OUR BUSINESSES AND OUR BRANDS
Altrex, Artub, FMS Ringue, Frénéhard, Gamesystem, MA Estructuras, Securigard, Skyworks, Syam, Tendo, Tubesca-Comabi… We’re all part of the same family, under the Frénéhard & Michaux. In this family, we share the same view of the working at height arena: scaffolding and ladders, accessories for roofs and roofing, collective and individual protection against falls from height.
Safe working at height is the prerequisite of our respective businesses, representing a common thread uniting us.
Our custom solutions
The strength of our Group lies in our diversity. Our employees bring their expertise to a wide range of business sectors and support their customers by providing an efficient service to meet their current needs. Our Group continually strives to develop new products and services to meet specific customer needs, offer tailored solutions and position itself in expert markets and sectors.
OUR PRODUCTS
We are able to offer all professionals comprehensive solutions for working and accessing heights.
- Ladders and step ladders
- Mobile work platforms and lightweight mobile work platforms (PIR/PIRL)
- Scaffold tower
- Facade scaffolding
- Suspended platforms
- Temporary guardrails
We offer an innovative fall protection solution (patented device) for all building trades. SYAM is an anchor point at height, eliminating any risk of falling, unlike an attachment point located below the operator. Simple, sturdy, practical, and lightweight, SYAM adapts to all situations and can be installed directly in front of an opening or set back behind an opening. We also offer a range of fall protection equipment (harnesses, lanyards, ropes, automatic fall arresters, etc.) under the UNYC brand.
With over 30 years of experience in aircraft maintenance and the supply of mooring systems, we offer tailor-made solutions dedicated to the manufacture and maintenance of all types of civil and military aircraft and helicopters on every continent. We innovate with fully customized and secure solutions for working at height in manufacturing, maintenance, and industrial servicing:
- Rail transport
- Road transport
- Naval transport
- Energy industry: electrical, nuclear, and oil
We offer a complete range of metal accessories for building envelopes, roofs, and facades:
- Gutter hooks
- Downspouts, downspout collars, water boxes
- Slate and tile hooks, fastening brackets for standing seams
- Roof snow guard systems
- Cladding brackets, splice plates, insulation clips
- Copings, window sills, flashings, clapboard, and other standard or custom-made folded accessories
- Roof anchors and safety hooks, lifelines
We offer a comprehensive range of integrated devices for buildings and industrial facilities to ensure the safety of workers during operation or subsequent intervention:
- Permanent guardrails
- Lifelines
- Skylight guards
- Hoop ladders
- Anchors
- Scaffolding on brackets
OUR SERVICES
We offer services related to access, working at height, and fall protection.
- Equipment rental
- Scaffolding assembly and dismantling
- Equipment inspection
We design and implement tailor-made solutions adapted to industry and construction. Thanks to our dedicated teams of fitters, we guarantee reliable, secure installations that comply with the most stringent requirements.
We carry out periodic inspections and provide preventive and corrective maintenance for your equipment. Our certified training center offers modules tailored to the specific needs of each sector:
- Industry: working at height, use and maintenance of PPE, safety procedures.
- Construction: assembly and use of fall arrest systems, scaffolding, secure access.
- Mountain: rescue at height, evacuation of ski lifts, safety in ski areas.
OUR BRANDS
ALTREX
ALTREX is the Dutch specialist in the manufacture and marketing of height access solutions: steps, ladders, rolling scaffolding and platforms. ALTREX products are sold in more than 70 countries worldwide.
ARTUB
ARTUB manufactures and markets work at height access solutions for private individuals, including stepladders, ladders, steps and scaffolding. ARTUB products are sold in more than 60 countries worldwide.
NERESSY
A French manufacturer for over 60 years, Neressy specialises in made-to-measure access, work at height and fall protection solutions, including assembly and installation services for professionals operating in the building and industrial sectors. It also offers standard equipment such as steps, ladders, individual and light rolling platforms and rolling scaffolding. The company carries out its full production in France.
TENDO
TENDO is a Spanish manufacturer of steel facade scaffolds. Its production site is based in Tarazona, producing all of its products in compliance with European quality standards and norms.
TUBESCA-COMABI
TUBESCA-COMABI has now been producing and marketing products for access, protection, and working at heights for almost 70 years. The company’s offering includes standard access solutions (ladders, stepladders, platforms, scaffold towers) in addition to work site applications (facade scaffolding, ladder lifts), and custom solutions tailored to
industrial and aircraft maintenance, and transport.
FRÉNÉHARD
Founded in 1889 and the Group’s eponymous company, FRÉNÉHARD designs, manufactures and markets durable metal accessories for the building industry. FRENEHARD is the French market leader and expert in fastening rainwater drainage, roofing and cladding, and safety for roofers. The company now offers customised, folded accessories for the building envelope and exterior fittings to all players in the construction industry.
GAMESYSTEM
GAMESYSTEM designs, produces, and constructs standard and custom engineering solutions for industrial maintenance, in order to ensure optimal safety for operators working at height. Since 1979, Gamesystem has been the only company on the market focused on safety of work at height, as a manufacturer, independent installer, and training centre.
SECURIGARD
SECURIGARD has been a market benchmark for the protection of roof terraces that are not accessible to the public for over 12 years. SECURIGARD manufactures fixed, temporary and self-supporting guardrails, hoop ladders, brackets for technical equipment and footbridges in France, and markets its products in Europe.
SYAM
Syam is a French company specialising in the prevention of risks of falls from height. It designs, manufactures, markets and trains workers in the use of all of its personal protection equipment, including its Mobile Anchoring System, SYAM. The company operates in more than 35 countries worldwide.
FMS RINGUE
For more than 30 years, FMS RINGUE has been a specialist in scaffolding rental, with and without services, based in the Parisian region. Thanks to a modern and comprehensive stock of COMABI equipment (facade and multidirectional scaffolding), the company has the capacity to operate on all types of work sites.
MA ESTRUCTURAS
MA ESTRUCTURAS offers rental services for TENDO scaffolding, offering rental, with and without services, in Madrid and the surrounding region. The company can cater to both the new construction and renovation sectors and it oversees more than 400 projects a year.
SKYWORKS
SKYWORKS is a Dutch company specialising in the rental and sale of height-access products. The company offers a wide range of products, including scaffolding, suspended platforms, personal protective equipment, ladders and steps.

