Guy Cotten, Manufacturing in France Since 1964

 

At Guy Cotten we attach great importance to our regional location and expertise. We have always maintained full command of our production and kept jobs in Brittany. Furthermore, we made the courageous step of building a 4,500 m² clothing factory in Trégunc, Finistère, which came into operation in May 2019. 

The new 4,500 m² factory fulfils our chief goal of producing and consuming locally, and operating responsibly, while constantly innovating to create high-performance clothing.

 Nadine Bertholom-Cotten - President

We have 4 production sites: Trégunc, Finistère, (1 workshop in Pont Minaouet and 1 factory in Kerouel), Landaul, Morbihan, and Madagascar (to meet “cheaper” market requirements). Our fabric suppliers are in priority French or European.

All our business sites gravitate towards quality and we do our utmost to maintain our brand expertise in France. Our workshop in Madagascar gives us flexibility and adaptability, helping to maintain our business in France, but also to continue to develop and invest in our future.

 Nadine Bertholom-Cotten –President

Our remote workshop in Madagascar compensates, temporarily we hope, for difficulties in recruiting in France. We could easily take on 40 additional workers in our workshops in France.

 François Bertholom, Managing Director

All our clothing is made using the same French or European fabrics, cut in the Trégunc factory (Brittany), and made using the same moulds, accessories and supplies, on the same type of machines. This means that all our clothing is designed and inspected with the same expertise and requirements. (Naturally, none of the clothing made in Madagascar bears the “Made in France” label.)  

This proximity to our production sites means that we can rapidly develop clothing tested in real conditions by fishermen or by seasoned skippers. So we can constantly improve our wear and create new products. We have always made innovation a focal point and this is what makes for that “added clothing extra”.

We have a strong and effective business model, given the current climate. Proven business management.  Gwénolé Gahinet
The business is modern, open to the realities of the world, full of common sense with nothing old-fashioned about it. Yves Le Blevec