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ABLOY UK achieves CLIQ® Competence Certification
Abloy UK is delighted to announce that its Digital Transformation team has been awarded CLIQ ® Competence Centre by ABLOY certification, becoming the only approved centre of excellence for CLIQ ® in the UK and Ireland, and one of only six certified CLIQ ® Competence Centres globally. Plan to extend competence centres globally in 2019…
Read MoreLock Lock Secures A Good Design Award
The Lock Lock security handle that is part of the Sweet range of door furniture from Brisant Secure has just won an internationally acclaimed GOOD DESIGN ® Award for 2018 in the category of Safety and Security. The GOOD DESIGN ® awards are one of the world’s oldest design awards programme which is organised by…
Read MoreA Guide to Successful Bumping by Mark Ward
I have been practicing and developing the art of bumping for the last 20 years or so. Some of you may have come across me in the last 10 years at the various locksmith trade shows up and down the country where I run a 2-3 hour lock bumping course. Many of the locksmiths who…
Read MoreTried and tested a bit more! M&C modular cylinders
As I said in my last article Lockexpo is just around the corner and the sponsor this year is new to the UK, M&C BV from the Netherlands – Holland to you and me. A fantastic never-before-seen cylinder and key system. The whole range is modular, meaning any size cylinder can be made on site…
Read MoreVidex Expands GSM Offering
Videx, the experts in door entry and access control, has expanded its GSM range, introducing a new device compatible with its flagship VX2200 system, both 2 wire audio and 6 wire video versions, that enables audio calls to be made from any of the VX2200 entrances to a mobile phone or land line. Strengthening Videx’s…
Read MoreERA raises over £11,000 for Midlands Air Ambulance
2018 saw ERA, the Wolverhampton-based security expert, raise £11,262.86 for the Midlands Air Ambulance Charity, having made the organisation its chosen charity for the year. At the outset ERA had set a £10,000 target, and staff at the company are over the moon to have exceeded this figure. Each life-saving mission undertaken by the Midlands…
Read MoreSmart doorbells! Tried & Tested – ERA Doorcam
With the influx of smart systems, better WiFi speeds and easy connectivity it is becoming normal to be able to control your whole life from a pocket device. When I was a boy – oh so far away now – TV, telephones and gadgets were a boy’s dream. I was nine before we got a…
Read MorePickersgill-Kaye’s Safety System Keeps Rail Passengers Safe
Pickersgill-Kaye, a trading division of ASSA ABLOY the global leader in door opening solutions, has been a key supplier in the rail industry for generations often winning repeat business, so when the firm’s safety equipment installed for British Rail decades ago needed upgrading the contractor looked no further than the original manufacturer. Class 442 units…
Read MoreAbloy launches world’s first intelligent motor locks
Security expert Abloy UK is excited the announce the launch of the world’s first intelligent motor locks – the EL495 and EL595. These innovative and compliant high quality motor locks have been developed to make facilities and sites more safe and secure. The locks automatically diagnose the condition of its capacitors, so when the lock…
Read More(Almost) Tried & Tested – M&C modular cylinders
Not a full tried and tested, more of a taster to get your lips salivating. Lockexpo is just around the corner and the sponsor this year is new to the UK, M&C BV from the Netherlands – Holland to you and me. So what are they going to bring to the UK? A fantastic never…
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