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BRE SECURITY TESTING DAY
» » ASSA ABLOY SECURITY DOORS, A UK
division of ASSA ABLOY, the global leader
in door opening solutions, has delivered
a successful security testing day in
partnership with BRE.
Held at the Security Doors factory in
Lisburn, Northern Ireland, the day saw a
fantastic turn-out of security professionals
who witnessed various methods of attack
on both steel and timber doorsets.
The event consisted of an overview of the
LPS 1175 test standard, a comprehensive
factory tour and a practical demonstration
that showed the difference between
certified and non-certified security doors.
Ian Broadley, Business Development
Manager for ASSA ABLOY Security
Doors said: “We hosted this event to
help illustrate the difference between
investing in a certificated product versus
a product that may look similar visually,
but can be compromised very easily
when put to the test.
“A test rig was set up at our factory,
housing two steels doors and two timber
doors. The BRE team used various methods
of attack to demonstrate how they were
able to defeat the doors that were not built
to meet LPS 1175 test standards.
“We received a great deal of positive
feedback from attendees, which included
security consultants, end users, police, and
government personnel.”
www.assaabloy.co.uk/SecurityDoors
THE YEAR OF MILA: More
praise for hardware giant
» » GRANT THORNTON INDEPENDENTLY
audited Mila’s entire supply chain,
analysing everything from how it manages
its inventory to how its warehouse and
transport operations perform. The
hardware specialist scored 2.7 out of
4; winning an ‘exceeding organisation’
rating from consultants Grant Thornton,
and putting it alongside some of the UK’s
biggest and most successful businesses.
One of the areas which Grant Thornton
singled out for praise was Mila’s handling
of the Chinese New Year. The company’s
demand planning team were tasked with
ensuring that it had sufficient quantities of
product in stock and it spent a record $8m
on orders specifically to see it through the
affected period.
The company’s demand planning team
were tasked with ensuring that it had
sufficient quantities of product in stock and
it spent a record $8m on orders specifically
to see it through the affected period.
Mila’s Managing Director Richard
Gyde said: “I’m not sure many customers
appreciate the scale or the complexity
of our supply chain operation and that’s
exactly how it should be. All that matters
to them is that when they place an order
with Mila, it arrives with them on time and
in full, and we certainly pride ourselves on
the fact that our customers can take our
reliability for granted.”
EAST MIDS RACKS UP £2BN OF UNPAID OVERTIME
Workers in the East Midlands gave their employers £2.0 billion of
free labour in 2017 by doing unpaid overtime, according to analysis
of official statistics published by the Trades Union Congress.
» » 23RD FEBRUARY MARKED THE
TUC’s 14th annual ‘Work Your Proper
Hours Day’; prior to this day, the average
person doing unpaid overtime effectively
worked the year so far for free.
353,097 people in the East Midlands
put in an average of 7.6 hours a week
in unpaid overtime during 2017. This
averages £5,642 a year that each of those
workers is losing out in pay.
‘get together with
workmates and
join a union’
TUC Regional Secretary for the East
Midlands Lee Barron said: “We’re
saying to workers, especially in the East
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Midlands, make sure you take a proper
lunch break and go home on time. We’re
asking managers to leave on time too.
Good bosses know that a long-hours
culture doesn’t get good results. And the
best way to lead is by example.
“Lots of us are willing to put in a bit of
extra time, but if you’re worried about the
culture where you work, get together with
workmates and join a union.”