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The MONIER Group is the leading worldwide supplier of roofing
materials for pitched roofs and roof and chimney systems.
With our passion for quality, we offer more than simply the means of
covering a roof. Quality products and services made to give shelter,
provide comfort, express style and create value. This is what you can
expect from us – MONIER, ROOFS FOR LIVING.
Roof Products
* Roofing tiles
* Roofing components
* Roofing systems
* Chimney systems and fireplaces
* Services
MONIER Group shareholders
* PAI Partners - 65%
* Lafarge - 35%
PAI Partners is one of the oldest and most experienced private equity
firms in Europe.
Lafarge is the world leader in building materials, with top-ranking
positions in all its businesses: Cement, Aggregates & Concrete and
Gypsum.
Our Vision
To be the first choice in quality roofing.
We strive to take our roofing leadership worldwide by listening to
what our customers want; by understanding the new challenges they face
and by offering more than just a choice between concrete or clay tiles,
more than simply the means of covering a roof. We seek to gain
in-depth knowedge of customers' local needs while using our years of
experience to drive forward the most innovative global advances.
Tiles, roofing components, chimney systems and services tailored to
serve our customers and the environment. Integrated systems that
provide quality products, quality service; simply the highest quality
of life.
Quality that is proven today.
Quality that will build our futures.
Quality Commitment
To our customers and to our people
Quality products and services
Our success depends on the satisfaction and success of our customers.
We commit to provide them more value than our competitors and to be
their preferred supplier. This means:
* Understanding the needs of our different types of customers and
their businesses.
* Developing the most valued products, systems and services at a wide
range or price points, by leveraging our global experience paired with
aesthetic and technical innovation.
* Forging strong relationships with our customers, developers,
builders, roofers and distributors.
* Manufacturing products with reliable quality and supplying them on
time, in full, and invoiced correctly.
* Being engaged in the protection of the environment and the
mitigation of climate change with energy efficient, sustainable
products and systems.
* Contributing to economic and social progress through healthy
competition and a strict application of local laws and standards as
defined in our "Code of Business Conduct."
The measure of our success will be our brand image, our customers'
satisfaction and loyalty
Quality organisation
The know-how and entrepreneurship of our employees, and their ability
to engage in teamwork and safety are key factors to their success and
the success of the company. We commit to build up a culture and
organisation that favours the development of such distinctive talents.
This means:
* Making health and safety our first value and an integral part of our
operational excellence.
* Offering a paticipative and supportive culture where people act out
of convictions and where daily interaction is founded on trust,
effective teamwork, information and good practice sharing.
* Focusing on our activities, clarifying roles and rules, and
simplifying our organisations and processes to be more efficient.
* Giving our people challenging responsibilities where their business
sense, together with speed and quality of action, are key to achieving
results.
* Developing talents and potential through training, coaching,
feedback and recognition.
The measure of our success will be the reduction of the number of
injuries in our operations and the satisfaction of the people working
for our company.
Our value creation commitment
Concrete and clay tiles, roofing components and chimneys give us ample
growth and performance potential based on our quality differentiation.
We commit to delivering the value our shareholders expect and to
reaching our business plan targets. This means:
* Focusing on our business targets to secure our market leadership.
* Opening up new markets where quality counts most.
* Exploiting growth opportunities.
* Promoting the widest range of product and service benefits.
Greater attention to every business detail. Making it all count.
History
MONIER is the quality leader in roofing. It is a brand
that has stood for know-how and experience for many decades. Here are
some highlights from our company history:
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1919 |
Redland originated as Redhill Tile Company. In
November the first concrete roof tiles were produced |
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1946 |
Change of the company name to Redland Tiles |
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1949 |
Expansion to South Africa and Australia |
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1951 |
Start of Redland operations in Malaysia |
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1954 |
Acquisition of a majority stake holding in
Braas in Germany
Start of production at the Heusenstamm plant |
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1955 |
Redland becomes a public company |
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1958 |
Patent application for the Frankfurter Pfanne |
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1965 |
Intensification of roof tile R&D by founding
Redland Research and Development Ltd.
Foundation of Monier-Raymond Concrete Tile
Co Inc in the US |
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1966 |
Foundation of Bramac in Austria by Braas and
Ebenseer Betonwerke |
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1969 |
Redland acquires Monier Ltd. in Australia
Start of further expansion in Southeast Asia |
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1970 |
Foundation of a Monier and CPAC joint venture
in Thailand |
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1972 |
Start of a phase of strong expansion in several
European countries, which continues for several years |
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1973 |
Foundation of the Nippon Monier joint venture
in Japan |
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1974 |
Monier starts a joint venture in Indonesia |
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1975 |
Monier starts operations in Malaysia |
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1976 |
Foundation of Redland Iberia S.A. |
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1979 |
Expansion of Redland to the US |
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1984 |
Bramac starts to expand in Southeastern
European countries with the foundation of Hungarian VÁÉV-Bramac
K.f.t. |
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1987 |
Redland sells most parts of Monier to Equity
Corporation Tasman, but keeps the concrete roof tile business with
the exception of the Australian entities
Start of the US roof tile business with company name Monier,
renamed MonierLifetile in 1997 |
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1990 |
Braas acquires Schiedel Group, the leading
producer of chimney systems in Europe |
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1993 |
Foundation of Braas Scandinavia AB as a result
of several acquisitions in the Nordic countries during the years
before
Foundation of Braas Polska, Poland |
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