JOURT Père et fils

JOURT Père et fils is a French carpentry and joinery company (menuiserie) based in Brest, in the Finistère department of Brittany. Founded in 1946, it describes itself as a family business that has passed its craft know-how from generation to generation, combining artisanal skill with a passion for woodwork. The company presents itself as having more than 80 years of experience, first as an artisan and later as a structured enterprise, and it serves private individuals, local authorities and public tender contracts. The firm's core activity is wood joinery, both interior and exterior. Its official website highlights interior menuiserie and exterior menuiserie, and it references the BT18a index for interior joinery, a French construction cost reference. JOURT Père et fils positions itself around bespoke solutions: renovation projects, new-build construction and improvements to living spaces, with the aim of creating unique, timeless interiors that showcase the natural beauty of wood. The company is headquartered in Brest, described on its site as being in the sub-prefecture of Quimper, and its market is essentially local — Brest and the surrounding Finistère area of Brittany. It works with particuliers (private clients), collectivités (local public bodies) and appels d'offres (public procurement tenders). Its stated philosophy places environmental commitment and a privileged relationship with clients at the centre of its approach, values it credits for its longevity across the decades. JOURT Père et fils remains a privately held, family-run business rather than a listed group. Its communication is signed by F. JOURT, and the brand identity is built on heritage, craftsmanship and local anchoring in Breton woodworking. As a small or mid-sized regional menuiserie, it competes in the local building-products and construction-services market rather than in national retail.

JOURT Père et fils was founded in 1946 in Brest, in the Finistère department of Brittany, France, as a carpentry and joinery business. According to its official website, the company began as an artisan workshop and later developed into a structured enterprise, accumulating more than 80 years of experience in woodwork. The name 'Père et fils' ('Father and Son') signals its family character, and the company states that its craft know-how has been transmitted from generation to generation. Over the decades, the firm built its identity around traditional wood joinery, both interior and exterior, serving the local market of Brest and the surrounding area. Its website notes that its commitment to the environment and its privileged relationship with clients are central to its philosophy, and credits these values with allowing it to endure 'year after year' across changing eras. By the 2020s, JOURT Père et fils presented itself as a company with more than 80 years of experience, working for private individuals (particuliers), local public bodies (collectivités) and public procurement tenders (appels d'offres). Its service range covers renovation projects, new-build construction and improvements to living spaces, with bespoke solutions adapted to each client's needs and style. The company's official communication is signed by F. JOURT, and its website references the French construction cost index BT18a for interior joinery, indicating its engagement with professional building-cost references. The company remains a privately held, family-run regional business headquartered in Brest, described on its site as being in the sub-prefecture of Quimper. It has not been listed on a stock exchange, and no parent group or external owner is indicated in the available evidence. Its history is therefore one of continuity and local anchoring in Breton woodworking rather than of large-scale corporate expansion.

• 1946

  JOURT Père et fils is founded in Brest as a carpentry and joinery business.

• The company develops from an artisan workshop into a structured enterprise, accumulating more than 80 years of experience.

• The firm serves private clients, local authorities and public procurement tenders in the Brest and Finistère area.

Artisanal, family-run wood joinery with over 80 years of experience, offering bespoke solutions in Brest and Finistère, with an emphasis on craftsmanship, environmental commitment and client relationships.

• Interior wood joinery (menuiserie intérieure)

  Interior woodwork referenced against the French BT18a construction cost index.

• Exterior wood joinery (menuiserie extérieure)

  Exterior woodwork for buildings, part of the company's menuiserie offer.

• Bespoke woodwork for renovation and new build

  Custom solutions for renovation projects, new construction and living-space improvements.

1. 1Menuiserie bois, Menuisier artisan BREST JOURT Père et filsjourt.com
2. 2JOURT Père et fils — Wikidatawikidata.org