The Fire Stor range of fire and burglary resistant storage cabinets from Securikey offers an extremely reliable and affordable solution for the safekeeping of important documents and other valuables – providing complete peace of mind even in the face of … Continue reading →

IronmongeryDirect, the UK’s biggest online and mail order supplier of ironmongery products to the trade, has launched a new summer catalogue boasting hundreds of new products. Over 500 new items have been added to the collection including an innovative range … Continue reading →

Yale urges locksmiths to make the most of summer sales opportunities with its ‘Operation Safe Summer’ trade initiative. At the heart of ‘Operation Safe Summer’ is a major consumer marketing campaign, ‘Unlock Your Summer’. Yale recognizes that consumers want the … Continue reading →

A West Yorkshire company has called on Amazon to ban the sale of tools specifically designed to assist in lock-snapping. Brighouse-based Avocet Hardware, which manufactures the ABS snap-secure lock, says it is astonished that items such as a pocket sized … Continue reading →

With an increasing number of buildings requiring access control systems, and as a result, more locksmiths seeing this area as a potential revenue stream, we talk to access control expert NIGEL GRAY  at HOPPE UK about the questions he is … Continue reading →

During spring 2014 the ABUS sales team are offering a valuable new piece of POS using the new V2014 counter stand to display combination padlocks.  Any mix of carded 158, 180, and 165/40 combination padlocks product with a minimum RRP … Continue reading →

What would a van user do with an extra £300? This is being asked by The Fuelcard People, a Fuel Card Group company. Steve Clarke, group marketing manager, said: “If you pay 4p per litre less for diesel, you save … Continue reading →

A smaller, recodable combination locking bolt CombiBolt3™ has been introduced by security specialist Henry Squire & Sons Ltd for indoor and outdoor use. The robust, patented CombiBolt3  ™ features a steel locking bolt with a die-cast body and offers 1,000 recodable options with three … Continue reading →

ABUS as a lock manufacturer was founded in Volmarstein, Germany some 90 years ago in 1924.  The focus was originally on making padlocks, but by the 1970s in Europe euro cylinders had become a major part of ABUS production. The … Continue reading →

Avocet Hardware has appointed Paul Collins as its product design and implementation manager. The Brighouse-based business, which recently announced a further £2.1million investment from its owners, The Jain family, created the position in order to boost the company’s product development … Continue reading →

HOPPE’s door handles with Quick-Fit plus connections certainly live up to their name. But that’s not the whole story. Not only are Quick-Fit plus handles  a doddle to fit in double quick time, they are so stylish and sleek that … Continue reading →

Burg-Wächter is launching the Alutitan 770 range to help retailers capitalise on the growing trend for aluminium padlocks.  The new Alutitan 770 exploits the inherent strength and lightness of a special aluminium alloy to deliver a strong padlock that is … Continue reading →

Asec, the security product brand which is exclusively available through Aldridge Security, the leading distributors of security products has announced it is expanding its hugely successful range of Kite anti-snap cylinders, to now include the Kite Elite series. Kite Elite … Continue reading →

UPVC Maintenance Supplies is running a series of short training courses to help customers identify and solve on-site door and window maintenance problems instantly, when on emergency repair call-outs. The specialist window and door replacement hardware supplier, set up a … Continue reading →