DSEI 2015: Ladders reach new heights
Nordic assault systems manufacturer, Henriksen Rapid Entry Boarding System (REBS), has secured an order for its new Carbon Multi Ladders (CML) product.
The un-named Middle East customer has bought 72 sections of CML even though the product was launched for the first time at the DSEI exhibition in London.
A spokesperson from Henriksen REBS told Shephard that the ladders have to be light because they will be carried by the soldiers, which is why the materials are so important.
He said that ladders now have to do multiple tasks and be used as a stretcher and for bridging. ‘The [military] requirement
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