During SMM 2014 in Hamburg
This year’s SMM in Hamburg will see VIKING release more innovations than at any other point in its 50-year history, including new developments in PPE clothing, safety equipment outsourcing, onboard training solutions, and evacuation systems, as well as a catalogue that almost doubles the number of maritime products.
Riding high on market successes, marine safety equipment manufacturer VIKING Life-Saving Equipment’s product developers have been adding innovation after innovation to the company’s already impressive range of products and service offerings. Highlights from these new additions will be on display at the VIKING stand #504 at SMM in Hamburg.
VIKING CEO Henrik Uhd Christensen puts the heightened pace of product releases down to a simple mechanism: “When you’re close to your customers, you can develop exactly what they want – or what they will want in the near future,” he says. “And they help you to continue improving the product as their needs evolve every step of the way.” “Nothing succeeds like success, as they say – so, of course, when we see the industry choosing our products as much as they have been doing, it injects a tremendous amount of energy into product development efforts throughout the company. It creates a kind of snowball effect.”
One of the most visible changes to the VIKING product line-up is the new High Visibility Yellow range of GORE-TEX? constant wear/anti-exposure suits, neoprene and multi-layer PU coated nylon immersion suits, and lifejackets. The new, strikingly bright outer material is aimed at making the chances of being noticed in even the most difficult sea conditions better than ever. “We constantly monitor the latest research on visibility at sea for vital safety equipment – and we have made it a priority to be the first to bring promising developments to our customers,” says VIKING CEO Henrik Uhd Christensen. PPE clothing in the new colour is showcased at SMM and available immediately. |
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