COMMERCIAL SECURITY & SAFETY
Smart businesses ‘ Work with Kubu ’
» KUBU CONTINUES TO pioneer the smart window and door market through the launch of their ‘ Works with Kubu ®’ programme , with certification being provided to manufacturing partners , Pro Installers and other strategic partners that will continue to be announced in the run up to the FIT Show in May .
Consumer recognition of ‘ Works with …’ is already high and is used by the likes of Alexa , Apple and Google to provide a simple way to identify that a product is compatible with other smart devices and services . Kubu has been developed to seamlessly integrate with these smart home platforms and many more to provide consumers with added features and benefits .
One such “ Works with ” partner is Avantis Hardware . A well-known and trusted business that focuses on the mechanical engineering side of security , so with a number of new ultra-high security multi-point locks recently being announced for windows and doors of various materials , it makes sense that they all ‘ Work with Kubu ®’ as standard .
Additionally , Kubu are working with various other hardware developers , looking to partner up with Kubu and benefit from the ‘ Works with Kubu ®’ programme , and enjoy the considerable resources and experience they have when it comes to the smartsensor market for windows and doors .
This development by Kubu is about clear communications for all those involved in the window and door industry , right down to the consumer . Yet , it ’ s also about seamlessly integrating with existing technologies and platforms across the IoT , as Ryan Bromley , co-founder of Kubu Smart Security points out .
He said : “ The ‘ Works with Kubu ®’ programme brings further clarity to our product proposition for the entire supply chain , helping to make things both smart and simple for the end user . The smart home is all about integration and that ’ s what we ’ re offering with Kubu , a fully integrated platform that everyone can understand and be a part of .
He continued : “ Some companies have gone too smart , too soon , resulting in catastrophic product failures and a lot of bad press . Kubu is smart yet simple and has been completely developed and manufactured by a company that has more expertise than most in hardware , software and sensor technology .’
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DHF CONTINUES TO EMPHASISE THE BENEFITS OF EPD TO THE INDUSTRY
» DHF ( DOOR & Hardware Federation ) is continuing to throw its weight behind the importance of EPD for the construction industry , especially for architects , builders , and specifiers , in meeting the growing requirements relating to the sustainable building process . An EPD ( Environmental Product Declaration ) is a registered and independently verified document that communicates standardised , comparable information about the life-cycle environmental impact of products . In summary , it measures the environmental ‘ footprint ’ of a product .
In June 2017 , DHF was considered ‘ ahead of the game ’ in launching 14 generic EPD ’ s ( locks , door and window handles , hinges ( single axis ), lock cylinders , sliding door gear , window fittings , door closers , panic exit devices , shutter hardware , letter boxes , padlocks , glass door gear , electromechanical hardware , and push button locks ), and since then , has been educating and informing its members about the role and growing importance of EPD in the sustainability process ; a complicated subject , DHF has been plugging the ‘ information gap ’. All 14 EPD ’ s are up for renewal this year and are to be renewed every five years ( in February of this year , ARGE ( the European
Federation of Associations of Locks & Builders Hardware Manufacturers ) announced that the expiry dates for the EPD had been extended to between September and December 2022 , depending on the EPD ).
DHF is able to offer the opportunity for its building hardware members to have an EPD on their products through ARGE after signing a licence agreement with them on 10th April 2014 . ARGE serves its members , the National Associations , by providing ARGE EPD which they can sublicense and individualise for their members . DHF is represented in Europe and continues to be actively involved with ARGE whose EPD have been written to comply with the format required by EN 15804 .
DHF ’ s Head of Commercial Operations , Patricia Sowsbery-Stevens explains : “ Participation in the EPD programme is crucial if the construction industry is to meet the growing demand for greater sustainability and DHF is pleased to have been one of the trailblazers in this initiative and in promoting a more transparent and sustainable global industry .”
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