At the origins
HUSSON is founded. Emile Husson, a blacksmith in Orbey (Alsace), specialises in accomplished ironwork.
A family business based in France since 1920, Husson products are now known and recognized for their high technological quality and innovative, eco-responsible design.
ISO 14001 certified, all of the group’s equipment meets the specific requirements of environmental management standards.
HUSSON has a team of more than 100 highly qualified and responsible professionals working on the design, manufacture and installation of outdoors equipment across Europe, the Middle East and Asia.
We design, manufacture, sell, install and provide after-sales care for sports and play equipment for local authorities, theme parks, outdoor accommodation providers, hotel and restaurant chains, shopping centres, hospitals, retirement homes and many others besides.
Our ambition is to provide equipment that offers unrivalled comfort and safety – playground equipment for children, multi-sports facilities for teenagers, and fitness equipment, street furniture and spectator seating for parents and grandparents.
We have locations across the European Union and in many other countries. This means that we have highly qualified technical advisers near to you, ready to help you design and execute your projects.
HUSSON is a non-listed family firm. It employs a deliberately long-term strategy with a view to securing the loyalty of its customers, employees and partners.
“Practice makes perfect”
HUSSON: a reputation for sturdiness since 1920
HUSSON is founded. Emile Husson, a blacksmith in Orbey (Alsace), specialises in accomplished ironwork.
Emile’s son, Roland Husson, successfully develops and industrialises his father’s expertise in the metal construction sector.
The company, led by sports fanatic Daniel Husson, diversifies and moves into the sports and play equipment sector.
Emile’s grandson continues to deploy the same exacting quality and robustness standards on which the company has built its reputation.
HUSSON specialises in sports and play equipment for local authorities, with the launch of its Costocolor mixed steel/wood frame play range in 1988.
These products were a major hit at the time, and the company has since applied the same principles of innovation and design to each and every collection, while remaining true to its commitment to quality.
HUSSON is the world’s leading manufacturer of sports and play equipment, employing 105 highly qualified staff and working with more than 30,000 loyal customers across five continents.
HUSSON’s products are manufactured at two ultra-modern factories in Alsace, in the heart of Europe, with a total indoor surface area in excess of 21,000 m². HUSSON International invests heavily and regularly in this area, and boasts ultra-modern industrial plant that is unrivalled in its sector.
Designers, engineers and technicians working in our design offices in Alsace develop innovative, harmonious and ingenious products such as children’s play equipment, street furniture, multi-sports equipment and outdoor fitness equipment.
• Sportsmanship: encouraging people to take part in sport and fostering sportsmanship
• Quality and longevity: the customer is always our priority
• Safety: absolute safety is a must for our customers and users
• Design and innovation: the pleasure of using beautiful equipment
• Effectiveness: being good is not enough – you have to be the best
• Environment: for today, tomorrow and the day after tomorrow
These core principles are reflected in HUSSON’s children’s playground equipment, multi-sports pitches, outdoor fitness, street furniture and spectator seating ranges.
Accreditation body recognised as the Sport & Leisure benchmark by Public and Private Customers, Architects, Design Engineers, Institutions, Sports & Professional Federations, Constructors and Installers, etc. Husson is Qualisport accredited.
Street furniture manufacturers UNIFA, National Union of French Furnishing Industries, business association created in 1960, is an organisation representing the furnishing and interior decoration trade, with almost 500 members… Husson is a member of UNIFA.
The IAKS was founded in 1965. The goal of the IAKS is the creation of high-grade, functional and sustainable sports facilities worldwide. The emphasis here is on international exchange and the ongoing development of quality standards… Husson is member of IAKS.
USC is the first professional organization in the sports industry. It brings together more than 1400 companies, 500 brands, 3000 points of sale, more than 2,000 practice establishments and is committed every day to advise, represent, help them anticipate and promote physical activity and sports.
Created in 1961, the European Committee for Standardization (CEN) was founded by the standardisation institutes of the European Union member states to harmonise European standards. To buy these CEN standards: log on to www.cen.eu Husson regularly attends and takes an active role in several CEN standardisation committees.
HUSSON has been a technical partner of the French Basketball Federation (FFBB) since 2019 and is recommended for all of its telescopic and fixed sports stands.