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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.

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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.

1891

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.

1962

Purchase of the business assets of the Establishment ROYERS business (stamping) in Paris 3ème.

1963

Purchase of equipment from the Establishment CHEVALIER (stamping and cutting).

1964

Business takeover of the brands « KAUSIS, PHLOX, PYTHAGORE » (burning devices) at GILBERT establishments

1965

Purchase of « HANNAIS » ( plant labels).

1966

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.

1970

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

1971

GERGY OUTIL MARQUE : new plant

BERNARD & WOEHRLÉ make use of subcontracting for their operations at GERGY

1976

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

1979

Transfer of the whole production to Gergy plant.

The executive management and the sales department left Paris and moved to Perreux

1983

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

1985

Purchase of the business assets of the Establishment VANDROS by BVG

Limited liability company VANDROS : owner : Micheline BERNARD

1987

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

1990

Purchase of 600 square metres land closed to the property. Total area of the plant : 9 000 square metres.

Expansion of the export market

1992

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

1998

Office expansion

Transfer of the sales department of THEVENON to GERGY.

19% of annual turnover was generated from the export activities

1999

Purchase of lands closed to the property. Total area of the plant : 22 000 square metres.

Deputy Director-General : Pascal BERNARD

DIT : Benoit BERNARD

2001

Renewal of ISO 9001 V 2000 certification

2005

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

2007

Renewal of ISO 9001 V 2000 certification

2010

Renewal of ISO 9001 V 2008 certification

2011

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

2013

Renewal of ISO 9001 V 2008 certification

2014

Death of Jean-Pierre BERNARD

CEO (BVG) : PASCAL BERNARD

Deputy Director-General (BVG) : Benoit BERNARD

CEO (UNY) : Benoit BERNARD

2016

Renewal of ISO 9001 V 2015 certification

2018

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

2019

Purchase of 13 000 square metres land in VIREY LE GRAND (SAONEOR industrial area.

2022

Renewal of ISO 9001 V 2015 certification

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