Located in the North of France, Cousin Trestec specialises in the manufacturing of innovative ropes and braids.
With 170 years of experience, Cousin Trestec is a key player in the industry and leisure markets.
INNOVATIVE ROPES FOR HIGH PERFORMANCES
Branch of the Dalle & Associés group, COUSIN Trestec has been a specialist of fibres transformation by spinning, cabling, braiding and coating since 1848.
COUSIN Trestec is the reference on the rope market, with customers in various sectors, such as leisure and sport (yachting, climbing, caving, trekking, mountaineering, paragliding, kitesurfing...), safety (work at height, rescue, handling, events...), industrial (offshore, hoisting, automotive...), and military.
With the benefit of the expertise from the group and its sister companies (COUSIN Biotech, COUSIN Composites, Major Sport – Tecnifibre), COUSIN Trestec commits to offer solutions matching your needs and to bring you all their know-how for quality and innovation to address your requirements accurately.
On top of our rigour and expectations for product design, we place your satisfaction in first place.
170 YEARS OF KNOW-HOW AND FRENCH QUALITY
COUSIN Trestec uses the best available raw materials to increase comfort, safety and performance: polyamide and high tenacity polyester, Technora®, Dyneema®, Twaron®, HMPE, Spectra®, Vectran® or the recent PBO®.
COUSIN Trestec has not only an unmatched knowledge of the materials, but also the ability to combine all the technologies and to control perfectly the thermic treatments (stretch, shrinkage, stabilisation, waterproofing) and coatings.
COUSIN Trestec also designs your tailor-made products to your own specifications. Working with traditional know-how while mastering the high-tech fibres makes the COUSIN Trestec hallmark.
MILESTONES
1848 Foundation of COUSIN Frères, specialising in spinning and braiding line, cotton and hemp yarns.
Late XIXth Manufacturing of sewing threads and strings
1950 1st rope-maker to use synthetic fibres.
1960 1st products ranges dedicated to yachting and climbing.
1980 Market Leader for paragliders and parachutes lines.
1990 Market Leader for safety and access ropes.
1993 CE marking.
1995 COUSIN Frères creates a group with several subsidiaries for each activity - COUSIN Trestec, COUSIN Composites (rods and optic fibres) , COUSIN Biotech (medical implants), COUSIN Office (corporate general services).
1996 Launch of the first range of lines for kitesurfing.
2003 ISO 9001 Certification version 2000.
2008 Dalle & Associés takes over COUSIN Trestec, COUSIN Composite and Major Sport.
2011 Cousin Trestec develops Constrictor®, a new textile rope clutch which sets new standards in the sailing sector.
2015 Cousin Trestec partners with "Souffle du Nord" with Thomas Ruyant and Adrien Hardy who made the 4th place in the IMOCA class at transat Jacques Vabre.