Raschau/Ramsau 26.08.2014 - the familiar mats are hardly indispensable of the ski jumps in the world. No matter where you travel in Europe, so far the mats are made of the best technology to come down the slope accident-free and safe the slope and the run out in the summer.

If it goes to the development results of Peter Riedel Ltd., the mats will be the future of the past. Currently, the company of the Saxon Raschau is testing under high-performance sporting conditions a special carpet on the Speed ??Race in Ramsau. With the help of the Austrian athletes the Peter Riedel Ltd tested and optimized currently the summer use of the carpets on the test system in Ramsau, which is sought so far in vain in Central Europe (right?).

„After experimenting with regional products I import these carpets now from abroad. In Japan, for example, this design has been used already for years. The versions that we got regionally in recent years and were used in large parts of Europe, suffers due to poor quality with all kinds of risks and did not meet our requirements. The most important thing in all development zeal is always the claim that the jumpers come down the slope optimal and especially accident free", says CEO Peter Riedel.

The advanced specialty carpets ensure optimum landing conditions and at the same time minimize the risk of falling - something that was not always the case in the past. "As with any development and we have paid dearly. But you will not get forward another way", says Riedel. After a long testing period the company from the Erzgebirge has now arrived at the point where you know what the covering can and what applications are possible for him: "The carpets were in successful operation at our K4-hill over two years and I can imagine that they are not only play a role for ski jumping in the future, but also get used in the alpine skiing or cross-country."