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White Paper on Protecting and Managing Void Properties
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ASSA , PART OF ASSA ABLOY Security Solutions , a UK division of ASSA ABLOY , the global leader in door opening solutions , has released a white paper guide outlining the issues faced by councils and housing associations when managing void properties .
Entitled ‘ How do you protect void properties ?’ the guide is available for download at www . assa . co . uk / cliqremotevoidwhitepaper .
According to the Department for Communities and Local Government , around 610,000 housing association or local authority-owned homes are
empty – approximately one eighth of the UK ’ s stock of five million .
With crimes against such properties increasing , the
white paper outlines the main security threats to void properties , which include theft , arson , vandalism , flytipping and squatting . It then explores the issues around management of access to void properties when carrying out maintenance work , which include sharing of keys , lost keys and money wasted . Finally , the paper outlines how the use of ASSA CLIQ ® Remote as an effective key management system results in huge benefits , helping to ward off security threats and allowing more effective and streamlined management of maintenance workers , saving time and money .
EVVA joins SBD ‘ family ’
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AUSTRIAN LOCKING TECHNOLOGY specialist , EVVA has joined Secured by Design ( SBD ), the UK ’ s police crime prevention initiative , which seeks to improve building security to reduce crime . SBD has accredited six of the company ’ s Euro Profile cylinder locks – all BSI Kitemark certified : 3KSplus , EPS and MCS .
SBD Development Officer Doug Skins said : “ We are pleased that this innovative company is joining the SBD family with their products and we are looking forward to working with them .”
Doug Skins presented Heiner Dolinar , EVVA Vice President Products , with their SBD certificate at a ceremony at the company ’ s headquarters in Vienna , Austria , on Tuesday , 13 June . “ SBD has
‘ an important part of our strategy for further growth in the UK market ’
worked on crime prevention in the UK for nearly 30 years with great success ”, said Heiner .
“ Being part of SBD is an important part of our strategy for further growth in the UK market .”
Andy Lewis , EVVA Commercial Brand Manager for Aldridge Security added : “ Now having SBD on EVVA products allows us to offer the complete solution . EVVA is now one of the only Cylinder Manufacturers in the UK to offer a restricted patented Cylinder achieving TS007 1 *, 3 * and now Secure By Design .”
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