Manufacturer of aluminium ladders, mobile scaffolds and industrial work platforms for aviation, rail transport and industry

Çağsan Merdiven

Dilovası (TR) · Balıkesir (TR)New on Amplifa

1983Founded

2 plantsProduction sites (TR)

approx. 20,000 m²Production area

70 countriesExport markets

About Çağsan Merdiven

Çağsan Merdiven is a Turkish manufacturer of ladders, mobile scaffolds and industrial access and work platforms, founded in 1983. The product portfolio includes aluminium leaning ladders, stepladders and multi-purpose ladders, modular scaffolds (ProTUBE, UltraTUBE), fixed ladders with safety cages as well as custom special designs under the CAGSAN TECHNIC line, including maintenance platforms for aircraft and train maintenance, tanker platforms and warehouse and racking platforms. Production is predominantly made of aluminium, supplemented by steel, fiberglass (electrically insulating ladders) and wood. The products are tested according to the standards EN 131 and EN 1004 and carry TÜV-SÜD and TSE certificates; AIRBUS (Section-19 Shell & Barrel Platform) is cited as a reference customer. According to its own statements, the company exports to 70 countries and has two production plants in the Dilovası (since 2012) and Balıkesir (since 2017) Organized Industrial Zones with a total of approximately 20,000 m² of production space.

Site: Dilovası Organize Sanayi Bölgesi, Kocaeli (TR)
Processes: Manufacture of aluminium ladders (leaning/multi-purpose/stepladders), Manufacture of aluminium mobile scaffolds/modular scaffolds (ProTUBE, UltraTUBE), Manufacture of industrial ladders and work platforms (incl. aviation/rail/tanker platforms), Special projects / custom ladders and platforms (CAGSAN TECHNIC), Product testing according to EN131/EN1004 (TÜV-SÜD, TSE), Special projects/special designs (CAGSAN TECHNIC), Manufacture of aluminium ladders, scaffolds and industrial platforms, Product testing according to EN 131 and EN 1004
Materials: Aluminium, Steel, Fiberglass, Wood
Certificates: EN 131, EN 1004, ISO 9001, ISO 10002, ISO 14001, ISO 45001, EN 131 (TÜV-SÜD/TSE, product certificate), EN 1004 (TÜV-SÜD/TSE, product certificate)
Founded: 1983
Industries: Aviation, Rail transport, Industry/Industrial facilities, Tank construction, Retail/Warehouse logistics, Aviation (aircraft maintenance platforms, docks)

01
Engineering and special design (CAGSAN TECHNIC)
02
Profile and component manufacturing (aluminium, steel, fiberglass)
03
Assembly into ladders, scaffolds and platforms
04
Product testing according to EN 131 / EN 1004
05
Shipping and export

Materials & Processes

Aluminium

Main material for ladders, mobile scaffolds and work platforms.

Steel

Used, among other things, for industrial platforms, stairs and fixed ladders.

Fiberglass

Material for electrically insulating ladders (FIBERO, V2, V3).

Wood

Used for attic ladders (LEGNA).

Production Sites

Dilovası

Production site in the Organized Industrial Zone (since 2012)

Materials: Aluminium, Steel, Fiberglass

Balıkesir

Second production plant in the Organized Industrial Zone (production since July 2017)

Materials: Aluminium, Steel, Fiberglass

Products & Components

**Aluminium leaning and multi-purpose ladders**Assembly · Retail/Warehousing

**ProTUBE aluminium mobile scaffold**Assembly · Industry

**UltraTUBE aluminium mobile scaffold**Assembly · Industry

**Industrial work platform**Assembly · Industrial facilities

**Fixed ladder with safety cage**Assembly · Industrial facilities

**Aircraft maintenance platform/dock**Special design · Aviation

**Train maintenance platform**Special design · Rail transport

**Tanker platform ladder (MONTANA)**Special design · Tank construction

**Electrically insulated fiberglass ladder**Assembly · Electrical engineering

**Racking and storage platform (VISTA)**Assembly · Retail/Warehousing

Inside the production

Industries

AviationRail transportIndustry/Industrial facilitiesTank constructionRetail/Warehouse logisticsAviation (aircraft maintenance platforms, docks)Rail transport (train maintenance platforms)Industry/Industrial facilities (ladders, platforms, stairs)Tanker/Tank constructionRetail/Warehousing (racking and storage platforms)

Processes & technical limits

Processes	Tolerance	Max. part	Weight	Lot size	Materials
Manufacture of aluminium ladders (leaning/multi-purpose/stepladders)Assembly	–	–	–	–	Aluminium
Manufacture of aluminium mobile scaffolds/modular scaffolds (ProTUBE, UltraTUBE)Assembly	–	–	–	–	Aluminium
Manufacture of industrial ladders and work platforms (incl. aviation/rail/tanker platforms)Assembly	–	–	–	–	Aluminium, Steel, Wood, Plastic (fiberglass)
Special projects / custom ladders and platforms (CAGSAN TECHNIC)Engineering	–	–	–	–	Aluminium
Product testing according to EN131/EN1004 (TÜV-SÜD, TSE)Testing	–	–	–	–	–

Additional services

Special projects/special designs (CAGSAN TECHNIC)Manufacture of aluminium ladders, scaffolds and industrial platformsProduct testing according to EN 131 and EN 1004

Reference customers

AIRBUS (AIRBUS SA SECTION-19 SHELL & BARREL PLATFORM, publicly cited as a reference on the website)

Quality & Standards

The aluminium ladder and scaffold systems are tested and certified according to EN 131 and EN 1004 by TÜV-SÜD and TSE; products are quickly adapted to changes in standards. In addition, ISO 9001, ISO 10002, ISO 14001 and ISO 45001 are mentioned.

Evidence	Dilovası	Balıkesir
ISO 9001
ISO 14001
ISO 45001
EN 131 (TÜV-SÜD/TSE, product certificate)
EN 1004 (TÜV-SÜD/TSE, product certificate)

Company History

1983
Foundation of Çağsan Merdiven
1992
Relocation to the facilities in the Dudullu Organized Industrial Zone
2012
Relocation to the new facility in the Dilovası Organized Industrial Zone
2016
Groundbreaking for the second plant in the Balıkesir Organized Industrial Zone (May)
2017
First production and commissioning of the Balıkesir plant (July)