Our company
For over 60 years, SBC has specialized in the design and manufacture of material handling tippers, construction equipment, forklift accessories and materials handling equipment. French quality combined with the competitiveness of a cost-conscious SME. Thanks to our experience and know-how, we are able to react quickly and respond to customized requests. We are proud of the trust placed in us by our more than 12,000 customers, and of the quality of our products, used every day by leading players in a wide range of fields.
Bricaud tipper developed in Saint Herblain in 1960. ©SBC
Bricaud bucket mounted on forklift. ©SBC
Near Nantes, in Saint Herblain, SBC designs, manufactures and markets workshop tippers. As well as construction equipment, forklift accessories and materials handling equipment.
The company has been able to adapt and meet the needs of a wide range of sectors, including metal processing, plastics, chemicals, food processing, viticulture, construction and trade. This ability has enabled the company to satisfy its customers on a regular basis and to grow.
An industrial success story since 1960
Paul Bricaud founded Etablissements Bricaud in Nantes in 1960. And to manufacture lifting and handling equipment for industry and construction. Handling buckets for machine shops quickly became one of the company’s core activities. In 1968, Etablissements Bricaud moved to Saint Herblain to build new premises (at SBC’s current address) and diversify into subcontracting for the aeronautical and naval industries. At the time, handling skips represented less than 10% of Etablissements Bricaud’s business.
In 1985, Paul’s children, Martine and Jean Paul Bricaud, created SBC to specialize in tippers and develop this business. Since the first patent for the self-releasing tipper in 1992 and the first patent for construction site tippers in 2008, SBC’s business has developed around two areas: industry and construction. Production management has been computerized since 2005. And the extension of the premises in 2013, with the purchase of an adjoining building, has enabled the industrial facilities to keep pace with this development.
In 2015, Pascal Rouchet became the manager and sole shareholder of SBC, following Jean Paul’s retirement. SBC is an independent company on a human scale that continues to grow in each of its fields.
A dedicated team committed to your satisfaction
SBC trains and qualifies its teams to achieve an optimal level of service in each of its fields.
Our experienced sales team is on hand to respond to your standard quotations within 24 hours. It regularly visits your production site or worksite to analyze your needs.
SBC’s design office has acquired proven methods with over 100,000 pieces of equipment designed and manufactured since 1960. It is now capable of great responsiveness.
The SBC workshop is equipped with modern machinery. It incorporates all the trades needed to manufacture handling skips, construction equipment, forklift accessories and materials handling equipment. It is located on a plot of over 6,500 m². The cutting, forming, welding and painting stages are computerized, and part traceability is guaranteed.
High-performance products
All SBC products respect three major qualities: Ergonomics, Durability and Competitiveness.
Ergonomics
SBC has designed all its products with the ergonomics and safety of the operators in mind. Customers can rest assured that their operators handle our products with complete peace of mind. In fact, SBC has invented automatic contact unlocking. This allows forklift operators to activate the tipping function and automatically re-engage the tipper by simply touching the edge of the manifold. As a result, forklift operators no longer need to get off their forklift or manipulate a lever by hand. What’s more, the edges of all our handling bins are folded, tumbled and edged to avoid protruding corners. This protects operators from any risk of injury. The wide rim also prevents pinching, providing additional safety.
Durability
All our products are handled either to transport waste or materials, or because they are installed and de-installed on construction sites. To meet these requirements, our customers need to be able to rely on their unfailing robustness. That’s how we chose the sheet thickness for each of our models. This provides impact resistance and optimizes weight. The payloads of our wheels are guaranteed by approved laboratories.
What’s more, our equipment is protected against corrosion by environmentally-friendly paints from French manufacturers.
All our handling equipment is CE-compliant.
Competitiveness
SBC combines French quality with the competitiveness of a cost-conscious SME, because it caters to professionals. As an independent company, SBC reinvests mainly in its operating facilities and in the development of new products. Our design office is able to propose solutions that meet your budgetary requirements.
Comprehensive ranges
In over 50 years, SBC has expanded its product range. It now offers over 20 families of workshop tippers designed to meet the needs of different trades. Over the years, the company has enriched its catalog with numerous options to offer customized, competitive solutions. Our in-house design office is able to respond to customized requests. This represents almost 40% of the company’s business. SBC currently holds some fifteen active patents.
A recognized company
Since 1960, we have earned the renewed trust of over 12,000 customers, who use our products on a daily basis in a wide range of fields, as benchmark players.
Handling grabs : AIRBUS, DASSAULT, FIGEAC AERO, SNECMA, SIEMENS, SEB, ALGECO, VEOLIA, G.D.E., SITA, ONYX, BENETEAU, S.N.C.F., EDF, D.C.N.S., STX Europe, LVMH, NESTLE, ORANGINA, HEINEKEN, BAYER, PFIZER, SAINT-GOBAIN, LAFARGE, TERREAL, KNAUF, TECHNAL…
Construction equipment : BOUYGUES, VINCI, EIFFAGE, FAYAT, DEMATHIEU & BARD, GCC, ETPO, HERTZ
Equipment – Forklift accessories : Réseau D DIRECT, ACTIFLIP
Materials handling : TOUT FAIRE, VM Matériaux, BATILAND, DORAS, BIGMAT, GEDIMAT, CHAUSSON, UNION Matériaux, LEROY MERLIN
Welding station at the Saint-Philbert site. ©SBC
Example of a large chassis. ©SBC
Acquisition of AXO
At the end of 2022, SBC acquired AXO Atlantic, a company founded in 2007 by Xavier and Olivier Amiand. This boiler works specializes in the manufacture of large parts. As a result, SBC now benefits from an additional 1,200 m² of mechanical welding workshop space, as well as lifting capacity of up to 12.5 tonnes.
The SBC site at St Philbert de Grand Lieu is responsible for the production of several types of mechanically welded products:
- Production of customized carts to help organize your workshops (waste sorting, mobility of production sub-assemblies, etc.).
- Custom-designed worktables to improve workplace ergonomics (adjustable table frames, painted or unpainted tops, etc.).
- Custom-made frames for all types of applications: tool storage, special machine support, light housing frames. We can also produce large and heavy structures.
Our experienced welders, our workshop size and our lifting capacity of over 12 tonnes enable us to offer each of our customers the solutions best suited to their needs.
Our design office is at your disposal.
For more information, don’t hesitate to contact our Saint-Philbert site manager, Jean-François Grison, by e-mail at or by telephone on 07 68 13 86 49!
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