Brighouse-based Avocet Hardware has come to the rescue of a Mirfield couple after their insurance company stated it would only replace locks that had been snapped by burglars with like-for-like replacements – a settlement that meant their home would have … Continue reading →

Hardware specialist HOPPE UK, has launched a new overhead concealed door closer – the ARRONE 7383 – the answer on high use doors that require a reliable closer that is hidden away for maximum aesthetic appeal. The new closer – … Continue reading →

Mechanical door closers are frequently specified on the basis of initial purchase cost, but all too often the low purchase price impacts upon on-going maintenance costs and performance. Paul Barrows of Allegion – formerly Ingersoll Rand Security Technologies – explains … Continue reading →

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, … Continue reading →

 UAP Tradelocks is constantly seeking to improve and redevelop existing products to bring you something new and exciting. Three weeks ago UAP Tradelocks announced the launch of the brand new Genuine Lishi 3-in-1™ DTI tools. They promised keep you up … Continue reading →

The Fire Stor range of fire and burglary resistant storage cabinets from Securikey offers an extremely reliable and affordable solution for the safekeeping of important documents and other valuables – providing complete peace of mind even in the face of … Continue reading →

IronmongeryDirect, the UK’s biggest online and mail order supplier of ironmongery products to the trade, has launched a new summer catalogue boasting hundreds of new products. Over 500 new items have been added to the collection including an innovative range … Continue reading →

Yale urges locksmiths to make the most of summer sales opportunities with its ‘Operation Safe Summer’ trade initiative. At the heart of ‘Operation Safe Summer’ is a major consumer marketing campaign, ‘Unlock Your Summer’. Yale recognizes that consumers want the … Continue reading →

A West Yorkshire company has called on Amazon to ban the sale of tools specifically designed to assist in lock-snapping. Brighouse-based Avocet Hardware, which manufactures the ABS snap-secure lock, says it is astonished that items such as a pocket sized … Continue reading →

With an increasing number of buildings requiring access control systems, and as a result, more locksmiths seeing this area as a potential revenue stream, we talk to access control expert NIGEL GRAY  at HOPPE UK about the questions he is … Continue reading →

During spring 2014 the ABUS sales team are offering a valuable new piece of POS using the new V2014 counter stand to display combination padlocks.  Any mix of carded 158, 180, and 165/40 combination padlocks product with a minimum RRP … Continue reading →

What would a van user do with an extra £300? This is being asked by The Fuelcard People, a Fuel Card Group company. Steve Clarke, group marketing manager, said: “If you pay 4p per litre less for diesel, you save … Continue reading →

A smaller, recodable combination locking bolt CombiBolt3™ has been introduced by security specialist Henry Squire & Sons Ltd for indoor and outdoor use. The robust, patented CombiBolt3  ™ features a steel locking bolt with a die-cast body and offers 1,000 recodable options with three … Continue reading →

ABUS as a lock manufacturer was founded in Volmarstein, Germany some 90 years ago in 1924.  The focus was originally on making padlocks, but by the 1970s in Europe euro cylinders had become a major part of ABUS production. The … Continue reading →