What Corderie DOR does

Corderie DOR is a French industrial lifting and handling equipment manufacturer and distributor, founded in 1908 and headquartered in Marseille with operations spanning Goussainville and regional agencies across France plus Morocco. The company is the exclusive privileged partner of CASAR in France for high-performance wire ropes, distributing the TURBOPLAST, STRATOPLAST, and ALPHALIFT cable product lines alongside its own product range, which spans six-strand, eight-strand, anti-rotating, monostranded, elevator, and specialty steel cables; Grade 80 and 100 lifting chains; marine and stay chains; technical ropes; cable, chain, and textile slings; manual and motorized hoists and winches; ground handling equipment; and CE-certified fall protection / PPE systems (harnesses, lanyards, lifelines). Its technical differentiator is retained mastery of traditional cable splicing (épissures) and sleeving (culottages) techniques, supporting custom-engineered solutions for safety-critical applications in maritime, nuclear, aerospace, and construction (BTP) sectors — including documented aeronautical helicopter rescue winch terminations exceeding 20kN breaking load.

The business model is a quote-based direct sales operation: no public pricing is disclosed; customers request quotes via website forms or via the company's network of regional agencies. Revenue is generated through hardware resale and complementary supply partnerships (KRATOS for fall protection, OLIVEIRA for HD8K PPI cables, Onyx for material handling). The company holds certifications across CE, EN 354/355/362/795, ISO 2408, EN 12385, and DIN 3060 standards, which serve as entry tickets for safety-regulated end markets. With 51–100 employees and a SARL legal structure under legal representative Guillaume Coulomb, Corderie DOR operates as a privately held, founder/family-controlled industrial specialist with no disclosed institutional funding, parent company, or subsidiaries.

Name

Corderie DOR

Legal name

SARL Corderie Dor

Website

https://corderiedor.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1908

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Corderie DOR is a French industrial lifting and handling equipment manufacturer and distributor, founded in 1908, specializing in steel cables, chains, slings, hoists, and certified fall protection systems for maritime, nuclear, aerospace, and construction sectors across France and Morocco.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Lifting and Handling Equipment

NAICS

Rope, Cordage, Twine, Tire Cord, and Tire Fabric Mills (314994), Overhead Traveling Crane, Hoist, and Monorail System Manufacturing (333923)

SIC

Construction Machinery & Equip (3531), General Industrial Machinery & Equipment (3560)

akta.pro primary industry

Flexible Cords, Portable Power & Cord Sets (IMADAMAI)

akta.pro secondary industries

Marine Cable, Connectors & Cable Management (IMAJAJAK), Elastic, Tapes & Webbing Manufacturing (Elastic Bands/Binding/Strapping/Webbing) (IMAOALAD)

Keywords

• Lifting equipment
• Steel wire ropes
• Lifting slings
• Chain hoists
• Fall protection

Headquarters

HQ city

Goussainville

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Lifting Equipment Product Sales: Corderie Dor generates revenue through the sale of lifting and handling equipment including cables, chains, ropes, slings, lifting accessories, lifting apparatus, lashing and pulling equipment, and fall protection equipment. Products are sold directly with free quote requests.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Corderie DOR manufactures, distributes, and custom-engineers lifting and handling equipment for industrial clients. The company offers an extensive product portfolio including steel wire ropes (6-strand, 8-strand, anti-rotating, monotoron, elevator, and specialty cables), chains (Grade 80 and 100, marine chains), lifting slings (cable, chain, textile), manual and motorized hoists and winches, ground handling equipment, lifting accessories, and individual fall protection systems. In addition to product distribution, Corderie DOR provides custom engineering, cable splicing (épissures), sleeving (culottages), and R&D services for safety-critical industrial applications.

