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ABUS Launches BSI*** Euro Cylinders
ABUS as a lock manufacturer was founded in Volmarstein, Germany some 90
years ago in 1924. The focus was originally on making padlocks, but by the 1970s
in Europe euro cylinders had become a major part of ABUS production.
The European market for euro
cylinders has developed over several
decades with ABUS making many
highly intelligent cylinder systems to
make the “brain” of the security for
many millions of European domestic
doors. Parallel to this cylinder, brainsophisticated door furniture has
ensured better security for European
homes and other buildings.
The UK euro cylinder market has
followed, but has tended to take up lower
priced solutions for domestic doors.
Consequently, cylinders often stand
out from the door handle making them
vulnerable to ‘snapping’ and, given the
,
vast majority of UK domestic doors and
cylinders use a standard ‘1A’ section,
equally vulnerable to ‘bumping’
.
As a result of these concerns, the BSI
developed stringent UK standards to
identify cylinders that either are anti-
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bump (BSI*), and if proven to be both
anti-bump and anti-snap are awarded the
prestigious BSI***.
Unfortunately, as ABUS’s European
market simply does not need to protect
cylinders from either bumping (as there
are hundreds of different sections widely
sold across Europe), or snapping (as
correct size cylinders are supplied with
continental high security door furniture),
ABUS’ need to develop a BSI*** cylinder
was restricted to the UK market alone.
INTRODUCING THE E90 BSI*** range
In the company’s 90th anniversary year,
however, ABUS is very proud to launch to
the UK market their E90 BSI*** range of
euro cylinders.
Two special features distinguish the
ABUS E90 BSI*** range. All double
cylinders have the benefit of the door
being opened from the outside, despite
a key being retained in the inside of the
cylinder. This is a huge benefit to carers,
and in fact to any home with more than
one resident. ABUS also builds in an
additional anti-snap measure on top of
the cradle design, with a vertically-placed
screw that simply stops any anti-snap tool
being applied.
Using the ever-popular 1A keyway, with
patent pending design, the ABUS E90
BSI*** range covers all UK sizes of double,
thumbturn and half cylinders, with either
brass or nickel finish and blister card or
boxed presentation. Keyed alike options
are also available. RRRps start at around
£21 exc. VAT.
Because of the highly competitive
nature of the UK cylinder market, and to
run parallel to ABUS UK’s distribution
of specification cylinder suites, this E90
cylinder range is available to all UK
distributors direct from ABUS UK.
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