When you’ re looking for security products, you want to know they’ ll actually work. Choosing an SBD-accredited product means you’ re investing in a solution that’ s been independently tested and proven to be effective at preventing crime. It’ s the only way for a company to get police recognition for security products in the UK, making it a reliable and smart choice for your safety and peace of mind.

Why buy SBD-accredited products?

• Proven security: SBDaccredited products have undergone rigorous, independent testing and

certification. This isn’ t just a marketing label; it’ s a mark of quality that’ s backed by the UK Police Service

• Reduced crime risk: By installing these robust and reliable products- products like Victorian Sliders ® Vertical Sliding Window- you significantly reduce your chances of becoming a victim of crime. A 2017 study by Police Scotland found an 87 % reduction in crime in housing developments that used SBDaccredited products

• Long lasting quality: Because these products are built to be tough, they’ re also built to last. The focus on quality design and control means you get

a more durable product that requires less maintenance, saving you money and hassle in the long run

• Environmentally friendly: A study from the University of Surrey found that installing

burglary prevention measures, like those approved by SBD, produces less carbon emissions than a burglary itself.

Hazel Goss, Secured by Design:“ Victorian Sliders ®, one of our

more recent companies to join us as members, has embraced the required third-party testing and have been down the route of gaining PAS 24:2022 for the Vertical Sliding Window via ER Certification, a UKAS Accredited Body.

“ Victorian Sliders ® has been through a stringent process to gain membership and it does not stop there. The company will continuously engage with their certification body via yearly audits, ensuring that products remain the same and that they are still as good from the first day they appear to the last day they come off that production line.”

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For eight years, Victorian Sliders ® has partnered with Pilkington UK, sourcing a wide range of highperformance glass products that give their windows a clear competitive edge in the market.

By incorporating low emissivity and improved thermal efficiency, solar control, safety and security, and noise insulation, Victorian Sliders ® delivers products that meet and exceed the expectations of homeowners, installers, and specifiers alike.

The partnership is underpinned by shared values – quality, reliability, and innovation – as

well as a mutual commitment to environmental responsibility. Under the renew: glass initiative, Pilkington UK and Victorian Sliders ® are working together to increase the amount of flat glass being responsibly recycled and repurposed.

Through the return of cullet from production processes, Victorian Sliders ® has contributed 434 tonnes of end-of-life glass for recycling, helping to save an estimated 304 tonnes of CO₂ emissions. This carbon saving is the equivalent of planting enough trees to fill three football pitches. These efforts form part of Pilkington UK’ s wider makechange™ vision, which aims to reduce the use of natural

resources, minimise waste, and accelerate the transition to a circular glass economy.

Recycling one tonne of endof-life glass has the potential to save up to 700 kg of CO₂ emissions, yet less than 1 % of