Clearview North October 2013 - Issue 143 | Page 56

HARDWARE&SECURITY

UNRIVALLED SECURITY
With its latest high-security
window lock, security hardware
specialist ERA claims a new
benchmark in strength and
durability. Under exhaustive
tests, the Fortress multipoint lock (MPL) has not
only outperformed all other
window locks but also proved
to exceed the increased force
requirements of door lock
security standards.
Putting all of its security
expertise behind the design
of Fortress, ERA, part of

Grouphomesafe, made full use of
the company’s in-house UKAS
test house during the research and
development process. In testing
the lock to the PAS 024:2012
standard, ERA established that
the lock could withstand both
the 3kn force requirement for
windows and the 4.5kn force
requirement for doors. In
fact, the Fortress window lock
withstood almost double the force
requirement for doors. The key to
this outstanding performance is
the fact that the lock is designed

with a number of bear grip
locking points that fully engage
into the keeps to even out attack
loads applied along any significant
area of the sash.
While the Fortress MPL offers
the ultimate in security for the
householder, its design also takes
into account the practical needs
of the fabricator and installer.
For ERA visit www.erasecurity.com/takealook. For
Grouphomesafe visit www.
grouphomesafe.com.

SUPPORTING CUSTOMERS WITH
CHANGES TO CE MARKING
With the introduction of the
Construction Products Regulation
it has become mandatory to CE
mark certain products in relevant
applications; AS SA ABLOY
Security Solutions offers a range
of products that meet the new
requirements, and the knowledge
to support its customers.
Having met the relevant
characteristics under the new
CE marking system, verified in
the newly collated Declaration

of Performance (DoP)
documentation, customers of
ASSA ABLOY Security Solutions
can be confident that the high
performance door solutions are

able to meet with current market
directives.
As well as offering those products
requiring the CE mark under the
changes to the European Directive,
ASSA ABLOY Security Solutions
has also worked hard to highlight
those products to which the
changes do not apply, countering
pervasive confusion in the market.
Andy Stolworthy, Product
Manager for ASSA ABLOY
Security Solutions, explains more:

“ASSA ABLOY Security Solutions
places a lot of value on in-depth
industry knowledge; it’s crucial
for our customers to understand
why certain products can’t be CE
marked or, in fact, are not required
to be CE marked at all, and which
applications these exceptions relate
to.”
Visit www.assaabloy.co.uk/
securitysolutions or telephone
[phone].

Hitting the airwaves to promote
Baby and Child Window Safety
The Royal Association for the Prevention of Accidents
has reported that each year over 4,000 children fall out
of a window. MAX6MUM SECURITY® Powered by
UAP Limited has launched a radio campaign to raise
awareness of this and to promote the solution.
The solution is presented in the form of the MAX6MUM
SECURITY® Baby and Child Window-Safe™ Restrictor.
MAX6MUM SECURITY® has rolled out a radio campaign
across Smooth Radio which focuses on the restrictor,
the aim of which is to create awareness and demand for
MAX6MUM SECURITY® products.
The radio campaign will initially be rolled out across the
North West, East Midlands and West Midlands, reaching

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millions of listeners. To complement the airtime campaign,
MAX6MUM SECURITY® will also be running a digital
campaign on http://www.smoothradio.co.uk/; this will run
for five weeks and will expect to get 163,410 impressions.
MAX6MUM SECURITY® MD David Jennings said:
“The radio campaign will help to launch MAX6MUM
SECURITY® to consumers, raise brand awareness and alert
people to the fact that a child falling out of a window is a
common and serious issue.”

For more information on the campaign visit www.
getmaximumsecurity.com.

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