The Origins of Pro Concept

Pro Concept was set up in 2001 at the initiative of a paintball enthusiast, Guillaume Vuaflart, captain of the Hellwood team (champion of France in 1999 and 2004, winner in Atlanta, Stockholm, Bitburg...). Since 1994, Guillaume Vuaflart has made it his mission to encourage the development of paintball in France and throughout Europe. After owning several paintballing sites and shops in Paris and in the French provinces, he moved in 1999 into the distribution of paintballing materials to professionals, before successfully launching his own business in 2001.

An original positioning

The only European distributor dedicated to professionals (shops and paintball fields), Pro Concept sets itself apart from its competitors with a unique market positioning :

• a continually expanding range

Always eager to respond to the specific needs of its professional customers, Pro Concept offers one of the broadest ranges of goods and accessories on the market. This range includes, among other top brand names, Kingman, Raven, PMI, 3A, Custom Products, Intimidator, Dye and JT.

In 2003, the company expanded its offer with creation of its own make of balls, Duke Paintball. Available in various ranges (leisure, renting, competition), Duke is today one of the most renowned makes of balls in Europe. Pro Concept has also launched a range of inflatable paintball arenas in collaboration with Boost Air products.

• a highly competitive pricing policy

Pro Concept is always able to offer the best products at the best price, thanks to the large volumes ordered through big American manufacturers.

• unbeatable response time

Thanks to a permanent stock including thousands of products distributed throughout several warehouses, Pro Concept can dispatch orders daily to any destination in Europe. Its commercial team includes both sales managers dedicated to serving French professionals and export managers, thereby guaranteeing optimum responsiveness.

• a policy of active communication

Pro Concept advertises regularly in the most widely-read French and international publications devoted to paintball: Facefull, Portal Paintball, Paintball Games International, One 4 One, XTreme Paint…This communication strategy benefits the company's retailers as well as its suppliers.

• a passionate team

All Pro Concept staff are passionate about paintball and are regular players. They can therefore demonstrate a real expertise in the materials and are better equipped to advise customers.

THE WINNING BET

Pro Concept has established itself today as :

• one of the three European leaders in the wholesale of paintballing materials
• more than 300 customers throughout France and across Europe, from southern Portugal to northern Russia
• a permanent stock of more than 10 million balls
• a range consisting of the most prestigious market brands
• a steadily increasing turnover

The company's ambition today is to further its French and European development while keeping prices down and regularly updating its range. All this while continuing to prioritise and improve the quality service offered to its customers.