The Locksmith Journal Mar-Apr 2016 - Issue 43 | Page 53

HARDWARE&SECURITY • 53 PROUD SPONSORS OF THIS PAGE Swinging Open in Half the Time »»BOHLE HAS LAUNCHED ITS NEW swing-door Self-closing Corner Fitting, which in eliminating the recess required to house traditional floor springs, trims installation time by half. The highly innovative solution replaces the conventional floor springs used in traditional internal swing-door selfclosing systems with a cutting-edge hydraulic system. A new addition to Bohle’s Patch Swinging Door System, the new Self-closing Corner Fitting doesn’t need to be recessed and can be fitted in as little as 45-minutes, using just four screws to achieve a fixing to the floor, as part of a simple two-stage process. This delivers a significant on-site time saving compared to traditional installation techniques, including time lost for cement to cure. Also featuring simple and easy zero positioning of cover plates, the double action ‘push/pull’ system opens to 90° and features fully adjustable closing speeds. Dave Broxton, Managing Director, Bohle Ltd, said: “In traditional installations a huge amount of time can be lost in channelling out recesses to accommodate floor spring housing and then waiting for cement to cure. “Our new Self-closing Corner Fitting cuts installation time by half, to around just 45 minutes from start to finish. On multiple installations, the time saving can be staggering, cutting time on site and delivering more margin on each and every job.” ‘cutting-edge hydraulic system’ Suitable for use in buildings with a midrange footfall and underfloor heating, the system is fully tested to 500,000 opening and closing cycles in line with EN 1154. www.bohle-group.com Turning into a 3-Star »»HWL WINDOWS GROUP HAS OPTED to fit Avocet Hardware locks on all its new composite and PVCu doors. The Leeds-based Group, which consists of HWL Trade Frames and Nordic Aluminium, has a nationwide reputation for supplying trade installers with the very highest quality windows and doors and has begun to exclusively install Avocet’s TS007 3-star and SS312 Diamond accredited ATK snap secure lock, and its popular 1-star Pioneer cylinder. Luke Boyes, HWL’s systems manager, said: “It’s important to us to give our customers’ choice, and Avocet delivers exactly that. It has a depth of cylinder options that is unrivalled in the industry – from top of the range snap-secure locks like ATK and ABS through to standard 1-star locks that so many of our customers still demand.” Avocet’s ATK snap secure lock was developed to assist companies seeking to adjust to the implementation of LOCKSMITHJOURNAL.CO.UK | MAR/APR 2016 Sponsored by ABUS Document Q of the Building Regulations. It is currently the only Euro-cylinder for composite doors that carries the Master Locksmith Association’s highest rating – SS312 Sold Secure Diamond accreditation –, a British Kitemark TS007 3-star rating and Secured by Design accreditations. ATK also features a thumbturn element that incorporates Avocet’s new click secure system, which makes use of a positive click turn action that means it can’t be bypassed with the wire tools that make a great deal of other thumbturns a major security risk. Additionally, its use of a standard key allows all leading locksmiths to produce them quickly and easily, and without recourse to end-user registration. Visit www.hwlwindows.co.uk or www.nordic-aluminium.co.uk or call 0113 244 9006 Avocet visit www.avocet-hardware. co.uk or call or call 01484 711 700