Sustainable development

BIC Sport has been manufacturing water sport products for over 30 years and long before there was any awareness of environmental issues, we were keen to use a « clean » manufacturing process where materials could be recycled, and the production process did not involve gas emissions. From start to end of life-cycle, BIC Sport products are environmentally-friendly.
The manufacturing plant being located in France, all our products are made in accordance with the strict European Norms in terms of safety and working conditions.

Design and production

Low energy consumption

• Short production cycle
• Short infra-red heating cycle
• Low electricity consumption

No pollution

• Closed circuit cooling of the moulds.
• No gas emissions.
• No solvents.

Few resources used

• Highly consistent production process
• Rejection rate < 2,5 / 1000
• Surplus material systematically recycled back
into the production process
• A capacity per mould 5 times greater than standard techniques.

100% recyclable

• The O’pen BIC, the kayaks and the dinghies
are boats that can be entirely recycled at the
end of their life-cycle. They can be crushed
and recycled for other usage.

Awards
• O’pen BIC : « Bateau Bleu » prize awarded by the Fédération des Industries Nautiques in 2007.
• Kayaks : Several « Etoiles du Design » between 2002 and 2010, with particular emphasis on their environmentally-friendly concept.