- Mooring & Anchoring
- Classic
- Cruising
- Sailing dinghies
- Racing & Performance
- Splicing & Sailmaking
- Mini Reels
- Textile clutches
- Accessories
- Outdoor climbing
- Indoor climbing
- Mountaineering
- Hiking
- Caving & Canyoning
- Cords
- Accessories
- Single ropes
- Double ropes
- Twin ropes
- Hiking ropes
- Cords & sewn webbing loops
- Caving & canyoning
Cousin Trestec
Rope manufacturer, always more innovative
Located in the North of France, Cousin Trestec manufactures innovative ropes and braids. With 175 years of experience, Cousin Trestec is a key player in the industry and leisure markets.
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, events...), industrial (offshore, hoisting, automotive...) and military. With the benefit of the expertise from the group and its sister company Cousin Composites (composite rods, duct rods, innovative yarns, Tecnifibre racket strings), 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.
175 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.
Milestones
Foundation of COUSIN Frères, specialising in spinning and braiding line, cotton and hemp yarns.
Manufacturing of sewing threads and strings
1st rope-maker to use synthetic fibres.
1st products ranges dedicated to yachting and climbing.
Market Leader for paragliders and parachutes lines.
Market Leader for safety and access ropes.
CE marking.
COUSIN Frères creates a group with several subsidiaries for each activity - COUSIN Trestec and COUSIN Composites (rods and optic fibres).
Launch of the first range of lines for kitesurfing.
ISO 9001 Certification. Later ISO 14001 and ISO 45001
Cousin Trestec develops Constrictor®, a new textile rope clutch which sets new standards in the sailing sector.
Cousin trestec enters ocean racing as partner to Thomas Ruyant
Daniil Medvedev wins US Open with Cousin strings
Thomas Ruyant won the Route du Rhum and the Jacques Vabre Transatlantic.
Cousin celebrates 175 years
Iga Swiatek wins her 4th Rolland Garros with Cousin strings
Cousin Trestec awarded the prestigious EPV label by French Government
Expertise and quality recognized
Cousin Trestec is proud to have been awarded the EPV label. This is a mark of government recognition for French companies with a vision that includes respect for the company's history and heritage, in harmony with its knowledges and tools. A vision that also includes local and international partners and always more innovations.
Cousin Trestec
Hot figures
30,000
km of ropes made each year
60,000
plaits necessary to the manufacture
175
years of experience
60
countries all over the world
80
mm diameter maximum
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October 2023 : Meet us at A+A Safety Trade Fair in Düsseldorf, Germany
From October 24 to 27, 2023, meet us at the A+A / AplusA – International Trade Fair and Congress in Düsseldorf Germany, the largest exhibition in the world dedicated to safety and health at work. 👉On stand 1E79 come and discover our range of safety ropes for work at height, rescue and professional verticality. Get […]
June 2023 : Meet us at Next Summer Outdoor show in Chambéry (73)
Come and meet us at Next Summer Sportair Tradeshow in Chambéry, from June 19 to 20, 2023! On our stand C15 we will be pleased to present our new products for climbing: Capella 9.8 – an essential for sport climbing and alpine climbing routes. Wall Expert 10 for indoor climbing gyms. Meet Adrien Cousin, […]
June 2023 : Meet us at the National Meetings of Arboriculture, Salon-de-Provence (13)
From 2 to 4 June 2023, meet us at the National Meetings of Arboriculture 2023 which take place at the Domaine du Merle, Salon-de-Provence (13). Organized by the Société Française d’Arboriculture, the event offers a great program around the tree: climbing workshops for young and old, conferences and debates, manufacturers’ and retailers’ stands, workshops and […]
April 2023 : Meet us at Deutsche Baumpflegetage tradeshow in Augsburg, Germany
From April 25 to 27, meet us at Deutsche Baumpflegetage in Augsburg, Germany, the perfect meeting for all arborist professionals. Visit our stand C16 to discover all our products from the tree work range including the 100% Polyester ropes. You may also check out our ropes for forestry use. Alongside the German Tree Care conference, it […]