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Stylish and Perfect
The stylish Schlosser Technik Apto
70mm PZ door handle features a
unique patent protected design to
suit Ferco multipoint door lock.
»»The highly durable
finish can be matched
perfectly with other products
for a coordinated door suite,
and unlike other handles
suitable for Ferco door
lock the Apto is available
in a quality PVD gold and
polished chrome finish.
Another key feature of the
Apto is its spring cassette,
which allows the handle to
return to an aesthetically
pleasing 90 degree position
every time it is released.
The handle is corrosion
tested to 480 hours based on
BS EN 1670 and cycle tested
to 50,000 cycles; making the
Schlosser Technik Apto door
handle, built to last.
The Schlosser Technik
Apto 70mm handle is an
economic solution, perfect for
the maintenance and repair
industry.
Commenting on the
success of the new handle,
Robert Standley, Marketing
Manager said:
“There has long been
a demand for a sprung
70mm door handle which
aesthetically ticks all the
boxes and we believe the Apto
handle does just that. The
PVD Gold model looks superb
and is really going down well
with our distributors who
can’t seem to get enough of
it.”
For more information, please
visit: www.schlosser.co.uk
‘The PVD Gold
model looks superb
and is really going
down well’
INTERNATIONAL NEWS
Roto launches integrated
burglary protection
»»According to
fenestration manufacturer
Roto, Germany is rightly
referred to as a “paradise for
burglars.” The number of such
offences has been increasing
since 2008 to 150,000 cases
in 2013.
However, resistance is
not futile. That is the motto
chosen by the construction
supplier for an integrated
burglary prevention
campaign, officially launched
at an international press
conference in November
2014 at which Roto rolled
out its “More security, more
attention, more benefits, more
customers” message at the
launch of its new integrated
burglary protection campaign
in Germany.
The initiative aims
to stimulate consumer
investment in windows and
encourage new business for
market partners.
In Germany burglary
detection rates are extremely
low at just 15.5%. That means
that only one out of six cases
can be closed successfully by
police.
In contrast to rural areas,
criminals are mainly active
in cities and border regions,
according to statistics. In
addition to the material
damage costing German
insurance companies about
480 million Euros in 2013,
they also cause irreplaceable
losses of family treasures and
mementos. Not to mention
the serious and often long-
term psychological impact on
the victims.
The rapidly increasing
number of crimes against
property has also triggered
media attention. Politicians
“are slowly waking up” and
the secretaries of the Interior
has organised meetings
to address this problem;
there are state subsidies for
building measures such as
reconstruction loans which
are frequently used for
windows and doors, the main
point of attack for burglars.
The industry has been
surprisingly passive so far
but Roto plans to change that
with a promotion campaign
for burglary-resistant facade
and roof windows that targets
end users across Germany.
locksmithjournal.co.uk | jan/feb 2015
The intention is to get market
partners on board with an
example of Roto’s customerbenefit oriented “close to
the customer” strategy with
a promotional campaign
“Resistance is not futile.”
“Roto Quadro Safe” for
facade windows is based
on components from the
universal Tilt&Turn hardware
portfolio “Roto NT”. The fourpack for efficient protection
against picklocks consists of
lockable handles, anti-drilling
protection, mushroom cams
and security strikers.
www.roto-frank.com