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ERA, THE UK’ S LEADING home security specialist, has launched Lockdown, the UK’ s first emergency barricade device designed to provide high performance security in the event of a threatening situation.
ERA’ s Lockdown product is designed for use in commercial / community settings with high footfall from schools and hospitals to travel hubs, offices, workplaces, hotels, shopping centres and leisure / tourist attractions including theatres, cinemas, pubs, bars and restaurants.
Lockdown is simple and easy to fit( no fumbling with keys or padlocks) making doors inaccessible to intruders and creating a safe
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hiding place for civilians in the event of an attack.
Robust and lightweight, Lockdown is available for both single and double doors, whether inward or outward swinging and fitted with or without traditional locks.
ERA’ s Group Marketing and Innovation Director, Will Butler, said;“ Sadly, we now live in a world where terror isn’ t a distant menace, it can strike at the heart of our community. Public and businesses are being advised by the government and associated bodies to be extra vigilant and pre-plan how they might react if caught up in a threatening situation. The overarching advice being to RUN, HIDE, TELL and when hiding, barricade yourself in.
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“ For example, we are seeing dummy-runs in schools where pupils are being taught what to do in certain scenarios and the National Counter Terrorism Security Office( NaCTSO) has updated safety advice for employees suggesting that they develop dynamic lockdown procedures and use secondary devices for‘ invacuation’ rather than evacuation to barricade people in a room safely and keep the external threat out.
“ Here at ERA, community safety is at the heart of our products, so we are very pleased by the overwhelmingly positive response received at the Security and Counter Terror Expo at London’ s Olympia
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earlier this year.”
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. Pricing for the Lockdown varies and depends on numbers and configurations required.
www. eraeverywhere. com
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ASSA ABLOY UK, THE global leader in door opening solutions, has issued its whitepaper in response to Dame Judith Hackitt’ s Independent Review of Building Regulations and Fire Safety, following the Grenfell Tower incident of 2017.
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The whitepaper summarises practical recommendations derived from the key points made within the Independent Review and advises ways in which the industry can work together towards best practice.
Compartmentation has been highlighted as a key reason for the failures at Grenfell. Fire doors intended to stop and slow down the spread of fire were not performing as designed, due to failures in hardware specification and lack of fire door inspections.
The paper also highlights the importance of not only ensuring that third-party certification for fire door products is in place and specifications are fit for
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purpose, but also ensuring that they are installed correctly and maintained.
Tina Hughan, Marketing Director for ASSA ABLOY UK, said:“ Our latest whitepaper has been issued to reflect on the findings of the Hackitt Review and make recommendations based on ASSA ABLOY’ s many years’ of experience within the fire door industry.
“ We believe we need to work collectively to create a cohesive industry that puts fire safety at the forefront of building design, construction and maintenance, and this paper suggests ways in which manufacturers, architects, specifiers, contractors, facility managers and end users can
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come together to ensure that thorough due diligence is carried out at each and every stage of a project where fire doors are involved.”
In addition to the whitepaper, ASSA ABLOY UK hosted its annual fire door safety event in partnership with West Midlands Fire Service on Thursday 27th September, to support Fire Door Safety Week 2018 in raising the bar of fire door standards.
www. assaabloy. co. uk / FDSW2018
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