RED WING, Minn. — January 19, 2012 — Capital Safety, the world’s leading manufacturer of fall protection equipment under the DBI-SALA™, UNILINE® and PROTECTA® brands, today announces the completion of its acquisition by Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. L.P. (together with its affiliates, “KKR”), a leading global investment firm. All transfers of the previously disclosed $1.12 billion agreement are complete, and the new ownership is effective starting today.

Posted Jan 26, 2012 by Capital Safety

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Capital Safety previously identified a reported inadvertent disconnection during use of the locking snaphook used in a series of “Y-shaped” Protecta lanyards with twin lanyard legs that both attach directly to the eye of the snaphook (part number 9502573) where it attaches to a harness d-ring.

Posted Jan 20, 2012 by Capital Safety

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RED WING, Minn. — November 28, 2011 — Capital Safety, the world’s leading manufacturer of fall protection equipment under the DBI-SALA™, UNILINE® and PROTECTA® brands, today announces its acquisition by KKR, a leading global private equity investment firm, from Arle Capital Partners, which had owned the company since mid-2007. KKR has signed an agreement to pay $1.12 billion for the company, with transfer occurring in January 2012, subject to mandatory regulatory ap

Posted Nov 28, 2011 by Capital Safety

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Red Wing, Minn. — November 21, 2011 — Capital Safety, home of the DBI-SALA, PROTECTA and UNILINE brands of fall protection equipment, introduces the new DBI-SALA Nano-Lok™ Self Retracting Lifelines (SRL). These new SRL’s, an addition to Capital Safety’s extensive line of industry-leading self retracting lifelines, can be used in place of lanyards and can be directly attached to any harness, reducing fall clearances. At only 1.6 lbs,the SRL’s are virtually unnoticeabl

Posted Nov 21, 2011 by Capital Safety

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RED WING, Minn. — September 21, 2011 — Capital Safety, home of the DBI-SALA™, UNILINE® and PROTECTA® brands of fall protection equipment, today announces a new extension to its revolutionary DBI-SALA ExoFit NEX™ product line – the ExoFit NEX Arc Flash harnesses. The innovative harnesses incorporate Nomex®/Kevlar® technology into their design, and feature flame-resistant and non-conductive properties, making them perfect for use in any industry that involves exposure

Posted Oct 21, 2011 by Capital Safety

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RED WING, Minn. — September 1, 2011 — Capital Safety, home of the DBI-SALA, UNILINE and PROTECTA brands of fall protection equipment, today announces the opening of a new wind turbine training structure center at its North American headquarters in Red Wing, Minnesota. The new training structure will be used to provide a variety of rescue and climbing training scenarios for the wind energy industry, and a variety of others that need to protect workers at height.

Posted Sep 01, 2011 by Capital Safety

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RED WING, Minn. — June 20, 2011 — Capital Safety, the world's leading manufacturer of fall protection, confined space and rescue equipment, today announced that Joe Reimer has joined the company as president of Americas region. Reimer has more than 25 years of experience in the global personal protection equipment industry. For the past 15, he has been president of the fall protection division of Dalloz and senior vice president of the height safety group within S

Posted Jun 20, 2011 by Capital Safety

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RED WING, Minn. — May 31, 2011 — Capital Safety, home of the DBI-SALA, UNILINE and PROTECTA brands of fall protection equipment, today announced that it, together with its ultimate parent company, has completed the acquisition of all shares and assets of Arseg, Pass and Clasi, a manufacturer and provider of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) in Latin America. The companies sell a variety of PPE products and services designed to serve the safety needs of companies

Posted May 31, 2011 by Capital Safety

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REDDITCH, WORCESTERSHIRE, UK – April 21, 2011 - A quadrupling of export earnings over six years has led to Redditch-based Uniline Safety Systems today (21st April) being granted a Queen’s Award for Enterprise: International Trade, on the recommendation of the Prime Minister.

Posted Apr 25, 2011 by Capital Safety

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RED WING, Minn. — March 31, 2011 — Capital Safety, home of the DBI-SALA™ and PROTECTA® brands of fall protection equipment, today announces the release of a new DBI-SALA brand catalog highlighting the line’s breadth and depth of premium fall protection solutions. DBI-SALA offers unmatched first-class comfort, safety and quality in fall protection equipment. The new catalog features more than one thousand items, twice the amount included in previous catalogs

Posted Apr 01, 2011 by Capital Safety

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