Facilitating and encouraging the use of bicycles, since 2003!
At Altinnova, cycling isn’t just a trend or a hot topic. Since 2003, we have been designing and manufacturing secure cycle parking solutions for local authorities, businesses and condominiums, with a strong belief in making cycling easier and more sustainable.
This commitment shapes our business, our innovations and our vision of a more bicycle-friendly world. It expresses itself naturally in the solutions we develop for our customers, but also in the way we work and travel on a daily basis. Promoting cycling mobility starts with being consistent with our own values.
National and European recognition of our commitment
Altinnova has just been recognised for this consistency between its rhetoric and its actions: it has been awarded the Gold level of the “Employeur-Pro-Vélo” label, the highest level of the national label. This distinction is also accompanied by European Cycle Friendly Employer© certification, awarded by the European Cyclists’ Federation.
👉 To find out more about the label: employeurprovelo.fr
Awarded by FUB (Fédération française des Usagers de la Bicyclette) with the support of ADEME, the “Employeur-Pro-Vélo” label recognises employers who put in place concrete and sustainable conditions to encourage cycling to and from work. The GOLD level is awarded to the most committed organisations, those that make cycling an integral part of their operations.
A natural approach for a pro-bike designer-manufacturer
For Altinnova, this certification is not a recent transformation, but the recognition of an already deep-rooted commitment. As a specialist in cycling equipment, we know the key factors that are needed to remove the disincentives to cycling: safety, comfort, ease of use, accessibility and reliability of infrastructure.
We have therefore used the label’s tools and our business expertise to structure and formalise a coherent in-house cycling policy.
Secure, covered parking, adapted equipment, provision of bicycles, awareness-raising campaigns, participation in national events such as Mai à Vélo– here’s a look back at these practical measures, which reflect our determination to make cycling a simple and obvious part of everyday life for our employees:
- Bike repair workshops in partnership with the Pont & Pignons association.
- Safe “cycling training courses” via the Objectif “Employeur Pro-Vélo” scheme.
- Active participation in the “Mai à Vélo” Mobility Challenge (with the aim of covering as many km as possible as a team!).
- The provision of bicycles for our employees and an incentive sustainable mobility package.
- An in-house guide summarising all the available pro-bike facilities.
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The GOLD level, a reflection of concrete, measurable actions
Obtaining the GOLD level is based on a rigorous assessment carried out by AFNOR Certification, based on the key principles at the heart of the “Employeur-Pro-Vélo” label: clear management of the approach, appropriate facilities, services to encourage cycling, internal communication and attention to cyclists’ safety.
This recognition underlines the maturity of our cycling policy and our ability to deploy solutions that are effective, sustainable and adapted to actual use. It also confirms the relevance of our approach: cycling works when it is thought of as a complete system, and not as an isolated action.
Setting an example internally to better support our customers
Being awarded the Gold level of the “Employeur-Pro-Vélo” label reinforces our legitimacy in our market. As a designer and manufacturer of cycling solutions, we apply the same principles internally as we do for our customers. This experience feeds directly into our ability to design equipment that is increasingly adapted to the needs of end users.
Beyond the label, it is a philosophy that has guided Altinnova for over 20 years: to make cycling a matter of course, in towns and cities as well as in organisations, by removing the obstacles to its use and promoting its environmental, social and human benefits.
Practical ways to become an pro-bike employer
Because cycling is first and foremost a matter of having the right infrastructure, Altinnova designs and manufactures equipment that enables companies to structure their pro-bike employer approach effectively. Secure, protected and accessible cycle parking is one of the best ways to encourage people to cycle to work!
Our secure, covered or enclosed bicycle shelters offer durable, modular solutions that are suited to all kinds of business environments. In addition, our cycle parking solutions (hoops, racks, special racks) provide functional, visible spaces that meet cyclists’ expectations.
A more cycling world, today and tomorrow
This GOLD-level “Employeur-Pro-Vélo” label marks an important step, but it’s part of a long-term trajectory. At Altinnova, we will continue to innovate, design and manufacture solutions that make cycling more accessible, safer and more desirable.
Because cycling is a concrete response to the challenges of mobility, quality of life in the workplace and the ecological transition, we are convinced that it must be considered globally – and experienced to the full, including within the company.
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