 Current Petzl logo | |
| Industry | Sport and Recreation |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1970 |
| Founder | Fernand Petzl |
| Headquarters | Crolles, France |
Key people | Paul Petzl (President) |
Number of employees | 700 (2016) |
| Website | www |
Petzl is a French manufacturer of climbing gear, caving gear, work-at-height equipment, and headlamps based in Crolles (near Grenoble), France.[1] The company was created by the cave explorer Fernand Petzl in the mid-1970s. Their three specialties are:
- Vertical sports: equipment for mountaineering, climbing, caving, etc.
- Work at height and rescue: solutions for progression and safety in difficult-access worksites and in technical rescue.
- Headlamps (head torches) that provide hands-free lighting.[2]
- ^ Hermann Simon mentioned this company in his correspondent Book as an example of a "Hidden Champion" (Simon, Hermann: Hidden Champions of the 21st Century : Success Strategies of unknown World Market Leaders. London: Springer, 2009.- ISBN 978-0-387-98147-5.)
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2008-11-16. Retrieved 2009-02-13.
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