Petzl - 2024 professional catalog

The Petzl family business is not listed on the stock market. We re proud of our independence; we make our own choices, take responsibility for our decisions, and maintain a long-term, sustainable vision for the future. The confidence and satisfaction of our customers, our dealers, and our partners drives everything we do.

Petzl Distributors

Petzl subsidiaries and sales agencies: Austria, Benelux, China, Denmark, Finland,

France, Germany, Italy, Norway, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, UK, USA.

1,200 employees across the globe. 4 production sites: 3 in France and 1 in Malaysia.

More than 9 million products are sold every year.

people use Petzl personal protective equipment every day. 10,000,000

85% of sales are made internationally.

An International Presence Headquarters in the French Alps, in the town of Crolles American subsidiary in Salt Lake City, Utah Petzl subsidiaries and sales agencies: Austria, Benelux, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Italy, Norway, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, UK, and China.

The brand is present in over 55 countries.

Fernand in his workshop

Our story begins in the 1930s in southeastern France That was when craftsman Fernand Petzl was introduced to caving. Back at his workshop after each excursion to the depths, Fernand imagined new tools for exploring darkness and heights. In 1968, he marketed his first products; in 1970, Petzl was born.

For decades, the Petzl family has built a stable environment that fosters creative solutions and industrial excellence. The new generation is rooted in these principles and ready to make new discoveries.

Fernand Petzl and Daniel Gagneur in front of a scaling pole

Sébastien, Paul, and Olivier Petzl

Petzl is a family business that, over the years, has become the largest European manufacturer of personal protective equipment for those who work and play in darkness or at height. All of our products are invented and developed at our headquarters in the heart of the French Alps.

1. Family Ownership

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The Values That Motivate Us For 50 years, Petzl has been built around four pillars, four fundamental values that motivate every decision we make: remaining a stable family business, encouraging innovation to imagine the best solutions, insisting on industrial excellence with the goal of zero defects, and remaining engaged with our communities by providing global best practices.

Learn more about each of our pillars.

Our PillarsPetzl Across the Globe

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