Prime Design Europe

18/06/2026

𝐍𝐨𝐭 𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐫𝐨𝐨𝐟 𝐛𝐚𝐫𝐬 𝐨𝐟𝐟𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐚𝐦𝐞 𝐟𝐥𝐞𝐱𝐢𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲!
These two Ford Transit Connect vans have been equipped with our AluBars system, combined with a tube carrier and rear roller for easier handling of long materials.

Unlike traditional roof bar systems, 𝐀𝐥𝐮𝐁𝐚𝐫𝐬 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐦𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐨𝐧 𝐚𝐧 𝐚𝐥𝐮𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐮𝐦 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐥, 𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐨𝐰𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐫𝐨𝐬𝐬𝐛𝐚𝐫𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐛𝐞 𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐞𝐝 𝐞𝐱𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐥𝐲 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐥𝐨𝐚𝐝 𝐫𝐞𝐪𝐮𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐦, 𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐥𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐯𝐞𝐡𝐢𝐜𝐥𝐞'𝐬 𝐫𝐨𝐨𝐟 𝐦𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐩𝐨𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐬.

Whether carrying ladders, pipes, conduit, or other long materials, operators can adapt the setup to their specific needs.

16/06/2026

𝐀 𝐥𝐚𝐝𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐢𝐬 𝐨𝐧𝐥𝐲 𝐮𝐬𝐞𝐟𝐮𝐥 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐢𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐠𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝!
Yet for many professionals, accessing a roof-mounted ladder still means climbing, stretching, lifting, and securing it manually several times a day.

This Volkswagen Transporter is equipped with an ErgoRack ladder rack, designed to bring the ladder down to the operator instead of sending the operator onto the vehicle.

The result?
✔ Faster loading and unloading
✔ Reduced physical strain
✔ Ground-level operation
✔ Improved daily safety

𝐁𝐞𝐜𝐚𝐮𝐬𝐞 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐚 𝐭𝐚𝐬𝐤 𝐢𝐬 𝐫𝐞𝐩𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐬𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞𝐬 𝐚 𝐝𝐚𝐲, 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐝𝐚𝐲, 𝐬𝐦𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐪𝐮𝐢𝐜𝐤𝐥𝐲 𝐦𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐚 𝐛𝐢𝐠 𝐝𝐢𝐟𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞.

What equipment do your operators access most often from the roof of their vehicles?

12/06/2026

Often, 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐩𝐨𝐢𝐧𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐚 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐞𝐭𝐞𝐥𝐲 𝐧𝐞𝐰 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐛𝐥𝐞𝐦. 𝐈𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐚 𝐟𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐚𝐫 𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐮𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐩𝐞𝐨𝐩𝐥𝐞 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐚𝐜𝐜𝐞𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐲𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐬 𝐬𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐲 𝐛𝐞𝐜𝐚𝐮𝐬𝐞 "𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭'𝐬 𝐡𝐨𝐰 𝐢𝐭 𝐡𝐚𝐬 𝐚𝐥𝐰𝐚𝐲𝐬 𝐛𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐝𝐨𝐧𝐞".

At PDE, many of our developments have started with simple questions.
👉 Why should an operator climb onto a vehicle to access equipment?
👉 Why should loading and unloading a ladder require unnecessary lifting?
👉 Why should increasing roof storage automatically mean more effort for the user?

Over the years, these questions have led to new ways of thinking about roof access, ergonomics and operator safety.

𝐈𝐧𝐧𝐨𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐢𝐬 𝐫𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐥𝐲 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐫𝐞𝐢𝐧𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐬𝐜𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐜𝐡. More often, it comes from looking at an existing challenge with fresh eyes and being willing to question established habits.

What is a commonly accepted practice in your industry that you believe could be improved?

10/06/2026

🚒 Fire brigades spend a lot of time deciding what equipment should be carried on a vehicle.
👉 But 𝐡𝐨𝐰 𝐦𝐮𝐜𝐡 𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞 𝐢𝐬 𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐝𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐡𝐨𝐰 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐞𝐪𝐮𝐢𝐩𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐮𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐛𝐞 𝐚𝐜𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐝?

At INTERSCHUTZ, we spoke with hundreds of firefighters, vehicle manufacturers, and converters.

One thing became clear: As more equipment moves onto vehicle roofs, accessibility is becoming just as important as storage capacity.
A ladder that takes too long to deploy.
A tool container that requires climbing.
A rescue boat that is difficult to handle.
A fire truck carrying plenty of equipment that is not immediately accessible.

