A Chesterfield-woman has won a nationwide competition to have the locks on her house upgraded to make them secure against lock-snapping attack – one of the most popular forms of forced entry in the UK.
Veronica Bradbury from Linden Drive, Hasland is a Neighbourhood & Homes Watch Network (NHWN) member and won a competition that was open to all members of the Home Office and Association of Chief Police Officers (ACPO) supported crime prevention network.
“As a Neighbourhood Watch member I am only too aware of the kind of steps that need to be taken to protect your property and the Avocet Hardware ABS locks that I’ve had fitted will certainly help to do that,” said Mrs Bradbury.
Avocet Hardware, which is NHWN’s primary sponsor for security products, manufactures the safest snap-secure locks currently available in the UK. The West Yorkshire company’s ABS lock has a 3-star rating according to BSI’s TS007 standard and boasts Sold Secure’s SS312 Diamond accreditation.
“There are a lot of different snap-secure locks available, but ABS is the only one that passes all the tests needed to get both Sold Secure’s Diamond and BSI’s 3-star kitemark accreditation,” said Raymond Pearce of Avocet Hardware.
Avocet’s ABS locks were fitted in Veronica home by its Chesterfield-based elite centre, Hawkins Locksmiths – a family-owned business that has been providing peace of mind to customers since 1993.
“I’ve come across numerous break-ins that were caused by the snapping vulnerability of the euro cylinder locks, which are fitted to 90 per cent of homes, but amazingly, people are unaware that these incidences can be simply avoided,” said Ian Hawkins, owner of Hawkins Locksmiths.
“Avocet’s ABS Euro Cylinder is the only lock on the market that has achieved the new 3 Star TS007 British Standard, Sold Secure SS312 Diamond Accreditation and the official police initiative SBD, and is the only lock that I would currently recommend.”
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Picture: Snap-secure winner – Veronica Bradbury gets her locks upgrade and doors secured by Ian Hawkins, owner of Chesterfield-based, Hawkins Locksmiths.