Hardware & Security

Boost your security ranges and sales with the fantastic range of Hasps and Staples on offer from Kasp, the leading brand in security from Carl Kammerling International.  Designed to complement its range of high quality padlocks, Kasp offers an unrivalled … Continue reading →

Designed for use in extreme weather conditions, Kasp Security offers a great range of padlocks featuring higher levels of corrosion resistance. New to the robust, high security Kasp 135 Series is a 63mm long shackle padlock, ideal for locking through … Continue reading →

UNION, part of ASSA ABLOY Security Solutions, a UK division of ASSA ABLOY, the global leader in door opening solutions, will be showcasing its certified, durable and easy-to-fit locks, cylinder systems and door closers at Screwfix Live 2018. Taking place … Continue reading →

ERA, the UK’s leading home security specialist, is breaking into the electrical wholesale market following a new business win supplying smartware security products to electrical wholesaler, Electricbase. Electricbase branches are incorporated alongside Buildbase and Plumbase branches and form part of … Continue reading →

IDF Aluminium has installed doors and internal screenwork at the new headquarters of iconic sportswear brand Fred Perry in Clerkenwell, London. The work includes use of transom door closers, pole handles and door handles from Alpro as part of the … Continue reading →

Are you specifying the correct closers for metal fire doors? Specifying a door closer for a metal fire door has historically been fairly straightforward; a specifier will look for documentation to see if a door closer is certified and how … Continue reading →

When Kestrel Aluminium Systems took Lock Lock to an official, independent test house for the PAS 24 assessment of a door, the handle withstood some of the most rigorous abuse ever seen on a test video for a product of … Continue reading →

Ultion continues to return unparalleled product adoption as many of the UK’s leading composite, French, patio and bi-folding door manufacturers look to offer unrivalled security and benefit from the strong sales messages and marketing materials that come with it. Throughout … Continue reading →

UNION, part of ASSA ABLOY Security Solutions, a UK division of ASSA ABLOY, the global leader in door opening solutions, has announced the launch of its new HD72 modular euro-profile lockcases, delivering unrivalled performance while meeting essential security standards. Designed … Continue reading →

ASSA ABLOY has acquired Dale Hardware and Excel Architectural Hardware as part of its acquisition of the Progress Ventures Group (“Dale & Excel”).  Dale and Excel are the leading suppliers of architectural hardware to builder’s merchants in the UK. ASSA … Continue reading →

The latest Crime Survey for England and Wales indicates that levels of both domestic and non-domestic burglary have remained fairly consistent over the past few years, having steadily decreased throughout the noughties.  The statistics also estimate that homeowners are now … Continue reading →

Architectural Ironmonger G. Johns and Sons of London were involved with the specification for an access control system at the office block in the City of London, whereby the client wanted a flexible access control system with the minimum of … Continue reading →

When asked to write an article for Locksmith Magazine I asked: “why me”, followed shortly by “what’s this to do with National Security Inspectorate?”  Many of you will be familiar with NSI as the best known third party certification body … Continue reading →

When the owners of the Eckland Lodge, a new development of Eco-friendly offices based at the Eckland Lodge Business Park near Market Harborough, Northamptonshire, required an efficient access control system across their range of individual office accommodations, the SMARTlock from … Continue reading →