Bancarel know-how
For over than forty years, we have been manufacturing custom-made vehicle seat covers. The design, development, and production of Bancarel seat covers and carpets are carried out in France, at our factory located in Onet-le-Château, Near the city of Rodez, in the Aveyron region.
Bancarel is ISO 9001: certified
Bancarel Housses is part of the BANCAREL GROUPE (FAA – Financières Accessoires Auto), the European leader in custom-made seat covers. The company designs and manufactures its seat covers at its factory in Onet-le-Château, near Rodez, in the Aveyron region of France. For more than 50 years, Bancarel has been working every day to provide you with the highest-quality, durable products.
The website https://www.bancarel.com/en/ is a fully secure e-commerce site and is divided into four categories:
- ➤ The car category, featuring custom-made car seat covers as well as automotive accessories such as cushions, blankets, and more.
- ➤ The Utility Vehicles & Heavy Goods Vehicles category, where you will find products specially designed for these types of vehicles: custom-made covers for commercial vehicles, floor mats, universal double-seat covers, and more.
- ➤ The Motorhomes & Vans category, offering a range of seat and bench covers, custom-made cabin mats, universal covers, accessories, and more.
- ➤ The Upholstery category, where we replace your original upholstery, particularly for boating, motorhomes, and car/motorbike vehicles.
Some Figures About Bancarel
Our team, made up of nearly 50 employees from a wide range of professions, works every day to design innovative products while preserving traditional craftsmanship. What has built our reputation for decades is the unique expertise of our upholsterers and seamstresses, as well as the breadth of our pattern portfolio — the largest in Europe — with more than 20,000 references.
We cover more than 2,100 models of cars, commercial vehicles, and heavy goods vehicles across more than 48 automotive brands, as well as over 50 motorhome brands.
80 – Did you know that, on average, it takes nearly 80 fabric pieces to assemble a custom-made set of seat covers for a 5-seater vehicle?
10 – Between the receipt of your order and its shipment, more than 10 people on average contribute to the making of your seat covers with great care and attention.
Appendices and Showrooms
Bancarel also has a design office and a showroom in the Paris region. You can have your orders delivered there. An installation service for seat covers is also available on site.
Bancarel Housses - Vitry-sur-Seine
https://selliers75.com/
80 rue Berthie Albrecht
94400 Vitry Sur Seine
Tel. 01 46 70 06 51
Email: LSP @bancarel.com
A bit of history
Bancarel is a typical example of what can be described as “industrial craftsmanship.” The company is built on a strong artisanal know-how that it has, over time, successfully developed on an industrial scale. This expertise is what today makes Bancarel’s success and pride.
At the origin of this success was one man: Adrien Bancarel. In the 1960s, Adrien Bancarel was a saddler, upholsterer, and trimmer. At the time, he worked alone before later taking on an apprentice and then a worker. Very quickly, thanks to his widely recognized and appreciated skills, orders increased significantly. The small workshop grew rapidly.
From 1973 onwards, he decided to partner with his son Daniel, who spent his first year training under his father. Daniel Bancarel then took over the management of the workshop, while his father focused more on administrative and commercial activities. At that time, sales were mainly made in the Aveyron region and surrounding departments, directly with customers in contact with the business owner.
In 1976, Mr. Bancarel hired his first sales representative, which significantly boosted the company’s development, allowing it to grow steadily and continuously. Bancarel became a well-known and respected brand in the automotive world. The company continued to relocate in order to acquire increasingly larger premises.
On January 1st, 1982, Messrs. Bancarel, father and son, together with the workshop manager, established a limited liability company (SARL). That same year, in order to stay closer to both customers and production, the company invested in computer equipment. In addition, the company regularly attended major automotive trade shows in Paris to increase its international visibility. The rise in production and the acquisition of new machinery once again created space constraints. In January 1988, the company moved into new, spacious, and functional premises.
In December 1988, the share capital increased to 1,400,000 francs (€213,430). Gradually, the sales network expanded across the whole of France. The SARL also developed a customer base in overseas territories as well as abroad.
In 2000, due to the advanced age of its main manager and founder, Mr. Adrien Bancarel, he retired, and the family business changed ownership and was acquired by Mr. Pierre-Georges Pelofi.
In 2002, Bancarel became a simplified joint-stock company (SAS) with a share capital of €1,220,000, with Pierre-Georges Pelofi as CEO. Thanks to the tools and commercial initiatives implemented by Mr. Pelofi, Bancarel experienced even stronger growth. The company began manufacturing custom-made floor mats and automotive accessories, as well as universal seat covers.
In 2005, Bancarel increasingly worked with vehicle manufacturers such as Pilote, as well as industrial clients for special orders (covers for industrial use or upholstery for public facilities, etc.).
In 2008, Bancarel launched its first website. That same year, the company leveraged its expertise to enter the market of custom-made seat covers for motorhome seats and bench seats.
From 2009 onwards, Bancarel positioned itself as the leader and specialist in motorhome seat covers.
In 2010, the company entered the marine industry.
In 2017, BANCAREL GROUPE acquired LSp La Sellerie Professionnelle.