HARDWARE & SECURITY
Silver Anniversary Celebrations Locked In
The company may be more familiar with plated steel , but it will be silver all the way for UAP Ltd in 2021 as the hardware specialist celebrates its silver anniversary after 25 years in business .
» UAP FIRST STARTED TRADING AS Universal Imports in July 1996 with a single product – a door knocker – and a makeshift bedroom office . By 2000 , the company had moved to its HQ in North Manchester and changed its name to UAP . These days , it has grown to a £ 22 million business , selling more than 3,000 products across 25 countries with a portfolio of brands including Fullex , Locking Systems , Intelligent Hardware , TradeLocks and Firemongery .
David Jennings , CEO of UAP comments : “ It seems like only yesterday that a good idea became a fledgling business , but so much has happened over the past 25 years and we have grown to become a substantial business , an innovator in our market and a respected supplier for both quality and service .
“ Our anniversary provides an ideal milestone , not only to celebrate the company ’ s achievements but also to thank our customers , our supply chain partners and our team for supporting us and contributing to our success over the past 25 years . In many ways , it could not have come at a better time because , after the challenges of the pandemic , a reason to celebrate is just what we need right now and we have plans to keep the celebrations going all year !”
UAP ’ s plans for its 25th year in business will be unveiled as the company ’ s silver anniversary progresses , with a range of activities already in the pipeline .
“ We are proud to be marking 25 years in business ,” David adds , “ and because we became a co-operative in 2019 , now every member of our 80-strong team benefits from our continued success . We want to spend this year looking back but also , as we always have , focusing on the future and the innovation we can bring to the market over the next 25 years .”
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PERFECT FIT FOR ALL SECURITY SOLUTIONS
Tindall Engineering have been specialising in security solutions for over 45 years , designing and manufacturing the UK ’ s most extensively tested and approved range of high security locking systems for physical attack , blast , ballistic and fire performance applications .
Products that now boast the SBD certification include :
• MICO Modula – mortice single point
• MICO MSR Multipoint range
• MICO Rimlock Night latch
• MICO Elite single point range
• MICO ABRYLL Single point range
• MICO INT Multipoint range
• Vast range of ancillary items ranging from key driven to padlockable
Tindall Engineering is one of the latest companies to join Secured by Design ( SBD ), the official police security initiative . You can find out more about Tindall Engineering and their full range of SBD accredited products here : https :// www . securedbydesign . com / membercompanies / sbd-members ? view = comp anydetail & account = 0011i00000jA9Mk AAK
Ryan Ahern , General Manager at Tindall Engineering , said : “ We are extremely pleased to announce that we have joined the official police security initiative Secured by Design which has been added to our vast range of accreditations , making MICO products the perfect fit for not only high security but also medium security solutions .
“ All our products are put through rigorous physical security and ballistic testing and offer the highest level of corrosion
resistance as standard . In addition , all our products are operational endurance tested ensuing the ultimate performance and durability to give you the peace of mind that MICO is the best security solution to secure your premises .”
SBD Development Officer Doug Skins said : “ I am delighted that Tindall Engineering have joined Secured by Design . They join with a range of products that have achieved Police Preferred Specification and their range of products are specified on a wide range of applications from schools and nationwide retail stores requiring panic hardware through to critical national infrastructure facilities demanding high level security protection . I look forward to working with them over the coming years ”.
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MAR / APR 2021
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