Kitemark for safety steps

With a product-driven standard such as this, where the emphasis is on safety and reliability, testing is exhaustive. It takes  It takes time, for example, to establish whether the product is capable of supporting the required loads in line with its intended use. Routine testing will continue, with twice-yearly checks on two ‘families’ within the mobile steps range, namely the smallest and the longest.

“The whole process took about a year, but it has definitely been worth it,” says sales and marketing manager, Andy Colley. “It assures our existing and future customers that they’re buying a quality product that will remain consistently high quality.”