Help Confort arrives in Pau, France

HELP Confort, organized network of repairs and emergencies at home and in business continues its network of the French territory and announces the opening of a new agency in Pau under the management of Frédéric Perrin. The inauguration took place on September 2nd.

A former Marine National joins the Help Confort network

Created in 2000, the HELP Confort brand has managed to accelerate its development by opting for the franchise in 2009. It is the reference in the market for small renovation, troubleshooting and emergencies in the plumbing, electricity, locksmithing, carpentry, glazing and shutters.

Currently, the network counts no less than 50 agencies, employing 150 employees and carrying out more than 20,000 interventions per year.

Recently, Frédéric Perrin opened a new agency in Pau. After a good experience in the French Navy, the new franchisee made the decision to change his life and enter the field of entrepreneurship by integrating the brand Help Comfort.

After having benefited from the training at the headquarters of the HELP Confort network. The new franchisee currently masters the commercial, technical, theoretical and practical aspects of the business. Frédéric Perrin inaugurated his agency on September 12th and will offer his services to the inhabitants of the city of Pau and its surroundings.

Guardian glass for the Lyon Hotel Dieu

Guardian Glass was specified for almost all parts of the buildings, notably the new Canopée (skylight) and the buildings’ double skin facades.

The Grand Hôtel-Dieu was originally a public hospital that operated for more than eight centuries in the city of Lyon. In 2018, after six years of renovation, the hotel is deemed a Monument Historique (national heritage site) and is considered the most important privately-led conversion project of an historic monument in France. In addition to the luxury hotel, it houses boutiques, offices and restaurants, as well as the now public historical gardens.

Didier Repellin, from the architectural firm RL & Associés, oversaw the project. As honorary Chief Architect of Historical Monuments and a member of the French Heritage Society (among other titles), he was the perfect choice for the renovation of the buildings and the grounds. His vision was to make use of the history of the city to embellish the ancient buildings and has done so by respecting the history of the Hôtel-Dieu while giving back the grounds to the inhabitants of Lyon.

Guardian Glass was specified for almost all parts of the buildings, notably the new Canopée (skylight) and the buildings’ double skin facades. Made with Guardian SunGuard® SN 70/37 Ultra, the Canopée overlooks the inner courtyard and gives light to the renovation works, while the windows and facades of the hotel and boutiques have all been fitted with Guardian SunGuard® HD Neutral 67 to allow for an ideal balance between light transmission and solar factor.

Châteauroux, France: SMVB, the last glazier of the Indre area, France

Chateauroux. Dominique and Claudie Maisonnier took over the Mirroiterie Glazier du Berry (ex-Montoya) in 2015, and created SMVB Menuiseries last year.

Do not tell Dominique Maisonnier that a broken mirror is seven years of misfortune. The manager of the Mirroiterie Glazier du Berry is not superstitious. In 2015, with his wife, Claudie, this Limougeaud takes over SMVB (1), company located avenue Pierre-de-Coubertin, Châteauroux: "It's continuity because originally, it was the company Gérard et André Montoya which existed for more than fifty years.

"A local company on a human scale" After major renovations and the creation of a showroom, Dominique Maisonnier founded, in September 2017, SMVB Menuiseries, in partnership with the national network La Boutique du Menuisier. "There were four employees at the time of the recovery; today, we will soon be eight and I hope to be able to recruit experienced installer installers and a quantity meter in the future ", announces the manager of the miroiterie castelroussine. A development that follows essential investments: "A straight machine to make polished joints and a double head drill for glass and we plan to invest in cutting tables, about 50,000 € and 130,000 €, soon". At 54, Dominique Maisonnier is the man of the glass and the mirror: "Ten years at Saint-Gobain then in carpentry within the company Huis-Clos. I was also director of a large renewable energy company, bought by Suez, but I wanted a human-sized and local company. " SMVB makes its happiness to become the only miroiterie of the Indre, family and independent business.

For the glass activity, SMVB meets all the demands: laminated, showcases. "This is our main activity. We tailor-made for professionals and also individuals with our largest tray that ranges from 3.50 m to 6 m long and we also assemble aluminum, wood and PVC frames. We work. "

Mirror activity today represents 20% of the SMVB figure with real novelties that appeal to customers, "especially glasses credence, lacquered glass any color that can be used in the decoration of kitchens or bathrooms". SMVB, the reflection of a great success.

Changes in management for Lisec

CEO Othmar Sailer leaves the company on 3rd of September, Gottfried Brunbauer takes over.

Sailer has put a strong focus on the development of strategy, culture, structures, the introduction and optimization of processes and, above all, the further development of product management. Gottfried Brunbauer, who has been Chief Operating Officer (COO) of the LiSEC Group since November, will be the new CEO.