# BB Education

> BB Education, the public-facing brand of Montreal's Brault & Bouthillier, sells and curates educational products for institutions and families while wrapping the catalog in advice, training, room planning, and curriculum-aware selection. Founded in 1944, it now carries more than 10,000 products across school supplies, creative arts, robotics, physical education, sensory support, furniture, and learning tools, serving customers across Canada through institutional sales, a Montreal store, and e-commerce.

- **Founded:** 1944
- **Headquarters:** Montreal, Canada
- **Founders:** Gabriel Bouthillier (Co-founder), Pierre Brault Sr. (Co-founder)
- **Team size:** 51-200 employees on LinkedIn; provided company data lists 74, while BB Education's website states more than 100.
- **Products:** Curated educational product catalog, Institutional purchasing and e-commerce, Training for education professionals, Turnkey room and opening lists, Montreal retail store and VIP shopping
- **Notable:** Celebrated 80 years in business in 2024., Built a catalog of more than 10,000 educational products selected from around the world; a 2024 company magazine cited more than 12,000., Offers about 150 training sessions per year to early-childhood and school professionals, according to the company website.

## Products & services

- **Curated educational product catalog** — More than 10,000 products spanning educational games, arts and crafts, science, coding, robotics, mathematics, literacy, school supplies, physical education, furniture, and special-needs support.
- **Institutional purchasing and e-commerce** — Shopify Plus commerce adapted for organization accounts, bulk and recurring orders, quick ordering, shopping lists, cart rules, and synchronized institution-specific pricing.
- **Training for education professionals** — Accredited workshops in arts, robotics and coding, creative activities, Snoezelen sensory practice, LEGO Education, and custom subjects, delivered virtually or in educational settings.
- **Turnkey room and opening lists** — Tailored purchasing plans for new classrooms, daycares, school care programs, sensory rooms, flexible spaces, and makerspaces.
- **Montreal retail store and VIP shopping** — A public store with guided sessions where educators and health or early-childhood professionals can test products and shop with an adviser.

## Achievements

- Celebrated 80 years in business in 2024.
- Built a catalog of more than 10,000 educational products selected from around the world; a 2024 company magazine cited more than 12,000.
- Offers about 150 training sessions per year to early-childhood and school professionals, according to the company website.
- Helped equip more than 1,500 Quebec classrooms when full-time kindergarten for five-year-olds expanded in 1997, according to the company's historical timeline.
- Launched a transactional website in 2013 and later rebuilt institutional commerce on Shopify Plus.
- The recent B2B platform project reported 121 synchronized dynamic price lists, more than 3,000 new customer profiles after launch, and 8.6% month-over-month growth in average order value.

## Latest updates

- **2026-08** — The storefront is promoting new in-house and featured product ranges, including Colomat learning tools, while operating its updated Shopify commerce experience.
- **2026-03** — A 2026 early-years catalog presents new classroom and developmental materials, including Quebec-produced resources developed with remedial education specialists.
- **2025-04** — The company's education-professional magazine focused on hands-on learning and highlighted Quebec-designed product lines and a new guide to free play.
- **2024-09** — BB Education marked its 80th anniversary with a special magazine issue tracing its history and covering classroom, early-years, and digital-learning practice.

## Links

- Website: https://bb.ca
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/brault-et-bouthillier
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/bbeduc
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@braultetbouthillier
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/braultetbouthillier/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/braultetbouthillier

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Last updated: 2026-08-23