The certification makes Liftal the only company that can function as a full partner to the petrochemical, maritime and offshore industries in terms of delivery, installation, inspection, maintenance and repair of explosion-protected lifting equipment, says the company.
Hans Hirdes, manager of the LIFTAL branch in Vlissingen, said: “Many of our customers are beginning to recognise this problem and come to us with their questions. Our suppliers often know a lot about ATEX design of their products and about laws and regulations around explosives, but cannot always say exactly the extent to which maintenance conform to them. That made us decide to get the ATEX certificate ourselves.”
Paul Kuipers, unit manager industry and ATEX officer at Liftal, said: "The ATEX certification complements our other certifications for lifting and work equipment, such as LEEA.”
