Cousin Trestec

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, stabilization, 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.

 

INNOVATIVE ROPE MANUFACTURER, FOR HIGH PERFORMANCES

Cousin Trestec is a rope manufacturer specialized in 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, event), 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 offers solutions matching your needs and brings you all their know-how to manufacture quality and innovative products. On top of our rigour and expectations for product design, we place your satisfaction in first place.

 

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.