Saint-Gobain'S New Acquisitions

Saint-Gobain's Building Distribution Sector has announced the acquisition of JP Corry, the leading builder's merchant in Northern Ireland, Barugel Azulay, the top-ranking distributor of sanitary ware, tiles and kitchens in the State of Buenos Aires in Argentina, and Vera-Meseguer, a leading builder's merchant in the region of Murcia in Spain. Saint-Gobain's Building Distribution Sector recorded a turnover of £15.4BN in 2005. It employs 62,000 people working in a network of 3,600 sales outlets spread over more than 20 countries.