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In January 2020, SKYLOTEC, the market leader for evacuation and rescue equipment and one of the world's leading brands for fall arrest equipment, acquired the world market leader for motor-driven power ascenders - Actsafe AB in Sweden. With the "Actsafe RCX", the company is now presenting a new development: a battery-operated power ascender specially developed for rescue operations. For search and rescue teams from the fire brigade, disaster relief, mountain rescue or emergency services, the device facilitates the transport of people and loads in areas that are difficult to access. The "Actsafe RCX" is quickly ready for use and offers flexible deployment options for rope-based rescue. Continua a leggere → Read more

The “Grimpday” is an international challenge that brings together rescue teams from all around the world. It is currently considered to be the largest and most popular rope rescue competition in the world.  SKYLOTEC is now supporting the competition as main sponsor. As the world's leading brand for rescue and evacuation devices as well as motor-driven power ascenders, the company has consistently developed its expertise in the field of hardware over the past few years and presented new solutions for rope-based accesses and rescue. Continua a leggere → Read more

SKYLOTEC is a brand that stands for the highest level of safety in industry and mountaineering. High quality standards are part of our basic understanding, so that people can work and climb reliably and safely at heights. In the case of brand-new SIRIUS abseiling devices manufactured before September 2020, a functional deviation was discovered. As a precautionary measure, SKYLOTEC calls on owners and users to carry out a functional test of the descender device. Continua a leggere → Read more

Protective clothing is urgently needed due to the increased demand in the course of the corona pandemic. To counteract supply bottlenecks, SKYLOTEC has now converted parts of its production. Effective immediately, the globally active brand for fall protection systems, which is headquartered in Germany, is producing simple oronasal masks. These are designed to help prevent the spread of potential pathogens that are present in the exhaled air in the form of droplets, thus reducing the risk of COVID-19 transmission. The family-owned company is also investigating the possibility of producing respiratory protection masks. Continua a leggere → Read more

CW 13: Due to the current situation, delivery difficulties can also occur with various Rope Based Access products. CW12: Due to the current situation, the following products may cause delivery problems: SIRUS, LORY, CLAW, RINGO. Continua a leggere → Read more

With the Swedish company ActSafe, SKYLOTEC acquires the worldwide market leader for motor-driven power ascenders. SKYLOTEC’s integration of ActSafe into its company group will allow it to expand its product program in this area and create additional development and production capacities. The ActSafe solutions for ascending and descending persons and loads provide multifaceted application possibilities: wind farms, confined spaces, building facade cleaning as well as rescue and tactical situations, among others. Continua a leggere → Read more

SKYLOTEC athlete Yannick Flohé from Essen surprised everyone by winning the bronze medal in bouldering at the world championships in Hachioji, Japan. On Tuesday (August 13, 2019), the 19-year old Yannick was just behind second-place Austrian world-class climber Jakob Schubert. The Japanese Tomoa Narasaki won the gold medal. Continua a leggere → Read more

Christian Schulte took over as Head of Marketing at SKYLOTEC in March. The 42 year-old wants to take the leading manufacturer of fall protection systems' brand further. "For me, SKYLOTEC with its innovative products has a lot of potential as a brand. Our industry division responds to global trends in areas such as renewable energies, telecommunications and logistics and thus responds to customer needs," says Schulte, who has many years of experience in marketing and previously worked for Ledlenser and Garmin, among others. Continua a leggere → Read more

Since the foundation of the association in 2008, SKYLOTEC has supported the inclusive climbing groups of the non-profit association "Ich will da rauf! e.V.". (IWDR). As an inclusion ambassador, the association is committed to the self-evident cooperation of all people. The idea of "Ich will da rauf" is easy to explain: Climbing is effective! Climbing has a positive effect on the climber's body and psyche. Climbing strengthens self-confidence, restores confidence in your own abilities and makes you fit for everyday life. Climbing is the ideal sport to complement various therapies, especially for people with disabilities. Continua a leggere → Read more

To be able to leave a wind turbine quickly in an emergency, European standards and occupational health and safety laws prescribe a second escape route. The SKYLOTEC rescue system is often used for this purpose. It is stored in place in the "Seal Pac" (a sealed aluminium box) for up to 10 years. Now the manufacturer of fall protection systems offers the possibility of extending the service life by another ten years. This is cost-effective and sustainable. Continua a leggere → Read more

Poiché i prodotti SKYLOTEC sono realizzati con materiali di ottima qualità, in condizioni di impiego normali, si può prevedere una durata di impiego massima superiore rispetto a quanto consigliato dalla DGUV 112-198. Continua a leggere → Read more

