Ragolle was founded in 1950 by Alfred and Maria Ragolle. In 1985 the second generation, Myriam Ragolle and her husband Herman Verhelst set up a rug division with wool and viscose qualities. Ragolle later broadened the collection with heatset polypropylene and polyester rugs.
In 1999 we built a new production plant which was expanded in 2013. Ragolle finished the expansion with new offices and showrooms in 2016. Herman Verhelst and Myriam Ragolle are the present CEOs of the company. Their daughter Annemie Verhelst is head of the design department.
Since our founding in 1959, we have continuously built on our future.
True to our roots as a family business, our employees, innovation and sustainability are at the heart of our activities.
Our purpose
Shaping sustainable living, together
People’s living choices heavily impact the world around us and we want to make sure they have enough sustainable options to choose from. Even more, we want to make the sustainable choice the easy choice. This purpose will help us to maintain focus going forward and will be the glue to unify our international teams.
Our mission
Enhancing how every generation lives and works
As a global family business, Beaulieu International Group develops and co-creates – in an innovative, entrepreneurial and sustainable way – flooring and material solutions to enhance the quality of living and working for every generation.
Our history
To trace B.I.G.’s origins, we have to go to back 1959, when we diversified our business from flax cultivation into textiles.
The company has experienced solid expansion in the last decade, driven by autonomous growth and a number of strategic acquisitions.
More than 60 years later, we are a seasoned, privately-owned industrial group and a global top 5 player in flooring and material solutions.
Today, B.I.G. is headquartered in Belgium and employs over 4.900 people worldwide. We have production sites in 17 countries across Eurasia, America and Oceania and serve customers in 140 countries.
The beginning
1959
Roger De Clerck founded Ter Lembeek in Wielsbeke.
The company manufactures upholstery fabrics,
in the beginning often produced by home weavers.
Our purpose
Our mission
Our history
The beginning