Nigeria Ropes Plc, a manufacturer of Ropes in sub-Saharan Africa, said to have observed with evidence that her products test certificate is being falsified by some ‘ropes businessmen’ to cover substandard imported wire ropes.

The Managing Director Joao Pereira while briefing newsmen at the company’s corporate head-quarters in Lagos disclosed this, stating that the perpetrators fake their test certificate, claiming it is a product of Nigeria Ropes Plc.

He purported that about five companies based in Port Harcourt are currently suspected to be involved in the criminal act, and that investigation is ongoing to establish the culprits who shall be prosecuted.

He also disclosed that Nigerian Ropes Plc has commenced actions to mitigate faking of their test certificate which includes changing of the software which is used in designing the existing test certificate format, creating a new seal, and changing the paper colour.

Pereira explained that the company is worried over the risk this faking poses to the end users of the products, highlighting that the fake ones can cause injuries and even death to the end users.

He stress that the alert was a proactive measure for caution, and to advice stakeholders in the ropes’ business using Nigerian Ropes products to always ensure that genuine Nigerian Ropes products with corresponding certificate are not just assumed but confirmed.

The company also urging their numerous  client in the oil and gas, mining, fishing, construction and shipping industries to avoid risking the lives of their employees by patronizing  contractors supplying fake ropes (Chinese ropes), which can lead to serious injuries and even death.