The company reports approximately 3,700 employees, more than 7,200 product references, operations through dozens of subsidiaries, and distribution in over 110 countries. Published figures may vary slightly between sources as the organisation and production network evolve.3

Delta Plus operates primarily as a workplace safety and PPE company. PPE refers to equipment worn or used by workers to reduce exposure to occupational hazards. Rather than concentrating on a single category, Delta Plus provides a comprehensive “head-to-toe” protection system. Its portfolio includes head protection, safety helmets, hearing protection, protective eyewear, respiratory protection, safety gloves, protective clothing, workwear, safety footwear, fall-arrest equipment, harnesses, anchorage systems, work-positioning equipment, rescue equipment, and collective fall-protection systems. This breadth positions the company as a multi-specialist PPE supplier rather than a manufacturer of a single safety product type.4

Foundation and early years

Delta Plus was founded in 1977 by Jacques Benoit in Apt, Provence. Initially operating as a distributor, its early product range comprised rainwear, protective boots, and work gloves. As the occupational-safety market was less developed at the time, the company gradually expanded its offerings in response to evolving workplace protection requirements.5 During the 1980s, Jacques Benoit developed the 304 rainwear ensemble, which became a significant commercial success and helped establish Delta Plus beyond its origins as a small protective-equipment distributor.6

Manufacturing expansion and leadership transition

A strategic shift occurred in the 2000s when Delta Plus moved into manufacturing, transitioning from distributing third-party products to designing, developing, and manufacturing its own protective equipment.7 In 2011, leadership passed to Jérôme Benoit, Jacques Benoit’s eldest son. Aged 28 and a graduate of HEC at the time, Jérôme Benoit continued the family-led strategy of diversification and international expansion.8

Internationalisation

Over subsequent decades, Delta Plus expanded internationally through organic growth, manufacturing expansion, new subsidiaries, acquisitions, broader product categories, and geographic diversification. The company states that 11 acquisitions were finalised between 2020 and 2025, demonstrating the importance of acquisitions to its international growth strategy.

The Delta Plus Group is the corporate entity behind the Delta Plus brand. It describes itself as a family-owned and independent group rooted in the Benoit family, with headquarters remaining in Apt, Vaucluse, where the company was founded.9 Despite its global reach, the group emphasises independence as central to its identity, maintaining control over a substantial portion of product development and manufacturing while operating an international distribution network. Approximately 85% of its products are manufactured by the group using facilities worldwide.10

Delta Plus organises its products around several major PPE categories.

Head protection

This category includes safety helmets, industrial head protection, accessories, and face and eye protection designed to guard against impacts, falling objects, and other workplace hazards.

Hand protection

Gloves represent one of the company’s oldest product categories. Modern ranges offer protection against mechanical hazards, cuts, heat, chemicals, general industrial hazards, and precision work. Specialised selection tools assist users in choosing gloves based on specific risks.11

Body protection

The company produces workwear, protective clothing, technical clothing, outdoor work clothing, disposable garments, and chemical-protection clothing, covering conventional industrial workwear through to specialised protective garments.12

Foot protection

Safety footwear is a major category, with products intended for various industrial and occupational environments featuring application-specific protection.

Fall protection

Fall protection is a critical component of the modern business. Products include safety harnesses, lanyards, connectors, fall arresters, anchorage equipment, work-positioning systems, rescue equipment, and suspension systems. Delta Plus also develops collective fall-protection systems, including horizontal, vertical, and inclined configurations.13

Respiratory protection

The respiratory protection portfolio includes filtering systems, masks, and related equipment such as the M6000 and M6400 ranges, alongside powered ventilation and other respiratory solutions.14

A key distinction between Delta Plus and many standard PPE brands is its involvement in collective protection. While personal protection safeguards individual workers, collective protection aims to protect multiple people or prevent exposure through workplace infrastructure. This business line includes horizontal, vertical, and inclined fall-protection systems, posts and anchors, access systems, roof accessories, and customised solutions, enabling participation in larger workplace-safety projects beyond individual PPE supply.15

Delta Plus products are designed for numerous professional sectors forming part of its international market coverage:16

• Construction: Helmets, gloves, safety footwear, high-visibility clothing, and fall protection.
• Manufacturing and industry: Protection against mechanical hazards, chemicals, heat, noise, eye hazards, and machinery.
• Agriculture, forestry, and fishing: Products adapted to outdoor work and associated mechanical and environmental hazards.
• Energy and utilities: Fall protection, electrical-related protection, and specialised workwear.
• Food industry: Protective clothing and hygiene-oriented workwear.
• Oil & gas, petrochemical, and mining: Protection against chemicals, heat, impact, respiratory hazards, and falls.
• Transportation and logistics: Workwear, footwear, hand protection, and visibility products.
• Facilities services: General PPE for cleaning, maintenance, and building-service workers.

Delta Plus articulates its product philosophy through three principal concepts:

• Protection: The fundamental purpose of safeguarding workers against identified hazards.
• Comfort: Emphasising ergonomics, usability, and comfort to ensure PPE is worn correctly and consistently.
• Design and value: Making safety equipment practical and visually acceptable rather than treating PPE purely as functional industrial equipment.

This approach underpins the company’s “Enjoy Safety” positioning, promoting the idea that protective equipment should not feel like an unavoidable burden.

