Dorel Juvenile

About Dorel Juvenile

Dorel Juvenile is a manufacturer of baby and children's products, including car seats, strollers, high chairs, bath articles, home and safety products, and feeding articles. The company sells its products under brands such as Maxi-Cosi, Safety 1st, Tiny Love, Quinny and Bébé Confort as well as regional brands such as Cosco and Infanti in more than 100 countries. With around 2,700 employees, over 30 locations, seven product development centers and four production facilities, the company covers the entire value chain from product development to safety engineering to distribution. The Dorel Juvenile USA Technical Center for Child Safety in Columbus, Indiana serves as a design and development center, the main production facility in the USA, and a testing center for child restraint systems, where car seats are extensively tested. Dorel Juvenile is a division of the Canadian parent company Dorel Industries, listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange and headquartered in Montreal. According to the company, more than 8 million child seats are sold worldwide annually.

Site

Columbus

Processes

Product development (7 Product Development Centers), Safety testing of child seats (Child Restraint System technology), Product support / Consumer Care

Certificates

In-house safety testing (Child Restraint System Testing)

Founded

1962

Employees

2700

Industries

Baby and children's articles (Juvenile Products), Car seats, Strollers, Safety technology for children

1. 01

   Product development (7 Product Development Centers)

2. 02

   Safety engineering/testing (Child Restraint System technology)

3. 03

   Production (4 production facilities)

4. 04

   Marketing and sales in over 100 countries

5. 05

   Consumer Care / product support

Locations

Columbus, Indiana

US

Technical Center for Child Safety, design and development center as well as main production facility USA

Foxborough, Massachusetts

US

Headquarters Dorel Juvenile USA

Helmond

NL

Location (among others marketing)

Vila do Conde

PT

Location (among others Digital Technology)

Montreal

CA

Headquarters of the parent company Dorel Industries

Products

Inside the production

Safety & Testing

At the Technical Center for Child Safety in Columbus, Indiana, car seats are rigorously tested and child restraint system technology is developed. According to the company, the products achieve top safety and test ratings among consumers.

History

1. 1962

   Founding of Dorel Co. Ltd. by Leo Schwartz

2. 1987

   Merger with Ridgewood Industries (founded 1969) to form Dorel Industries

3. 2014

   Acquisition of the juvenile divisions of Lerado Group – first own production facilities in China and Taiwan

4. 2021

   Sale of the Dorel segment Dorel Sports to Pon Holdings (not Juvenile)