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PRO INSTALLER OCTOBER 2015
PRO NEWS
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MAKING THE SWITCH
Just weeks after its launch, Avocet Hardware has announced its first major success for ATK – with SWC Trade
Frames making the switch to its new TS007 3-star rated and SS312 Diamond accredited snap secure lock.
Rhys Richings, operations manager of SWC,
said: “It was a big decision to switch suppliers
because of how loyal
we are as a business,
but we needed to do
the right thing for our
customers.
“The right thing in this
instance is to offer the
very best available lock
as standard on all doors
and not just as an optional
upgrade. Security should
never be optional when it
comes to people’s homes
and lives.”
Making the switch – (l-r)
Rob I’Anson of Avocet
Hardware and Rhys Richings
of SWC Trade Frames
ATK is designed to deliver
the ultimate protection in
the fight against lock-snapping and features Avocet’s
patented locking cam
system, which is proven to
effectively secure against
common forms of attack
such as snapping, bumping
and drilling.
The new range also
includes one of the only
Sold Secure and Secured
by Design rated thumbturn
locks on the market. Incorporating Avocet’s new ‘click
secure’ system, it makes
use of a positive click turn
action, which means it can’t
be bypassed with the wire
tools that make a great deal
of other thumbturns a major
security risk.
ATK also comes with a
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