Altrex produces two types of ladders for wind turbines - the Everest Wind Ladder and the Himalaya Wind Ladder. The Everest is a maintenance-free aluminum ladder with a long lifetime due to its robust box profile. The Himalaya is a lightweight but strong ladder made of I-shaped beams. Both ladders have anti-slip rungs and can be produced in various sizes from 28cm to 800cm in length. Accessories include end caps, wall brackets, ladder connectors, and accessories for mounting fall protection systems and lifting equipment.

1. Ladder Technology
for Wind turbines

2. PROFESSIONAL
Relax. It’s an Altrex.
A reliable and well known brand, Altrex. For more than 60 years the Altrex brand has ensured safety,
responsibility and innovation. Altrex is an important player on the global market with a leading
position in many countries. A position based on quality, knowledge, experience, guarantee and
especially innovation. Choosing Altrex is choosing safety. Altrex develops and manufactures high
quality products for the professional user as well as for the diy user. High quality products designed
to help the user with working safely at great height.
A wide assortment, quality, service and guarantee. Professionals who want top-quality products and
products for a safe working environment at height, choose Altrex. All imaginable access solutions like
rolling towers, folding towers, façade scaffold systems, suspended platform systems, ladders, folding
ladders and stepladders, Altrex has it all. The products are developed by devoted people with experience and expertise. People who know what the customer needs to work at heights safely and comfortably. Also for special situations, that require custom-made solutions, experts of Altrex are always
ready to deliver a suitable solution. Altrex is the right choice for every access situation!
One of the products out of the wide range of Altrex are the ladders, which are used in all different
applications. Altrex is the right partner for the wind industry because we got our own engineering
and production facilities, which makes it possible to respond to the demands of the customers very
quickly.
The right product for every task! And that’s why:
Relax. It’s an Altrex.
Strict standards and regulations. Do not take any risks, choose Altrex! Working at height has several risks. Choosing Altrex is choosing
safety, quality and durability. Altrex delivers a wide range of products in a large number of countries all over the world. Pending on
specific standards and regulations in these countries, the products may vary in configuration and/or design.
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NEN-EN-ISO
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Relax. It’s an Altrex.

3. PROFESSIONAL
Emphasis on safety and innovation. Working at great height has several risks. Choosing Altrex is
choosing safety and responsibility. As a world player with a leading position on several markets
Altrex continually seeks to improve products and make these as safe and efficient as possible. This
has resulted in a large number of innovations keeping in mind customer use is a basic principle.
Knowledge, experience and service. The employees of Altrex have the specific knowledge and
experience to make working at great height possible. Engineers guarantee quality and safety in the
design of the products, usually based on complex calculations. Naturally, always keeping in mind the
specific requirements of the existing standards and regulations. An extensive team of experienced
Altrex-employees helps all the world wide customers making the right choices to ensure a safe working environment at great height. The enthusiastic Altrex sales department offers additional service
and support to all her customers.
Modern factory and logistics centre. Altrex has a new factory with sophisticated, state of the art
production facilities in The Netherlands. Besides the head-office, factory and logistics centre in The
Netherlands, Altrex also has companies in Belgium and Sweden. The Altrex-production process is
ISO 9001 certified which ensures a constant quality of products. Altrex is an expert in welding and
also ensures a constant quality of products with the application of state of the art welding robots.
To ensure safe working at great height, the quality of the products is of great importance. Therefore,
again, Altrex is the right choice. The Altrex brand guarantees quality products, and quality deliverance.
From the modern distribution centre Altrex daily distributes its access equipment all over the world.
International partners. Altrex has an international dealer network with partners who have expertise
and knowledge of the access solutions which Altrex offers for safe working at great heights. When
custom-made solutions are needed, they always work in close contact with the Altrex-team of specialists. Altrex is represented by a dealer network and partners in the whole of Europe, North-America
and Canada, Japan, Singapore, Hong Kong, South-America, Australia, New Zealand, South-Africa and
the Middle East. Also, several world wide rental companies have chosen to rent out Altrex quality
products.
Custom-made products and special constructions. This catalogue offers an overall picture of the
many access equipment possibilities Altrex has to offer. In certain situations, custom made / special
products are needed. In these situations Altrex also offers a solution and is the right choice. Altrex
has a specialized department for customer solutions. They personally advise customers about the
best and safest solutions. Also engineering and manufacturing are performed by a specialized team,
all of whom have the required professional knowledge and expertise. No matter if it concerns access
solutions for a football stadium, silo access systems or climbing towers, Altrex is the right choice.
Training and education. In order to work safely at great height, three major requirements must be
taken in to consideration. Firstly, the right equipment has to be purchased. Subsequently, the equipment has to be maintained in good condition, at a regular interval and repaired when necessary.
Thirdly, the user has to be instructed properly and work according to safety guidelines. Information
needed to meet these requirements is given in the Altrex user manuals, but this will not always suffice. In certain situations training and education are needed. For these situations Altrex has its own
training and education centre in The Netherlands, where product training and education are offered.
Relax. It’s an Altrex.