Lo scorso fine settimana nella palestra di arrampicata Bergstation di Hilden tutto si è giocato al decimo di secondo: la struttura ha infatti ospitato i Campionati Tedeschi di Speed 2018. La manifestazione ha visto la partecipazione di 33 atleti (14 donne e 19 uomini), che hanno dato prova di sé sul percorso di gara. Continua a leggere → Read more

Il RIDER 3.0 è di gran lunga il set per scalatori più sicuro sul mercato e previene ampie cadute fino al successivo punto di ancoraggio. Continua a leggere → Read more

Neuwied, 13.06.2018 – La SKYLOTEC GmbH, azienda specializzata nella produzione e commercializzazione di prodotti per l´alpinismo, amplia il suo raggio d´azione in Italia, affidando la distribuzione all` agenzia commerciale Panorama Sports Diffusion sas. Continua a leggere → Read more

L’Etiopia è una delle culle della moderna umanità e ha molto da offrire non solo dal punto di vista storico e culturale. Caratterizzato da paesaggi molto vari, l’altopiano etiopico si distingue per le sue numerose formazioni rocciose, che rendono interessante questa meta anche per gli scalatori. Ma perché scegliere proprio un paese con delle strutture turistiche praticamente inesistenti e sul quale si sono scarse conoscenze in merito alla qualità delle rocce? A spingere l'atleta della SKYLOTEC Michael “Much” Mayr e il suo partner di arrampicata Hansjörg è stato un misto di curiosità e voglia di avventura. L’idea è scaturita dai racconti di un amico che aveva adottato anni prima un bambino proveniente da questa regione e parlava sempre con grande entusiasmo delle impressionanti montagne di arenaria. Oltre a questo, il clima sull’altopiano abissino permette ancora di svolgere delle attività al sole a marzo, cosa non così scontata nel continente africano - non a caso il luogo più caldo del mondo si trova proprio qui. Continua a leggere → Read more

Come uno dei produttori leader di DPI e di attrezzature per la protezione in quota in ambito industriale e sportivo, SKYLOTEC è uno degli attori principali sul mercato. Continua a leggere → Read more

SKYLOTEC presenta novedades en los campos de los equipos de protección individual (EPI) y la protección frente a caídas para trabajos en techos en el SICUR 2018. Estas se centran en la sencillez en el uso y en una mayor seguridad para los trabajadores. Además de la nueva gama de cascos «Inceptor GRX», que destaca por sus muchas ventajas en criterios como la comodidad de uso y la ergonomía, esta empresa familiar mostrará también los dispositivos de protección en altura «Raptor». Estos están equipados con dos indicadores de caída que muestran el funcionamiento del dispositivo de forma clara. También se podrá ver en el nuestro estand la nueva corredera de protección para el ascenso vertical «Claw», que reduce el riesgo de uso incorrecto, y el innovador punto de sujeción «Multipin», que se ajusta a casi todas las placas trapezoidales y que contribuye a que la logística en un almacén o en una obra sea más eficiente. Continua a leggere → Read more

With the “Inceptor GRX” industrial climbing helmet, the manufacturer SKYLOTEC has developed a solution offering many impressive advantages in terms of criteria such as comfort and ergonomics. The new range of helmets features an EPS core with well-designed interior padding and the maximum permitted ventilation openings, making it comfortable to wear. Various accessories such as hearing protection and headlamp can also easily be added. The wide range of adjustment options makes the “Inceptor GRX” suitable for a variety of applications in trade and industry. Continua a leggere → Read more

Light yet robust, the new “Gordon” fall arrester device from SKYLOTEC can be used at great heights and individually adjusted to suit any situation. As well as an EN 360 certified version for use when climbing up or down, the manufacturer of fall protection equipment also offers a version with integrated rescue eyelet, which means that it can also be used as a lifting device to lift or lower people. The addition of pulleys allows this fall arrester device to offer a variety of customisable configuration options. Continua a leggere → Read more

Dopo il tragico incidente dell'incendio al grattacielo di Londra e la conseguente catastrofe, SKYLOTEC si è chiesta come i prodotti industriali possano essere trasferiti anche all'autoevacuazione di edifici privati. La nostra vasta gamma di prodotti ci ha aiutato a trovare la giusta soluzione di sistema: così è nato il DEUS EXIT KIT, pronto all'uso per l'ambito privato. Continua a leggere → Read more