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British company takes
overseas markets by storm
Award-winning safety firm, Jackloc, is
a global export success story.
A pioneering safety company, Jackloc, the first
window safety lock of its
kind over 10 years ago
has achieved global success, exporting to markets
worldwide.
Jackloc, based in Leicestershire,
created the original, award-winning universal window restrictor
in 2003. It’s a simple, but very
strong safety product, aimed at
reducing the risk of falls from
open windows.
The family-run company now
exports Jacklocs to Russia, South
Africa, Mexico, Australia, Singapore, Malaysia and Arabia, and
is seeking to expand further into
international markets.
Jacklocs are fitted in hotels,
hospitals, care homes, schools,
student accommodation, highrise flats and private homes all
over the globe. The firm has
sold more than half a million of
its locks, having established its
worldwide market via a variety
of channels, through multinational companies, mail order,
e-commerce and independent
retailers.
Business is growing year
on year and the company’s
customer base has expanded
enormously, with the winning of
numerous new contacts both in
the UK and overseas in the last
couple of years.
One export challenge has been
the differing overseas laws and
regulations, but the Jackloc team
has been successful in championing UK health and safety ideas
‘It’s our mission to save lives and
reduce injuries. We want to see window
restrictors installed in buildings all around
the world, and are delighted to have
become a real UK export success story’
as well as coming up with concepts that meet customers’ varying needs and requirements.
Following new Decree governing window safety in Abu Dhabi,
Jackloc started exporting to the
United Arab Emirates in 2012.
The Department of Municipal
Affairs ordered that all windows
and other openings in residential buildings must be restricted
after a number of children died
in falls from the city’s high-rise
tower blocks.
Jackloc also sought advice from
UK Trade & Investment, the
government department which
works with UK-based businesses
to ensure they have overseas
success. It helped with issues
such as language, translation,
cultural differences and ways
of doing business in different
countries.
Emma Wells, Director of Jackloc, said: “It’s our mission to save
lives and reduce injuries. We
want to see window restrictors
installed in buildings all around
the world, and are delighted to
have become a real UK export
success story.”
The Jacklocs comprise a flexible cable between a window
or door and its frame, restricting how far it can be opened.
They can be fitted to any type
of window or door, whether
wooden, metal or UPVC. A new
‘push-and-turn’ variation aims to
be as child resistant as possible,
without the need for a key.
Find out more at www.jackloc.
com or call 01455 220616.
Jackloc is the original,
award-winning universal
window restrictor
It is simple, strong, exceeds the most
rigorous safety standards and can
be fitted easily to any window or door.
Available in various colours, it allows
windows to be opened safely and securely, reducing
the risk of injury and fatality from falls from windows.
Available in three designs - key release, push-and-turn
release or permanent fixed
cable.
Made in Great Britain, sold worldwide
CALL US TODAY 01455 220 616 AND VISIT WWW.JACKLOC.COM
“the price of safety cannot be measured”