Bayard designs and manufactures equipment for drinking-water, wastewater and fire-defence networks at Meyzieu near Lyon, including above-ground fire hydrants, underground hydrants and the accessories used for French DECI firefighting water provision. Its fire-defence range is CE- and NF-marked, the NF mark being the AFNOR-administered third-party product certification applied to hydrants under NF S 61-213 and NF EN 14384. The business employs around 230 people.