• 1949

    The ROSE Group is founded

    The Rose Group was founded in 1949 in St Goueno (22) in France by M. Lucien Rose, the father of the current CEO M. Michel Rose.

  • 1995

    Creation of PROTAC

    PROTAC was founded in 1995 in Lamballe (22) in France and was the result of the diversification of the Rose Group’s historic activity. PROTAC was created to cater to a permanent will to control the quality of the timber used by the Group.

  • 2007

    Creation of a finishing plant

    2007 saw the creation of a timber product paint finish plant and was a turning point in PROTAC’s strategy.

  • 2011

    Acquisition of BOI (Bois Ouest Industrie)

    Inclusion of batten moulding products in the Protac line.

  • 2012

    Creation of a new paint line

    In 2012, to guarantee its continued growth, PROTAC launched a second paint line (one of the most modern in Europe) and a logistics platform.

  • 2013

    Acquisition of Puidukoda

    PROTAC has also gone international and has become closer to its source of raw materials by purchasing a planing mill in Estonia: Puidukoda

  • 2016

    New paint line

    Creation of a new paint line to replace the historic line.

  • 2017

    Planing lines

    Modernisation of the 3 planing lines by the purchase of ultra-modern units

  • 2019

    Mechanised and robotised press

    Waste by-product recycling with the creation of a fully mechanised and robotised chip press.