Rossignol

Rossignol is a French ski brand. Carpenter Abel Rossignol made the first wooden skis in his workshop in Voiron in the Isère in 1907. Today Rossignol is the lead brand of the Rossignol Group, whose international headquarters sits in Saint-Jean-de-Moirans near Grenoble. According to the group, it has 1,310 employees worldwide, 565 of them in France, and about 80 % of its turnover comes from winter sports equipment.

Features

• Skis under the Rossignol and Dynastar names, Lange ski boots, Look bindings, Kerma poles and Risport figure skates are the group's other products and brands.
• Apparel and footwear for mountain sports, which make up about 20 % of group turnover.
• The historic production site in Sallanches received the "Origine France Garantie" label in 2012.
• Racing and prototype workshops at the Saint-Jean-de-Moirans headquarters, next to the research and development teams.

Ownership

The Swedish investor Altor has held the majority of the Rossignol Group since 2013. IDG Capital, a Chinese investor, later bought a minority stake, and Altor retained the majority, so the listing carries no non-European parent flag. Rossignol was sold by Quiksilver in 2008 before that.