CRESTO AB ESTABLISHED IN SWEDEN

1999

Cresto's focus is on developing and producing fall protection equipment for professionals working within the utility industry.

BERGMAN & BEVING ACQUIRES CRESTO AB

2002

CRESTO AB ACQUIRES RESQ A/S

2007

RESQ was established in Denmark in 1994, delivering rescue solutions to the world's largest wind turbine manufacturer.

CRESTO AB ACQUIRES AAK SAFETY AS

2017

AAK established in Norway in 1987, led the mountain sports market. In the late 1990s this experience helped them refocus on industrial and offshore markets.

CRESTO GROUP IS LAUNCHED

2019

”To become the leading European fall protection and rescue specialist”

CRESTO GROUP ACQUIRES SAFE TIME SLOVAKIA

2020

SAFE TIME is a manufacturer and leading Slovakian fall protection company.

CRESTO GROUP ACQUIRES ABTECH SAFETY Ltd, OUTREACH RESCUE and ORMS

2021

Abtech is a manufacturer and leading fall protection company in the UK. Within the group are specialist rescue and medical training companies - Outreach Rescue and ORMS.

OUTREACH RESCUE

2021

OUTREACH RESCUE MEDICAL SKILLS

2021

CRESTO GROUP ACQUIRES SAFETY TECHNOLOGY UK AND USA

2021

SAFETY TECHNOLOGY USA

2021

FALLSKYDD- SPECIALISTERNA

2022

CRESTO ALLIANCE

2023

Cresto Group companies AAK, Abtech Safety, Cresto Sweden, Outreach Rescue and STL form an alliance committed to shared values and ambition.

CRESTO SAFETY

2023

Designing, manufacturing and supplying certified fall protection solutions, Cresto Safety is launched. In-house manufacturing begins at our Slovakian base, formerly Safe Time s.r.o.

CRESTO ALLIANCE UK

2023

UK restructure : Abtech Safety and Outreach Rescue are rebranded as ORMS and Safety Technology Ltd announce plans to merge operations.

AAK SAFETY SWEDEN

2024

AAK Safety Sweden is launched. Cresto Group Sweden and Fallskyddspecialisterna merge operations to form a new company.

Business areas

Business areas

Five market leaders have joined forces in one shared mission - to protect height workers with height safety and rescue solutions, when and where it is needed the most.

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Business areas

Acquisition

Acquisition

We have deliberately built our organisation around fully independent subsidiaries, something we label as “small-scale enterprise on a large scale”.

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Acquisition

Our history

Our history

Deacades of experience within safety & rescue solutions.

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Our history