Hardware & Security
Alexa , what smart sensors are fitted as standard ?
Yale has announced Heritage Trade Frames as an official partner for SensCheck™ , the company ’ s popular range of integrated smart door and window sensors .
Heritage Trade Frames will be fitting SensCheck™ compatible hardware as standard across the company ’ s Safeguard range . This includes composite doors , PVCu doors , casement windows , flush casement windows and flush French casement windows .
This partnership will enable homeowners to check the status of their doors and windows using their smartphones and devices while providing an outstanding smart advantage for installers .
Paul Culshaw , Managing Director of Heritage Trade Frames , comments : “ We are really excited to be fitting SensCheck™ compatible hardware as standard . We ’ ve already started installer training and showroom fit outs to promote the benefits of this Secured by Design ( SBD ) ‘ Secure Connected Device ’ accredited range and have received fantastic feedback .”
The Yale hardware being fitted includes the Shootbolt window lock , Platinum 3 star cylinder , multi-point door locks , the Yale standard window hinge and Postmaster Professional TS008 letterplate .
With Yale SensCheck™ , homeowners are notified via the Yale Home App if their doors are open or closed , locked or unlocked , and whether their windows are in the night vent position . The range is also compatible with leading voice partners Amazon Alexa and Google Assistant , enabling homeowners to ask a variety of commands , such as “ Alexa , is my front door locked ?” and “ Alexa , is my bedroom window open ?”
Yale SensCheck™ allows installers to offer smart windows and doors within their product range , benefiting from the association with a leading consumer brand . Heritage Trade Frames and its customers will also be able to promote the benefits of Yale ’ s Lifetime Security Guarantee . This includes up to £ 3,250 towards repairs or replacements , insurance excess and securing the property , all in the event of a break-in – as well as discounts on the Yale store .
Paul Gravell , Sales Director at Yale , adds : “ We are proud to be partnering with Heritage Trade Frames - a long-standing customer of Epwin Window Systems . As one of the largest and most trusted fabricators of PVC , composite doors and aluminium windows and doors , they are ideally placed to bring our SensCheck™ range to trade installers throughout the North West .”
www . yalehome . co . uk www . heritagetradeframes . co . uk
48 AUGUST 2023 CLEARVIEW-UK . COM