Heights Altrex Magazine Heights 2017 | Page 6

expert 6 The new Safe-Quick ® 2 Safer and faster at a height At Altrex, we sometimes say that the future requires innova- “The new version of the Safe-Quick® has a number of tive solutions. Of course, in reality, it’s our customers who notable changes, or rather additions”, Dijksma continues. ask. After all, as a user, you would know best what you will “For example, we noticed that there was a desire to make need today and tomorrow. That is why we always come up with new and improved solutions. Like the even smarter Safe-Quick ® 2. longer scaffolding, in order to link them along a wide façade, for instance. The innovation lies in the new, narrower clamps. This makes it possible to attach multiple scaffolds to each other, without creating a difference in height between platforms. That is practical and, in particular, very safe.” Safe access equipment doesn’t simply fall from the sky. And Henry Dijksma is well aware of that fact. As product manager at Altrex, he himself was and is the cradle of many intelligent access solutions. From his position between the customer, the market and Altrex’s own engineers, he sees More comfortable, faster and safer the needs and what is possible. “The most relevant questi- ons come from practice”, Dijksma explains. “These are often Another strong point is that the frames are easily stackable. about convenience. If we see that something can be done Due to the innovative design of the aluminium tubes and even smarter, we’ll make it work. And that is how we arrived at joints, the frames fit together well. This enables you to build the Safe-Quick® 2, the most intelligent version of our rolling a stable and higher stack when you disassemble the rolling tower to date.” tower. An additional advantage is that the system takes up less space during transport. A logistic plus, in other words. Safe-Quick ® 2: one step further The first Safe-Quick® was launched on the market in 2013. In doing so, we introduced a new, innovative assembly method for rolling towers: thanks to the frames of fixed rails and struts, you, as the user, will be protected all around even before you reach the next platform. With the Safe-Quick® 2, we are taking a step further in safety, and especially in ease of use. That is exactly what the end user would expect from Altrex.