HARDWARE & SECURITY
ERA’s Lockdown
Provides Peace
of Mind at
Kingsland School
» IN A WORLD WHERE TERROR IS AN
ongoing threat, Kingsland School, in
Kingstanding, Birmingham, is one of
the first to fit Lockdown from ERA, the
UK’s first emergency barricade device
able to lock down a door in seconds in a
crisis situation, helping to protect school
children.
Designed to provide high performance
security in the event of a threatening
situation, Lockdown is ideal for schools as
it is simple and easy to fit, making doors
inaccessible to intruders and creating a
safe hiding place for students and teachers
in the event of an attack.
Delivering strength with
its unique design
Lockdown’s unique design ensures
it is stronger and more robust than a
regular lock as it secures the full door,
not just at one point. Additionally, unlike
a thumb turn lock, where the room
can be accidentally or mischievously
locked by students, Lockdown is always
intentionally deployed.
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Security and safety a growing
concern for schools
Carol Stephenson, school business
manager at Kingsland School said,
“Security is becoming much more of a
priority within the education system,
especially for schools such as ours which
are located in deprived areas with high
crime rates.
“Having identified the need for
something to help us be more secure
in a threatening situation, our research
highlighted Lockdown from ERA.
“Initially, we were attracted by how
easy Lockdown is to deploy – we had a
demonstration and could immediately
see it had been designed with simplicity
in mind – something that was incredibly
important to us. We decided it was the right
product for our school of 327 pupils.”
Support for Schools from ERA
ERA’s Head of Marketing, Tania Tams
said, “Sadly with threatening situations
becoming more commonplace, schools
are being encouraged to plan for such
emergencies. Lockdown provides the
perfect solution – it is simple and easy to
fit, making doors or corridors inaccessible
to intruders and creating a safe hiding
place for students and staff in the event of
an attack.
“However, we are very aware of the
financial constraints currently placed
upon schools. To this end, and to ensure
we put children’s safety and wellbeing
ahead of profit, ERA’s ‘Support for Schools’
campaign is offering Lockdown at a
special subsidised price, available only to
educational establishments.
“Lockdown is a brilliant product and
whilst new to the UK market, it has already
been welcomed by senior UK security
personnel and specialist agencies. We
have had resounding interest from all
parts of the world and varied commercial
and public organisations are looking to
incorporate Lockdown products into their
invacuation / security plan”
Peace of mind
The final word goes to Carol, “We have
already received our initial Lockdown
devices, with more on order and would
have no hesitation in recommending
Lockdown to any other school, purely for
the peace of mind it has given to both our
staff and children.”
For further information on ERA
Lockdown, visit www.eraeverywhere.com.
Interested parties should contact the sales
team on 01922 490 000 or email info@
eraeverywhere.com
Lockdown fits in with the updated
National Counter Terrorism Security Office
(NaCTSO) safety advice which suggests
the development of dynamic lockdown
procedures and the use of secondary
devices for ‘invacuation’ rather than
evacuation to barricade people in a room
safely and keep the external threat out.
Robust and lightweight, Lockdown is
available for both single and double doors,
whether inward or outward swinging
and fitted with or without traditional
locks. Tested to PAS24 impact resistance
standards, single door Lockdown fits doors
from 650mm-1100mm width, weighs 4kg
and takes seconds to fit. The double door
option fits doors up to 60mm, weighs 1.6kg
and again takes seconds to create a secure
barricade to outside entry.
NOV/DEC 2019
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