NEWS HOME PRODUCTS GET TO KNOW US STOCKS AND LOGISTICS CONTACT INNOVATION AND DEVELOPMENT INNOVATION IN PRODUCT DESIGN Alpinter designs and produces shelter and core relief items exclusively for the humanitarian market. Our products are deployed during the most demanding human and environmental crises, and as such we are continuously innovating to ensure that our products meet the needs of beneficiaries and international aid organisations, both now and into the future. Our commitment to continuous improvement and innovation starts with our in house R&D and Quality teams. We design, engineer, test and redesign our products, to maximise their utility and lifespan, while minimising their environmental impact. Our quality control and assurance team works directly with our manufacturing facilities to ensure that every Alpinter product deployed to the field is fit for purpose and correctly manufactured, every time. OUR DEVELOPMENTS OVER THE YEARS 1995 - Alpinter introduces Polycotton Material for humanitarian tents. 1999 - The ‘Yucatan’ family tent is developed and produced by Alpinter. This model is still produced and deployed to this day by the Turkish Red Crescent. 2004 - Alpinter designs and introduces the ‘All Weather Tent’, with significant advancements in occupant comfort compared to previous models. 2009 - We are the first manufacturer to produce fleece blankets in Pakistan, together with our partner NIZAM. BLANKETS 2011 - Alpinter is the first manufacturer to use PE fabric for humanitarian shelters, with the launch of the RED Lightweight Family Tent. Cost effective, compactly packaged and light enough to be carried by one person, RED Family Tents have since been deployed worldwide, setting the standard for efficient emergency shelter relief. RED TENT 2012 - HUB Multipurpose Tent range is developed. This has become the most widely deployed humanitarian multipurpose tent worldwide, with its disinfectable PE fabric walls being particularly well suited to use as infectious disease medical treatment facilities. HUB 2016 - We are the first manufacturer to produce polyfill blankets for the humanitarian market. With improved insulation and less shipping volume, this rapidly became the industry standard. BLANKETS 2016 - Alpinter was instrumental in the design and development of the BLUE (Geodesic) Family Tent, in conjunction with ICRC, IFRC and IOM. The BLUE Tent was the first family tent fabricated from fully synthetic materials to be widely deployed for humanitarian relief, with significant advantages in weather resistance, disinfectability, lifespan and product weight. BLUE TENT 2017 - The Xpert High Performance Tent was created as the latest generation of Multipurpose Tents, as a collaboration project between UNICEF and industry leaders, including Alpinter. The Xpert High Performance Tent combines additional functionality and a longer lifespan, for greater utility in the feild and a wider range of recycling possibilities. UNICEF 2019 - Alpinter develops and supplies a full EMT2 Field Hospital for B-FAST, the Belgian international relief aid team. Based on the XPERT High Performance Tent, the Alpinter developed EMT2 Field Hospital was first deployed as part of Belgium’s response to COVID-19. XPERT TENTS USED AS QUARANTINE ZONE 2020 - With overwhelming demands for mobile sanitary installations in the wake of COVID-19, Alpinter introduces a range of Sanitary Addons for the XPERT and HUB Series Tents. Individual Treatment Cabins, Negative Pressure Isolation Rooms, Curtain Dividers and Sanitation Cabins were all added to the Alpinter product portfolio. PUBLIC - PRIVATE SECTOR COLLABORATION The Xpert High Performance Tent was created as the latest generation of Multipurpose Tents, as a collaboration project between UNICEF and industry leaders, including Alpinter. The Xpert High Performance Tent combines additional functionality and a longer lifespan, for greater utility in the feild and a wider range of recycling possibilities. Alpinter was also instrumental in the design and development of the BLUE (Geodesic) Family Tent, in conjunction with ICRC/IFRC. This model has since been deployed for emergency relief by Red Cross organisations worldwide. INNOVATION HELPING SUSTAINABILITY Our development and innovation process takes into account the overall impact of our manufacturing and logistics activities, across the entire product life cycle. Some examples of our recent efforts in product and logistics optimisations: Our jerrycan production facility in the UAE is a zero waste production unit, combining waste material reintegration with innovative applications for the 3,8% of raw material which cannot be used. Alpinter-developed the CRI Pallet (an adapted Europallet designed to optimise container loading rates while maintaining compatibility with standard racking systems) and Metal Stackable Pallets for bulky/heavy items such as family tents and shelter tool kits, improve container loading rates by up to 25% and minimising the carbon footprint generated by the transport of goods. Both innovations have since become the standard for international humanitarian organisations. Alpinter optimised the packing design for multipurpose tents, to encourage longer lifespan and reuse of the wooden boxes. In 2020 our environmental efforts evolved and converged into the Alpinter Environmental Impact Initiative, a public statement of our previous and present efforts to minimise our environmental impact, and our commitments to expanding these efforts in the future in conjunction with all industry stakeholders. Download our report here. FIRE RETARDANCY: INNOVATION FOR BETTER SAFETY Innovation and the desire to create safer products has seen us commit to making fire-retardant products. A fire can start anywhere and at any time; an untreated tent will burn to ashes in less than a minute, trapping people inside with very little chance of survival. But when the tent canvas has a flame-retardant treatment or is made from materials like polyethylene (PE) that slow the spread of flames, the probability of combustion is significantly reduced, and offers occupants sufficient time to escape to safety. Read more on fire testing of our products and the importance of reducing risks in humanitarian contexts. DO YOU WANT TO KNOW MORE ABOUT OUR SOLUTIONS GET IN TOUCH ALPINTER SA RUE CHARLES DE GAULLE 7, 9600 RENAIX, BELGIUM T. +32 55 23 17 54 E. info@alpinter.com GET TO KNOW US PRODUCTS ENVIRONMENT CONTACT NEWS PRESSROOM JOBS WORLD OF TENTS © Copyright ALPINTER 2021 Disclaimer