Petzl - Professional Catalog 2026

1 , 100 employees across the globe .

4 production sites , 3 in France and 1 in Malaysia .

An International Presence Key Stats

Family Ownership

Petzl Distributors

Subsidiaries and sales agencies :

Austria , Benelux countries , China , Denmark , Finland , France ,

Germany , Italy , Japan , Norway , Spain , Sweden , Switzerland ,

UK and USA .

Headquarters in the French Alps , in the town of Crolles .

85 % of sales are made internationally .

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

More than 9 million products are sold every year .

The brand is present in over 55 countries .

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 .

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 .

Our story begins in the 1930s in southeastern France

Fernand Petzl and Daniel Gagneur

in front of a scaling pole

Fernand in his workshop

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 .

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 Pillars Petzl Across the Globe