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Repairing schools: what opportunities are there in the education sector?
10th February 2023
Andy Matthews, head of sales at HOPPE (UK), discusses the scale of repair and maintenance works needed in schools across the country and how nylon products can help door manufacturers looking to work in this space. The Government has recently … Continue reading
Fire Safety and Ironmongery: Hand in Hand
10th June 2022
Daniel May, Director at Consort Architectural Hardware explores the close relationship between fire safety and ironmongery and how compliance becomes compromised without essential hardware components. Unpredictable and untameable, fire is a beast that we can’t afford to ignore. It doesn’t … Continue reading
Why Squire’s heavy-duty Stronghold® range is supreme
1st June 2022
Designed, engineered and made in Britain, the Stronghold® brand is Squire’s premium range of extra high security padlocks, padbars, chains, lock and chain sets and keysafes for commercial use. Many highlights are the solid hardened steel lock body, electrophoretic anti-corrosion … Continue reading
ASSA ABLOY Door Group calls to raise the standard of fire safety in schools
18th May 2022
Door Group, a unit of ASSA ABLOY Opening Solutions UK & Ireland, is stressing the need for greater awareness of fire safety in education buildings, with a large percentage of fire doors in schools found to be non-compliant while undergoing … Continue reading
Commercial Sector Security, Safety and Hardware
20th April 2022
Carlisle Brass are focused on the design, sourcing, marketing, and distribution of branded building products to the construction industry. With commercial security and hardware at the forefront we offer all our customers a dedicated team to give advice, technical assistance, … Continue reading
CDVI Releases Advanced High Speed Facial Recognition Product
18th March 2022
Global access control manufacturer CDVI has announced the official release of iface™, an advanced biometric facial recognition unit. Following a successful and exclusive preview of the product at The Security Event 2021, iface is now available to buy for UK … Continue reading
ASSA ABLOY Door Group calls to raise the standard of fire safety in schools
15th March 2022
Door Group, a unit of ASSA ABLOY Opening Solutions UK & Ireland, is stressing the need for greater awareness of fire safety in education buildings, with a large percentage of fire doors in schools found to be non-compliant while undergoing … Continue reading
Architectural ironmongery excellence celebrated at 41st GAI Education Awards
15th March 2022
The Guild of Architectural Ironmongers (GAI) has presented diplomas and awards to industry professionals in a glittering ceremony at London’s Tower Hotel. The 41st GAI Education Awards on Thursday 3 March celebrated the outstanding educational achievements of students who passed … Continue reading
ASSA ABLOY Project Specification Group backs third Building Safety report
4th March 2022
ASSA ABLOY Project Specification Group has shown support for the third ‘Building safety’ report by The Industry Safety Steering Group (ISSG), calling for greater leadership within the industry with more transparent and collaborative ways of working. The ISSG, chaired by … Continue reading
Future-proof your business: Access control technology
7th February 2022
Pat Jefferies, Commercial Director at Abloy UK, encourages locksmiths to look forward and embrace the future of new access control technologies to achieve innovative, integrated and future-proof locking solutions. The dynamics of the lock market are changing fast, with a … Continue reading
Providing access and security solutions to one of the world’s largest utilities organisations
7th February 2022
The Client MITIE is the UK’s leading facilities management and professional services company managing and maintaining some of the nation’s most recognised landmarks; they also work with a wide range of blue-chip private and public sector clients.  On behalf of … Continue reading
UAP: Leveraging UK Expertise and Chinese Manufacturing Excellence to Deliver Industry- Leading Innovation
24th January 2022
From the earliest days of UAP Ltd, 25 years ago, the company’s business model has always been to engage with customers in the UK, design innovative products around their requirements and work collaboratively with manufacturers in Asia to deliver the … Continue reading
Triton2 master key system helps transform access management at Bath NHS Trust
10th January 2022
The Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust is the latest healthcare site to benefit from Triton2, a patented, high-security master key system from ASSA ABLOY, delivering assured security and key control. The Trust’s Royal National Hospital for Rheumatic Diseases … Continue reading
Mul-T-Lock’s eCLIQ® is put through its paces at Barry’s studios throughout London
25th June 2021
Leading lock manufacturer Mul-T-Lock has provided all seven of Barry’s studios in London with its eCLIQ® locks and over 100 accompanying keys in order to manage access rights across each studio. Founded in 1998 in West Hollywood, Barry’s fitness classes … Continue reading