StS gruppen AS has been a pioneer in the use of industrial rope access techniques – often avaluable alternative to scaffolding. Today, our company is recognised as one of the foremost in Europe in this demanding and highly specialised field.

Our highly qualified teams are in international demand. StS has carried out assignments in Australia, Great Britain, Bahrain, Singapore and Brazil. But our primary focus is offshore platforms in the North Sea and onshore industrial facilities in Norway.

Our multi-disciplinary approach has given StS a unique way to combine industrial rope access techniques with other expertise – such as our mechanical know-how. The considerable advantage for you, the customer, is that projects are executed in an optimal way, even when bound by short deadlines. We also have countless examples of how our use of rope access techniques has saved our customers a considerable amount of money.

IRATA-certified
StS is a member of IRATA, the Industrial Rope Access Trade Association. IRATA’s objective is quality assurance for companies that practice access techniques. That is why IRATA has the strictest demands in the world in regards to HSE. IRATA regularly inspects StS and other IRATA certified companies – ensuring the highest quality services for our customers.

We train experts on rope access techniques
StS trains rope access technique experts – our own and others. Our training centre has special facilities for this purpose, including a climbing wall and an area where experience can be gained with rigging operations at great heights. Every one of our instructors is certified by IRATA, yet we use external examiners. During the last ten years, more than 200 course participants have completed Access Techniques levels I, II and III. Thanks to StS Group, many welders and electricians, plumbers and painters are now proficient climbers.

Industrial rope access techniques entail advantages for:

• Inspections
• Electrical work
• Pipe work
• Welding and work on steel
• Surface treatment
• Cleaning/Ultra-high pressure water (UHP)
• High pressure cleaning
• Rigging
• Assembly/Dismantling