The Locksmith Journal Jan-Feb 2016 - Issue 42 | Page 56

56 • SAFES PROUD SPONSORS OF THIS PAGE Clever With Brabantia »»MAILBOX SPECIALIST DAD has become the exclusive UK supplier of the stylish Brabantia range of post boxes. Brabantia, a brand that is well known and trusted in the UK, produces a range of stylish, secure and accessible postboxes to suit any property design and any mail and security requirements. The Brabantia range from DAD features boxes from small domestic, wall-mounted products to secure, heavy duty varieties, all produced with the design flair and user friendliness for which the brand is well-known. Most are available in a variety of colours and finishes to match any design scheme, and all are manufactured in the EU to the very highest European performance and manufacturing standards. Sitting alongside Brabantia in the DAD range is Artist: a sturdy residential box that can be supplied with a range of print designs or even uniquely customised with the customer’s own picture or motif. The designs are printed onto the box, not simply with a vinyl transfer, so are UV and scratch-resistant for longlasting good looks. The DAD range also includes boxes which can be wall, post or, in the case of the DADGate, railing or gate mounted. This large, heavyduty box features a vertical slot for posting and rear access for mail retrieval so that there is no need to remove, cut or alter the gate or railing it is to be mounted on: the box simply clamps firmly into place on the railings with the vertical slot facing outwards. DAD has been designing and manufacturing steel security products since 1872 and was the first letterboxes and post boxes manufacturer in Europe, now with over 1.5 million units produced every year at its factories in France and Germany. With 700 employees worldwide and a turnover of over £60 million, they manufacture an extensive range which includes fire-rated and antiarson postboxes, free standing post boxes, wall-mounted and through-the-wall boxes for residential and commercial applications. DAD has opened its offices in the UK in 1996. Home security that doesn’t break the bank »»A COMBINATION OF [