Turnover: 1.3 million EUR (2022)

Country: France

Semi-craft surfboard manufacturer

News

Surfing: Shapers Club triples its capacity 16/08/2023

  • Company founded in 1991 by two brothers: Thomas and Renaud Cardinal.
  • Current production: 1,000 surfboards per year with 13 employees.
  • Current sales: 1.3 million euros.
  • The company, which has been awarded the Entreprise du Patrimoine Vivant (Living Heritage Company) label, produces one-off pieces for individual customers or small, numbered series.
  • It also works for its competitors in the consumer market (Quiksilver, Rip Curl) when they require custom-made products for luxury houses.
  • UWL Surfboards changes its name to Shapers Club.
  • The company expects to increase production to 1,500 boards a year with the new facilities, and up to 3,000 boards with 20 employees.
  • The new Marennes workshop will also be a place dedicated to surf culture, with co-working spaces, a gym, a bar, a skate-park and a store offering a selection of boards pre-signed by guest shapers.
  • Shapers Club aims to make itself "more visible" in a sector that includes three French semi-industrial players (Euroglass from the Landes, Notox from the Basque Country and Shapers Club), alongside some thirty individual craftsmen.

Studies mentioning this company

The surfboard market - France

Other companies mentioned:

  • Tahe
  • Shapers Club
  • Quiksilver Bilabong
  • Nautix
  • SDG Distribution
  • Ripcurl
  • FCS
  • F-One
  • Bisca Glisse
  • Newave

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