Product overview

Corderie Dor is a specialist in lifting and handling equipment since 1908, operating as a distributor and integrator of lifting solutions. The company offers an extensive portfolio organized into major product categories: cables (steel cables in 6-strand, 8-strand, anti-rotating, single-strand, elevator, and special variants), chains (Grade 80 and 100 for industrial use, marine chains), slings (cable, chain, and textile slings with accessories), lifting devices (manual and motorized hoists and winches, ground handling equipment), lifting accessories (linking accessories, measurement devices, gripping tools, lifting structures), securing and pulling equipment, and work-at-height safety equipment (EPI harnesses, fall arrest systems, lifelines). The company serves key sectors including Maritime, Construction, Nuclear, and Engineering, and is the privileged partner of CASAR in France for high-performance cables. Technical services include custom manufacturing, splicing, and culottage (termination) on cables, with in-house R&D capabilities demonstrated through custom rescue equipment development.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• 6-Strand Steel Cables (Câbles 6 torons)
• 8-Strand Steel Cables (Câbles 8 torons)
• Anti-Rotating Cables (Câbles antigiratoires)
• Single-Strand Cables (Câbles monotoron)
• Elevator Cables (Câbles d'ascenseurs)
• Specialty Cables (Câbles spéciaux)
• Grade 80 and Grade 100 Chains (Chaînes G80 et G100)
• Marine and Stay Chains (Chaînes marines et à étais)
• Technical Ropes (Cordages techniques)
• Cable Slings (Élingues câbles)
• Chain Slings (Élingues chaînes)
• Textile Slings and Accessories (Élingues textiles et accessoires)
• Manual Hoists (Palans manuels)
• Manual Winches (Treuils manuels)
• Motorized Hoists (Palans motorisés)
• Motorized Winches (Treuils motorisés)
• Ground Handling Equipment (Manutention au sol)
• Lifting Accessories (Accessoires de levage)
• Securing and Pulling Equipment (Arrimage et tirage)
• Personal Protective Equipment (EPI)
• Lifeline Systems (Lignes de vie)
• CASAR TURBOPLAST Cables
• CASAR STRATOPLAST Cables
• CASAR ALPHALIFT Cables
• OLIVEIRA HD8K PPI Cables
• DORLIFT Manual Cable Pullers (Tire-fort / Tire-câbles)
• Double Lanyard Without Energy Absorber (LONGE DOUBLE – SANS ABSORBEUR)
• Automatic Cable Fall Arrester With Energy Absorber
• Carabiners and Hooks (Mousquetons et crochets)
• Custom Cable Engineering and Termination Services

Quantifiable outcome

• Custom cable termination solutions achieving 100% holding performance exceeding minimum cable breaking load requirements for aeronautical rescue applications

Named customers1 record

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• CASARcoreTechnology or IntegrationExclusive privileged partner of CASAR in France, providing access to the best lifting cable products on the market. CASAR is a leading manufacturer of high-performance wire ropes for lifting applications including TURBOPLAST, STRATOPLAST, and ALPHALIFT product lines.
• KRATOScoreTechnology or IntegrationSupplier of fall protection equipment including temporary lifeline systems. Products include LDV TEMPORAIRE EN SANGLE and LDV TEMPORAIRE POUR CONTAINER certified to EN 795 standards.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Petzl: French specialist in work-at-height equipment, headlamps, and fall protection systems. Comparable to Corderie Dor's EPI (PPE), lanyard, lifeline, and harness lines, particularly relevant as a French competitor in the safety equipment segment.
• Tractel: French-headquartered specialist in lifting, handling, and work-at-height equipment with overlapping product categories including hoists, wire rope, fall protection, and rigging accessories. Highly comparable as a French specialty industrial lifting brand serving similar European customer verticals.
• Verope: Swiss specialty wire rope manufacturer focused on high-performance 8-strand and compacted constructions for cranes, mining, and marine applications. Directly comparable to CASAR/TURBOPLAST/STRATOPLAST products distributed by Corderie Dor, serving overlapping premium-crane segments.
• Crosby Group: Global manufacturer of rigging hardware including shackles, hooks, lifting accessories, and wire rope products. Directly comparable to the accessories and cable distribution portion of Corderie Dor's portfolio, serving overlapping lifting, marine, and construction customers.
• Marlow Ropes: UK-based rope manufacturer producing technical cordage, marine rope, and industrial lifting lines. Comparable to Corderie Dor's cordages techniques and technical ropes product lines, particularly in marine and industrial handling segments.
• Teufelberger: Austrian manufacturer of steel wire ropes, synthetic fiber ropes, and strapping products serving crane, marine, and industrial markets. Comparable specialty-rope positioning with comparable scale, including both rope and wire rope product families similar to Corderie Dor.
• CASAR: German manufacturer of high-performance wire ropes for crane, mining, and offshore applications. Functions both as Corderie Dor's exclusive supplier and as a direct competitor in France when selling to large industrial accounts; comparable premium-product positioning in TURBOPLAST/STRATOPLAST/ALPHALIFT ranges.

Broad incumbents

• Gunnebo Industries: Swedish lifting equipment manufacturer with a broad portfolio spanning hoists, overhead cranes, and material handling products. Comparable to Corderie Dor's lifting device (hoist/winch) and ground handling lines, though at substantially larger scale with broader geographic distribution.
• WireCo WorldGroup: One of the world's largest manufacturers of wire rope, synthetic rope, and engineered products serving crane, mining, maritime, and infrastructure markets. Comparable in core product category but at vastly greater scale with global distribution versus Corderie Dor's regional focus.
• Bridon-Bekaert: Global leader in steel wire rope and synthetic rope products serving crane, mining, maritime, and oil & gas markets. Operates at materially larger scale with broader geographic reach than Corderie Dor, but directly competes in the same specialty wire rope category.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance18 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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