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐪𝐮𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐢𝐬 𝐧𝐨 𝐥𝐨𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐫: "𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐰𝐞 𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐲?"
𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐪𝐮𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐢𝐬: "𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐝𝐨 𝐰𝐞 𝐚𝐜𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐢𝐭 𝐪𝐮𝐢𝐜𝐤𝐥𝐲, 𝐬𝐚𝐟𝐞𝐥𝐲, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐥 𝐩𝐡𝐲𝐬𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐧?"

This is why we have completely redesigned our Fire & Rescue webpage. 🔥 Not to talk about products, but to explain the different deployment concepts, equipment configurations, and vehicle architectures available to modern fire brigades.

Because the best equipment in the world is only useful if it can be accessed when it is needed.

🔗 https://pde-group.com/fire-emergency-services-solutions/

Ergonomic roof-mounted systems for fire brigades and emergency services: more storage, faster response times, improved health & safety.

08/06/2026

𝐈𝐍𝐓𝐄𝐑𝐒𝐂𝐇𝐔𝐓𝐙 2026 𝐢𝐬 𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫!
After six intense days in Hannover, one thing became very clear: 𝐟𝐢𝐫𝐞 𝐛𝐫𝐢𝐠𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐜𝐫𝐨𝐬𝐬 𝐄𝐮𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐞 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐥𝐨𝐨𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐛𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐰𝐚𝐲𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐚𝐜𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐫𝐨𝐨𝐟-𝐦𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐞𝐪𝐮𝐢𝐩𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭.

Whether discussing ladders, suction hoses, rescue boats, tool containers, or complete roof storage architectures, the same challenges kept coming back:
➡ How can we carry more equipment without compromising accessibility?
➡ How can we reduce physical strain on firefighters?
➡ How can we improve access to roof-stored equipment when every second counts?

Throughout the exhibition, 𝐯𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐬 𝐡𝐚𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐨𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐭𝐨 𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐜𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐝𝐞𝐩𝐥𝐨𝐲𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐬𝐨𝐥𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐝𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐥𝐲 𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐝𝐨𝐨𝐫 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐝, 𝐚𝐬 𝐰𝐞𝐥𝐥 𝐚𝐬 𝐨𝐧 𝐬𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐧𝐞𝐫 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐜𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐫 𝐯𝐞𝐡𝐢𝐜𝐥𝐞𝐬 𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐲𝐞𝐝 𝐚𝐜𝐫𝐨𝐬𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐰.

From manual systems to the latest electric deployment technologies, it was great to exchange ideas with fire brigades, vehicle manufacturers, converters, and rescue service professionals from all over Europe.

A 𝐡𝐮𝐠𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐤 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐭𝐨 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲𝐨𝐧𝐞 who visited us, challenged us with questions, shared operational feedback, and helped make this edition such a success.

Then came the less glamorous part of the exhibition... taking everything down! 😉 Thank you to PDE Team for all your efforts and your time!

Until the next project, the next vehicle, and the next intervention challenge.

04/06/2026

🔥 130 𝐤𝐠 𝐨𝐧 𝐚 𝐫𝐨𝐨𝐟... 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐥𝐨𝐨𝐤 𝐡𝐨𝐰 𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐢𝐥𝐲 𝐢𝐭 𝐦𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐬! 🔥
130 kg on a fire truck roof: a heavy ladder + 4 suction hoses.
𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐥𝐨𝐧𝐠 𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐢𝐭 𝐭𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐝𝐞𝐩𝐥𝐨𝐲? 𝐂𝐎𝐌𝐄 & 𝐒𝐄𝐄 𝐒𝐓𝐀𝐍𝐃 𝐇64 (outdoor FG area) at INTERSCHUTZ this week.

At our stand, we are demonstrating how roof-mounted equipment can be lowered from the vehicle roof to operator level in 30 𝐬𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐝𝐬 or less, while helping reduce physical strain on firefighters during daily operations and interventions.

And this is 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐥𝐢𝐦𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐥𝐚𝐝𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬: 𝐭𝐨𝐨𝐥 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐬, 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐜𝐮𝐞 𝐞𝐪𝐮𝐢𝐩𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭, 𝐬𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐡𝐨𝐬𝐞𝐬, 𝐛𝐨𝐚𝐭𝐬, 𝐟𝐨𝐥𝐝𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐰𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐤𝐬... modern fire vehicles carry more equipment than ever before. The challenge is no longer storing it. 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘯𝘨𝘦 𝘪𝘴 𝘢𝘤𝘤𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘪𝘵 𝘴𝘢𝘧𝘦𝘭𝘺 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘲𝘶𝘪𝘤𝘬𝘭𝘺 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘪𝘵 𝘪𝘴 𝘯𝘦𝘦𝘥𝘦𝘥.

