Boplan

Boplan is a West Flemish industrial safety company based in Wevelgem, Belgium. Founded in 1999 by Xavier Ramon, it has grown over roughly 25 years into one of the largest players in its sector. Its primary purpose is to improve safety on the work floor, and it supplies plastic safety fencing, gates, protective posts, wheel stops and related products manufactured in Moorsele, Belgium. The company operates worldwide with offices and activities in more than 80 countries, including the United States, the Netherlands, France, Germany, Spain, Poland, Italy and Japan. Its customers include large industrial and logistics names such as Amazon, Ikea, Walmart, Siemens, Agristo and SpaceX. In 2024 Boplan acquired the French plastics producer Celtiplast. Beyond industry, Boplan is known in cycling for supplying yellow plastic race barriers and safety signalling equipment to professional races, working with Flanders Classics after the 2020 Fabio Jakobsen crash; it first installed its Race Barrier at the E3 Saxo Classic in 2019 and now provides Race Guard, Race Totem, bumpers and Race Barrier panels at around 110 races a year across Europe.

Boplan was founded in 1999 by Xavier Ramon in West Flanders, Belgium, and is headquartered in Wevelgem. Over about 25 years it grew into one of the largest companies in its sector. The company's core mission is to improve safety on the work floor, and it manufactures plastic safety fencing, gates, protective posts and wheel stops at its production site in Moorsele, Belgium. Boplan operates globally, with activities in more than 80 countries including the United States, the Netherlands, France, Germany, Spain, Poland, Italy and Japan. Its safety systems protect the work environments of companies such as Amazon, Ikea, Walmart, Siemens, Agristo and SpaceX. In 2024 Boplan acquired the French plastics producer Celtiplast, expanding its European manufacturing footprint. In cycling, Boplan first installed its yellow plastic race barriers on the course of the E3 Saxo Classic in 2019. After the 2020 crash of Fabio Jakobsen, Boplan and Flanders Classics signed a contract to make races safer. Boplan now supplies plastic signalling equipment (Race Guard, Race Totem), bumpers and safety panels (Race Barrier) at around 110 races per year across Europe.

• 2024

  Boplan acquires French plastics producer Celtiplast.

• 2020

  After Fabio Jakobsen's crash, Boplan and Flanders Classics sign a contract to make races safer.

• 2019

  Boplan installs its yellow plastic race barriers for the first time at the E3 Saxo Classic.

• 1999

  Boplan founded by Xavier Ramon in West Flanders, Belgium.

Industrial safety specialist focused on improving workplace safety with modular plastic barrier systems, also extending its safety products to professional cycling.

• Race Barrier

  Yellow plastic safety panels used as race barriers on cycling courses.

• Race Guard

  Plastic signalling equipment for cycling races.

• Race Totem

  Plastic signalling equipment for cycling races.

• Plastic safety fencing

  Modular fencing for industrial workplace safety.

• Safety gates

  Plastic gates for industrial safety applications.

• Protective posts

  Plastic bollards and posts for impact protection.

• Wheel stops

  Plastic wheel stops for vehicle safety in industrial settings.

1. 1Boplan - Wikipedianl.wikipedia.org
2. 2Boplan official websiteboplan.com
3. 3Boplan - Wikidatawikidata.org