Acketts continue to drive quality and standards, as the first company to be awarded Secured by Design certification for an ATM anchorage device, with their ATD (Anti-Theft Device).
The ATD has provided a reliable solution against ram-raid attacks for more than two decades, with proven success in preventing ATM removals against heavy plant, including JCBs, Skip Lorries and car transporters.
Secured by Design firmly welcomes the Department for Communities and Local Government’s (DCLG) latest proposals for security standards in the Housing Standards Review consultation, published on 12th September. Secured by Design has been engaged in proactive discussions with the DCLG throughout the process, and these proposals reflect the views expressed across the academia, policing and the security industry. This positive step will ensure that all residents of new homes have good protection from crime at the outset.
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.
