Vanderbilt, a global leader providing state-of-the-art security systems, announced today the release of SPC Connect Pro. SPC Connect Pro is the new programming tool for SPC systems. It is a desktop application that allows security installers to program all the … Continue reading →

ASSA ABLOY Access Control, a UK division of ASSA ABLOY, the global leader in door opening solutions, will be exhibiting at Bett Show 2018 to demonstrate its innovative Aperio® wireless locking technology in the education sector. Taking place 24 – … Continue reading →

Delta Security, the CCTV and access control specialist, is helping to protect residents with the installation of new fire doors at a property managed by Brick-by-Brick, a London-based charity that provides permanent and temporary housing for people with homeless status. … Continue reading →

With registration for Lockex 2018 – Security & Fire Safety now officially open, the event’s organisers (the same team behind the country’s industry-leading magazine The Locksmith Journal) have started to reveal some of the fantastic things visitors can expect to … Continue reading →

ABUS are once again at the forefront of innovative solutions for security, offering total window security with their new extensive range of security grills for windows. Why do people need window grills? To answer this, it is necessary to consider … Continue reading →

A school in Kent has installed Agrippa fire door holders to protect teachers and pupils in the event of a fire. When the school’s existing sound activated door retainers were becoming damaged by pupils, the Weald of Kent Grammar School … Continue reading →

Smart technology is playing an increasingly central role in both business and private lives and the digital revolution is making its way into the locks business.  Once the preserve of commercial offices or large multiple occupancy buildings, affordable electronic door … Continue reading →

ASSA ABLOY UK Specification, a UK division of ASSA ABLOY, the global leader in door opening solutions, has partnered with RIBA Journal to host a RIBA-accredited seminar on how new thinking around BIM can deliver greater value throughout a project’s … Continue reading →

ASSA ABLOY Security Doors, a UK division of ASSA ABLOY, the global leader in door opening solutions, has manufactured a new high-security doorset for upmarket residential developments. Following a surge in demand by architects, specifiers and contractors for high-end residential … Continue reading →

Well at Lockex there is! And free parking and a free breakfast sandwich and as much free training as you can fit into the 8th, 9th and 10th June 2018. Hungry for more? Here’s the lowdown on everything you need … Continue reading →

As it approaches the 10-year anniversary, ASSA ABLOY Access Control, a UK division of ASSA ABLOY, the global leader in door opening solutions, is celebrating its partnership with Access Control Services Ltd. (ACS Ltd.), one of the UK’s leading independent … Continue reading →

New research reveals that younger homeowners are more security conscious than those over the age of 65. The research, conducted by HOPPE UK, has shown that three quarters of homeowners aged 18-34 worry about their home security more as the … 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 →

Specifiers and manufacturers that provide products relating to fire protection or escape should regularly review their own policies, products and practices. Douglas Masterson, technical manager of the Guild of Architectural Ironmongery (GAI), gives some practical advice on correct and compliant … Continue reading →