12 billion or 35 according to the professional body Unibal DIY market

Former leader in the field of Arts and crafts in France until that Leroy Merlin glad the highest walk of the podium, in 2002, Castorama saw internal turmoil in the fold of the British group Kingfisher. The management of the founding family Dubois, although paternalistic but appreciated by employees, gave way "to a fiscal discipline to the Anglo-Saxon" according to Bruno Lahaut, delegate Union FO. Branch Kingfisher is in defending, recalling that "cannot produce good financial results in the distribution without an excellent staff and a good management." A concern admitted by Bruno Lahaut, but not confirmed by the direction of Castorama has desired step answer our questions. Yet the FO delegate notes a recent developments in the management of the company. "The management realised that wages were too low and that it was the staff who was selling."

Seduce young

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With a total of 19.300 individuals and 175 points of sale, the signs of the Kingfisher in France group conducted last year, net sales EUR 4.12 billion, or 35 according to the professional body Unibal DIY market. To meet its staffing needs, Castorama developing partnerships with business schools or tries to seduce students for temporary jobs as Leroy Merlin, "to make them discover the world of Arts and crafts", points out the direction, in London. As "number of students choose to stay at Castorama once that they have discovered".

If the training is part of the life of the company, as in its competitor, Castorama practice on a smaller scale. Last year, 1,000 sales consultants received training while Leroy Merlin claims 10,500 trainees in 2005.

Loyalty

On the other hand, the number two of the DIY focuses on internal promotion and mobility within the group. "The positions are equipped with 70 internally," said Bruno Lahaut, welcomed the company "is by train to promote the reconstruction of a nursery of Heads of Department or heads of sector".

The career development is one of the ways to encourage staff to stay at Castorama. In their "gender balance", the company strives to explain the interest and potential for development of training. The mobility Charter is new to encourage employees to apply in other areas than their own, helping them to find a housing, a school, or work for their spouse.

Finally, Castorama does not escape the movement of feminisation of the profession and already claims 5 store guidelines and 183 Executive women for a total female staff of 41 (only 36 in Brico Depot), but... 42 for Leroy Merlin.