RISSafety announces the 100% acquisition of Melbourne-based safety company, Safety Plus Australia. The agreement is effective from today (14 July 2023) and will see RISSafety and Safety Plus Australia continue to operate as standalone brands with independent sales channels in market.
“Whilst a very exciting development for us and the industry, in the immediate future nothing changes,” says Mark Casey, CEO of RISSafety. “It is very important that we focus on delivering our existing projects safely and profitably and winning new work for both brands.”
Safety Plus Australia is a specialist height safety company based in Knoxfield, Victoria, and focuses on retrofit projects and recertifications. The acquisition will secure the future for both entities, strengthening RISSafety’s market presence in Victoria, and furthering the group’s reputation as a market leader in height safety services and solutions in Australia.
“This acquisition will strengthen our market presence in Victoria and RISSafety and Safety Plus Australia operate under shared values of safety and quality, so it made sense to bring this respected business into our group,” Mark explains. “We’re privileged to share the expertise of their employees and have no doubt that their strong success rate of delivery will continue in this new stage of growth.”
About RISSafety
RISSafety is Australia’s leading Australian-owned height safety provider, with a national branch infrastructure to meet our client’s needs anywhere within Australia, New Zealand or overseas. RISSafety designs, manufactures, and distributes an extensive range of tested and standards-compliant range of products, including permanent anchor points, horizontal and vertical fall protection systems, aluminium and fibreglass ladders and walkway systems, fall arrest retractable blocks (inertia reels), tripods and winches for confined space, as well as having its own range of standards-approved personal protective equipment (PPE).
RISSafety also has a comprehensive engineering workshop and can design bespoke solutions for height safety access at even the most challenging of sites. The team pride themselves on being able to offer our clients a product and service portfolio that will satisfy the industry’s stringent hierarchy of control.
About Safety Plus Australia
Safety Plus Australia is an Australian owned and operated family business. Company operations commenced in 1990 from a small factory in Mitcham, Victoria, before moving to factories in Ringwood and, most recently in 2015, to their current site in Knoxfield, Victoria. With a head office in Melbourne, Safety Plus Australia services clients nationwide, focusing on providing quality height safety systems solutions underpinned by core values of health, safety. It’s their mission to ensure Australian workers can perform their duties appropriately and safely on site and be able to return to their families safely each night.
