Pro Installer May 2019 - Issue 74 | Page 36

36 | MAY 2019 Products Read online at www.proinstaller.co.uk SPORT MIGHTON AND MILA PARTNER UP Mighton Products is set Epwin Window Systems’ Gerald Allen joins GM Fundraising’s From Russia With Hope team challenge Epwin Window Sys- tems’ Marketing Manager Gerald Allen will be one of a team of 18 men taking part in the From Russia With Hope challenge organ- ised by GM Fundraising. The challenge will raise funds for Hope House Children’s Hospices and will involve cycling 2,730 miles through 10 countries in 12 days in June 2019. The team ‘ will be covering over 280 miles each day ’ The team will be covering over 280 miles each day as they cycle from St Peters- burg, Russia, through Finland, into the Arctic Circle, through Swe- den, Denmark, Germa- ny, Holland, Belgium, France, England and Wales, before return- ing into England and their final destination of Hope House in Oswestry. While Gerald is a keen runner and reg- ularly runs 30 miles in a weekend, cycling is a relatively new sport for him. GM Fundraising rais- es around £130,000 every year for Hope House Children’s Hos- pices in Oswestry and Conwy through a vari- ety of events including sporting challenges and gala dinners. https://www.justgiving. com/fundraising/ allenfrwh www.epwin.co.uk to make its new Apple HomeKit-based multipoint Avia smart lock available through the UK’s leading hardware distributor Mila. Mila and Mighton will be exhibiting together at the FIT Show on a stand dedi- cated exclusively to this ex- citing new product (H30). Avia, the world’s first Ap- ple HomeKit smart lock to be developed for multipoint systems, is a full function smart lock that revolutionis- es entrance door security. A further, exciting innovation that will be demonstrated at the FIT Show is face recognition, activated via an optional accessory. Crucially, the Apple HomeKit platform is highly secure and stable, and users can learn at a glance the status of the lock, with a full audit trail recorded for all activity. A traditional key may be used in the TS 007 3-star cylinder as an emergency backup to offer total peace of mind. Mighton Avia smart locks and accessories will be available from May 2019 to trade at (https:// www.mila.co.uk) and to other professional and commercial customers via www.aviasmart.com SUCCESS FOR ERA AT SCTX Leading home security specialist, ERA has re- ported significant interest in Lockdown, the UK’s first emergency barricade device that can lock down a door in seconds in a crisis situation, following a successful show at the recent Security & Counter Terror Expo (SCTX), held at Olympia in London. Stuart Costigan, product manager at ERA said, ‘We had a busy show and were delighted to see a great deal of interest in Lockdown, from a whole range of sectors including hospi- tality, emergency services, armed forces, security consultants who advise on security issues associated with commercial properties as well as close protection security personnel. ‘The quality of interest was very good indeed and is a strong indication that there is a ready market for an innova- tive and versatile product such as Lockdown.’ For further information on ERA Lockdown, visit www. eraeverywhere.com