Clearview National January 2020 - Issue 218 | Page 46

Hardware Extra
Software Security and Hardware Credentials
» AVIA, BY MIGHTON, HAS
become the first ever smart lock
to have its mechanical security
approved by Sold Secure, the
UK’s Premier test and certification
company for security products,
owned by the Master Locksmiths
Association, a milestone that
follows recent accolades from the
British Standards Institution (BSI)
and European Telecommunication
Standards Institute (ETSI) and one
that underlines not just the strength
of Avia’s software security, but its
hardware credentials as well.
Mighton chairman, Mike
Derham, commented:
“Consumers will only trust smart
products to protect their homes
if they can be assured that their
homes are as secure as possible
to counter both hacking and
physical attacks. Thanks to BSI
accreditation earlier this year, Avia
is leading the way on IoT security
and now, with the latest approval
by Sold Secure, we have shown
that it is also incredibly resistant to
traditional methods of attack.”
Avia, which was the first smart
lock to achieve the Government’s
Code of Practice for consumer
Internet of Things (IoT) security,
has been raising the bar for
smart lock integrity since it
was unveiled at CES 2019 in
Las Vegas. Designed to work
with Apple’s HomeKit security
ecosystem, widely regarded the
most secure platform available,
Avia also utilises a TS 007 3-star
/ SS312 Diamond cylinder that
helps to ensure peace of mind for
homeowners.
Sold Secure, a scheme that is
dedicated to reducing the risk
of crime through the rigorous
assessment of security products,
subjected the Avia secure smart
lock to a series of gruelling tests,
at its purpose-built laboratories in
Rugby. These included efforts to
compromise the lock via manual
attack testing including amongst
others drilling through the test
door in order to short circuit Avia’s
electronics, an attempt to access
the wires that power the lock’s
electronic thumbturn and a more
traditional cylinder ‘snap’ test.
Mighton’s Avia is the first
Apple Homekit smart lock to be
developed for handle operated
multipoint systems and is available
to trade customers from Mila,
or to homeowners direct from
the Avia website. Avia allows
homeowners to check on the
status of their entrance door via
the Avia App, and unlock it either
with iPad, iPhone Apple Watch,
fob, keypad or even traditional
key. Excitingly, an option for facial
recognition is expected soon.
www.mightonproducts.com
Four decades makes
the perfect fit
Carl F Groupco has been selected by the Sovereign
Group to supply Roto NT tilt & turn fittings.
» AS ONE OF THE HARDWARE
distributor’s longest standing customers,
Sovereign chose Carl F Groupco for the
company’s dependable delivery promise
and excellent service. Roto’s tilt & turn
system, which comprises modular NT face
fix hardware and a Designo fully concealed
hinged option, supports demand for premium
quality tilt & turn windows.
Commenting on the selection of Carl
F Groupco to supply the Roto tilt & turn
products, Dave Fitton, Production Director
for the Sovereign Group said:
“Carl F Groupco has supplied our
organisation with hardware for nearly forty
years and the level of support provided has
always been at a consistently high level.
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The distributor is one of our most reliable
suppliers and we can’t give enough praise
to Julie Warner, Carl F Groupco’s Product
Manager for the Roto range and to the rest of
the company for the back-up provided. We
have had absolutely no areas of concern with
the service provided to us over the last four
decades – we can’t commend Carl F Groupco
highly enough.
“With regards to the transition to Roto
hardware, Carl F Groupco has invested
considerable time in understanding our stock
requirements to ensure continuity of existing
and planned contracts. In conjunction
with Roto, the products were fully tested
and demos were provided. Training sessions
were also organised and display boards have
been supplied to assist rapid component
identification on the factory floor.”
Roto’s tilt & turn hardware, which was added
to Carl F Groupco’s catalogue in February 2019,
provides an adaptable solution for Sovereign.
The fittings enable the leading commercial
fabricator of windows and doors to offer the
most appropriate hardware for projects including
facefix or concealed components for sash weights
up to 100kg, heavy duty components can
achieve up to 150kg. The modular system is
PAS 24 security tested and Secured by Design
accredited giving total flexibility for Local
Authority and New Build installations.
www.carlfgroupco.co.uk
www.sov-group.co.uk