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