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Welcomed insurer support
for protection against
lock-snap attacks
»»Avocet Hardware talks to
Locksmith Journal about its
delight in welcoming Aviva’s latest
‘Hardfacts’ information sheet on
locks and lock standards, which
explains the benefits of TS007 3-star
and SS312 Sold Secure Diamond
accredited locks to better protect
against the risk of lock-snapping.
Through the ‘Knowledge Store’
section of its risk management
website, Aviva provides a range of
factsheets on security, and other
property protection matters, all
designed to help customers better
understand their exposure to risk
and how they may best protect
themselves.
Avocet’s managing director,
Clive Lloyd said: “This is a very
welcome and timely addition to
Aviva’s Knowledge Store and is a
significant step in raising awareness
of the risk of lock-snapping and the
UK Standards developed to protect
against it.”
“The first indication of a change
in insurers’ general awareness
of the issue occurred earlier this
year when the RISCAuthority
incorporated an explanation of
lock-snapping, and the importance
of TS007 and SS312 in the fight
against it, in its publication S24:
Physical Security for Homes –
Guidance to Occupiers.”
In one of the biggest examples of
the effectiveness of its snap secure
locks to date, Leeds City Council
began an initiative in 2010 that
saw 10,000 ABS Snap Secure locks
installed during a 12-month period
in East Leeds. This, alongside other
police initiatives, resulted in a 36%
drop in burglary rate in the year to
October 2012 - a figure that equated
to 3,200 fewer victims than the
previous year.
Since then, Avocet has seen its
TS007 3-star and SS312 Sold Secure
Diamond accredited lock praised
by police forces around the country
and be given the Police’s ultimate
seal of the approval, Secured by
Design accreditation.
The company also works closely
with Neighbourhood and Home
Watch Network to promote
home security and lock-snapping
prevention and is currently in the
midst of a big #summerlockin
campaign aimed at making house
owners and occupiers around the
country aware of the worrying
rise in burglaries during summer
months and the steps need to avoid
becoming a victim.
“Our aim is simple,” concluded
Clive. “We want to put an
end to lock-snapping
- and believe me
we can.”
‘we want
to put
an end
to locksnapping
- and
believe
me we
can’
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“Yes it’s a major issue, but
it’s one for which there is a
readily available solution, and
with the help of organisations
like the RISCAuthority and
Neighbourhood and Home
Watch Network we can make sure
nobody is left in the dark when it
comes to properly securing their
homes.”
Visit www.avocet-hardware.
co.uk or call 01484 711 700