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Promoting fire door safety
»»ALLEGION PARTICIPATED IN THE
inaugural Lockex 2016 exhibition, held
from Friday 16th – Sunday 18th Sept 2016
at the Ricoh Arena in Coventry, promoting
fire door safety and highlighting its
leading security solutions.
Hosted by The Locksmith Journal,
Lockex gave Allegion the opportunity to
showcase Briton door closers, the newly
launched SimonsVoss MobileKey and
CISA cylinder locks for independent
locksmiths as well as trade distributors
and suppliers.
In addition, Allegion’s on-stand experts
demonstrated the correct installation
and maintenance of fire door hardware
to promote the British Woodworking
Federation’s Fire Door Safety Week,
which began on Monday 26th September.
With two doors set up on stand, the
global safety manufacturers showed
how incorrectly installed door closers
would close too quickly, slam shut and
thus be ineffective in the event of a fire. A
correctly installed closer would close at
the optimum speed and still latch securely
to the door frame.
Fire door gap testers were handed out
for building owners to easily test whether
their fire doors are safe and legal, meaning
they’re within the allowed 3mm gap limit.
The testers also featured a mirrored back
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for owners to look above the door for fire
door regulatory markings.
Simon Osborne, Sales Manager of
Allegion, said, “The first Lockex was as
fantastic as its billing claimed it would
be, and the show itself looked stunning.
Attendance was impressive, and we
noticed a lot of quality visitors coming to
the show throughout the weekend.
“We were extremely pleased to be
able to showcase our leading brands
and products, particularly with the new
SimonsVoss MobileKey system that
received a lot of interest. We were able to
identify various opportunities, and orders
were placed from our trade partners.
“Most importantly, we were able to
increase awareness of Fire Door Safety
Week and show building owners firsthand how to check their fire doors for
any deficiencies, as well as highlight
maintenance and installation issues.”
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