HARDWARE & SECURITY
Raising quality and security of hardware
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SIEGENIA IS OVER 100 YEARS OLD and has nearly 40 years supporting the industry in the UK . It can rightly claim to be a world-wide leader when it comes to hardware .
But as General Manager for Siegenia in the UK , Adrian Vicker explains the company is not looking to rest on its laurels anytime soon .
“ Siegenia has an undoubted pedigree when it comes to developing and supplying hardware in the fenestration industry . We have been here since the start , and our approach has never wavered ”.
“ Our vision is to constantly challenge the norm when it comes to product design and performance , especially so when it comes to raising the quality and security of hardware .
“ It is an inescapable fact that security remains at the top of many people ’ s agendas even after all the years of product development , and we all need to keep pace with customer demand in this area .
“ Siegenia ’ s undoubted ability to do just that is based on a total commitment to the technical development of products , and an equally robust programme of independent third-party testing ..
“ Siegenia products in the UK are arguably the most tested of all the hardware products in
the market today , with PAS24 and Document Q compliance supported by Secured By Design and BBA accreditation .
“ Over the past 20 years we have seen a proliferation of hardware suites being launched into the UK market which are manufactured in the Far East and Eastern Europe , and we continue to see it today . There is nothing wrong with that of course - that is market forces at work , globalisation .
“ I do sometimes wonder how completely these systems are tested to ensure their suitability for use specifically in the UK ? Among other considerations , we have a unique climate in this country and it is important that products are tested with that in mind to ensure they remain fit for purpose and able to function as designed in the long-term .
“ Our continued development of products is something of which we are rightly proud and our commitment to technical excellence in that process is unwavering .
“ Siegenia may be over 100 years old as a business , but our thinking is a modern today as when the company began ”.
Is the hardware you use fully independently tested ?
SIEGENIA GROUP , UK Office , Richardson Way Cross Point , Coventry , CV2 2TA www . siegenia . com Tel : + 44 ( 0 ) 24 76 622000
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