Sunday 13 February 2011

Warning regarding the presence of counterfeit versions of Petzl products

Petzl have discovered Chinese counterfeit versions of some of their products and in testing these have failed well below required standards.

click on the image to go to the news story on the Petzl website

The cosmetic quality of the counterfiet products is very high including all the required marks and stamps. The only way to ensure you dont purchase these products is to buy through trusted channels.

If the offer seems to good to be true it probably is!

Below is the text from the Petzl website or click on the image to go to the page

Ian

The following text is taken from the Petzl website:


There is a significant risk that these counterfeit products could open or otherwise fail at low loads and under normal use:

  • These counterfeit products do not meet UIAA or CE safety standards.

  • These counterfeit products do not meet Petzl safety and quality requirements.

 

It will be very difficult for you to identify these fakes:

They have been reproduced in a way that makes them very difficult to identify. The following features have been reproduced nearly identically:
  • Design
  • Color
  • Product markings
  • Batch number
  • Instructions for use (down to the most minor details)
  • Packaging
Only an in-depth analysis allows us to identify these counterfeit products, due to minor differences in the tools used to produce them.

 

To date, only a few counterfeits have been found on the market, and thus far none in North America.

 

What can you do?

  • Only purchase from an authorized Petzl retailer to be sure that you are purchasing a genuine Petzl product.

  • If you have any doubt as to the authenticity of Petzl products, please help us and contact Petzl America at info@petzl.com or (877) 807-3805. For a list of Petzl retailers, please visit:
  • If the retailer from whom you purchased your equipment is not listed, please contact Petzl America at the email and phone number listed above.

 
Petzl is working hard to stop these counterfeits, which put users’ lives at risk, from reaching the market.

Tuesday 8 February 2011

We're at IDEX 20th to 24th February, stand 10-B44

Click on the image to go to the IDEX website

Come and visit us on stand 10-B44.

"The International Defence Exhibition and Conference (IDEX) is the largest defence and security event in the Middle East and North African region.
In 2011, the 10th edition of IDEX, takes place from Sunday 20th - Thursday 24th February, at the Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre (ADNEC), Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.
Retaining the prestigious honour, IDEX 2011 will be held under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of the UAE and Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces"

Monday 7 February 2011

The sheer scale of the problem caused by plastic bottles highlighted to me | Ian Ganderton's Blog

Click on image to go to my blog post
"To be honest I dont think I’ve quite captured just how many bottles there were. It has highlighted to me the sheer scale of the problem caused by plastic bottles thrown away." 

Sunday 6 February 2011

Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) Course- Saturday 26th February 2011

NB- There has been a change of date FROM the 19th TO the 26th February



On 26th February we are organising, in conjunction with Singing Rock and Tendon, a PPE Inspection Course.

Everybody involved in the management and inspection of work at height and mountaineering Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) must know how to carry out inspections to ensure its safe condition before use.

We are running a 1 day training course in PPE inspection with certification to European Standards for the conduct of PPE inspection.

Date: Saturday, 26th February 2011
Time: 1 day
Location: Al Shaheen Adventure, Ras Al Khaimah; map will be provided to attendees
Costs: 300 aed
Payment: by cheque or cash on course day
Bookings: Please confirm your attendance by email or fax before Thursday 23 February. Names of personnel are required, not just numbers.
Lunch included

General knowledge of climbing equipment is required.

Maximum number of participants is 20.


If you would like further information please email guida@globalclimbing.com


Wednesday 2 February 2011

Welcome

So here is our new blog. Here we'll post information we come across that we hope you'll find interesting. This could be reviews of products we distribute, exciting new products we get in, interesting news from the regions outdoor scene plus any other stuff that takes our fancy.


If you have or see anything you think might be of interest please let us know, the email address is just to the right there >>>>>

We also intend to add a useful links page and a page showing list of the retail outlets that stock our products.

I hope you find it of interest

Ian

Video Review: Handikart Canoe & Kayak Portage Trolley reviewed by Canoe & Kayak Mag (UK)


Click on the image for a video review of the Handikart Canoe & Kayak Portage Trolley by the editor of the UK’s Canoe and Kayak Magazine. We now have these in stock

Click the image to go to the review

Looks good, I have still to test one