"Secured by Design are a key partner for Winkhaus UK”

Winkhaus UK are part of the 170 year old worldwide Winkhaus Group, with over 2,300 employees worldwide. The companies of the Winkhaus Group develop and produce high-quality system solutions for windows and doors as well as modern access control systems. Building component manufacturers and security professionals, dealers, architects, builders and users all over the world value their robust and innovative technology. 

Winkhaus offers impressively innovative products and competent services. High quality is the hallmark of the user-friendly window technology, the convenient door locking systems and the intelligent access control systems.

Andrew Wilkins, Winkhaus, said: "Secured by Design are a key partner for Winkhaus UK, with a shared passion for security and fire safety we work together to provide clarity on the latest legislation and lobby for further future enhancement for our shared customers and the wider industry. We are very grateful for their support in changing fire door legislation with parity for Smoke testing alongside Fire and the ongoing support in creating content for both responsible persons and social housing tenants, so they too understand the implications of the latest fire safety legislation. 

“In addition to accreditation for our timber and composite fire doorset solutions, all door and window locking solutions are accredited and tested to PAS24, including our latest autoLock AV4 which was one of the first to meet the requirements of PAS24:2022, with the new EAV4+ motor due for launch early in 2024 currently completing accreditation to the new Secure Connected Device IOT standard”. 

Doug Skins, Secured by Design said: "Winkhaus are one of our longest standing members, being one of the very first members of Secured by Design with their door and window hardware back in 1999 and have been supporters of the work we do since then.

“Indeed the Winkhaus FireFrame® composite fire doorset solutions were the first to attain the Q Mark 3rd party audit certification for Smoke, with Winkhaus becoming the first company to attain Q Mark certification for all three critical performance requirements: Fire, Smoke and Security.”

You can find out more about Winkhaus and their extensive range of SBD accredited doorsets, locks and hardware here. As a system company Winkhaus UK do not fabricate doors and windows but supply a number of Secured by Design approved fabricator companies.