4. PROFESSIONAL
Everest Wind Ladder
The Everest Wind Ladder is a maintenance free aluminium ladder, specially
designed for the wind industry. With the Everest Wind Ladder you have the
most robust ladder there is in the market. The length of the ladder meets
every preferable climbing height.
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Long lifetime by robust box profile from the ladder
Comfortable to climb because of the 30 mm deep anti-slip rungs
Simple installation, also for all the accessories
Several accessories available with or without hoop
Distance between rungs 280 cm
Standard width 490 mm
Available in all different sizes:
Dimensions (cm)
Min.
Max.
Length
56
560
Width (outside)
36
65
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NEN-EN-ISO
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End-caps
TYPE
WER-02
LADDER LENGTH
NUMBER OF RUNGS
560
2
TYPE
WER-12
Wall brackets
Ladder connectors
LADDER LENGTH
NUMBER OF RUNGS
3360
12
WER-03
840
3
WER-13
3640
13
WER-04
1120
4
WER-14
3920
14
WER-05
1400
5
WER-15
4200
15
WER-06
1680
6
WER-16
4480
16
WER-07
1960
7
WER-17
4760
17
WER-08
2240
8
WER-18
5040
18
WER-09
2520
9
WER-19
5320
19
WER-10
2800
10
WER-20
5600
20
WER-11
3080
11
Relax. It’s an Altrex.

5. PROFESSIONAL
Himalaya Wind Ladder
The Himalaya Wind LAdder is part of a new generation wind ladders. This ladder is
lightweight but very strong. The I-shaped beams make the ladder revolutionary and cost
efficient. The length of the ladder meets every preferable climbing height.
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Lightweight because of I-shapes beams
Comfortable to climb because of the 30 mm deep anti-slip rungs
Simple installation
Several accessories available
Distance between rungs 280 cm
Standard width 490 mm
Available in all different sizes:
Dimensions (cm)
Min.
Max.
Length
28
800
Width (outside)
36
65
End-caps
TYPE
Wall brackets
Ladder connectors
LADDER LENGTH
NUMBER OF RUNGS
LADDER LENGTH
NUMBER OF RUNGS
560
2
CWER-12
3360
12
CWER-03
840
3
CWER-13
3640
13
CWER-04
1120
4
CWER-14
3920
14
CWER-05
1400
5
CWER-15
4200
15
CWER-06
1680
6
CWER-16
4480
16
CWER-07
1960
7
CWER-17
4760
17
CWER-08
2240
8
CWER-18
5040
18
CWER-09
2520
9
CWER-19
5320
19
CWER-10
2800
10
CWER-20
5600
20
CWER-11
3080
11
CWER-02
Relax. It’s an Altrex.
TYPE
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6. PROFESSIONAL
Combination with lift
Both Altrex Wind Ladders can be used for guidance of servicelifts and as a
normal access ladder.
Relax. It’s an Altrex.

7. PROFESSIONAL
Accessoiries
Several different accessoiries are available on request. For the mounting of the ladder and the fallprotection system.
Need more information? Contact your Altrex-dealer or Altrex at: +31 (0)38 4557733
Mounting bracket
Connection strip
Connection part
Ho-ver turm table
Guide-rail
Resting platform
Relax. It’s an Altrex.

8. Relax. It’s an Altrex.
Tel.: +31 (0)38 455 7733
Fax: +31(0)38 455 7744
sales@altrex.com
09-2011
Altrex B.V.
P.O. Box 30160
8003 CD Zwolle (NL)
www.altrex.com