KRATOS SAFETY has become aware of recent publications by one of its competitors, Skylotec, on its website, concerning compliance issues with the documentation of certain electric winches in the "Smart Spider" range.
While we can only regret this type of behaviour on the part of a competitor, we understand that this publication may raise questions.
Here are our answers to date:
1. Regarding the claims made about the ECM and ICR Polska bodies:
- KRATOS SAFETY has not placed on the market any product bearing the CE 1282 marking (ECM's notified body number), and no allegedly falsified certificate has been used or submitted.
- According to the information available to KRATOS SAFETY, ICR Polska issued conformity verification certificates (No. ICR/VC/HS240648 and No. ICR/VC/HS240647) to the manufacturer of the Smart Spider range products, which are available on this body's website: https://cert.icrpolska.com/. However, these certificates were not issued by ICR Polska in its capacity as a notified body, but as an inspection body, in order to carry out documentary checks relating to the products' compliance with the essential requirements.
KRATOS SAFETY therefore does not consider itself concerned by these accusations.
2. What the communication directed against us does not mention is that no safety incident has been reported to us since we started distributing the "Smart Spider Pro" and "Smart Spider Max" models, and we are not aware of any element suggesting that these products could pose a risk to user safety.
3. The only question currently raised concerns the validity and administrative completeness of the declaration of conformity for these two products. KRATOS SAFETY acts solely as a distributor of the "Smart Spider Pro" and "Smart Spider Max" models. These documents are drawn up by the manufacturer, and KRATOS SAFETY, as a distributor, has no authority to intervene in their content. These questions have therefore been referred to the manufacturer and are currently under review.
The trust of our customers and the safety of users are our top priorities, and we take this matter very seriously. As a precaution, sales of the products concerned have been suspended until the manufacturer has fully clarified the situation.
We are monitoring this situation very closely and will keep our customers informed of any developments.
If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us.
KRATOS SAFETY
General Management
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