An International Expansion

Nine years after the creation of the company, in 1960, Christian-Pierre Bourg arrived at a major crossroad. Refusing to be bought out by the purchaser of Thomas Collators, he combined experience with imagination and filed an application for patents on his unique collating product. From this point on, under the name of C.P. Bourg s.a./n.v., the company began to manufacture and distribute its own range of collating products. C.P. Bourg s.a./n.v.. quickly added integral stitch, fold and trim finishing accessories to complement the collating process by a booklet making capability.


With the continued development of the products and growth of the manufacturing facilities, the Bourg product name became an established trademark in the industry. The company continued expanding its distribution and manufacturing capabilities to other continents. In 1977 C.P. Bourg Inc. was established in New Bedford, Massachusetts, to function as Bourg headquarters for the North and South American market places.


In 1986 C.P. Bourg s.a./n.v. acquired Ordibel, a Belgian company that also manufactured and distributed on a worldwide basis competitive collator products. This acquisition provided increased production capacity, complementary worldwide distribution as well as key subsidiaries in France and Japan.


Three years later C.P. Bourg acquired A. P. E., a high technology company. Later this company became C.P. Bourg Electronics and is responsible for the development and manufacture of electronic products which are distributed as a stand alone products or integrated into existing C.P. Bourg products. This acquisition has provided Bourg with technology which is second to none in the graphic arts industry.


Nearly 50 years of continued growth and investment have made it possible for the C. P. Bourg companies to refine a strategy which rests on three pillars: quality, innovation and efficiency. These are the guiding principles that motivate and unite the 630 plus Bourg employees around the world to make the Companies what they are.