At its Annual General Meeting on June 2, Saint-Gobain unveiled its new logotype. A new interpretation of the ‘bridge’ symbol that has represented the Group for more than 40 years, it also incorporates a vibrant skyline illustrating the Group’s brand territory of “living places.” Warm and bright colors have been used to create a more emotional connection with customers and end consumers.
This logo reflects an updated positioning for the brand, based around its promise: to design, manufacture and distribute materials that improve the wellbeing of both individuals and society as a whole. For Pierre-André de Chalendar, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Saint-Gobain, “At Saint-Gobain, our materials and solutions are designed to help increase the comfort of people today, wherever they live, work and travel. But we need to do this sustainably, helping to safeguard the planet for future generations. For us, these aspects of wellbeing are complementary, two sides of the same coin.”The shift in brand positioning underlines the Group’s commitment to creating a stronger connection with the general public. Better informed through digital media, consumers play an increasingly important role in specifying the products that are used in their projects. Saint-Gobain wants to explain how its materials and solutions contribute to daily life, through its brand values: expertise in materials, a culture of innovation, an understanding of customer needs and an approach based on openness and responsibility. “We need to be more visible to end consumers,” says Pierre-André de Chalendar. “Today’s strong brands demonstrate the value they bring to people. I want everyone to know what Saint-Gobain stands for, and the role our brands play in daily life.”
ABOUT SAINT-GOBAINSaint-Gobain designs, manufactures and distributes materials and solutions which are key ingredients in the wellbeing of each of us and the future of all. They can be found everywhere in our living places and our daily life: in buildings, transportation, infrastructure and in many industrial applications. They provide comfort, performance and safety while addressing the challenges of sustainable construction, resource efficiency and climate change.
World leader in habitat€39.6 billion SALES in 2015Operates in 66 countriesMore than 170,000 employees
Who we are ?Saint-Gobain designs, manufactures and distributes materials and solutions which are key ingredients in the wellbeing of each of us and the future of all. They can be found everywhere in our living places and our daily life: in buildings, transportation, infrastructure and in many industrial applications. They provide comfort, performance and safety while addressing the challenges of sustainable construction, resource efficiency and climate change.
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Wellington, 2 June 2016 - New Zealand’s exports to the United States (US) increased for the sixth consecutive March year in 2016, Statistics New Zealand said today. This earned New Zealand $2.8 billion more in 2016 than in 2010.
Trade with the US earned us $444 million more from exports than we spent on imports for the March 2016 year. New Zealand earned $8.4 billion from exports to the US while our import expenditure to that country was $7.9 billion. Our total exports to the US made it our fourth-largest export destination in the latest year.
In the March 2016 year, meat and edible offal was New Zealand’s top export commodity to the US, earning $1.8 billion. This compares with $1.1 billion in the March 2014 year.
“New Zealand had record beef exports to the US through the middle of 2015 and this strength has resulted in a 55 percent increase over the past two years,” international statistics senior manager Nicola Growden said. “Beef contributed 81 percent of meat exports to the US in the latest year.”
Spending by US visitors to New Zealand ($1.0 billion) was our second-largest export earner from the US. Together, meat and travel contributed over one-third of New Zealand’s total exports to the US in the March 2016 year.
Despite a $49 million fall in expenditure on imports from the US in the March 2016 year, it is our fourth-largest import source (unchanged from the March 2015 year). Mechanical machinery and equipment ($1.3 billion), including turbo jet and propeller parts, was our largest import expense from the US, followed by aircraft and parts ($1.1 billion).
New Zealand’s trade with the rest of the world recorded a surplus for the March 2016 year. We earned $2.9 billion more from exports than we spent on imports. Total exports of goods and services for the year ended March 2016 totalled $69.8 billion, while imports totalled $66.9 billion.
New Zealand recorded trade surpluses with 16 of our top 25 trading partners in the March 2016 year, including the US. New Zealand's top three trade surpluses in the latest year were with Australia, China, and the US.
A press release from Statistics New Zealand June 2, 2016
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