Many holds look-alike to the end-user. But to industry pros, it’s easy to tell the quality of one hold over another. We specialize in a new hollow-back process that minimizes material use and reduces shipping costs significantly. The integrity of the plastic is key to maintain hold strength and durability - that’s why when you turn over a Proxy hold, you will see a much more consistent and proper pour than you could receive with others. Take a look at the no-nonsense comparison here done on the same shape. Which example would you want your customers using? This is what you can expect when you switch to Proxy.

Proxy Quality

Homogenous pour, consistent wall and edge thickness, centered holes on cylindrical bosses, smooth interior surfaces, straight structural webbing, consistent color, smooth & sanded flats, symmetric negative spaces where applicable, constant surface offsets

Industry Standard

Porous underside surface, inconsistent strength properties, variable wall thickness, variable structural webbing thickness, off-center holes and non-concentric bosses, variable color, choppy sanding, inconsistent radii.

Proxy's newly-developed material is not only 10% stronger than our competitors’, but it can also withstand stresses up to 300% of the working-load standards in route-setting. We have gone to great lengths to dial in our plastic composition in the past 2 years, and we are confident that when put up against any other plastic, we will meet or exceed their strength properties. In fact, it already has. Take a look at the strength test performed on Proxy plastic alongside other plastic compounds. A new bar has been set for material strength.

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A lot of people don’t get it but if you are a routesetter, you know that color matters. More importantly, color uniformity matters. Since we are closely integrated with Vertical Solutions and climbing gyms, we know what it should look like when you receive a hold set. Color variation is frustrating to deal with and can make your gym look bush-league. This is just one of the reasons why our new color consistency matches industry standards and UV protection is integrated in every dye used.

If you are a hold brand, your retail price is key to your success. What you don’t want affecting that success, is fluctuating production costs. Proxy is set up for exactly what you are trying to do. We have a hold on small volume manufacturing so when you need to ship orders large or small, you can expect the same great price from us. It won’t fluctuate due to our workload, or us taking on some sort of huge plastics job that pays more.

If you are a gym owner, price is a serious consideration as well. When you start a gym, it's hard to imagine the associated costs per square foot of purchasing holds. Our partnership with Vertical Solutions can alleviate a significant amount of that cost when you build a gym with them. Because they are a turn-key solution provider, they are able to roll in your hold purchases with your wall construction, and in many cases you can receive a significant up-front credit for your initial hold and volume orders that can save you many thousands of dollars.

It’s hard to believe but a lot of companies aren’t great at this, or even good at it for that matter. We’re mentioning this for a very important reason. We started this company to manufacture holds specifically for climbers; not produce random plastic jobs for people. We know there are a lot of qualities that large plastics producers are lacking, including customer service. As a result we make it our main priorities to be proactive, responsive and collaborative. The last thing you want is to be treated like you aren’t getting the attention you deserve. And when you call, you are certainly going to have our undivided attention. Just ask our current hold brands.