Hugo is an easy-to-use, one-person access platform, developed to address the issue of ladders no longer being acceptable to use in the working environment. The directors at Vizstark spotted the opportunity following a change in Health & Safety regulations and knew they could fill the gap it created.
This project really did start with a blank sheet of paper. Vizstark knew the market place very well, but didn’t have the knowledge or skills in product development, so needed a partner they could trust to guide them through the stages to commercialisation.
Technically there were many challenges to overcome. It had to reach great heights yet be small enough for one person to use and move around a shop floor or warehouse. Plus it needed to conform to regulatory directive EN 282, so the compliance requirements were extremely onerous and restrictive.
But after months of development and testing we had everything solved. And with a number of patented product innovations created, the Hugo lift was launched at the Health & Safety Show at the NEC.
It went from strength to strength and is now being used by many high-profile companies such as The Shard, Bank of England, Nestlé, Wrigley’s, McCain Foods and Dell, to name a few.
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