Delta Plus has progressively increased control over manufacturing, currently stating that it manufactures approximately 85% of its products through its international production network. Reports indicate around 18–20 production facilities, depending on the latest update.17 This model enhances control over product development, materials, quality, production, certification, cost, supply chain, and customisation. It also supports the “Made in Delta Plus” concept, highlighting the group’s international design and manufacturing expertise.18

Research and development is integral to Delta Plus’s strategy, with products evaluated based on protection, comfort, and design. R&D teams focus on creating advanced and differentiated solutions.19 Because PPE is heavily regulated, product development must satisfy applicable technical requirements and standards. The company provides technical documentation and tools covering product standards, regulations, chemical protection, respiratory protection, glove selection, sizing, and fall-protection equipment.20

Given that safety equipment performance directly affects worker safety, Delta Plus places substantial emphasis on certification and regulatory compliance. The company aims to provide reliable, sustainable, and high-performance products complying with applicable regulations and standards in the territories where they are used.21 Requirements may cover impact resistance, penetration, cut resistance, chemical resistance, thermal protection, electrical hazards, respiratory filtration, fall arrest, and visibility. As standards vary by product and jurisdiction, each item should be evaluated according to its specific certification and technical documentation rather than assuming uniform protection levels across the range.

Environmental considerations are increasingly integrated into product development. Delta Plus incorporates eco-design into its specifications, assessing environmental impacts throughout the product life cycle from raw materials and manufacturing to transportation, use, and end-of-life. An eco-score has been developed to assess environmental impact across product families. Other initiatives include reducing packaging, increasing recyclable materials, considering environmental impacts during design, and measuring environmental performance. Environmental, social, and governance information is published as part of corporate reporting, including 2025 environmental and workforce indicators.22

Although originating in France, Delta Plus is now an international company with products distributed in more than 110 countries and subsidiaries and production operations across multiple regions.23 Its international strategy addresses varying workplace-safety requirements, including different PPE regulations, certification regimes, local industrial practices, climate conditions, customer requirements, and distribution networks. Consequently, Delta Plus operates as a global occupational-safety group rather than solely a French PPE manufacturer.

Acquisitions have played a significant role in Delta Plus’s expansion alongside organic growth. The company states that 11 acquisitions were completed from 2020 through 2025, allowing entry into new geographic markets, PPE categories, specialised technical segments, and customer industries. For example, acquisition activity in 2025 included companies associated with workwear and respiratory protection, expanding the existing portfolio.24

The parent company, Delta Plus Group, is publicly traded on Euronext Growth Paris under the ticker ALDLT with ISIN FR0013283108, having transferred its listing to Euronext Growth in December 2021. Headquarters remain in Apt, France, with the registered office located at ZAC La Peyrolière in Apt, Vaucluse. The company thus combines family origins, an independent ownership philosophy, public-market listing, and international operations.

Delta Plus is a substantial international industrial business. For 2025, Euronext reported annual revenue of approximately €389.6 million, a decrease from approximately €400.1 million in 2024, although subsequent communications described renewed growth during 2025 and continued expansion outside Europe and through acquisitions.25 According to Euronext ESG data, the group had an average workforce of approximately 3,644 employees in 2025.26

The Benoit family remains central to the company’s history. Jacques Benoit founded Delta Plus in 1977, and his son Jérôme Benoit succeeded him as head of the business in 2011. Jérôme Benoit is currently identified by Delta Plus Group as its President and Chief Executive Officer (Président Directeur Général).27 This continuity makes Delta Plus a notable example of a family-founded industrial company that has grown internationally while retaining family leadership.

Delta Plus’s competitive identity is defined by several characteristics:

1. Broad PPE portfolio: Coverage of multiple PPE categories rather than exclusive focus on gloves, shoes, helmets, or clothing.
2. Head-to-toe approach: Provision of protection for multiple body parts and workplace hazards.
3. Manufacturing capability: Manufacturing a large proportion of products internally rather than functioning purely as a distributor.28
4. International footprint: Distribution reaching more than 110 countries.
5. Collective protection: Portfolio extending beyond personal PPE into permanent and collective fall-protection systems.
6. Combination of safety and usability: Explicit emphasis on protection, comfort, and design alongside safety performance.
7. Family heritage: Continued description as a family and independent group despite public trading and international operations.29

From a branding perspective, Delta Plus occupies the space between a technical industrial-safety company and a large professional workwear/PPE brand. Purchase decisions are typically based on safety, certification, durability, comfort, usability, price, and availability rather than fashion or convenience, making brand reputation closely tied to technical performance. For industrial customers, value encompasses technical documentation, standards compliance, product selection, distribution, replacement, and after-sales support.

As of 2026, Delta Plus presents itself as a global, multi-specialist PPE manufacturer with approximately 3,700 employees, thousands of product references, an international production network, and distribution in more than 110 countries.30 Recent strategy has emphasised international expansion, acquisitions, manufacturing, product innovation, higher-value technical products, sustainability, and broader PPE coverage, with 2025 results highlighting the importance of growth outside Europe and acquisitions to continuing expansion.31

In summary, Delta Plus is a French-founded global occupational-safety company that designs, manufactures, and distributes personal and collective protective equipment. Founded by Jacques Benoit in Apt, France, in 1977, it began with rainwear, protective boots, and work gloves before evolving into a multi-specialist PPE manufacturer. Under the leadership of Jérôme Benoit, the company offers protection ranging from helmets and gloves to workwear, safety footwear, respiratory equipment, and fall-protection systems, serving industries such as construction, manufacturing, energy, agriculture, mining, food processing, and transportation in more than 110 countries.32

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