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» “ BRISANT BURST ON TO the demanding locksmiths ’ market in 2013 ,” says Nick Dutton CEO of Brisant Secure . The industry was selling expensive doors with very cheap cylinder locks , including those sold as high security doors with the handles , hooks and flashy locks ( and certification !) to prove it , when anyone who knows can address the £ 3 cylinder lock that secures the door and walk in in under a minute . Some continue to sell cylinders that are not fit for purpose , when for another £ 20 homeowners and their property can be properly protected .
“ Thankfully , many installers now offer Ultion
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locks as standard . Some even replace the locks which come in the doors from their fabricator . They say it ’ s worth the expense of buying another cylinder to be able to sell the real-life Ultion security homeowners want .”
If the first elephant in the room is security , corrosion is the other . Pitting , peeling , discolouration and corrosion of hardware generally has been a huge headache for fabricators and installers for decades . But hardware companies didn ‘ t have a solution , so they didn ‘ t want to talk about it . Then , with Lock Lock and Sweet , Brisant Secure put corrosion on the map .
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“ The standards and tests for hardware bear little relevance to the requirements of real life ,” comments Nick . “ The lowest common denominator tests are 240 hours in salt spray tests designed to emulate accelerated weathering in a corrosive atmosphere , and the highest are 480 hours . When Sweet was tested it breezed through both without any effect . So , just to see just how good it was we left it in the salt spray chamber and looked at it from time to time . It flew past 1,000 hours , then 2,000 , then 6000 hours , then some time after a year when it was still looking good we stopped thinking we ’ d made our point . |
“ Some guarantees are just paper promises , while others invite homeowners to comment on the installer ’ s work when they register for the guarantee . In contrast , our guarantee is direct from the homeowner to us and , if there is any comeback , we will sort it out directly with the homeowner . The installer is not affected .”
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