HARDWARE & SECURITYEXTRA
LOCK LOCK CARRIES THE SOLD SECURE STANDARD
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NOT ONLY IS LOCK Lock taking the composite and entrance door market by storm , thanks to unrivalled product design , performance and longevity , but it is now the only security door handle with the coveted Sold Secure certification , that ’ s issued by the Master Locksmiths Association ( MLA ).
Sold Secure is the premier testing and certification house for security products , operated by the MLA and so the independent testing undergone on Lock Lock has been considerable . Now listed on www . soldsecure . com as the only entrance door handle to achieve this important certification , door manufacturers , installers and homeowners can be
re-assured that the product has been tested to the highest standards , along with the unrivalled 200,000 cycle and 5,000 + hours salt spray testing credentials .
Lock Lock is also a TS007:2012 2 Star security handle and can be used with the impressive 3 Star Ultion cylinder with its £ 1,000 security guarantee and so combined , this makes for the most secure handle / cylinder combination in the door security market at present . With security still the number one driver in entrance door sales , this is an unrivalled product proposition for the trade and consumers .
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Elephant in the room
P C Henderson ’ s Straight Sliding 307 door hardware has been specified for the main access door to an elephant house at Skandavale Monastery in Carmarthen , Wales .
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THE MONASTERY , HOME TO A resident community of 25 monks and nuns , welcomes over 90,000 pilgrims to worship in its three multi-faith temples each year . As well as its temples , the monastery is also home to an onsite hospice and animal sanctuary .
The most famous resident of the monastery ’ s animal sanctuary is Valli , a three-tonne Sri
Lankan elephant who resides in an enormous purpose-built elephant house . Built just five years ago , the elephant house features heated walls , sandpits , a waterfall and plunge pool as well as a large sliding access door , measuring 3.9m x 3.2m , which Valli opens herself .
After just five years the original sliding door hardware ( not manufactured by P C Henderson ) was unable to cope with the force in which Valli uses her trunk and head to open the door and so the track collapsed , meaning a replacement was needed .
Brother Stephan , who resides at Skandavale , contacted P C Henderson to specify a track which would be robust and hardwearing enough to cope with Valli ’ s strength . The door itself weighs 500kg but due to the extra force being used , the Straight Sliding 307 system was specified , which can cater for doors weighing up to 2000kg .
Brother Stephan commented : “ Prior to the new home being built , Valli lived in a different elephant house which utilised P C Henderson ’ s sliding door hardware for the main access door . This lasted the full lifetime of the home , approximately 15 years , despite the huge scale of force being subjected by Valli . When the hardware on the new home started to bend after just five years , there was no doubt that we would go back to using P C Henderson .
“ We ’ re very pleased with the new system , which is now fully installed . It ’ s easy to see that the design and material of the track and components are of the highest quality and we ’ re confident it will withstand the test of Valli over the years ”.
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