📍 𝐅𝐢𝐧𝐝 𝐮𝐬 𝐚𝐭 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐇64 – 𝐎𝐮𝐭𝐝𝐨𝐨𝐫 𝐀𝐫𝐞𝐚 (𝐅𝐆)
𝐉𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐬𝐢𝐝𝐞 𝐇𝐚𝐥𝐥 26, 𝐛𝐞𝐭𝐰𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐇𝐚𝐥𝐥 25 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐇𝐚𝐥𝐥 26.

Come and test our manual and electric deployment systems yourself. We look forward to meeting fire brigades, fire truck manufacturers, converters, and rescue service professionals from across Europe.

01/06/2026

🚒 Interschutz: We are on 𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐝𝐨𝐨𝐫 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐇64 (𝐅𝐆 𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐚) which is just outside hall 26! 🚒
Come and test our rear and lateral deployment systems for roof-mounted equipment!

29/05/2026

🖤 𝐁𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐤 𝐟𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐬𝐡. 𝐒𝐚𝐦𝐞 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞. 𝐀 𝐝𝐢𝐟𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 ! 🖤
This Mercedes-Benz Sprinter is equipped with a 𝐃𝐌𝐑𝐚𝐜𝐤 𝐢𝐧 𝐛𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐤 𝐞𝐩𝐨𝐱𝐲 𝐜𝐨𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠, combined with a 𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐧𝐨𝐧-𝐝𝐫𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐫 𝐝𝐨𝐨𝐫 𝐥𝐚𝐝𝐝𝐞𝐫.

A solution designed for professionals who want more than functionality alone.

✔ High-grade aluminium construction
✔ Black epoxy coating for enhanced durability and corrosion resistance
✔ Clean, integrated look across the vehicle
✔ No drilling required, preserving the integrity of the doors

The black finish offers a more discreet and premium appearance, while delivering the same robustness and reliability expected in daily operations.

Because choosing your equipment is not only about performance.
It is also about how it integrates with your vehicle and reflects your standards.

21/05/2026

𝐄𝐫𝐠𝐨𝐑𝐚𝐜𝐤 𝐞𝐏𝐫𝐨: 𝐭𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐩𝐡𝐚𝐬𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐢𝐭𝐬 𝐛𝐚𝐬𝐞 (𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐲𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐦) 𝐝𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧
In this video, you can see the ErgoRack ePro platform in operation, just after installation and before the top build is added.

This phase ensures that everything runs smoothly, safely, and exactly as expected before integrating the equipment that will be stored on the roof.

Because once completed, this system will:
✔ Lower and lift the full roof load in 30 to 40 seconds
✔ Be operated by one single firefighter
✔ Allow safe access to equipment from the ground
✔ Optimise roof storage with up to 3 levels of equipment

This is more than a roof system.
It is a way to carry more, access faster, and protect the health of firefighters.

Step by step, every detail matters to deliver a system that performs when it is needed most.

19/05/2026

🚒 𝐈𝐍𝐓𝐄𝐑𝐒𝐂𝐇𝐔𝐓𝐙 𝐢𝐬 𝐣𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐚𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐫𝐧𝐞𝐫
In less than 2 weeks, we will be in Hannover for , ready to welcome you on our open-air stand.

📅 1–6 June 2026
📍 𝐎𝐮𝐭𝐝𝐨𝐨𝐫 𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐚 – 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐇64

𝐖𝐡𝐲 𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐯𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐭 𝐮𝐬?
👉 Looking for ways to carry more equipment on interventions without sacrificing fast and easy access?
👉 Wondering how to lower a 80 kg ladder and 4 suction pipes (130 kg total) from a fire truck roof in 30 seconds, with one operator?
👉 Want to access tools stored on the roof without putting strain on your back?
👉 Caring about the health and safety of your firefighters?

If these questions sound familiar, then it is worth stopping by.

𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐛𝐞 𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐞𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐞𝐬𝐭
With over 100 m² of exhibition space, you will be able to see and test our systems in real conditions:
✔ ErgoBack (manual and electric)
✔ ErgoRack Electric
✔ Full electric roof systems

📌 Come and test our systems at Stand H64, or contact us in advance to schedule a meeting with our team.

We look forward to seeing you in Hannover.