Moustache wins award for encouraging and supporting staff cycling uptake

Moustache has announced that it has been awarded the Pro-Bike Employer Goldby the Fédération des Usagères et des usagers de la Bicyclette (FUB).

The award, which reflects the business’s commitment to promoting the use of bicycles among its employees, uses a variety of measuring criteria, including “adapted infrastructure, incentives and concrete actions for a more sustainable and fulfilling mode of transport”.

Supporting and encouraging riding – as transport, leisure, and recreational sport

Between 2023 and 2024, Moustache has seen a substantial increase in staff riding, something which the business is keen to share headline data regarding.

– In 2023, Mustache employees borrowed 317 bicycles and covered a total of 31,485 km.
– In 2024, the business has already 525 bike loans, with 49,304 km travelled by bike.

Understandably the French business is proud of this progress, “which reflects our collective commitment to bicycle-based mobility”

Speaking of the new a spokesperson for the business said: “Thanks to the efforts of our teams, this award reflects our desire to:

– Promoting sustainable mobility
– Reduce our ecological footprint
– To encourage the well-being and health of our employees”

Encouraging others to follow a cycling mobility path

For businesses keen to promote the bicycle as a more sustainable and inspiring mobility, and companies that want to encourage their teams to adopt cycling as a form of mobility, Moustache offers Enterprise solutions, which can be explored further here.

About Moustache Bikes

Founded in 2011, and located in the Vosges, in eastern France, Moustache Bikes started life as the vision of Emmanuel Antonot (Development) and Grégory Sand (Sales) – “two enthusiasts crazy enough to embark on such an adventure”,

Today the business – which has become a French market leader in premium electric bikes, and a major player at a European level – has nearly 170 employees developing and producing bikes for its customers.

In the 13 years since its founding, Moustache has grown from SME origins to become a mid-market-sized business with financial backing from LBO France.

About FUB

Founded in 1980, the FUB, French Federation of Bicycle Users, is a non-profit association.

MoustacheThe FUB works to provide concrete answers to the daily concerns of cyclists and promote the use of bicycles as a daily mode of transport, by networking local associations, consulting with public authorities, and public communication campaigns.

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