Ropes

Yachting

Cousin® is the French leader in yachting ropes. With 177 years of experience, including 50 in the nautical industry, we are a benchmark in the recreational boating market. Our ropes are designed to meet the needs of professionals and boat enthusiasts, guaranteeing quality and safety.
+52 All products Yachting

Industry

Discover our range of textile ropes and cables designed for industrial applications such as lifting, handling, bracing, and verticality. Our product ranges benefit from the latest technological advances and meet all your requirements. We offer industrial ropes capable of meeting the needs of industry professionals so that their operations can be carried out in the best possible conditions.
+41 All products Industry

Defense

For military needs, including airborne or ground operations, a range of textile cables has been developed, featuring notably high breaking strength.
+23 All products Defense

Professional verticality

We offer ropes designed to meet the needs of professionals performing work at height and rope-based rescue operations. Our ropes ensure both quality and safety.
+44 All products Professional verticality

Sport verticality

COUSIN® climbing ropes meet the needs of athletes of all levels beginners, regular climbers, and professional mountaineers. Our ropes provide a comfortable and secure climbing experience.
+16 All products Sport verticality

Aero

COUSIN® offers kite and paraglider manufacturers, as well as clubs, a complete range of revolutionary lines, bridles, and pre-lines made from Dyneema® fibers.
+11 All products Aero

A project?

Cousin® develops your industrial project

A high-performance industrial textile cable project?

Our design office develops your product with you.

Our process

Submit your request using our contact form:

  • Requirement
  • End use
  • Environment in which your product will be used
  • Desired technical characteristics
  • Desired length and diameter
  • COUSIN® brand or white label

Our design office will then examine the feasibility of your request.
All technical and mechanical criteria are analyzed, including raw materials, assembly, construction, processing, finishing, and packaging.
If development is possible, the sales team will send you a quote and a delivery timeframe.

Once the quote and technical file have been approved, a prototype can be tested before being sent to you. We can have your product certified by the organization of your choice.

All our products undergo rigorous laboratory testing: breaking strength, impact strength, elongation, flexibility, knotability, sheath slippage, water shrinkage, etc.
All tests comply with the various ISO regulations and European standards in force.
Additional tests can be carried out on request.

Your request is ready for industrialization.
We are committed to meeting the deadline.

The group

COUSIN® french industry since 1848

Since its creation in 1848, COUSIN® has positioned itself as an expert in fiber and technical rope designed for intensive use. In 1990, COUSIN spun off its activities into subsidiaries. The group has expertise as a manufacturer of ropes for sports and leisure activities (kitesurfing, water sports, climbing, etc.), for PPE for working at height, for industry, and for defense. The COUSIN® group has also become a major player in the manufacture of high-performance fibers and reinforced composites for all types of industries and dedicates part of its production to tennis and squash racket strings. Recent technological investments have positioned the group in the largest international markets.

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In a few figures

  • 177 years of experience
  • 160 employees
  • 60 countries all over the world
  • 300 000 000 meters of finished products per year

They already trust us

  • Décathlon

  • Petzl

  • Salomon

  • Acome

  • Saint Gobain

  • Eiffage

  • Wilson

  • Tecnifibre

  • Ad Nautic

  • TRR

  • Lazare

  • Toyota

  • Ciel et Terre

  • Ifremer

  • Harken

  • Elevated Safety

  • Eko Sport

  • Amorini

  • Chullanka

  • Guillebert

  • Hevea

  • L'Equipeur

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