About B.G.I.
(Bernard Gravure Industrielle)
Committing to "Made in France"
From the very beginning, since 1891, « french manufacture » has been an important component of our identity. The Made in France commitment is a way for us to help develop our country. For several years we have been conceiving, designing, and engraving at our factory in GERGY, well known as the cradle of engraving but our reputation goes far beyond the borders of Burgundy and the entire country. Over the years, despite technological changes, we indeed succeeded in expanding our resources and perpetuating our expertise, in order to guarantee quality and competitiveness. The family business spans times conducting an ethical policy while respecting manufacturing standards and maintaining local jobs as a priority.
B.G.I. values
LISTENING
RELIABILITY
TRUST
ETHICS
B.G.I. commitments
ADVICE
EXPERTISE
RESPONSIVENESS
Quality
OUR HISTORY
Engraving has been a specialty of Gergy since the end of the 19th century, thus, this activity is firmly anchored in Gergotin heritage. Indeed, if it began as “craft”, it modernized over the ages to become an industrial profession on its own, so you can discover the rich history of the company and its evolution over its long years of existence.
We have come a long way since the company was founded in 1891Take a look at our history to get a taste of what we can achieve.
On October 17th, 1891, Jean Barthélémy BERNARD and Louis Eugène WOEHRLÉ, engravers, left THEVENON company and bought the business of “LEBLANC uncle and nephew”, metal engravers in Paris . They then created the general partnership BERNARD & WOEHRLÉ with capital of 85,000 francs.
Purchase of the business assets of the Establishment ROYERS business (stamping) in Paris 3ème.
Purchase of equipment from the Establishment CHEVALIER (stamping and cutting).
Business takeover of the brands « KAUSIS, PHLOX, PYTHAGORE » (burning devices) at GILBERT establishments
Purchase of « HANNAIS » ( plant labels).
Purchase of the business assets of the Establishment POIRIAULT (metal engraver) and GUILARD (Stamping – Cutting) in GERGY in Saône-et-Loire. Then business creation of the limited liability company (SARL) GERGY – OUTIL – MARQUE « GOM ».
Capital 67 000 Francs
Managing directors : Jean- Pierre BERNARD / Léon HUBERT
Operating premises at POIRIAULT and GUILARD.
Construction of a plant at COM (GERGY, Outil, Marque) on this same site.
Construction of a plant at COM (GERGY, Outil, Marque) on this same site.
CEO : Léon HUBERT
Deputy Director-General : Jean- Pierre BERNARD
GERGY OUTIL MARQUE : new plant
BERNARD & WOEHRLÉ make use of subcontracting for their operations at GERGY
Merger between BERNARD & WOEHRLÉ and GERGY OUTIL MARQUE.
Business creation BERNARD & WOERHLE GOM (BWG)
Capital : 66180 Frs
CEO : Léon HUBERT
Deputy Director-General : Jean- Pierre BERNARD
Transfer of the whole production to Gergy plant.
The executive management and the sales department left Paris and moved to Perreux
Repurchase of 86% of the capital of THEVENON by Micheline and Jean-Pierre BERNARD
Repurchase of BWG, VANDROS and BEAUCHET’s shares by THEVENON
Limited liability company VANDROS : owner : Micheline BERNARD
BERNARD & WOERHLE GOM became BERNARD, VANDROS, GOM (BVG)
Limited liability company VANDROS : owner : Micheline BERNARD
Purchase of the business assets of the Establishment VANDROS by BVG
Limited liability company VANDROS : owner : Micheline BERNARD
Purchase of 3 900 square metres land closed to the property. Total area of the plant : 8 300 square metres.
Merger between BVG and SCI LE BEAUCHET
Total capital : 1 250 000 Frs
Purchase of 600 square metres land closed to the property. Total area of the plant : 9 000 square metres.
Expansion of the export market
Inauguration of the plant extension (528m²)
Centennial celebration of the company
Purchase of the business assets and equipment of the Establishment « Ets PLANCHE Machines FRAP» based at Caluire
Office expansion
Transfer of the sales department of THEVENON to GERGY.
19% of annual turnover was generated from the export activities
Purchase of lands closed to the property. Total area of the plant : 22 000 square metres.
Deputy Director-General : Pascal BERNARD
DIT : Benoit BERNARD
Renewal of ISO 9001 V 2000 certification
25 % of annual turnover was generated from the export activities
Full control of UNY’s operations by BVG at GERGY
CEO (BVG) : Jean- Pierre BERNARD
Deputy directors (BVG) : Micheline BERNARD, Pascal BERNARD, Benoit BERNARD
CEO (UNY) : Micheline BERNARD
Renewal of ISO 9001 V 2000 certification
Renewal of ISO 9001 V 2008 certification
30 % of annual turnover was generated from the export activities
Death of Micheline BERNARD
CEO (BVG) : Jean- Pierre BERNARD
Deputy directors (BVG) : Pascal BERNARD, Benoit BERNARD
CEO (UNY) : Benoit BERNARD
Renewal of ISO 9001 V 2008 certification
Death of Jean-Pierre BERNARD
CEO (BVG) : PASCAL BERNARD
Deputy Director-General (BVG) : Benoit BERNARD
CEO (UNY) : Benoit BERNARD
Renewal of ISO 9001 V 2015 certification
33 % of annual turnover was generated from the export activities
Creation of the FPB holding by BERNARD family
Reunification of BVG, UNY and THEVENON, creation of the simplified joint-stock company BERNARD GRAVURE INDUSTRIELLE (BGI)
CEO (BGI) : PASCAL BERNARD
Deputy Director-General (BGI) : Benoit BERNARD
Purchase of 13 000 square metres land in VIREY LE GRAND (SAONEOR industrial area.
Renewal of ISO 9001 V 2015 certification