Phoenus designs and manufactures innovative mobility equipment, for leisure and transport purposes, ranging from modular children tricycles (triclus), children push bikes (twiclus) and cars (quatrus), pedal-driven children carousel (octopus) to leaning sledges (skionic) and light-weight electric vehicles (e-clus) for adults. Our products draw your attention by their minimalistic designs, where eco
logical high-end materials, such as stainless steel, laminated wood, and Polyurethane (for tires), are used. Highly safe, yet very light, these products enjoy a five-year guarantee, and comply with the European EN71 toys safety regulation and are able to compete with Danish, Dutch and German manufacturers long installed in the leisure resorts and school markets. Entrepreneur Biography:
The biggest joy of this quadrilingual engineer is to see the little triclus drivers smiling in Byblos’ public garden. Nicolas is the author of 8 delivered patents, registered in the EU, USA, and Japan. After graduating from the American University of Beirut with a distinction in mechanical engineering, Nicolas obtained a scholarship to pursue his studies at the Imperial College in London where he obtained a Master of Science degree in manufacturing automation. Nicolas started his career as an industrial engineer at Ford Motor Company, and then spent seven years with another automotive supplier (Valeo - climate control branch). Later on, he moved to Germany as a concept development supervisor. His dream of creating a manufacturing facility in Lebanon drove him back home. Here, he set up his Phoenus company in 2008, just after selling one of his patents to Behr/Mahle (a German automotive supplier). Not only does Nicolas design and manufacture his products, but he also produces all the tools and machines needed for manufacturing, using a simple in-house developed sandwich technique based on laser cutting.
