This French company now includes four international brands: AFS, AHD, Nahskwell, and Sealion which are present in the world of windfoil, windsurf, wing foil, surf foil, sup, and sup foil. Discover all about them here.

Created in September 2016, Foil and Co specialises in the manufacture of foils for water sports. The French company now includes four international brands: AFS, AHD, Nahskwell, and Sealion which are present in the world of windfoil, windsurf, wing foil, surf foil, sup, and sup foil. Recognised as the leading European hydrofoil producer, Foil and Co produce all foils for these brands on-site with the ambition of relocating other board equipment (most foils are currently manufactured in Asia). "The goal in four years is to produce 80% locally," says Tanguy Le Bihan. "Since the beginning, we have been working to control the entire production chain, manage logistics, sales, and exports, and above all support and develop local and sustainable employment."

With 1200 carbon foils produced in 2021 and a turnover multiplied by three, the French company is moving to a larger building in Pencran (29). After six years of continuous growth and the hiring of about thirty employees, the SME Foil&Co was cramped on its initial site of 1000 m² located in Tréhou. Combined with the desire to integrate the design office and to relocate all the manufacturing stages, Tanguy Le Bihan, president and founder of Foil and Co, was forced to think bigger. He, therefore, turned to an eco-designed building with a surface area of 2700 m², located in the neighboring town of Pencran. "This move will allow us to pass a gap on the production capacity to tend towards a factory 4.0, by taking advantage of the aid of the plan of revival of the State obtained in 2021", specifies Tanguy Le Bihan.

The expansion of the factory will also allow us to meet international demands, "by growing the team both on the commercial and marketing aspects," emphasises the manager. This new site will be inaugurated next week, in Pencran.

By Antonin Raffarin

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