Hardware & Security
WINKHAUS 25 YEAR SBD ANNIVERSARY
Internationally renowned door and window hardware company Winkhaus is celebrating with Secured by Design ( SBD ), the official police security initiative , after reaching 25 years of membership .
Having joined SBD as one of the first members in 1999 , Winkhaus UK Ltd has been continually demonstrating its commitment to high-quality , crime prevention-standard products for a quarter of a century .
Working closely from day one with Jon Cole and the SBD team , Winkhaus ’ innovative products are designed to meet the requirements of the SBD initiative , with testing completed at the company ’ s own UKAS accredited test laboratory . The Winkhaus technical team continue to support the enhancement of standards , always one of the first to implement new legislation , aiding fabricators in their compliance journey and adoption across the wider construction industry .
As Secured by Design members , Winkhaus have a number of products which have achieved Police Preferred Specification across multiple product categories :
Door Hardware :
• Winkhaus armorPlate Gearbox Protector
• Winkhaus armorShield Cylinder Guard
Window Hardware :
• activPilot Concept Concealed Hinges and Face Fix Hinges
Door Systems :
• Winkhaus Timber System with Halspan Double leaf FD30
• Winkhaus Timber System with Halspan Single leaf FD60
• Winkhaus ‘ FireFrame ®’ FD30S Fire Security Doorset System Nanya Doorleaf
• Winkhaus ‘ FireFrame ®’ with OCL Capstone 2020 Solid and Glazed Doorleaf
Locks :
• AV2 Automatic Multi-Point Lock
• AV2 Heritage Automatic Multi-Point Lock
• AV2E Automatic Multi-Point Lock
• AV3 Automatic & FAB Slave Door Lock in Double Doorsets
• AV3 Automatic Multi-Point Lock
• AV4 Automatic Multi-Point Lock
• AV4 Heritage Automatic Multi-Point Lock
• Winkhaus Cobra™ Multi-Point Lock
• Winkhaus FAB Slave Door Lock
• Winkhaus FGTE Multi-point door lock for Double Doors
• Winkhaus Thunderbolt™ Multi-Point Locking System
• Winkhaus Trulock Multi-Point Locking System
• Winkhaus UGTE Multi-point lock for Aluminium Double Doors
• Winkhaus XR6-51 Europrofile Cylinder Justin Harris , Managing Director Winkhaus UK , shared : “ We are proud to have reached this milestone of 25 years , working in partnership with a shared ethos to enhance standards and drive awareness of the requirements for safe and secure solutions . As a day one member of the SBD initiative , SBD has been a key part of our fabric for the majority of our 32 years in the UK .”
Guy Ferguson , Police CPI , commented : “ We are delighted to congratulate Winkhaus on their anniversary . Working in partnership with one of our earliest members , we have enjoyed an enduring and mutually supportive relationship .”
Since the inception of Secured by Design , member companies have helped to achieve :
• The building of more than one million homes to SBD standards
• Crime reductions of up to 87 % on new developments ( 2017 ) and 61 % in major refurbishment projects ( 2009 )
• Sustainable year-on-year crime reductions – a significant achievement when most SBD homes are social housing , mostly in deprived and higher crime areas
• An overall reduction in property crime of 60 % Our members and their accredited products are contributing to safer communities and reduced fear of crime for hundreds of thousands of people across the nation .
Learn more about Secured by Design and our member companies at : www . securedbydesign . com
Secured by Design ( SBD ) is owned by the UK Police Service with the specific aim of reducing crime and increasing safety for businesses and individuals .
SBD seeks to improve the physical security of buildings and the surrounding area using products such as doors , windows , locks and walling systems along with fencing systems that meet the SBD Police Preferred Specification security requirements .
SBD have many partner organisations , ranging from the Ministry of Housing , Communities and Local Government through to local authorities , housing associations , developers and manufacturers and work closely with standards and certification bodies .
SBD is the only way for companies to obtain police recognition for security-related products in the UK , through the Police Preferred Specification - a product-based accreditation scheme developed 25 years ago , which provides a recognised standard for all security products that effectively deter and reduce crime . SBD work with manufacturers and standards authorities to ensure that security standards are current and updated to keep pace with emerging crime trends .
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