construc moulage fabricat polyester (cmfp)

What construc moulage fabricat polyester (cmfp) does

CMFP Costa (Construc Moulage Fabricat Polyester) is a French family-owned composite materials manufacturer founded in 1968 and headquartered in Villié-Morgon, Rhône, France. The company operates across four business verticals: Viticulture (composite wine equipment including PEHD wine press cages), Industry, Mountain (Traineau Alpy® / Traineau Alpypro® rescue and mountain professional sleds), and Firefighters (rescue equipment supplied under a 2025 ANPSP partnership). It is currently in its third generation of Costa family leadership (Gino → Antoine → Alexandre/Jonathan).

The company's manufacturing platform comprises four core processes — contact molding, low-pressure injection, injection molding, and thermoforming — applied to polyester, epoxy, polyurethane, and PEHD inputs. A machining center added in 2020 supports in-house tooling and finishing. CMFP holds ISO 9001:2015 certification and registered trademarks (Traineau Alpy®, Traineau Alpypro®) covering its branded mountain-equipment line.

Revenue mechanics are B2B industrial equipment sales, with go-to-market concentrated in trade-show visibility (Alpipro 2025, Mountain Planet 2026) and direct relationships with institutional and agricultural customers (ANPSP, Sodexo, wine producers). No pricing model, contract structure, or revenue disclosure is publicly available; the company is structured as a French SAS with €100,000 share capital, consistent with a small regional SME.

Name

construc moulage fabricat polyester (cmfp)

Legal name

CMFP

Website

https://cmfp.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

1968

Operating status

Operating

Short description

CMFP Costa is a French family-owned composite materials manufacturer founded in 1968, producing polyester, epoxy, polyurethane, and PEHD molded equipment for viticulture, industry, mountain, and firefighter/rescue customers across France.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Composite Manufacturing

NAICS

Plastics and Rubber Products Manufacturing (326)

SIC

Plastics Products, Nec (3089)

akta.pro primary industry

Fiber- & Mineral-Filled Reinforced Compounds (Glass/Carbon/Talc/CaCO3) (IMANABAI)

Keywords

• Composite manufacturing
• Polyester resin fabrication
• Viticulture equipment
• Firefighter water tanks
• Mountain rescue equipment

Headquarters

HQ city

Villié-Morgon

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Composite product manufacturing and sales: Design, prototyping, and industrialization of custom composite parts for viticulture, industrial, mountain, and firefighting applications. Products include tanks, barrels, rescue equipment, vehicle components, and custom fabrications. Revenue generated through one-time product sales and custom manufacturing projects.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

CMFP Costa designs and manufactures custom composite parts and equipment in polyester, epoxy, and polyurethane resins using contact molding, low-pressure injection, injection molding, and thermoforming. The company produces made-to-order products for viticulture (tanks, barrels, biodynamic dynamizers, cellar tools), mountain/ski rescue (sleds, evacuation litters, grooming rollers), firefighters (custom vehicle water tanks), and industrial clients (cleaning tanks, electrical enclosures, automotive kit-car body parts), from prototype through small/medium series production.

