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Head office St-Georges, Beauce,
Quebec, Canada
Other offices Montreal, Vancouver, Shanghai
Plants St-Georges and Vancouver
Year of foundation 1977
Turnover Over $ 50 M
Number of employees 70 employees
Brands Rocky Mountain, Miele, Pro.Cycle
Principal markets Canada, United States and more than 30 other countries.
Ownership

100% Canadien

Plant's surfaces

St-Georges: 205,000 ft 2
Vancouver: 8,000 ft 2

 

Established since 1977, Procycle Group inc. is the most important manufacturer of high performance bicycles in Canada.

The company is located in Saint-Georges de Beauce (head office and factory), and in Vancouver (office and factory). In addition there are offices in Montreal and Shanghai.

Since 1996, Procycle is certified ISO 9001 (2000 version).
This certification is renewed each year.

 

Historical and realizations :

1971
Beginning of bicycle assembling in Saint-Georges de Beauce. The company hires about 40 employees who assemble approximately 30,000 bicycles during the first year.
1974
Acquisition of Velo Sport Inc. and distribution of PEUGEOT bicycles imported from France.
1977
PROCYCLE begins to manufacture and paint its own bicycle frames. The company triples the plant's surface area and the number of employees grows to 90.
1978
PROCYCLE signs an agreement with Peugeot France to obtain exclusive rights to manufacture and distribute Peugeot bicycles in Canada.
1983
PROCYCLE purchases the assets of C.C.M. (Canada Cycles and Motor Ltd) which is the oldest Canadian bicycles' manufacturer (since 1899).
1988

PROCYCLE signs an agreement with PEUGEOT, FRANCE for the transfer of technology procedures of the "Direct Brazing System" (DBS).

PROCYCLE grants to Mach 1, the manufacturing and distributing rights of a machine used to assemble wheels (RSA).

1989
PROCYCLE is a finalist in the ''INNOVATION'' category of the 1989 Mercuriades organized by the Quebec Chamber of Commerce.
1994
Expansion of the factory to 180,000 square feet.

PROCYCLE is the winner of "VISION 94" given by the Order of Chartered Accountants of Quebec for its economical performances.
1995
PROCYCLE receives the VENDOR OF THE YEAR Award 1994 from Canadian Tire Corporation. Introduction of the Oryx mountain bike line for the first year. The plant expands to 203,000 square feet.
1996
PROCYCLE has 450 employees. The 5,000,000th bicycle is manufactured. - Reintroduction of MIKADO brand is a success.

First bicycle manufacturer in North America to get ISO 9001 certification. - Acquisition of BODYGUARD FITNESS (founded in Norway in 1969) a manufacturer of high end fitness equipment.
1997
PROCYCLE acquires ROCKY MOUNTAIN BICYCLES (high performance manufacturer) founded in 1981 based in Vancouver, British Columbia. -The only Canadian high performance manufacturer to use powder coat painting process.
1999
The 6,000,000th bicycle is manufactured on April 7, 1999

CCM 100th anniversary.

BODYGUARD FITNESS 30th anniversary.

Bodyguard wins «Product Design and Innovation Award?/em> for its treadmill MAGELLAN.

The «Gold Award?/em> is given to Rocky Mountain Bicycles for its RM9.
2000
«Best Customer Service Award?/em> given to Bodyguard Fitness by Health & Fitness Expo and Business Center.

Champlain Treadmill is launched.
2001
Introduction of MIELE bicycles in Canada and Velo Sport and Peugeot’s brand abandoned. For a second time, “Best Customer Service Award?/em> given by Health & Fitness Expo and Business Center.

Champlain Treadmill awarded “Best Buy?/em> by the Runners World, UK.

«Why buy anything else ??/em> (Champlain Treadmill) in the Men’s Journal.
2002
Production of the 7,000,000th bicycle, an EVOX model.

Expansion of St-Georges’s factory.
2003
Acquisition of Newton Strength Systems’s assets.

“Best Treadmill ?T540?by the Treadmilldoctor.com

“Best Treadmill ?Radisson?(category $ 2,000 and less) by the Treadmilldoctor.com
2004
PROCYCLE concentrates on its trademarks which are: ROCKY MOUNTAIN, BODYGUARD, MIELE and CCM.
2006
“Best Buy T-240?/em> ($1,500 to $2,000 category)? by Treadmilldoctor.com and for three years in a row (2006, 2007, 2008).

The Rocky Mountain ?006 SLAYER?: Bike of the Year 2006 “All Mountain?by Mountain Magazine

25th anniversary of Rocky Mountain
2007
Treadmill Best Buy award - T460 by Treadmilldoctor.com

The Rocky Mountain “ELEMENT 70?: Bike of the Year 2007 “Cross Country?by Mountain Biking Magazine
2008
Elliptic E230X Best Buy Awards by Treadmill Sensi.

Elliptic E250X Best Buy Awards - new product by Treadmill Sensi and Treadmilldoctor.com.
2009

40th anniversary 2009 of Bodyguard Fitness

2010 Launch of the new model ELEMENT RSL and MSL and SLAYER in the world market.