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New lock range for North America
» YALE HAS DEVELOPED A comprehensive range of locks tailored specifically to suit the North American door and window market .
Aaron Jones , Export Manager for Yale said : “ Following the success of the Lockmaster multi-point door lock with our North American distributors , it became clear that there was an opportunity to develop a range of Yale locks specifically designed for the North American market .
“ After extensive research with our existing and target customers , as well as distribution partners , we were able to scope out exactly what the market was missing and adapt and expand our current UK product range accordingly .
“ We have developed a comprehensive range of high security locks suitable for PVC wood , fibreglass and aluminium doors , the range currently totalling over 100 SKUs .”
The versatile Yale range is designed to operate with both tail bar and euro profile options , as well as being able to fit both single and double door applications . Yale also has multipoint locks suitable for Entrance , French , Patio and Pivot doors .
As part of this project Yale has expanded its Lockmaster range to include Lockmaster 92 with multiple locking point options , developed the Auto Engage to meet specific US market requirements and a key operated lock variant has also been added to the range for completeness , covering every requirement in the entrance door market .
The Yale offering in North America will also include the Athena door hinge , Yale profile cylinders , the Yale Conexis ® smart door lock and a range of Yale door handles totally different in design specifically for the US consumer market .
Clement Whittle , Principal Design Engineer ( Technical ) for Yale Door and Window Solutions , comments : “ We ’ re extremely pleased to launch this new range to distributors , fabricators and the fenestration retail market across North America . I feel it demonstrates our ability to adapt and expand our product offering , listening to customer and market requirements .”
To complement the launch , Yale have produced an extensive ‘ USA Technical Manual for door hardware ’ which will be available for distribution partners and customers in both print and digital options .
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