Panels Direct join Secured by Design

Established in 1998, Panels Direct have been manufacturing PVC-U panels, Rehau PVC-U frames and Distinction Composite Doors to trade customers and building contractors across the UK.

From their purpose-built factory in Keighley, the privately owned family business aims to support its customers in the challenging market of PVC home improvements. The Panels Direct ethos is to provide quality products, at a competitive price, delivered on time.

The following products from Panels Direct have undergone additional testing to ensure they meet the security standards required to achieve Police Preferred Specification from Secured by Design:

Doors

• Rehau 70 PVC-U Doorset Range
• Rehau Total 70 Residential Composite Doorset Range

Windows

• Rehau 70 PVC-U Casement Window Range
• Rehau 70 PVC-U Tilt & Turn Window Range

Brian Canning, Panels Direct, said: “It is great to be able to stick the seal of approval of such a great brand as SBD on our products. Our customers can now show, with greater confidence, that the product they receive is of high security and tested to the highest standard for us to gain such approval.”

Alfie Hosker, Secured by Design, commented: “I am delighted that Panels Direct have become members of Secured by Design, joining their sister company with their range of Police Preferred Specification doorsets and windows. I look forward to a long and successful association with them.”

You can find out more about Panels Direct and their Secured by Design accredited products on their dedicated member page.

Secured by Design (SBD) is owned by the UK Police Service with the specific aim of reducing crime and increasing safety for businesses and individuals.

SBD seeks to improve the physical security of buildings and the surrounding area using products such as doors, windows, locks and walling systems along with fencing systems that meet the SBD Police Preferred Specification security requirements.

SBD have many partner organisations, ranging from the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities through to local authorities, housing associations, developers and manufacturers and work closely with standards and certification bodies.

SBD is the only way for companies to obtain police recognition for security-related products in the UK, through the Police Preferred Specification - a product-based accreditation scheme developed 25 years ago, which provides a recognised standard for all security products that effectively deter and reduce crime. SBD work with manufacturers and standards authorities to ensure that security standards are current and updated to keep pace with emerging crime trends.

Learn more about Secured by Design and our member companies at: https://www.securedbydesign.com/