Clearview National October 2017 - Issue 191 | Page 98

HOMESECURITYMONTH
HOT TOPIC FOR HARDWARE
» » CARL F GROUPCO RECOGNISES
that regulations are an important element of
any report on Home Security. As a long-
standing distributor of window and door
hardware, services and solutions, the company
understands the importance of providing
a comprehensive service: this includes a
thorough understanding of relevant standards
and a willingness to share this information.
Currently Document Q, which stipulates
a requirement for adequate prevention of
unauthorised access and safe means of escape
for new buildings, is ensuring that security
standards remain a hot topic for hardware.
This encompasses Technical Specification
(TS) standards including TS 008. This rates
letterplates or flaps that cover door apertures
and any associated boxes, walls or panels
inside the door. Supporting this standard,
one of the latest products to be added to Carl
F Groupco’s portfolio of over 7,000 lines is
the Trojan Unicorn TS 008 letterplate. With
a simple yet elegant design, the patented TS
008 letterplate is suitable for composite and
PVCu doorsets that need to be Document
Q or PAS24:2016 compliant. Produced in a
style that will complement any door design,
the letterplate is available in a wide range of
external finishes to suite with the Trojan door
furniture range. The internal letterplate can be
colour coded to match door colours.
BEST PRACTICE:
With regards to home security, PAS 24 and
Secured by Design are fundamental and Carl F
Groupco supplies one of the largest selections
of hardware to the UK market that complies
with these accreditations. Best practice advice
is to meet the PAS 24 rating when installing
a replacement door or window requiring
enhanced security hardware.
Secured by Design accreditation is also
important and Carl F Groupco is a long-
standing supporter of this initiative:the latest
product in the company’s portfolio to be the
proud bearer of the Secured by Design logo is
the FUHR 881 electromechanical multipoint
door lock.
The comprehensively trained technical team
at Carl F Groupco understands the challenges
of meeting the latest home security standards:
the company’s advisory service is available
to anyone working in the hardware supply
chain.
www.carlfgroupco.co.uk
The importance of choosing
the right door manufacturer
Paul Spencer,
Group Sales Director
» » HALLMARK HAS BEEN
manufacturing composite doors for over
twenty years. After the emergence of the
44-door slab in 2007, has seen a great many
more companies enter the fold. But how can
you be sure what you are buying.
BM Trada, BSI, Cen Solutions three of
several companies within the glazing industry
whom offer certification schemes to door and
window manufactures, these vary from a basic
level to a full-scale level of manufacturing
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certification, levels of manufacturing which are
audited every 12 months.
For a door to be supplied accredited to
either Document Q or with a Police Secured
By Design licence, the manufacturer would
need to be able to prove full compliancy to
Pas 24 for security and BS6375 for a full
weather rating, tested every twelve months
independently and not cascaded test evidence.
Hallmark chose to work with Cen Solutions
and we are a fully accredited Gold Member
licence number CMS 3054DG.
Our entire door range including our Fire
Door range our fully tested to Pas 24- 2016
security including the cut through test, and
BS6375 wind and water weather tested. All
the components used on a Hallmark door
have a CE marking down to the steel which
we reinforce our outer frames with.
All door furniture supplied on a Hallmark
door is TS007 approved and CE stamped, we
are one of the first door manufacturers to offer
a fully TS008 compliant letter plate.
On the 1st of March 2017 all UKAS test
centres officially began security testing doors
to Pas 24 -2016. Manufacturers currently
offering Pas 24 – 2012 will have until the end
of February 2018 to update their test data to
2016 to remain compliant.
What should you be looking for
when choosing your door supplier?
• Pas 24 from March 2018 – Pas 24 - 2016
(this will be the minimum-security
requirement for Doc Q)
• BS 6375 (replaced Pas 23 in 2009)
Minimum requirement for Doc Q
• All furniture on doors to comply with
TS007 (CE stamped)
• Letter plate to be TS008 (requirement for
Pas 24 – 2016)
• Doors need to achieve a U- value of 1.8
or better in the UK, and 1.6 or better in
Scotland
www.hallmarkpanels.com