Our mission

On a daily basis, we work on the ground: we source and transform flax and mineral powders into high-performance wall reinforcements. We train and support craftspeople to perpetuate this craft in modern architecture.

to span generations.

Every day, we sanitize the home – the dwelling – to protect human health,

and we forge what remains - the building - to endure through generations.

Our values

Caring for the living

We formulate respectful materials, free from toxic chemicals, that breathe and protect. We ensure the comfort and absolute safety of those who apply the material, and of those who live with it.

Beyond obsolescence, we start with trends to create permanence. Like the great structures that have shaped our landscape, we design robust surfaces, capable of withstanding fads and wear. For us, true design is design that lasts.

The permanent

The transmission

Since 1830, our history has been an unbroken chain of expertise. Transmission means respecting the craftsman's work, but it also means our ecological responsibility: to bequeath to future generations a cleaner world and a healthy built heritage.

Our heritage

Official creation

of the company

by Louis Troubé

"master painter" installed
in the heart of Rochefort
(rue des Fonderies, now rue de la République).

1st family transmission

Émile Troubé took over from his father. The workshop confirmed its status and became known as

"E. Troubé & Sons Company".

L'ère Gagnère
et l'expansion

Emmanuel Gagnère, Émile's nephew, takes over the management. The business expands and becomes a "General Contractor".
Painting, Glazing
and wallpaper."

Recruitment
of a key figure

On the eve of war,
The arrival of a young 16-year-old accountant, Jean Doussaint. He became a "clerk" in 1947,
He remained at the head of the company until 1984.

Naissance

de la SAP

Jean-François Simoneau takes over the management and the
"Ets Gagnère"
change their company name to become "SAP" (Société d'Application de Peinture).

Nouvelle ère

avec Absolin

The company was taken over by Aubin Padonou, who after
Three years of research and development have created the innovative, eco-responsible and patented coating solution: Absolin.