SBD News

Avocet Hardware has praised Glazerite Windows for its decision to fit its ABS snap secure lock as standard on all of its Secured by Design (SBD) accredited doors.

Raymond Pearce, Avocet Hardware’s head of UK sales, said: “Lock-snapping has become a huge issue in recent years and one of the main reasons for its rise in prevalence is the number of double glazed and uPVC doors being sold with locks that simply aren’t secure.”

Gate Safety Week is designed to bring the issue of automated gate safety to fore. Today it is estimated that more than two thirds of all automated gates installed in the UK, fail to comply with latest legislation and could pose a serious safety risk. But who is to blame for these ‘dangerous’ gates?

The simple truth is that no one person is to blame. There are many professionals associated with the installation of an automated gate and every single one of them has a responsibility to ensure that the gate does not represent a danger to anyone that uses it. When we talk about automated or electric gate safety, there is a tendency to assume the installer is the person to whom all blame should be apportioned in the event of an accident, or worse still, a fatality.
Not true.

Ahmarra have developed a range of internal apartment entrance doorsets, which have been designed to meet the Secured by Design (SBD) testing criteria. SBD is the official UK Police flagship initiative supporting ‘designing out crime’ and is owned by the Association of Chief Police Officers.

Kaba Ltd (UK & Ireland) are pleased to announce that they are now a member of Secured by Design, the flagship UK Police initiative to help ‘design out’ crime through the use of high-quality innovative products and processes. On Monday, 15th September 2014, Kaba received a coveted Secured by Design (SBD) Award for their pExtra cylinders, including the Kitemark approved TS007 3-star cylinder pExtra Guard.

On Thursday 25th September 2014, the Metropolitan Police in Barnet will be mounting a community engagement event of unprecedented scale, with support from other branches of the Metropolitan Police, key partners and sponsors, including Switched on Products, creators of the only Secured by Design Accredited timed lighting device.

The aim of the initiative is to promote an anti-burglary crime-prevention message, through the Clocks, Locks and Lights message, and the tag line “Do your part, be security smart”.

Cloudview has become the first vendor to gain prestigious Police Preferred Specification status for a cloud-based video surveillance solution; an award conferred by Secured by Design, the official UK Police flagship supporting the principles of ‘designing out crime’.

To gain this accreditation, Cloudview was required to pass a series of tests to ensure compliance with a strict set of security and evidential standards, as specified by the Association of Chief Police Officers (ACPO) Crime Prevention Initiatives.

October 1 marks the start of National Home Security Month (NHSM), a nationwide initiative, supported by Yale, which runs throughout the month and is designed to create awareness around the importance of home security.

To combat the rise in burglary at this time of year, NHSM will feature a series of hints and tips to highlight ways to keep your homes and families safe during the dark nights.

Gate safety campaigners have declared a week of action in October in a bid to dramatically improve the safety of automated gates in the UK.

The Powered Gate Group of the Door & Hardware Federation (DHF) has announced that October 13 – 19 will be Gate Safety Week. But in the weeks running up to the event, the group and its members will be campaigning hard to raise awareness of the risks associated with automated gates.

DoorJammer, the new portable door security device, has been accredited by Secured by Design (SBD), the official UK Police flagship initiative supporting ‘designing out crime’. SBD is owned by the Association of Chief Police Officers (ACPO).

Flagship UK Police initiative Secured by Design has today (11/03/14) launched New Homes 2014 to aid those developers, architects and planners of new and refurbished homes. The guide sits alongside Secured by Design’s other guidance documents including New Schools and aims to promote best practice solutions to ‘design out crime’ in residential developments and new homes.

Pragmasis has launched a new ground anchor that is removable and a new hasp & staple to improve the security of shed doors and to help stem the increase in theft from sheds.Both British-made products  have Sold Secure approval and has achieved the Police-preferred Secured by Design accreditation.

The VEKA UK Group is committed to supplying some the most innovative and technically-advanced products on the market and is proud to have been awarded the ‘Secured by Design’ accreditation right across its VEKA and Halo product ranges, in addition to already holding the accreditation on its Bowater Doors range