The aluPilot Child Safety OBALKS restrictor from Winkhaus brings that opportunity into focus. Designed for inward opening turn turn aluminium windows, it combines an 89 mm child safety restricted opening with lockable operation and testing to the specific child safety strength requirements of BS EN 13126-5. Additional testing at 850 N takes the assessment beyond the standard’ s 500 N child safety strength test. |
Alongside aluPilot’ s options for lower handle positions, this gives customers a stronger proposition for projects where safety, accessible operation and ventilation need to work together.
Stronger specifications create better project conversations
Alastair Wheeler, Aluminium Systems Manager at Winkhaus UK, comments:“ This enhancement gives
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aluminium systems houses and fabricators a practical way to build stronger specifications for the future. It brings child safety performance, accessible operation and controlled opening into the project conversation, supported by test evidence.
“ Those are benefits that matter throughout the life of a building. They give our customers an opportunity to engage earlier with specifiers, demonstrate the value of their
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window offering and move the discussion beyond appearance and price.”
For fabricators, that means a performance benefit they can explain and demonstrate. For systems houses, it provides another way to enhance their specifications and support their fabricator networks. Installers can reinforce the proposition through demonstrations and feed demand for these functions back through the supply chain.
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68 NOVEMBER 2026 |
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