A leading group and trailblazer
We aim to provide our customers and consultants with solutions that continually perform better and stand out from the rest. We’re determined to move forward with and for them, developing cutting-edge products and services that meet evolving market needs. Our roots in the Vendée region and our family capital inspire our vision, secure our development and offer long-term stability.
To support our constant drive for innovation and our industrial development, we don’t hesitate to invest and reinvest on an ongoing basis, without obsessing about immediate profitability. We are quick at making decisions and equipped with sustainable investment power, so that we can better anticipate tomorrow. As a family-owned group, we are driven by values that can’t be measured in financial terms. We are firmly rooted in our local communities, so that we can remain close to local circumstances.
OUR PHILOSOPHY
Integrity, Responsibility, Perseverance, Boldness.
These values are the foundation of the LIEBOT Group's identity and commitment; they guide our actions, inspire our decisions and define our corporate culture.
INTEGRITY means respect, consistency in what we say and do, honesty and rigour. We strive to maintain a safe and exemplary environment, in which all team members act in a transparent manner.
Our RESPONSIBILITY is expressed through our involvement in the community, in the common good, in our constant concern for others and the planet, in support of sustainable and ethical practices. We are committed to making choices that promote our employee and customer wellbeing and protect the environment.
PERSEVERANCE is at the heart of our history. As a family business, we value determination and long-term vision. We cultivate consistency, loyalty and effort, which enables us to overcome challenges and commit ourselves fully to achieving our goals.
BOLDNESS drives us to take calculated risks. We foster a passionate entrepreneurial spirit, where every employee is encouraged to be enterprising and creative. This boldness enables us to explore new opportunities and push our boundaries, thanks also to our quick decision-making and execution. We draw our strength from the power and confidence of a reliable Group, backed by the ability and thirst for innovation of each of its companies. The operational independence of each company is as empowering as it is dynamic.
OUR PURPOSE
Thanks to our solid working relationship with you, both our companies and joinery products are paving the way for a more respectful and sustainable world.
OUR AMBITION
To become an innovative industrial European leader in exterior joinery products, made up of attractive, high-performance companies, and a benchmark in digital and environmental transition, recognised for its interpersonal excellence.
COMPANIES WITHIN
THE LIEBOT GROUP
Structured around two core businesses, the manufacture of industrial windows and the façade business, the LIEBOT Group has its main base in France and a strategic presence in Europe. It is also the leading window and façade group on the French market and the third largest in Europe.
French leader in façades, OFG certified
- Founded in 1965
- Turnover of €70,000,000 in 2023
- 411 employees
- 2 factories (29,000 m²)
- 100,000 m² of façades fitted in 2023
- All markets: offices, commercial, tower blocks, hotels, healthcare, sports and cultural complexes...
French leader in façades, OFG certified
To support the ecological transition of commercial buildings, OUEST ALU also offers a range of highly energy-efficient façades dedicated to limiting their carbon impact: CYCLIUM This new closed-loop approach in the building sector covers the key stages of a façade project, particularly during refurbishments: dismantling and recycling old façades, eco-design, low-carbon aluminium and glazing, installation of a new more efficient and sustainable façade that meets the latest regulatory requirements. Upkeep, maintenance and refurbishment are carried out by OUEST ALU Services.
The leading window manufacturer in France
- Founded in 1997
- Turnover of €524,000,000 in 2023
- 1,889 employees
- 6 factories (156,000 m²)
- Aluminium joinery products
- All markets: new builds, refurbishment, collective and private housing, commercial, healthcare...
- Sold directly to professional installers
The result of a major technical innovation, K•LINE has become the French leader in window manufacturing by inventing a new standard: a two-tone aluminium sash window, combining a high level of insulation, light and a design using minimal materials. Thanks to bold technical choices and tailor-made industrialisation pushed to the limits, K•LINE combines the architectural qualities of aluminium with excellent value for money and service. K•LINE is available on all markets, from private homes to collective housing, including refurbishments and the service industry.
MAKING INNOVATION ACCESSIBLE FOR WINDOWS;
OFFERING STYLE, COMFORT AND LIGHT;
ENSURING DEVELOPMENT AND SUCCESS FOR OUR CUSTOMERS AND EMPLOYEES
K•LINE has a free app that makes connected homes more accessible. Available for the entire range of joinery products, the K•LINE Smart Home app revolutionises the way you live in your home. It has a wide range of benefits. With Detect, Pilot and Airflow programmes, K•LINE also offers a complete range of products to improve your home life and to meet your basic needs: health, safety, comfort and energy savings.
The leader in joinery product distribution
- Founded in 1970
- Acquired in 1987
- Turnover of €120,000,000 in 2023
- 475 employees
- 2 factories (32,000 m²)
- Aluminium, PVC, wood-aluminium joinery products/aluminium, steel and wood-aluminium front doors
- All markets: new builds and refurbishment projects
- Sale to distributors and networks of specialist renovators
Operating across France, and with over 50 years' experience in manufacturing joinery products, WIBAIE is an industry leader that is fully dedicated to distributing building and housing products across three networks: professional retailers, large DIY retailers and specialist joinery outlets. The company designs and manufactures its joinery products in Cholet, in two production units equipped with cutting-edge industrial technology. With a full range of made-to-measure aluminium, PVC and wood-aluminium joinery products, WIBAIE is the trusted partner of distributors throughout France.
