The Locksmith Journal Jan-Feb 2015 - Issue 36 | Page 14

14 • industrynewS PROUD SPONSORS OF THIS PAGE Securefast plc opens Middle East sales office Stiller saves by switching suppliers »»Stiller Warehousing and Distribution, based in Newton Aycliffe, is a familyrun business with 60 years of experience in cost-effective regional and national logistics. So when refuelling analysis showed that significant cost savings are offered by Dieselink, part of The Fuel Card Group, it was ready to switch from its previous, longstanding supplier. Stiller ‘s mixed fleet of 60 vehicles, which includes cars and vans among the predominating HGVs, are all diesel-powered and refuelled using the UK Fuels fuel card, supplied by Dieselink, giving Stiller drivers access to more than 1,000 forecourts nationwide, including every major brand, motorway service stations and even supermarkets. Savings are up to 4p per litre on national average pump prices and up to 10p per litre on motorways. Stiller also avoids the increasingly common network fees and transaction charges imposed by other fuel card companies. With a single weekly invoice covering every transaction for the whole fleet, the gap between refuelling and automatic direct debit payment means up to two weeks of interest-free credit, while online account management means fuel procurement is totally paperless. 0844 870 6945 [email protected] www.dieselink.co.uk »»Leading UK Fire, Safety and Security group Securefast plc has announced the opening of its Dubai sales and operations office to service the group’s important and growing portfolio of clients in the Middle East and North Africa. Based in Dubai, Securefast’s Middle East operation is headed by the Director of Sales and Marketing Amy Rutledge, who has more than 15 years’ of experience in marketing, sales and business development, most recently managing global marketing strategy for Fike fire alarm and suppression products. At the official opening of the new operations centre, Securefast’s Group Managing Director, Duncan Crawley, said: “‘in line with our aggressive expansion plans for the UK market we see the Dubai office as an important link in our overall Duncan Crawley and Amy Rutledge growth strategy. With the introduction of our new IET Entra+ Access Control and Security Management Systems, we now believe we can provide a comprehensive package of Fire, Safety and Security solutions for our customers in the Middle East” . Visitors to the forthcoming Intersec exhibition in Dubai are invited to call at the Securefast stand to meet the team and view the group’s impressive range of products. 2015 set to be ‘the year of the PSSA’ »»2014 closed on a high for the Perimeter Security Suppliers Association (PSSA) with its Annual Conference in London in December. Impressive progress during the year included the completion of the Verification Scheme – with more companies and products entering the scheme, and this year will see even more products being published; also the inaugural meeting of the Advisory Panel which took place at the Transport Security Expo in London –in 2015, the panel will consider the future direction of the PSSA in its quest to continue raising standards in physical security; thirdly came the launch of the PSSA’s Endorsement Programme which enables specifiers and designers to commit to specifying PSSA verified products over non-verified products wherever possible – in exchange, they have a special relationship with the PSSA and can use the PSSA logo. PSSA is confident that 2015 will build on the successes of 2014, with the aim of raising standards in the perimeter security products market. www.pssasecurity.org locksmithjournal.co.uk | jan/feb 2015 Laurence Goode ‘PSSA is confident that 2015 will build on the successes of 2014’