Quality is the fruit of nearly forty years of dedicated and dynamic application of quality control in each step of the R&D and manufacturing process. The C.P. Bourg trade name is known worldwide as a symbol of quality for collators, perfect binders, signature booklet finishing equipment and other related paper handling products.

Innovation means the ongoing development of new state of the art products, which goes hand in hand with the systematic improvement of existing products. The R & D department coordinates the creative input from our staff, to respond to the needs of our worldwide customer base. The goal is to anticipate market needs and fulfill them.

Efficiency grows out of substantial investments in our facilities and in our management techniques. Efficiency makes the integration of the innovations possible, and leads to the development of a high-performance product that is both dependable and competitive.

An International Expansion

Nine years after the creation of the company, Christian-Pierre Bourg arrived at a major crossroads. Refusing to be bought out by the purchaser of Thomas Collators, Mr. Bourg 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., the company began to manufacture and distribute its own range of collating products. C.P. Bourg, S.A. quickly added integral stitch, fold and trim finishing accessories to complete the collating process.

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. acquired Ordibel, a Belgian company which also manufactured and distributed on a worldwide basis competitive collator products. This acquisition provided increased production capacity, complementary worldwide distribution and key subsidiaries in France and Japan.

Three years later C.P. Bourg acquired A. P. E., a high technology company. Today this company is called C.P. Bourg Electronics and is responsible for the development and manufacture of electronic products which are distributed as a stand alone product 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 forty 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 1,000 plus Bourg employees around the world to make the Company what it is.