Cuirassier, Flood Barrier Specialist

Cuirassier has been operating since 2016. The company is based in France, with its headquarters in Nantes, bringing us closer to our manufacturing partner and our engineering department.

Our mission: to design, manufacture and distribute this unique mobile flood barrier system.

The company’s activities are built around a portfolio of patents developed by Luc Nguyen Van, founder of Cuirassier. Concerned about climate change and the increasingly severe weather events, Luc had been monitoring the development of temporary flood protection solutions for many years.

This solution was developed with the support of the UTC (University of Technology of Compiègne), where a team of engineers worked on and validated the principle behind the flood protection module. The system was subsequently optimized by the engineering department of our industrial partner, which operates in particular in the automotive and aerospace sectors.

In 2016, the first patent was filed, followed by four additional patents over the years.

In 2021, Cuirassier was selected as a winner of CeremaLab, an initiative supporting innovative SMEs and start-ups in the development of high-impact projects for local territories.

In 2022, Cuirassier was field-tested as part of the Interreg Sundeo Inundatio and Polder2C’s projects.

We also conducted preliminary tests at the ERDC (Engineer Research and Development Center) of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.

In 2023, we began the evaluation of the Cuirassier Technology barrier in accordance with the U.S. ANSI/FM 2510 standard, which specifically addresses flood protection barriers.

From 2024 to 2026, we continued our research and development work, carrying out further tests, adjustments and optimizations of the barrier. On June 12, 2026, physical performance tests conducted at the NRC (National Research Council Canada) in Canada, in accordance with the FM 2510 standard, were successfully completed. The tests confirmed the barrier’s watertightness up to a water depth of 85 cm under the test conditions specified by the standard.

In early 2027, we are targeting final FM approval. The process is ongoing, with the final stages of evaluation currently underway, including work on material durability, auditing, and the completion of the technical documentation.