22 | JUNE 2019
All Doors
Mila Launches ‘Mighty Smart’ Avia to Trade at FIT
Mila’s stand at the FIT
Show was devoted entirely
to the launch of the new
Mighton Avia secure smart
lock to the trade, with the
company using the event
to announce that it has
signed an exclusive distri-
bution deal with Mighton
to supply the innovative
Apple HomeKit compatible
smart door locking system
to fabricators and installers
across the UK.
Avia was on display on
the Mila stand on a range
of timber, aluminium,
composite and PVC doors,
emphasising the fact that
it works with all standard
multi-point locking systems
from 44mm to 70mm. What
stood out is the fact that
Avia is fitted on the inside
of the door only, with a
Mila SupaSecure PAS24,
SBD accredited stainless
steel handle fitted on the
outside.
In terms of fitting, Avia
comes with a standard
sized backplate so it can be
fitted, and crucially retrofit-
ted, quickly and simply. It’s
wireless and works with
multi-point locking systems
on doors from 44mm to
70mm, so can be very eas-
ily integrated into existing
production and installation
set ups.
Because it features a Su-
paSecure handle and con-
ventional cylinder on the
outside, it also overcomes
all the concerns which re-
tail buyers sometimes voice
about smart locks – deter-
ring the opportunist thief
and eliminating any risk of
tampering, while also pro-
viding the reassurance of a
traditional key and cylinder
for emergency back-up.
Avia is Apple HomeKit
compatible which means
it has been reviewed and
approved by Apple to
ensure that the military
grade software protocols
it uses for the transfer of
data are fully secure. In
turn, it means that it comes
with the Apple HomeKit
logo, which is so trusted
by consumers, on all of its
literature and packaging.
Mila demonstrated at FIT
how easy it is to pair Avia
with an iPhone, iPad, Ap-
ple watch or key fob and
showed how it incorpo-
rates all the features which
tech savvy homeowners
demand so that they can
control access to their
home from anywhere in
the world. It can be set up
in seconds using a secure
Bluetooth connection, and
it has an anti-tamper alarm,
256-bit data encryption,
and an activity tracker
to provide instant status
updates and a full audit
trail.
Customers buying Avia
from Mila can be assured
that it comes with all the
proven benefits which Mila
offers on all its products
– a guarantee of in-stock
availability, next day deliv-
ery if required, full sales
and technical support and
a comprehensive market-
ing package.
Mighty. Smart.
Supa™ Secure Strength.
AVIA Intelligence.
Apple HomeKit Approved.
www.mila.co.uk
Collaboration & Innovation Apeer Extends Modo Door Range with All
for Flush Door Market
Glass Trim and Choice of Frame Finish
can say we have full confidence in
the company’s team of engineers
and in its state-of-the-art facilities.
ERA gave us the benefit of their
considerable expertise, and we are
confident that the excellent results
will help us to grown our business
in the Flush Doors market.”
ERA’s testing laboratory is com-
pletely autonomous, and is fully
equipped to test windows and
doors to the most stringent and up
to date industry standards, provid-
ing accurate data on window and
door endurance and lifespan. The
company can test casement win-
dows, sash windows; and single or
double doors to British Standards,
providing full UKAS accredited
reports or an initial indicative re-
port,depending on requirements. glazing styles and colour finish-
es, gives homeowners even more
opportunity to create the perfect
entrance for their property.
Linda Tomb, marketing manager
for Apeer, said: “Our doors have a
well-earned reputation for superb
quality, with none of the peeling or
bowing issues that can often been
found with inferior products on the
market, and with an endless choice
of glass and colour combinations
made possible from our state-of-
the-art in-house facilities, there’s a
good reason why they’ve proved so
popular with consumers.”
The new Modo styles are based
on the existing 70mm thick rebate
doors, and feature Apeer’s tradi-
tional grained skin and grained
Renolit frames. They are available
with traditional or contempo-
rary bar handles, as well as a bar
handle out with a Karcher lever
handle inside. With 13 colours
available as standard, Apeer is also
able to colour match a complete
entrance system, inside and out,
as well as offer a bespoke colour
service with any RAL or BS colour
reference. A full breakdown of op-
tions is also available on Apeer’s
online Door Builder service.
www.eraeverywhere.com www.apeer.co.uk
ERA’s UKAS accredited Apeer has announced two
testing laboratory and R&D design
team together play an integral role
in the company’s new product
development. They also offer an
invaluable service to ERA cus-
tomers developing their own new
products too. The two divisions
were put through their paces
recently in a collaborative pro-
ject for Deceuninck that saw the
development of bespoke hardware
for a new Deceuninck PVCu Flush
Door. The initiative demonstrates
how collaboration between ERA
and its customers faciliates prod-
uct innovation with great results.
ERA’s bespoke solution includes
door locks, keeps, hinges and an
opening restrictor, and is the result
of an eighteen month close part-
nership between Deceuninck’s and
ERA’s teams. The new hardware
is to become part of Deceuninck’s
own product offering. However,
ERA’s Fab&Fix range will continue
to complement the Deceuninck
range of windows and doors.
Rob McGlennon, MD of Deceun-
inck comments:
“Having experienced at first
hand ERA’s UKAS accredited
testing laboratory at work in
tandem with its R&D operation, I additional new styles to its market
leading Modo door range, further
enhancing the appeal of the man-
ufacturer’s stylish and contempo-
rary composite.
Up until now, a distinguishing
feature of the Modo has been its
stainless steel glazing trim. How-
ever, Apeer is now able to offer
Modo with a stunning all glass
trim, an update that incorporates
the same tried and tested glazing
method that’s been used to such
great effect on the company’s in-
novative Lumi composite doors.
In addition, the entire Modo
range is now also available with a
choice of chamfered or sculptured
frames, which when combined
with an extensive options list for