ABOUT US
It started with a fall from a cherry tree - today we make workplaces at great heights safe and comfortable to reach
Our vision
Our vision is to make access to heights and hard-to-reach workplaces safe, efficient and ergonomic for everyone. We strive to create a working world where modern technologies enable safe and easy access to great heights and to overcome the challenges of the workplace at any height.
Our mission
Our mission is to simplify and automate access to hard-to-reach workplaces through innovative and future-oriented products, which enable each of our customers to increase their occupational safety and boost their productivity.
OUR STORY
2007
- HighStep® Systems AG is founded by M+F Engineering and members of the Maurer family.
- CE certification of the HighStep climbing system by TÜV Süd
2008
- The Swiss transmission system operator NOK/Axpo equips the first electricity pylons with the HighStep fall protection system.
2009
- HighStep receives the label of the Swiss innovation funding agency CTI/CTI (Federal Commission for Technology and Innovation)
2011
- TenneT chooses the HighStep fall protection system for new power lines in the Netherlands with so-called «Wintrack» power pylons
- System decision by the regional network operator Pfalzwerke for HighStep as a fall protection system.
- ISO 9001 certification
2013
- Delivery of the first fall protection systems to State Grid of China.
- Contract for 1000 telecom towers signed by Reliance Communication, India.
2015
- Market launch and certification of the HighStep Lift: the world's first mobile, battery-operated service lift.
2016
- Contract concluded with the network operator Elia (Belgium) for electricity pylons for a river crossing.
2018
- HighStep is awarded the public tender by the transmission system operator 50 Hertz (Germany) for the fall protection system as a system decision.
- The HighStep climbing system is installed on the 325-meter-high Atto Tower at the Max Planck Institute in Brazil.
2019
- Alexander Luft succeeds founder Andreas Maurer as CEO.
- With the installation of the system in the training center of the Schweizwerk (now INRA Group Academy) in Zofingen, HighStep receives a “showroom”.
2021
- Market launch and certification of the HighStep Lift 3.0.
- HighStep’s climbing system will be installed in the world’s tallest flagpole in Egypt.
2022
- Market launch and certification of the “Protector 2.5” fall protection runner.
- The HighStep climbing system is used for the first time in a logistics infrastructure installation when Volkswagen installs it in a high-bay warehouse.
2023
- Market launch and certification of the mobile anchor point.
2024
- Doppelmayr chooses HighStep as the climbing system for a new urban cable car in Paris.
- Winner of the European Aluminium Award 2006
- Finalist Swiss Technology Award 2008
- Finalist at RW de Vigier Foundation 2009
Awards
"This product is a very good example of holistic design and problem solving. All aspects have been considered, including safety and energy saving (e.g. the batteries are charged when the lift descends).
All components of the product have the right shape and provide a lot of safety for climbers in different areas. The modularity of the stairlift is high, and in terms of mass production, it is a well-constructed design and an industrial product with a carefully selected surface treatment."
European Aluminium Award Jury
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