MOVIE: HIGHLIGHT 2020

Hello, I want to thank you all for this exceptional year, from the bottom of my heart. Rarely has history ever challenged the capacity of human beings to adapt in such a way. And GONG was no exception. We have changed more in one year than in the previous ten years. What has allowed us to adapt successfully are our values, our DNA, which are GONG’s pillars:

• doing everything for you.
• pleasure and sharing.
• being passionate technicians.

We were 12 in-house in 2019, we are over 40 now, and 100 in a year’s time. The same applies to our 33 factories. Ex: 60 people made our FSPs in 2019, they are 350 now. Our methods and tools have evolved considerably to specify each micro-task in our job. Every month we strengthen our capacity with engineers, methodologists, designers, communicators, content producers, product specialists, advisors, customer support, logisticians and much more. They all have a passion for our sports and their jobs. We strengthen our tools with state-of-the-art software, top digital providers, agile and innovative technologies. All this for what? To decide to lower the prices of the inflatable SUPs for example. Why raise prices when we sell twice as much each year? No; we give the best and lower the prices as soon as we can. To develop a wide choice so that everyone can find their ideal. GONG is 463 boards in 2021 range including 52 Wing boards. Our force of creation/testing/production/delivery is considerable. And I am sure you will be wanting even more. To choose to ban plastic from our board packaging, to consume green electricity, to import by train twice as expensive as the boat but so much less polluting. Everything costs us more, requires more effort and precision. But we all have realized one thing in 2020: the value of our freedom and by extension the value of nature, of simple things and therefore of our outdoor leisure activities. A single, human shareholder can choose. He may decide to bet on his teams by hiring and motivating, to reward his customers by increasing quality and lowering prices, to invest in tools and methods… to ultimately leave you the choice. The choice of a vast offer, the choice of reasonable prices, the choice of values. We have travelled little, we have respected the rules, we have taken hits and bounced back… and today we are more solid than ever, 1000% dedicated to keeping our promise: to make each session a moment of intense emotion and pleasure. Thank you so much.