Gedimat

About Gedimat

The proposed offer covers the entire building universe: Building materials, Carpentry, Floor and wall coverings, Bathrooms & Sanitaryware, Outdoor landscaping, Tools, Electricity or Plumbing, you will always find the right solution for your project or your construction site. Our expert salespeople are construction specialists, they will guide you through every stage of your project and will always provide you with their best advice and carefully selected products to offer you great satisfaction. Close to you, your GEDIMAT sales point is managed by a responsible entrepreneur, keen to satisfy his customers as best as possible. The union of independents makes the group strong: the power of the GEDIMAT network allows you to benefit from the most advantageous price conditions. Gedimat's foundations, the cooperative spirit. Gedimat was born from the creativity of men and women who in 1967 shared a new vision of doing business. A bond unites them: the business of distributing building and renovation materials. A common link brings them together: they are all independent traders, mostly from a family lineage and are deeply rooted locally in their territory. A common will brings them closer: to innovate in the practice of their trade through the pooling of financial, commercial, and logistical resources. From this common desire to group together, from this deep desire to ensure the sustainability of its network by facilitating transmission, the first Cooperative Group of independent traders will be born. Gedimat's richness also lies in having "invented" a solidarity capitalism, whose goal is to collectively take over strategic businesses and thus preserve their independence. Professionals and innovative in the practice of their trade, in the quality of product and service offerings, the men and women of Gedimat still are on a daily basis. Opening up to the individual sphere implies constantly revolutionizing one's approach to the trade. The challenges of digital technology require profound modifications and regular adaptation of processes. The regular arrival of new members suggests a potential to transmit and maintain the same company philosophy. Gedimat, at the heart of the work. Gedimat designed its new visual identity in 2018 with an inspiring signature, at the heart of the work, highlighting the brand's investment in the heart of the project and in the heart of its territories, as close as possible to its customers. The phrase, a nod to the expression "Putting one's heart into the work" is a reference to the passion that animates Gedimat's customers and that the teams share to collaborate in the realization of life projects. Key figures Gedimat and Gedibois (the brand dedicated to wood and its derivatives) currently bring together over 200 business leaders, representing 490 points of sale and 6,000 employees. In 2017, they generated a turnover of 1.8 billion euros excluding tax, making them the leading Group of independent traders and the second national player in the wholesale market. The Gedimat - Gedibois Group is part of Cooperative and Associative Commerce. This form of commerce brings together more than 180 brands in France and generated 150 billion euros in turnover in 2016, representing more than a third of French retail trade.