Hardware
PLAYING A KEY ROLE IN COMPLIANT DOOR PRODUCTION
Expensive and portable tech , car keys , bank cards and even correspondence from which thieves can harvest data are all lucrative reasons for the criminal fraternity to keep developing techniques for breaking into others ’ homes .
To help protect home owners and tenants , the Government introduced Approved Document Q : Security , Dwellings in 2015 ; statutory building regulations guidance which outlines the standards required for doors and windows in new properties to protect the occupier from the threat of burglary . To comply with Document Q , doors installed in new homes must pass PAS 24 testing , a rigorous testing process that requires the fully-finished door , including all hardware and locks , to withstand attempt to gain access . Builders merchants need to be certain that all doors being sold to customers have passed these rigorous tests and UAP is working collaboratively with door manufacturers to help them pass first time , helping them get products to market faster and more cost-effectively .
Barry Halpin , sales director at UAP Ltd explains : “ Mandatory testing is integral to product development costs for door manufacturers and any door that does not pass first time must be re-tested until it meets the required standard . Consequently , any element of the door that does not pass , no matter what it might be , can cause the whole door to fail , incurring the costs associated with re-testing and delays in bringing the finished door to market .
“ UAP ’ s approach is to work in partnership with door manufacturers to provide a complete set of door hardware and the locking system , combining products that have already undergone substantial testing and quality assurance , to enable a first time pass for newly developed doors . We also ensure that the hardware we provide delivers a co-ordinated aesthetic , aligned to the design of the door , and provide full technical support and guidance during production selection , installation and throughout the testing process .”
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