THE INDUSTRIAL PARTNER IN JOINERY PRODUCTS FOR DISTRIBUTION
WIBAIE stands out for its comprehensive range of made-to-measure joinery products in aluminium, PVC (with the LUM'UP range) or wood-aluminium, as well as aluminium and steel front doors. Its strategic development is based on innovating and revitalising the product range, with a particularly strong focus on services and e-services, investment/competitiveness at an industrial level and social and societal performance.
The leading French manufacturer of wood-aluminium joinery products
- Founded in 1976
- Acquired in 1990
- Turnover of €75,500,000 in 2023
- 352 employees
- 2 sites (36,500 m²)
- Wood-aluminium joinery products
- Sold directly to professional installers
MéO is France's leading manufacturer of decorative, affordable and high-performance made-to-measure wood-aluminium windows and front doors targeted at professional installers. Its windows and front doors are manufactured in Cugand and meet the highest technical standards on the market. MéO also has a team that specialises in designing and manufacturing non-standard joinery, as well as a "Glazing and curtain wall" workshop. To meet market needs, whether for refurbishment projects or new builds, MéO's activities are organised around two areas: private housing and collective, social and commercial housing. A recognised stakeholder in the home improvement market, MéO has established itself as a dynamic, high-performance company with its sights set firmly on the future.
COMBINING TRADITIONAL KNOW-HOW WITH INDUSTRIAL PERFORMANCE TO OFFER THE MOST COMPREHENSIVE RANGE OF WOOD-ALUMINIUM PRODUCTS ON THE MARKET
MéO manufactures its joinery from French timber blocks using the glued laminated timber technique, finger-jointed and veneered to guarantee a uniform appearance. All suppliers are rigorously selected for their commitment to sustainable forest management. The entire range is PEFC-10-31-2192 certified MéO also favours local subcontracting, implementing an increasingly short supply chain for its raw materials.
The French specialist in manufacturing PVC joinery products
- Founded in 1992
- Turnover of €21,000,000 in 2023
- 112 employees
- 1 factory (13,000 m²)
- PVC joinery products
- All markets: new builds and refurbishment projects
- Sold directly to professional installers
Established for over 30 years in the Axon region, Bipa is the LIEBOT Group's specialist manufacturer of PVC joinery products for professional installers. The company takes particular care when choosing its suppliers, an essential element in offering high-quality made-to-measure products and building customer loyalty. Bipa is committed to French manufacturing for thermal insulation in buildings.
PROMOTING PVC AS A SUSTAINABLE MATERIAL THROUGH JOINERY PRODUCTS WITH A HIGH LEVEL OF DESIGN AND PERFORMANCE
In 2019 the LIEBOT Group created a PVC window in partnership with VEKA named 'LUM’UP', featuring a sleek, contemporary design. The central sash, the narrowest on the PVC window market, lets in an optimal amount of light. Every detail of the finish, such as the square, centred handle, has been worked to meet the aesthetic expectations of the top end of the market. Available in vast range of colours, with no deburring or visible hardware, LUM'UP enables Bipa to stand out from the crowd and win over new, increasingly discerning customers.
The leading Spanish manufacturer of aluminium windows
- Founded in 1999
- Turnover of €19,000,000 in 2023
- 89 employees
- 1 factory (7,000 m²)
- Aluminium joinery products
- Sold directly to professional installers
K•LINE has been operating in Spain since 1999. Initially made in France, its joinery products factory have been manufactured in its Parets del Vallès factory near Barcelona since 2009. At the end of 2026 a new 20,000 m² factory is due to be opened (13,000 m² on the ground floor + 7,000 m² on the first floor). As in France, K•LINE Espagne manufactures made-to-measure, 'ready-to-fit' aluminium joinery, which it sells exclusively to professional installers in Spain, Portugal and Andorra. As the precursor of 'ready-to-fit' windows in Spain, K•LINE has become the benchmark for aluminium in the Iberian Peninsula over the past 25 years, both for its quality of service and technological innovations.
THE ALUMINIUM WINDOW MARKET LEADER IN SPAIN
One of the top 10 window manufacturers in Poland
- Founded in 1997
- Acquired in 2014
- Turnover of €27,000,000 in 2023
- 282 employees
- 1 factory (8,000 m²)
- PVC, aluminium joinery products
- Sold directly to professional installers
Founded in 1997, and acquired by the LIEBOT Group in 2014, VETREX specialises in the manufacture of PVC joinery products and stands out for its premium positioning, high-quality service and exclusive availability for professional installers in Poland, Germany and Italy. VETREX has developed a large network of 114 franchise partners in Poland and, since 2019, its own range of premium PVC joinery products, 'LUM'UP', specifically developed for the LIEBOT Group in partnership with VEKA.
