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Survey Reveals Shocking Findings On Theft From Hotel Rooms
www.The-EasyLock.com has polled 2000 holidaymakers and business travellers who have stayed away in the past 5 years in order to ascertain just how safe individuals and families are when staying in hotels, B&Bs & rental accommodation, and how much we are at risk of losing. The survey reveals that the average holidaymaker’s suitcase is now…
Read MoreBroken, Bent and Words Of Praise
Derrick Purvis, Avocet Hardware’s marketing manager, talks about his company’s on-going battle against lock-snapping. We’ve been banging the lock-snapping drum for longer than I care to remember and at times it feels like we’re the lone drummer in an orchestra that’s playing a completely different tune. The fact of the matter is that the general public still isn’t…
Read MoreHave You Got Stars In Your Eyes?
The security industry/insurers/architects/ manufacturers and standards boards have been working on a fool-proof system for some time and it would appear the ‘STAR’ rated system is becoming accepted. Of course it is not fool-proof, nothing is, the whole system relies on the lowest common denominator, the jobsworth who inspects the door or specifies and the idiot at the hardware shop. It…
Read MoreDecoders Save the World…
Thank heavens for Decoders, writes one advocate…otherwise it’d be Curtains for us all. Geraint Jones of GJ Locks explains why he thinks Decoders can help save the average locksmith’s family world by reducing the amount of time spent out on the road There are a lot of locksmiths who sit on the fence and can’t decide…
Read MoreKey Management Improves University Access Control
With almost 30,000 students,1,890 staff and 110+ service contracting companies some requiring 24-hour access to the site, Coventry University needed a secure method to manage its keys and access cards. Traka key cabinets were installed to ensure that pre-authorised contractors could gain easy access to areas of the campus at any time of the day or night, without compromising security.…
Read MoreHave You Ever Had A Dream? = Bob Can Fitz It for You
Many of us have had thoughts of ‘if only I could make that’ or ‘I need a’ or ‘I wish someone would make this’. Well Bob Fitzjohn, ‘Fitz’ to his mates, is the man making his and others’ dream come true. Here is his story. The EasyLock was created by entrepreneur Bob Fitzjohn as a product that…
Read MoreYou Keep Me Hanging On the Telephone
Don’t leave customers hanging in silence. Mark Williamson, (pictured) Sales and Marketing Director for audio branding specialist PH Media Group explains how to turn hold time into a key marketing tool. The implications of poor call handling can cost a business dearly. Research has revealed 67 per cent of consumers have hung up on a service call before their particular issues could…
Read MoreSecurity That’s Small and Smart – XS4 Mini
SALTO Systems has earned itself a reputation for delivering secure, easy-to-install next generation electronic locking solutions without wires and without mechanical keys. Security, manageability and scalability are the company’s watchwords as it sells its products in over 90 countries through subsidiaries and/or offices in 24 countries. SALTO Systems’ success has been built on two technologies -…
Read MoreERA Vectis Decoder
The decoder consists of a make up key, a set of pins a reader wire and a downloadable chart. First place the chart on the door so the key hole is lined up and the chart is square. 90 degree and 0 degree marks are there to make sure you don’t tilt the chart and…
Read MoreAccess Control Conlan CP1000 Supplied By RTR Services
This device is neat and tidy – the reader is ‘potted’ and as such waterproof. It comes ready wired with approx 2.5 metres of cable and a Junction box to make the connections inside. Combined keypad and proximity reader from Conlan Aps Denmark. IP67 fully waterproof head. Up to 190 users with 2 outputs. Access can be…
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