Turnover: 884 million EUR (2023)

Country: France

The Guillin Group was founded in 1972 and specializes in the manufacture of thermoformed plastic packaging.

The family-run company is organized into 4 business units: Food & Beverage, Fruit & Vegetables, Food & Beverage Industry and Equipment.

In all, it has 8,000 product references which are marketed via the 26 companies it owns. The group employs 2,600 people in 30 plants.

2020: The company develops a product based on plastics collected from the ocean - source)

  • The plastic harvested comes from the most polluted regions of Indonesia
  • The group has created a partnership with Prevented Ocean Plastic to prevent 500 million bottles from ending up in the oceans

april 14, 2020 - Guillin Group produces visors to combat global pandemic - source(L'Est Républicain)

  • 200,000 copies of innovative visor produced

march 13, 2020 - The company acquires 67% of Swiss Thermoflex - source(Emballages Magazine)

News

In the Doubs region, the Guillin group acquires 49% of Wobz, a specialist in personalized cups 21/05/2024

  • Groupe Guillin European leader in food packaging
  • 49% stake in Wobz, specialized in the personalization of reusable plastic cups and glasses for sporting and cultural events, parties and festivals
  • plant in Oyonnax, Ain, specialized in digital inkjet printing.
  • Wobz employs 60 people and is aiming for sales of 10 million euros in 2023.
  • The Guillin Group employs 3,000 people at its 21 production sites in ten European countries, and its eleven distribution subsidiaries, and has sales of 884 million euros.
  • Guillin had already acquired 80% of Creabag and Media Bag, specialists in advertising bread bags.

Guillin takes over Italian food packaging specialist Ciesse Paper. 31/10/2022

  • Europe's leading producer of plastic trays acquires Ciesse Paper, Italy's number 1 producer of cardboard trays for fruit and vegetables
  • The group has 31 subsidiaries in Europe, including 9 in the paperboard sector
  • 3,000 employees
  • Family-owned group listed on Euronext
  • Consolidated sales of 741 million euros by 2021

july 9, 2020 - The company develops a product based on plastics collected from the ocean - source)

  • Plastic harvested from Indonesia's most polluted regions
  • The group has created a partnership with Prevented Ocean Plastic to prevent 500 million bottles from ending up in the oceans

april 14, 2020 - Guillin Group produces visors to combat global pandemic - source(L'Est Républicain)

  • 200,000 copies of innovative visor produced

march 13, 2020 - The company acquires 67% of Swiss Thermoflex - source(Emballages Magazine)

Managing Director: Sophie Guillin(profile)

Financial Data

DUNS: 349846303

Legal Name: GROUPE GUILLIN

Address: AV MARECHAL DE LATTRE DE TASSIGNY Z.I., 25290 ORNANS

Number of employees: Entre 20 et 49 salariés (2021)

Capital: 11 487 825 EUR


Financial Data:

Year 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
Turnover 16 171 000 14 329 000 15 220 000 14 892 000 14 467 000 13 625 000 13 772 000
Gross margin (€) 16 481 000 15 036 000 16 310 000 15 533 14 948 000 13 887 000 -
EBITDA (€) 7 028 000 4 209 000 7 423 000 6 397 7 482 000 6 591 000 -
Operating profit (€) 5 705 000 4 209 000 6 131 000 5 029 5 924 000 5 170 000 -
Net profit (€) 46 527 000 34 050 000 25 964 000 40 261 000 47 227 000 30 177 000 37 419 000
Turnover growth rate (%) 12,9 -5,9 2,2 2,9 6,2 -1,1 -
Ebitda margin rate (%) 43,5 29,4 48,8 43 51,7 48,4 -
Operating margin rate (%) 35,3 29,4 40,3 33,8 40,9 37,9 -
Working Capital (turnover days) 1 582 718,9 1 363,6 1 725,5 1 222,7 1 -
Working Capital requirements (turnover days) 31,2 26,5 15,4 5 25,6 34,1 -
Net margin (%) 287,7 237,6 170,6 270,4 326,4 221,5 -
Added value / Turnover (%) 81,5 80,8 79,8 80,1 83,3 84,2 -
Wages and social charges (€) 6 054 000 7 561 000 5 341 000 5 283 4 640 000 4 597 000 -
Salaries / Turnover (%) 37,4 52,8 35,1 35,5 32,1 33,7 -

Company Managers:

Position First Name Last Name Age Linkedin
Président du conseil d'administration Francois Guillin 77
Directeur général Sophie Guillin 51
Administrateur Christine Calvi 77
Administrateur Jeannine Guillin 73
Administrateur Bertrand Guillin 52
Administrateur Laurent, Jacques Lenne 51

Studies mentioning this company

The plastic packaging market - France

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  • Alpha Packaging
  • Clondalkin Group
  • Lacroix Emballages Groupe
  • Reborn Group
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  • Alpla Group
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  • Guerin Plastiques
  • Barbier groupe
  • Fandi Emballages
  • Sacophane
  • Ribeyron
  • Bolphane (Bolloré)
  • PSB Industries
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