A PREMIUM POLISH BRAND FOCUSED ON HIGH-POTENTIAL MARKETS
In 2018, the LIEBOT Group decided to build a factory for steel front doors close to its VETREX factory and destined for all European markets. This new unit, called PKL (spanning 6,500 m² with 44 employees), produces customised premium steel doors for all companies within the LIEBOT Group.
One of the top 10 window manufacturers in Germany
- Founded in 1984
- Turnover of €75,000,000 in 2023
- 560 employees
- 4 factories (42,000 m²)
- PVC, wood, wood-aluminium and PVC-aluminium joinery products
- Sold directly to professional installers
Founded in 1984 by the Struth family following the purchase of a joinery workshop, PaX quickly adopted innovative production methods, becoming one of the first German companies to mass produce made-to-measure windows using an automated assembly line. Today, PaX has four sites manufacturing a wide range of PVC, wood and wood-aluminium windows and front doors. A key player on the German market and one of the top 10 manufacturers in the country, PaX joinery is renowned for its high level of safety and quality of finish, as well as for its network of 120 partner installers throughout Germany.
A GERMAN MULTI-MATERIAL BRAND RENOWNED FOR ITS HIGH LEVEL OF SECURITY AND THE FINISH QUALITY OF ITS PRODUCTS
PaX developed the first range of certified security windows (PaXsecura) at its factory in Hermeskeil in 1995, making it an undisputed leader on the German market for anti-intrusion windows, largely thanks to its special patented components. Under the PaX Classic brand, the company is also the market leader in Germany for high-quality windows and front doors for older and listed buildings.
The roller shutter specialist
- Founded in 2019
- Turnover of €24,000,000 in 2023
- 54 employees
- 1 factory (12,000 m²)
- Capacity for 200,000 roller shutters
- PVC and aluminium curtains
- Sold to the LIEBOT Group companies
On a 12,000 m² site, with capacity for 200,000 made-to-measure roller shutters by 2026, EUREKA makes roller shutters to supply all companies within the LIEBOT Group. The manufacturing process for shutters with aluminium curtains has been fully redesigned and automated: from aluminium slat profiling using coil stock, to adding polyurethane foam and including assembly, shutter curtain rolling and storage. On a production line measuring 140 metres long, the process is uninterrupted and requires no manual intervention until the curtain is fitted into the frame. The implementation of this new tool will improve productivity (new roller shutter every 3 minutes), as well as product quality, while significantly reducing the environmental footprint, in particular with solar panels that will cover 75% of the site's electricity needs.
THE ROLLER SHUTTER SPECIALIST
Specialist in aluminium extrusion and lacquering
- Founded in 2021
- Turnover of €34,000,000 in 2023
- 55 employees
- 1 factory (12,000 m²)
- Extrusion capacity: 12,000 tonnes
- Lacquering capacity: 3 million m²
- Sold to LIEBOT Group and external companies
Located at the Plaine de l'Ain Industrial Park in Saint-Vulbas, in the heart of the Auvergne Rhône-Alpes and right next to the K•LIN factory, EX'AL specialises in the extrusion of aluminium profiles and lacquering. The company is committed to a 'closed-loop' environmental approach, with extrusion from the LIEBOT Group's recycled aluminium scrap, as well as low-carbon aluminium from CORALIUM. With a capacity of 12,000 tonnes, EX'AL has a 4.0 extrusion system that is unique to the market, with a highly automated pressing process up to lacquering, which produces 50% less energy than traditional extrusion systems, and a vertical lacquering line capable of producing 3 million lacquered square metres, directly integrated into the flow. EX'AL is part of the LIEBOT Group's supply chain diversification strategy and will also supply other diversified markets in the industry and construction sector.
SPECIALIST IN ALUMINIUM EXTRUSION AND LACQUERING
The first low-carbon aluminium foundry in France
- Set to launch in early 2025
- €42,000,000 of investment
- 60 employees over time
- 1 factory (10,000 m²)
- Capacity for 40,000 tonnes of aluminium billets per year
- Sold to LIEBOT Group and external companies
Launched in spring 2022 by the Liébot and Corre families in Sainte-Hermine (Vendée region), CORALIUM is the first French foundry capable of sorting all types of aluminium waste (production offcuts and end-of-life aluminium) to produce low-carbon aluminium billets. For the first time in France, this foundry will combine both waste sorting and a foundry on the same site, incorporating the most environmentally-friendly technological innovations for reliable traceability of the low-carbon aluminium produced: purchasing waste from French recyclers, crushing of framing materials, sorting by separation (magnetic, sieving, X-ray), de-coating furnace and foundry. With a capacity of 40,000 tonnes per year, CORALIUM will meet need the needs of the FINEIRAL Group and the LIEBOT Group, and more broadly of all French construction professionals. The first smelting is scheduled for early 2025.
THE FIRST LOW-CARBON ALUMINIUM FOUNDRY IN FRANCE
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