage to present complete collections sorted as product ranges or groups: bathroom, cupboard fittings, tiling, gate power, portable electrical tools, safety, plates and handles, letter boxes, major insulation, outdoor wood fittings, paint, light fittings and wallpaper. Many partner stands were also available for visitors. Stores were able to discover the options available in terms of energy savings and reduced consumption. They were able to extend their knowledge of sustainable development options with Recylum (collection and recycling of bulbs), Eco-System (collection and recycling of electrical products) and TFT (Sustainable wood management).
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A success story for the annual Mr. Bricolage group fair - 30/09/2010
Mr.Bricolage opens an eco-design store in Barcelonnette - 10/06/2010
The Mr.Bricolage store in Barcelonnette was officially opened in the presence of Jean-François Boucher, Chairman of the Mr.Bricolage group. An atypical store for many reasons, primarily the enchanting environment of the surrounding valley and secondly the eco-design of the building.
The town of Barcelonnette is located at an altitude of 1,135 metres in the valley of Ubaye. This town, near to Italy, can boast 7000 inhabitants. The Mr.Bricolage store, present in the town for many years, took advantage of an opportunity to transfer and expand. The new store covers 1,000 square metres of sales surface area and recently set up shop in a building with a mountain-type architecture and urban rules. The franchisee owning the building has committed to a voluntary approach to the protection of the environment. He took advantage of the presence of a ground water layer and installed a geothermic heating/air conditioning system. The particularly sunny environment of the area encouraged the installation of solar panels on the roof, producing 90% of the electricity consumed by the sales outlet.
Jean-François Boucher, Chairman of the Mr.Bricolage group, praised the eco-design of this store to the cameras of the France 3 PACA TV channel, while specifying that the store was a trial project. Not all of the solutions applied in this case can be generalised to all new sites. He added that all environmentally-friendly construction options were considered for each new project.
Jean-François Boucher on the front page of the LSA - 26/03/2010
In the edition published on 25 March 2010, LSA,LSA, the superstore distribution magazine, dedicated its front page to Mr.Bricolage, not to mention 4 pages to the Mr.Bricolage group. In an interview, Jean-François Boucher described his ambitions for the group and his management background.
Photo credit: Didier Depoorter
Sisteron: Mr.Bricolage store almost ready - 19/02/2010
The future Mr Bricolage store in Sisteron (04 – Alpes de Haute Provence), located between Gap and Aix en Provence, will open mid-March. Total indoor surface area will be equal to 1500 m², combined with an outdoor sales area of 900 m².
All outdoor parts are completed. Now the store name must simply be fitted. Despite the thick layer of snow covering the region, work continues to ensure that the store is ready on time. The building roof and walls are complete and fitting teams are currently installing the indoor furnishings. Merchandisers and the store team will now start filling the shelves with products.
This opening is awaited with bated breath in this region where inhabitants must travel several kilometres to find a DIY store.
Mr.Bricolage renovates its Gignac store (Hérault) - 15/02/2010
The Mr.Bricolage store in Gignac (Hérault) is modifying its range and re-organising its internal fittings.
This hyper-local store with its 993 m² is located 34 km to the north west of Montpellier. The store team assisted by central service providers and specialists in merchandising is modifying the internal layout of furniture. The layout of departments has been changed and many central islands have been created in the different store sectors. The new sales plan completely revised and dedicated to local rural stores, is currently being applied. The store product range has not been substantially changed and customers will find all the product families available in the old store.
Work is making progress, and the store will be ready for 31 March, the official opening date.
The Mr.Bricolage investment fund finances its first project - 10/02/2010
The Mr.Bricolage Franchisee Partnership and Investment fund (FIPA) has recently signed its first financing contract.
The project involves supporting Jean Dujardin, franchisee of the Mr.Bricolage store in Masny (59). The aim was to finance the partial acquisition of the shares of a partner wishing to sell his company shares. The FIPA therefore replaced this partner and acquired the shares for a period of 5 years. After this period, Jean Dujardin will acquire all of the shares purchased by the FIPA.
he FIPA is the new financing body for Mr Bricolage group stores. The body is funded by the voluntary contributions of franchisees or former franchisees wishing to invest their capital and maintain relations with the Group. The FIPA operates independently to the Mr.Bricolage group and is managed by its own structure. The body exclusively finances projects to create, expand or take over a store.
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Interview with Jean-François Boucher: overview for 2009 and prospects for 2010 - 12/01/2010
Didier Testot, journalist and chief editor for the site www.labourseetlavie.com, interviewed Jean-Francois Boucher on 10 January 2010. Different issues were discussed during this interview: overview for 2009 and prospects for 2010. In addition, the integration of Les Briconautes implies priorities, advantages and synergies between Mr.Bricolage and Briconautes-Jardinautes stores.
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