Wind Turbine Potential for Emergency Ladder
Sun 17 March 2013 8:56 pm
A new development in emergency ladders could be fitted to offshore wind turbines, providing a means of disembarking following damage to fixed ladders.
Sun 17 March 2013 8:56 pm
A new development in emergency ladders could be fitted to offshore wind turbines, providing a means of disembarking following damage to fixed ladders.
Mon 10 September 2012 10:27 pm
Fibrelight Developments has now received three exciting and tangible accolades for their Fibrelight Emergency Ladder. First, following exacting testing, the Emergency Ladder was granted the all-important SOLAS Certificate of Type Approval SAS S120038 by Lloyd’s Register. Secondly, they then received a certificate from the Safety at Sea Awards 2012 presented during a dinner on HMS Belfast. And, thirdly, a provisional order conditional on obtaining SOLAS Approval was confirmed by MOL LNG.
Read more in the press release.
Sat 16 June 2012 12:52 pm
The Fibrelight Emergency Ladder received one of three certificates awarded in the Equipment Category, during a presentation dinner on board HMS Belfast.
See the entry and the certificate.
Sun 10 June 2012 4:05 pm
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Mon 28 May 2012 8:37 pm
IHS Safety at Sea Magazine have announced a shortlist of three, including the Fibrelight Emergency Ladder for the Equipment Award at the Sixth Annual Awards Ceremony to be held onboard HMS Belfast on 14th of June.
Sun 8 January 2012 3:36 pm
Marks & Clerk LLP Patent Attorneys have confirmed that the UK Intellectual Property Office intends to grant a patent based on this application. The date of the grant of the patent will be 11th January 2012 and the patent will be given the number 2451127.
Wed 16 November 2011 9:31 pm
In the November 2011 issue, Safety at Sea International features an article about the inherent problems with existing ladders used in maritime applications.
They interview Pat Hobbs about state-of-the-art innovations in this area being carried out by Fibrelight Developments, including the Fibrelight Assault Ladder.
Sun 16 October 2011 7:06 pm
Fibrelight Developments is using its patented technology to bring sturdier lifesaving solutions to the market, according to company founder Pat Hobbs.
In 2008 the company created a casualty cradle with a patented construction: carbon-fibre or glass-fibre rods inserted into tubular webbing with flanges that enable it to be stitched flat between the double-thickness pockets of a second webbing. This unique construction has since been used as the basis of several of its products.
Among the latest products is an escape ladder that can be manufactured to any length and boasts 15mm carbon-fibre rungs that can each be loaded to more than 1 tonne, and a stretcher that was created at the urging of a major maritime academy. "They pointed out that the wood-and-canvas Neil Robertson stretcher has been around since the days of sail, and it soils readily," explained Hobbs. "Our stretcher is made with carbon-fibre and polyester webbing, rolls up to 4–6in in diameter, weighs 6kg and is easy to clean." The stretcher, which has been in development for 18 months, is suitable for vertical and horizontal lifts (including by helicopter). "It's a modern product for a modern age," Hobbs declared.
- Safety at Sea International. Vol 45, number 510. August 2011. Page 23. View the article.
Sat 27 November 2010 9:00 pm
At this year's Survivability Solution Awards, the Fibrelight Cradle, shortlisted for the ship survivability category, was awarded a finalist certificate for being one of this year's most innovative ship safety devices.
Fri 8 October 2010 1:40 pm
Platform Survivability 2010 is the world's largest survivability event across all major operating environments and platforms, including vehicles, aircraft, ships and soldiers.
As part of the three day conference in Berlin, the Survivability Solution Awards recognise the most innovative developments across vehicle, aircraft, ship and soldier security systems and products during the last year.
The Fibrelight Cradle recovery system has been shortlisted along with two other products under the ship survivability category. An independent panel of world-leading survivability experts will select the winner after the first day of the conference.
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