The DOUMER Group continues to expand with the acquisition of GECAPE, a specialist in PVC waterproofing in the Oise region of France

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GECAPE is a family business founded in 1976 that offers technical solutions for waterproofing buildings, specialising in PVC membranes.
This specialisation has enabled the company to find a stable and profitable market for a more technical product than bituminous membranes.
The company supports its customers in building waterproofing and thermal insulation renovation work. It caters for a diverse customer base of industrial companies, local authorities and service sector businesses.
GECAPE has sales of around €5.5m and a team of around thirty qualified employees.With this deal, the DOUMER Group is rounding out its range of services for macro-lots, in this case moving towards the treatment of all types of roof by combining DOUMER Couverture’s skills with those of GECAPE in waterproofing.
The DOUMER Group currently employs 80 people in 4 fast-growing companies, each specialising in a particular area: roofing, metalwork, plumbing and flooring.
The companies in the DOUMER Group are all organised around the same model: a contractor-engineer leads a team of 20 to 40 people. This size makes for a strong team, in which every employee, every customer and every project counts.The acquisition of GECAPE confirms the deployment of the DOUMER Group’s strategy:
Recognised technical expertise to expand its offering to existing customers in macro-lots

The opportunity to improve the organisation of the company and its worksites, for better construction in the future

The Group’s discovery of industrial customers who may be interested in its other business

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