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    Climbing Technology with new sales agency for Austria

    2024-08-19T08:45:00Z

    Hagan Ski’s sister company Outdoor Handels GmbH is responsible for the entire Austrian market.

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    Skylotec to establish charitable trust

    2022-05-16T11:47:00Z

    In the year of its 75th anniversary, Skylotec, the German manufacturer of industrial and sports climbing as well as protective equipment, will establish a foundation for charitable purposes. The German family-owned company wants to support projects in areas such as youth development, education or environmental protection, and people in need. ...

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    Skylotec acquires parts of Dutch TAGS Group

    2022-05-09T11:52:00Z

    On April 1, Skylotec, the German manufacturer of industrial and sports climbing as well as protective equipment, acquired individual product groups from the Dutch TAGS Group. The acquisition expands the product range in the Law Enforcement and Armed Forces (LEAF) segment. It makes the German family-owned company the world’s only ...

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    Management changes at industrial and sports climbing specialist Skylotec

    2022-03-02T16:29:00Z

    In the year of its 75th anniversary, Skylotec, the German manufacturer of industrial and sports climbing as well as protective equipment, has announced several changes in its team. In addition to owner Dr. Kai Rinklake, Alexander Merl was appointed as the company’s co-managing director, effective immediately. Merl has been working ...

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    Skylotec acquires Climbing Technology

    2021-07-05T15:54:00Z

    The German family-owned company Skylotec has acquired the Italian brand Climbing Technology, well-known in alpine mountaineering, sport climbing and high-altitude work and one of the largest European manufacturers of carabiners. With the integration of the two associated production companies Aludesign (Italy) and Securit (Romania), both founded in 1986, Skylotec is ...

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    Skylotec increases production of FFP2 masks

    2021-01-27T18:08:00Z

    With the wearing of medical face masks, or FFP2 masks, now mandatory on public transport and in stores in Germany to help contain the Corona pandemic, German climbing and safety equipment supplier Skylotec has announced it is ramping up its production of medical face masks to avoid supply shortages. Currently, ...

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    Skylotec receives government funding for protective mask production facility

    2020-12-02T11:11:00Z

    Skylotec is expanding its portfolio to include respiratory protection. The professional and sports climbing and safety gear specialist has invested in five modern production machines and will produce medical face masks and masks for light respiratory protection (FFP masks) beyond the corona pandemic. The German family-owned company has received a ...

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    Skylotec new main sponsor of Grimpday in Belgium

    2020-10-08T08:13:00Z

    German professional and sports climbing and safety gear specialist Skylotec is the new main sponsor of Grimpday, an international rope rescue competition that brings together rescue teams from all around the world. Whether in the fire brigade, civil defence, the military or the police – rescuers working in altitude ...

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    ​Preventive inspection call for Skylotec’s SAM 2.0 climbing harness

    2020-09-28T08:22:00Z

    The German climbing material specialist Skylotec has discovered a missing structural seam on a Skylotec SAM 2.0 harness during a routine inspection. After a thorough inspection of all harness inventories, no other harnesses with this defect pattern could be identified, but the manufacturer has published a precautionary inspection notice. Since ...

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    More outdoor companies produce masks and gowns

    2020-04-20T11:56:00Z

    As the Covid-19 pandemic continues to paralyze large parts of the outdoor industry, the Compass receives several press releases each week from brands that have converted their productions or source capacities for production of the highly sought-after face masks and medical gowns. Here is the latest news of outdoor companies ...