SureWerx® Acquires FALL SAFE®
July 11 2024 - 5:00PM
Business Wire
Adds Leading Fall Protection Manufacturing and Brand to Growing
Global Portfolio
SureWerx®, a leading global provider of safety, tool &
equipment products, announced today that it has acquired FALL
SAFE®. Terms were not disclosed.
Based in Porto, Portugal, FALL SAFE® is a global leader
of critical-use personal protective equipment, specializing in fall
protection equipment and systems. Since 2003, the company has been
recognized as a category leader and innovator of highly technical
and functional safety products for diverse end markets. FALL
SAFE® designs and manufactures a wide variety of fall
protection safety products including harnesses, self-retracting
lifelines (SRL’s), descenders, belts, anchors, ropes, lifelines as
well as other technical fall protection products including various
safety accessories. FALL SAFE® continues to lead through
innovation, with the sole purpose of keeping workers safe and
protecting the lives of countless professionals working at heights
around the globe. As part of the transaction, FALL SAFE® TRAINING,
a fully certified training facility, helps to train workers at
heights from around the globe.
“Adding FALL SAFE to our growing, world-class portfolio of
SureWerx brands moves us further toward our goal of becoming the
global leader in Safety and Productivity,” said SureWerx CEO, Chris
Baby. “FALL SAFE brings us one step closer to building a robust and
innovative Fall Protection portfolio as part of the SureWerx
platform. FALL SAFE’s expertise in the most technical and demanding
portion of the Fall Protection market around the globe sets them
apart from their competition. We are thrilled to be adding this
highly respected brand to our market-leading portfolio of
best-in-class safety products.”
“FALL SAFE has always focused on delivering innovative,
performance-driven products and solutions to end users through its
distribution partners,” said FALL SAFE Founders, Jan and Paula
Ekman. “We are thrilled to be partnering with SureWerx, a company
that holds the same values and commitment to worker safety as FALL
SAFE. Their reach into the global industrial markets and access to
over 4,000 distributors across multiple channels will undoubtedly
accelerate growth of the FALL SAFE brand. We are in good hands -
the future for FALL SAFE has never been brighter!”
About SureWerx
Co-headquartered in Vancouver, Canada, and Elgin, Illinois,
SureWerx is a leading global manufacturer of professional safety
products, tools, and equipment. SureWerx markets its safety
products under multiple brands including Jackson Safety®,
Sellstrom®, Pioneer®, PeakWorks®, ADA Solutions®, Armor Tile,
Access Tile, Due North®, K1 Series®, Avenger, Nautilus®,
MEGAComfort, NEOS®, Oberon and now FALL SAFE®.
SureWerx offers unparalleled access to its brands through its
distributor network servicing the industrial, construction, safety,
electrical, utilities, resources, transportation, automotive
aftermarket, and food production markets globally. For more
information visit: www.surewerx.com.
About FALL SAFE
Headquartered in Porto, Portugal and founded in 2003, FALL SAFE
specializes in designing and manufacturing innovative,
performance-based working at heights safety products for
professional workers. Products and training serve most industrial
and construction channels and users around the globe. For more
information please visit: www.fallsafe-online.com.
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Media: Rishi Sharma, SureWerx VP Mergers &
Acquisitions. rsharma@surewerx.com