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In conquered staves   If Charlois’ DNA is the forest, and more specifically the oak, Jérémy’s DNA is Charlois. Having joined the company at the age of 21, this young man became passionate about the wood family. Take a look!   With Jérémy, time is time. And, as he’s rather early and punctual, I set […]

8.30 am on a Thursday morning at Tonnellerie Berthomieu/Ermitage in La Charité-sur-Loire. The workshop is bathed in the scent of toasted wood, and the coopers’ hammers set the pace. Vincent Chaminion, 44, moves from one station to another, making sure that everything is running smoothly in “prod”. The man is quiet, the day is underway. […]

The wood reader   He’s one of those people you just want to let speak, to listen. On a short distance of a well-deserved vacation, José Simoes, 66, has spent over thirty years at Maison Charlois. Meet him.   It is a few minutes past 4pm. José has just stacked and sorted his last pieces […]

Youthful experience   To celebrate World Community Manager Day on Monday, January 22, 2024, let’s take a closer look at Laure Posada, Charlois group’s community manager. At 27, this native of Ile-de-France has been living in Bordeaux for 3 years and joined Charlois just over a year ago. Her credo: digital communication in general and […]

One job, one passion: wine.   The appointment is set for late afternoon on a Tuesday in Bordeaux. For Cyrille Faure, 48, sales manager at Tonnellerie Bernard in Lignières-Sonneville, it’s a day almost like any other. Between customer meetings and wine tasting. Interview.   If you’re going to take the risk of talking wine with […]

Nothing’s impossible if you go for it!   Every day, at the crack of dawn, Morgan heads off to work at the Tonnellerie Doreau in Gensac. It’s a ritual that hasn’t changed since he was 15, when he began learning the cooper’s trade from his mentor, Thierry Doreau. 20 years later, Morgan is still at […]

Jean-Paul Gomes is someone with a quiet strength. He is one of those people who prefer to remain in the shadows rather than be in the limelight. So, when it comes to talking about himself, it is not easy for him. Here we are meeting a man who is passionate and curious in nature, in […]

Employees from stavemills Maison Charlois (Murlin), Nièvre Merrain (Varzy) and Ateliers du Chêne (Saint-Martin-du-Muy) gathered on friday July 21 to visit the Bertranges forest and the Charlois houses located in Murlin, group’s historic birthplace.   A day placed under the sign of skills-sharing and conviviality!

For several years now, the Charlois group has been involved in the development of the village of Murlin by supporting the commune’s projects to restore and enhance the local heritage.   In 2019, for example, the Charlois group helped finance the restoration of the stained-glass windows in the church of Saint-Martin in Murlin by Timothée […]

The ”craftsman-artist” who’ll go out on a limb for his customers!   Pierre has a lilting accent, an accent that smacks of summery holidays, the accent of the South of France, that of Nîmes, his home town. At 52, Pierre is to La Cabane Perchée what a tree is to the forest: symbolic. For 20 […]