Advantages

For The Users

The open-mesh flooring minimises debris and water build up, which is very slippery and leads to the growth of moss.
The stairs are often 1800mm wide, which enables two people to carry equipment and materials to their place of work. This also facilitates social distancing.
The engineering compliance in the handrail, walking surfaces and stair configuration keeps workers safe.
The structure can be used to support proprietary lighting solutions, which makes night work easier and safer.

Less time on site meaning that the time spent working on a dangerous embankment are reduced. This is always risky; both for workers and when using machinery, particularly when there is a live rail, a road or water at the bottom of an embankment.
Off-site manufacture minimises site time which reduces the installation cost and other associated costs i.e the hire of equipment. As a result operatives spend less time together on site, which also helps prevent the spread of infectious diseases like Covid-19.
The KITEStep components are designed for a maximum two-man lift, reducing the risk of manual handling injuries.
A KITEStep can be installed in a range of weather conditions.

Minimal habitat disturbance by design, whereas bank grading is very destructive.
A significant proportion of the KITEStep is constructed from steel, which is typically 70% recycled.
Minimal excavation results in very little material being taken to landfill, as KITEStep is often installed on top of existing concrete steps. This also prevents further, unnecessary habitat disruption.
There is minimal use of finite quarried resources in concrete mass, and a great deal less when compared with what is required to construct traditional concrete steps.