OUR ACTIONS FOR OVER 10 YEARS
Made In France
Since 2009, we have had a Made in French Alps range. Manufactured in our textile production workshop in Saint-Pierre-de-Chartreuse, increasing local production and local employment.
Not everything can be done in France, we produce most of our ranges abroad, mainly in Asia. We work on products by trying as much as possible to have them manufactured in France by automating, and by bringing added value with innovation and smaller production runs.
Our objective? To offer the choice of locally sourced materials and produced products with a reduced carbon footprint to our customers, it's up to you to choose.
Our Headquarters
The Outdoor Lab
Regional Roots
Anchoring in society
Raidlight has been involved for a long time in various professional networks of entrepreneurs and the outdoor industry. Thanks to our willingness to open up, we welcome every year trainees at different levels; 3rd year trainees for the discovery of the company, or students in qualified training courses from BAC+2 to BAC+5, as well as regular work-study students We also open our doors to company visits for schools and universities, and each year more than ten visits are organised to help students understand our business.
The majority of our employees are located in the village of Saint-Pierre de Chartreuse. This has the following positive consequences: 86% of our employees live in Saint Pierre de Chartreuse or neighbouring villages, and 44% of them come to work either by bike or on foot.
Of our employees live in Saint-Pierre de Chartreuse
44% of our employees come to work by bike or on foot
Recycled Polyester
Since 2009, we have been integrating matières recyclées in our collections. These materials are both derived from production residues, known as “pre-consumer” polyester or polyamide, and from waste materials such as plastic bottles, known as “post-consumer” polyester.
Today, 60% of our textile range is made from recycled materials, and our goal is to reach 90% by 2025.
Of our textile range is made from recycled materials in 2024
Our goal: 90% by 2025
How does it work?
La matière première provient du recyclage de bouteilles en plastique et de déchets industriels.
Where are our products made? Who are our factories?
We produce a small proportion of our products in France at our Saint-Pierre-de-Chartreuse workshop.However, we are not in a position today to produce everything in France, for reasons of manufacturing cost and production capacity..
For many years now, we have been selecting trusted partners around the world, mainly in Asia. These factories and our suppliers of component fabrics, with whom we make long-term commitments to meaningful projects, are an integral part of our capacity for innovation. It's with them, too, that for the past dozen years we've been working recycled polyester materials, with a target of 90% by 2025.
We visit our factories ourselves several times a year to check out the facilities, giving us real expertise and an overview of the entire manufacturing process, from selected raw materials to the finished product, as well as a guarantee of working conditions.
TRANSPARENCY WITH REGARD TO OUR PRODUCTION
For reasons of competitiveness and quality/price ratio, a small proportion of our products are manufactured in France, while the rest are produced abroad in factories that meet international standards and labels (ISO14001, ISO9001, OEKO-TEX, Blue Sign).
Every year we expand our Made in France range. In 2021 we integrated 3/4 tights, gaiters and hats into our French production. In 2023, we relocated production of a hat and one of our trail poles.
