Skylotec

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SKYLOTEC

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Seat Neuwied ( Rhineland-Palatinate ), Germany
management Kai Rinklake, Wolfgang Rinklake
Branch Manufacture of protective equipment for fall protection
Website www.skylotec.com

The Skylotec GmbH , based in Neuwied ( Rhineland-Palatinate ) is a German manufacturer of personal protective equipment against falls.

history

The company was founded in 1948 by Eduard Kaufmann for the production of safety belts for mining and grinding baskets for mine rescue . In addition to other products for the mining industry, safety belts for fire brigades have also been produced since 1969. The first aluminum shovel stretchers came from Kaufmann's production facility in 1973.

Eduard Kaufmann sold his company to Wolfgang Rinklake in 1982, and Eduard Kaufmann GmbH was founded. The plant, which is now located in Neuwied, produced a. a. the first grinding baskets made entirely of stainless steel, for which Eduard Kaufmann received a utility model from the German Patent Office . Due to the reduced risk of sparks , it was increasingly used in German mines.

Kai Rinklake took over the management in 2000. He founded a training center and expanded international sales in Europe, North Africa, the Middle East and Asia. Three years later, EKN Asia Pacific pte. Ltd. founded in Singapore, the first foreign sales company. The company has been using the name Skylotec since 2005. One year later, Skylotec took over the rescue and safety division of the Swiss mammuttec AG.

After the insolvency of the belt manufacturer CJ Schickhardt GmbH & Co. KG, Skylotec took over the company and continues to run it as an independent company under the name Inobelt GmbH.

In addition to fall protection, the company sees another core competence in the processing and production of straps and ropes. In 2008 the company was expanded to include mountain sports.

In 2009, Skylotec won an iF product design award for a new type of mobile fall arrester . The device is used on permanently installed, vertical ladders such as antennas, bridge piers, towers and industrial plants. The person to be belayed is connected to the safety harness running in the guide rail. Even after the EN 353-1: 2002 standard was withdrawn, the device fulfills the requirements of the draft standard EN 353-1: 2008 as well as the requirements of British standards (BSI).

On June 18, 2010, Skylotec expanded the training area and created the Vertical Rescue College , which combines the company's training activities from different areas:

  • Training for fall protection and rescue from ups and downs in industry
  • Intervention at authorities and organizations with security tasks (BOS) with training for emergency services
  • Prevention (safety and specialist training)

Locations

The company has three plants in Neuwied ; In addition to production, one of the three plants houses the administration, and another houses the central warehouse. Furthermore, there has been a production facility in Gyomaendröd ( Hungary ) since December 11, 2008 .

The following sales offices are also used:

Awards

  • 2007 iF product design award for a patented safety harness
  • 2008 OutDoor INDUSTRY AWARD for a climbing harness
  • 2008 iF Design Award 2008 for a complete harness for fall protection
  • 2009 Ispo Brand New Awards for a climbing harness
  • 2010 iF product design award 2010 for a snap hook
  • 2011 red dot design award for a snap hook

Utility model

Skylotec has registered several utility models with the German Patent and Trademark Office .

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ www.git-sicherheit.de
  2. ↑ soq.de ( Memento from July 28, 2014 in the Internet Archive )
  3. ^ Bergzeit GmbH
  4. ↑ Stones-Earth
  5. ↑ www.ispo-brandnew.com ( Memento from August 19, 2011 in the Internet Archive )
  6. ↑ SKYLOTEC GmbH Awards. In: www.iFdesign.de. Retrieved June 11, 2020 .
  7. ↑ www.bergleben.de
  8. ↑ List of registered utility models online at [1] .

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