There are some things that are taken for granted, which means one does not really think about it as important or really significant. Ladders belong to this category. Every home and shopfloor is likely to have one, even if it is just a small step ladder to reach the height inaccessible to an average human being, which means anything above 8 to 10 feet. And by all accounts it appears that ladders have been around for centuries. In fact the Wikipedia has this to say about ladders: "Ladders are ancient tools and technology. A ladder is depicted in a Mesolithic rock painting that is at least 10,000 years old, found in the Spider Caves in Valencia, Spain. The painting depicts two humans using a ladder to reach a wild honeybee nest to harvest honey. The ladder is depicted as long and flexible, possibly made out of some kind of grass. According to BBC's "A History of the World", the ladder is also mentioned in the Bible. Jacob had a dream and in the dream he saw a ladder reaching from heaven to earth. But the modern ladder is a recent invention. The BBC source mentioned above credits John H Balsley of Dayton, USA, with the invention of the step ladder in 1862. When he made it he put hinges on it so when someone had finished they could fold it away.

This write-up is about a Hyderabad based company, Alco Aluminium Ladders Pvt Ltd, the foundation of which was laid in the year 1990, as a thriving business enterprise involved in production and supply of huge assortment of aluminium tower ladders, step ladders and aluminium mobile scaffold towers and allied products. Aluminium is a popular material for ladders because of its strength, durability and light weight. Since inception, the company has grown manifold under the management of Mohammed Nayeem Khan and Sayed Jav, the owner entrepreneurs. Today, the company has, under their guidance, firmly established itself as manufacturer, exporter and supplier of aluminium ladders and scaffolding towers.

The company has developed huge, technologically advanced manufacturing set-up. The unit is equipped with high-tech machines and full fledged facilities for undertaking voluminous production of an assortment of aluminium ladders and other products. It is owing to the advanced production facilities that we can meet the bulk demands of the buyers within the stipulated time frame.

Apart from a sophisticated manufacturing unit, Alco Aluminium Ladders also has a well-equipped and staffed laboratory with adequate testing facilities and spacious warehouse, as part of its infrastructure. The growing demand for these products in markets across the globe has inspired the promoters to develop spacious warehousing facility that enables them to store bulk quantities of products in safe and secure manner. The warehouse also helps in speeding up the delivery mechanism, as it stores products in organised and categorised manner. The company provides customised packaging facility to the clients as well.

Being an ISO 9001:2008 certified organisation, the company has developed strict quality policy and testing mechanism which tests all manufactured products for quality, strength and other features. To ensure delivery of flawless products to clients, the company has hired qualified quality supervisors who inspect every product individually for quality and features.

Alco Aluminium Ladders Pvt Ltd, Hyderabad. Tel: 040-23303373, 65984573. Mobile: 098497-51758, 098490-14902. Fax: 91-40-23303374. Email: alco_aluminium_ladders@yahoo.co.in, alcoaluminiumladders@gmail.com