The order books of construction craftsmen are booming, with the energy renovation work undertaken by the French thanks to the recovery plan and their savings, said the general manager of the Saint Gobain materials group, Benoit Bazin. .
"The notebooks of craftsmen who frequent Point P (a subsidiary of Saint-Gobain responsible for the trading of construction materials, Editor's note) have never been so high," said Benoit Bazin during the Ecorama program on Boursorama.com.
The activity of the building sector and the single-family home in France "is very strong", with "nearly 700.000 files" of MaPrimRenov aid requests registered at the end of the year, he added.
"All over the world, residents considered their home to be the ultimate refuge, they teleworked and therefore household savings also went to the building for the renovation-air quality against the Covid, but also to improve energy efficiency "against global warming, he analyzed, saying he was" very confident "for the group's financial results in the 4th quarter and" fund trends "in 2022.
With the rise in commodity prices, the group, which increased its margins by 10% on average in the first half of the year, claims to have increased its prices by 1% on average per year over the past two years.
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