Product overview

CMFP Costa is a French manufacturer of composite materials and equipment founded in 1968, operating as a designer-constructor from prototype to industrialization. The company produces a diversified portfolio organized across four main sectors: (1) Viticulture equipment including polyester tanks, ovoïde barrels, biodynamic dynamizers, fermentation grids, winery tools, and grape transport systems; (2) Mountain safety equipment including rescue sleds (Traineau Alpy, Traineau Alpypro, Barquette Rando, Barquette PEHD), Lugévac stretcher attachments, and trail grooming rollers; (3) Firefighter vehicle tanks (cuves pompier) in various capacities; and (4) Industrial products including cleaning tanks, electrical enclosures, and automotive kit car parts. The company employs contact molding, low-pressure injection, and thermoforming techniques using polyester, epoxy, and polyurethane resins, with in-house manufacturing and quality control.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Traineau Alpy Rescue sled for injured-person transport on-piste or off-piste, designed for single-rescuer evacuation, featuring a Kevlar-reinforced polyester shell, folding arms, and braking system. Sold under registered trademark Traineau Alpy®.
• Traineau Alpypro Rescue sled with PEHD bi-material shell for on-piste or off-piste transport, designed for single-rescuer evacuation with folding aluminum arms and a protective capote. Sold under registered trademark Traineau Alpypro®.
• Barquette Rando Rescue litter for off-piste transport of injured persons, designed for two-rescuer evacuation with a polyester and Kevlar shell and folding capote.
• Barquette PEHD Welded PEHD rescue litter for off-piste transport, designed for two-rescuer evacuation with direction-steering skids.
• Traineau Polyester (with Lugévac option) Polyester rescue sled for injured-person or cargo transport on-piste, towable by quad or snowmobile, with optional Lugévac stretcher attachment.
• Traineau de Transport (Transport sled) Transport sled for snow or cargo, towable by snowmobile or quad ATV, with 600kg payload capacity.
• Cuves Pompier (Firefighter tanks) Custom-made firefighter water tanks and cisterns for firefighting vehicles (FPTL 2000L, FPTSR 3000L, FPTSR Rail Route 4500L), pressure-tested at 300mbars, available in unit or series production.
• Passage Pâturage (Pasture crossing) Canadian-style composite pasture crossing acting as a virtual barrier for animals in agricultural applications.
• Enrouleur de Filet et Rubalise (Net and tape winder) Filet and tape winder devices for mountain applications, used for rope and barrier management on ski pistes and mountain sites.
• Rouleau de Damage (Snow grooming roller) Snow grooming roller for cross-country ski trails, towable by snowmobile or quad ATV.
• Cuves et Barriques Polyester (Polyester winemaking tanks and barrels) Polyester tanks and barrels for winemaking, including ovoïde cuves for vinification and storage, vinesphere spherical tanks, and treatment product containers.
• Dynamiseurs Biodynamie (Biodynamic dynamizers) Biodynamic dynamizers in copper and cosmophore versions (75L, 200L, 400L, 800L capacities) used for biodynamic wine preparation in compliance with DEMETER standards.
• Matériel de Chai (Cellar equipment) Winery equipment including grape-marc bins, drainage trays, CO2 extractors, chaptalizers, and custom PEHD bins for cellar operations.
• Transport de la Vendange (Grape transport equipment) Grape transport equipment including bins (450L-1500L), rotating-head bins, belt elevators, harvest baskets, and the Beaujolais traditional 80L bin.
• Outils Mavigne et Brosserie (Food-grade cellar brushes and tools) Food-grade cleaning tools including brushes, squeegees, brooms, scoops, forks, and handles in polyester PBT or polypropylene for winery and food-industry use.
• Bac de Nettoyage (Cleaning / soaking tank) Cleaning or soaking tanks made from composite materials for industrial applications.
• Armoire Électrique (Composite electrical enclosure) Custom-made composite electrical enclosures for industrial applications.
• Pièces Automobile (Kit-car composite body panels) Composite body parts for classic cars and kit cars, including Clio kit-car components (fenders, hoods, bumpers, spoilers) and Renault 8 Gordini panels, produced in small and medium series.
• Cage de Pressoir PEHD (Wine-press cage) New PEHD wine-press cage product for American-type wine presses, added as a new product line.
• Custom composite manufacturing services Custom design and manufacturing of composite parts using contact molding, low-pressure injection, and injection molding with polyester, epoxy, and polyurethane resins, plus thermoforming and CNC machining in PEHD, PC, and PMMA — from prototype to industrialization.

Named customers3 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• ANPSP (Association Nationale des Pisteurs Secouristes Professionnels)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 27 March 2025CMFP Costa supplies rescue sleds and evacuation equipment to ANPSP for training pisteurs-secouristes. ANPSP is the national association for professional ski patrol rescuers. Equipment includes Traineau Alpy® 200 and Barquettes Rando for injured evacuation training.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Multiplast: French custom composite parts manufacturer serving marine, industrial, and energy customers with similar resin transfer molding and contact molding techniques. Direct comparable in scale, process, and multi-vertical custom fabrication model.
• Plasticon France: Composite engineering and fabrication specialist serving industrial and infrastructure customers in France. Overlaps with CMFP in custom molded plastic and fiberglass parts for B2B applications.
• Vivelys: French viticulture equipment and technology supplier offering oenological process equipment and tanks. Comparable to CMFP in serving French wine producers with specialized winemaking hardware.
• Carbone Forézien: French carbon and composite parts manufacturer serving niche industrial customers with similar small-to-medium series custom production. Closest peer in terms of size, regional French base, and custom composite business model.

Broad incumbents

• Mersen: French-listed industrial group with composites and specialty materials operations serving electrical equipment and process industries. Larger incumbent offering broader composite solutions with overlap in electrical enclosures and industrial tanks.
• Petzl: French-based leader in mountain and vertical safety equipment including rescue and evacuation gear. Overlaps with CMFP in the French mountain rescue equipment vertical where CMFP supplies sleds and barquettes.
• TPI Composites: Large-scale global composite manufacturer focused on wind turbine blades. Same broad composites manufacturing category as CMFP but at vastly larger scale and narrower vertical focus.

Others

• Solvay: Belgian-French specialty chemical and advanced materials company supplying composite resins and polymers upstream of fabricators like CMFP. Adjacent value chain participant in fiber-reinforced composite inputs.

Regional players

• Tonnellerie François Frères: Premium French oak barrel manufacturer serving the same viticulture customer base as CMFP. Comparable in serving French wine producers with specialized vinification equipment, though in wood rather than composites.
• Nomblot: French manufacturer of concrete eggs and tanks for winemaking serving the same French viticulture segment as CMFP's polyester tanks and biodynamic dynamizers. Direct vertical competitor for fermentation vessels.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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