Lifespan
10 Year Lifespan
Following extensive testing of our webbing and manufacturing processes, we have increased the recommended lifespan of our products to a maximum of 10 years from the date of manufacture across the entire RIDGEGEAR harness and lanyard range. All products in this range are manufactured in the UK at our head office in Leek, Staffordshire and since April 2016 we have been proud members of the Made in Britain campaign.
- We tested samples of 10 year old products and found that they all still passed EN testing.
- We did additional UV tests that simulated long UV exposure on harness and lanyard webbing.
- The results showed that the breaking loads on all of our webbing were between 85-98% of their original value, against the minimum requirement of 70%.
The 10-year lifespan is effective on all textile based products manufactured on or after January 2010 which is identifiable by the production date on the label.
