History of Parquets Castagné

THE family run Castagné and Sons has been established for over 80 years in the heart of the Dordogne countryside, in the south west of France.

The business was established by Gustave Castagné to manufacture pit props and staves for the coalmines of northern France from the abundant trees in the surrounding forests.

In 1955, as the business grew, it began manufacturing parquet and hardwood flooring and today it employs 45 people, delivering products to wholesalers and merchants in France and Europe.

The factory is still found beside the railway line that once was used to transport the props and staves, but today it is trucks from Spain and Holland that are loaded up not steam trains and wagons.