NATIONAL HOME SECURITY MONTH
Our Strongest Cylinder Yet
Nick Dutton, CEO of Brisant Secure, talks about the increased use of
molybdenum in Ultion WXM and why it makes this new cylinder even stronger.
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molybdenum, the metal that is 25%
denser than iron, integrated within its
design. We’ve redesigned and improved
the materials used to increase the
strength and durability that Ultion brings
and where there is strength, there is
security.
The BS EN1303 test requires standard 3
Star locks to achieve 100,000 cycles. The
test puts a load on the key, automatically
turns the key and removes it from the
lock. Then it does it again. If the lock
and key meet the required 100,000
cycles, it can be sold in the UK with this
accreditation. Ultion WXM is still going
strong at 500,000 cycles. It’s the extra
molybdenum that is keeping it going
strong.
We have purposefully created a lock
that is at the top of its game for quality,
durability and performance. Surviving
under duress is the key reason a
homeowner chooses a lock. That cylinder
has to keep the door firmly locked and the
intruder out. It has to work with all sorts
of doors and resist every burglar attack.
That’s a tall order for a cylinder, but it
is what Ultion WXM has been designed
to achieve. Research has shown that over
85% of door buyers stated that security
was the most important factor when
buying a door and they’re prepared to pay
for high performance and build quality.
Take power tools as an example. You
can spend £50 to £500 on a power drill.
What are your expectations? At the lower
end, you hope it makes a hole when you
get it home and maybe, for the following
year. But would you expect the exact
same performance for 10 years? That’s
what the build quality of the top end
product brings with it.
If it’s your front door lock, the
expectation that it works in all
circumstances, especially when under
duress, is paramount. If it fails, either
you can’t enter your home or the wrong
person can. The stakes are significantly
higher than for a power drill.
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Ultion has been strengthened
throughout its design. In Ultion WXM, the
two-part plug has increased engagement
with the new curved cap and this entire
section is moulded from molybdenum
and not brass. This strengthening is
then coupled with the thicker WXM key
shape and composition. Improved drill
protection has also been delivered; it still
houses 20 anti-drill points, but the core
is shielded with the new molybdenum
plug. Lockdown Mode becomes Double
Lockdown Mode with two hardened
attack pins engaging when attacked.
The Ultion £1,000 security guarantee
continues to give the homeowner that
‘money where your mouth is’ level of
confidence that the door they are buying
or upgrading will fulfil that most important
factor. It will keep the bad guys out.
We were determined to make Ultion
WXM even stronger and more durable.
At 500,000 cycles and still going, we know
we have already achieved this. We are just
excited about how far it might go now!
Feedback from homeowners tells
us that the increase in breaking into
people’s homes to steal their car keys is
at an all-time high. Many burglars are
opportunistic, with intruders checking
people’s locks to see how easy they are to
penetrate, through snapping or drilling,
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to steal their car keys, music systems, TVs
and bank cards. Policing on the street is
low, so it has become the responsibility
of the homeowner to protect themselves
and their goods. Once their car is stolen, it
rarely comes back.
Lauren, a 24-year-old first-time buyer
said, “The one thing you can never
compromise on is security. I can’t afford
a house in a fantastic area, but I can
protect the one I have bought with Ultion
cylinders.”
Brisant-Secure puts the homeowner
at the centre of all product development.
The security of people’s possessions and
family members has driven the design and
production of Ultion WXM to be the UK’s
proven strongest lock.
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