Industry News

With the spread of infection now at the height of concern, Karen Trigg of Allegion UK highlights how door hardware can lend a hand in helping to slow the spread of bacteria. Bacteria and surfaces Experts say that around 80 … Continue reading →

The UK subsidiary company Heinz Wagner (GB) Ltd was founded in 1982. Wagner changed its name VBH (GB) Ltd in 2009 as all group companies adopted the parent’s VBH branding.  VBH employs around 2000 people and has sales offices in … Continue reading →

Continued from last fortnight’s Hounslow Council case study… As a leading wireless access control system provider, Intratone works with numerous properties and housing associations across the UK and Europe. Since 2016, the GSM specialist has fitted the latest access control … Continue reading →

Door & Hardware Federation (DHF) is moving into summer 2020 with great optimism for the remainder of the year, buoyed, in part, by its continuing training initiatives. Developing its successful online training courses, the pro-active trade association has now progressed … Continue reading →

One of major VBH customer CB Solutions UK Ltd’s specialisms is the manufacture and installation of windows and doors for the modular construction industry. The COVID crisis has seen the company particularly busy with the supply of product on numerous … Continue reading →

Renowned for producing locks you can trust, leading security brand Kasp is set to enhance its product range with two new premium quality Combination Key Safes.  Designed to provide discreet, secure, wall mounted storage for keys and entry cards, allowing … Continue reading →

Brisant-Secure is all about making it easy for locksmiths to sell locks and door installers to sell doors. Each and every one of these businesses has a story to tell or expertise to share, and that’s why the company has … Continue reading →

If you’re looking for a lock that will withstand the harshest environments, then you should consider a product with a marine grade finish. Colin Campbell, Managing Director of Codelocks, talks about the latest additions to the company’s mechanical locks range … Continue reading →

Hardware specialist VBH has reduced its minimum order value to just £10 per order to give fabricators and installers the flexibility to place smaller orders while they ‘get their ducks in a row’ following a return from lockdown. VBH remained … Continue reading →

As a leading wireless access control system provider, Intratone works with numerous properties and housing associations across the UK and Europe. Since 2016, we have fitted the latest access control technology at over 220 different buildings across Hounslow Council in … Continue reading →

A comprehensive audit of fastener usage by Rapierstar has delivered production, quality, stockholding and installation benefits for leading Hull-based window, door and conservatory manufacturer and installer Vulcan Windows. These benefits have been realised following a Fastener Health Check conducted by … Continue reading →

It isn’t news to say that lockdown has affected locksmithing just as much as any profession. One forward thinking business owner however, has taken advantage of the extra time; by combining a ‘simple’ idea with a little bit of lateral … Continue reading →

At the beginning of the year, The Locksmith Journal caught up with North East Lock & Key’s Scott Walton where we spoke about everything from 40 years’ worth of stock to a new website launch for 2020. Now, almost six … Continue reading →

With 73% of all domestic burglaries occurring through a door[1], it is now more important than ever that maximum-security locks are in place to offer protection from potential break-ins. Mul-T-Lock’s coveted Break Secure® 3DS anti-snap cylinder has been specially designed … Continue reading →