Year: 2021

CRESTO GROUP ACQUIRES SAFETY TECHNOLOGY UK & USA!

Cresto Group has today acquired all shares in the British company Safety Technology Ltd. including its US subsidiary Safety Technology USA LLC.

Safety Technology is a specialised supplier of fall protection and rescue solutions with special emphasis on advanced training in working at heights. Safety Technology was founded in 2001 and is today established in Clytha, Wales, UK and in Abilene, Texas, USA. The company has a total of 14 employees and has a turnover of approximately MGBP 1.7 with good profitability.

“Safety Technology complements Cresto Group’s already strong position in the UK, primarily in the utilities and wind power sectors. The company’s successful establishment in the US also creates good conditions for further growth in North America “, says Patrik Malterling, CEO of Cresto Group.

“We are very much looking forward to joining Cresto Group, and to jointly continue to drive development in safety at heights and rescue, says the majority seller Bob Dickens. “We have known Cresto Group and its management team for many years, and our companies have similar corporate cultures and the same passion for safety at heights. “

Closing takes effect immediately.

Helsingborg, 16 November 2021

For Cresto Group press enquiries, please contact:

Patrik Malterling, CEO, Tel: +46 705 38 38 83

Johanna Ny, Marketing, Tel: +46 72 516 70 95

For STL USA press enquiries, please contact:

Ben Dickens, VP North America (512) 661-2570

Safety Technology USA news

As 2021 gets well underway it’s time for a news update.

2021 has been a super busy year so far despite some of the limitations we’re dealing with due to Covid-19. As ever safety of our attendees and staff is of utmost importance as we continue to support our vital industry.

New Course dates

We have a range of courses coming up over the next weeks:

Texas

March 8th, 15th, 22nd, 29th

April 5th, 12th, 19th, 26th

Each week will offer both a full Basic Safety Training and Basic Safety Training Refresher.

Iowa

March 22nd

April 5th, 19th

Again a full Basic Safety Training and Basic Safety Training Refresher will be available on all weeks.

Join us at O&M in Texas

We’re excited to have secured our place at the AWEA O&M Safety conference 2021 in Round Rock, Texas. As we’ll be on our home turf in Texas we’re hoping that our entire crew will be joining us. It’ll be a great opportunity to meet instructors, our commercial team and check out new equipment. Head over to AWEA for more details, we hope to see you there.

More course availability

Through the second half of 2020, we used some of our Covid downtimes to bring additional trainers through our in-house program. What this means for our customers is more courses at more venues. In the coming months expect to see a weekly course in Texas for both Basic Safety Training and Refreshers and a minimum of 2 courses per month for both. We will also be adding GWO Advanced courses to our program and beginning to schedule Basic Technical Training as distancing restrictions allow.

Growing Partnerships

Working closely with strategic partners is central to Safety Technology’s global growth and this is no different in the USA. 2021 will bring a host of new announcements of partners delivering Safety Technology GWO accredited training courses. The first of which is with our partners in Kansas City, Pinnacle Career Institute. Currently, training Working at Height PCI will soon be delivering the full Basic Safety Training course from the accredited site in Kansas City. We’re excited to be developing these additional modules which will be available for in-house students and external companies looking for training.

If you’re looking for training, get in touch.

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New Year, new GWO courses

It’s a New Year and that means new GWO courses.

We’ve just announced new GWO courses for 2021 and that’s just the tip of the iceberg for what will be a huge year for Safety Technology USA.

Like most of us out there 2020 was a difficult year and 2021 would be hard pressed to be any worse. But looking ahead as we emerge from the impact of the pandemic the team at Safety Technology USA have a real optimism for the year ahead. Our team has grown through 2020 and it’s been great to welcome new people onboard as we embark on the new year.

We also have big plans for the year ahead to expand our GWO training footprint across more of the USA so watch this space for announcements on new centers.

Upcoming courses

All January courses are now fully booked.

Texas February courses

Basic Safety Training refresher February 1st 2021

Basic Safety Training February 8th, 15th, 22nd 2021

Texas March courses

Basic Safety Training refresher March TBC

Basic Safety Training March 1st, 8th, 15th, 22nd 2021

Iowa February courses

Basic Safety Training February 22nd 2021

Iowa March courses

Basic Safety Training March 22nd 2021

Onsite training

We are also able to conduct onsite training where Safety Technology trainers can cisit your wind site to perform a training course. Suitable access to a turbine or climbing structure is required or we can bring our mobile tower to your site.

Expanding the range of GWO courses

We are delighted to announce that we will be extending a number of the advanced courses Safety Technology train in Europe to the USA this year. Our new GWO Advanced courses will be offered in Iowa and Texas, contact us for more details.