AVOCET’S NEW DEAL WITH DUFFELLS
IS GREAT NEWS FOR INSTALLERS
Locksmiths and installers
are to benefit following a
distribution deal between
Avocet Hardware and
Duffells, one of the UK’s
leading lock distributors.
This news means that
minimum orders are no
longer required and orders
placed before 6.00pm will be
delivered the next day. Duffells
will also provide free delivery
on orders over £100.
And installers across the UK
will have access to ABS, the
only door cylinder lock that is
genuinely snap secure without
the need for additional security
devices such as cylinder
clamps, guards and security
handles, all of which require
machining of the door to fit,
without the need to buy more
than they need.
Commenting, Derrick Purvis,
marketing manager of Avocet
Hardware said,
“We are sure that installers
will be delighted with the tieup we have made with Duffells
and we are delighted they will
be exhibiting ABS locks at the
FIT show at Telford (Hall 1,
Stand 117).
“ABS is proven to be the
best on the market but until
now minimum orders meant
that some installers were
precluded from buying them
as they did not want to have to
pay for lots of them up front,
when they only wanted a few
to complete a job. Now they
can order just the right amount
for the job, and
have them
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delivered the next day, rather
than having to hold them in
stock.”
Why ABS?
The deal with Duffells comes
at a time when home security
remains high on everyone’s
agenda, and the importance
of installing the best possible
product to secure the most
vulnerable parts of any home
is an absolute imperative.
Raymond Pearce, Avocet’s
head of UK sales for its ABS
snap-secure lock system,
explains why diamonds are a
locks best friend.
“Lock-snapping has
increased significantly as
a means of forced entry
in recent years and with
it so have the number of
supposedly snap-secure locks
on the market.
“So the problem facing
door companies, installers,
locksmiths and consumers
is knowing exactly what
to look for when buying or
selling retrofit snap-secure
locks – a picture that has been
confused by some misleading
and contradictory information
being presented as fact.
“The reason for this is
straightforward – there are
two different standards, BSI’s
TS007 and Sold Secure’s
SS312 Diamond standard,
and unfortunately it’s TS007
that is the major cause for
confusion.
“In most cases, a consumer
seeing the familiar kite mark
on any product will assume
this means it meets the
necessary requirements
for the job in hand. In
the case of TS007 this
isn’t necessarily the
case, because locks are
given either one or three stars
depending on their level of
snap resistance.
“A 1-star Kite marked
cylinder lock has not passed
any sort of lock-snapping
test and will only provide
snap-protection if used with a
TS007 2-star security handle
or cylinder guard.
“A TS007 3-star lock will
provide snap-protection.
In fact, the standard is
harmonised to a point with
Sold Secure’s Diamond
accreditation, but where it fails
is that the testing procedure is
limited in comparison.
“Why? TS007 3-star
certification was introduced
in 2012 and the methods of
attack burglars’ use have
moved on, whereas the tests
haven’t.
“In contrast, the Diamond
standard tests use drills and
snapping bars, all readily
available – even on Amazon
– and, more worryingly,
extremely effective – even
when up against many of
today’s crop of TS007 3-star
rated locks.
“Sold Secure’s test for
SS312 Diamond accreditation
focuses solely on the
security performance of
the cylinder; is continually
updated; and products need
to be submitted for re-testing
annually. As such any lock
with this rating will have
undergone the latest and
most robust testing available,
and will stop the locksnappers in their tracks.
“The message is clear.
When buying a high security
euro cylinder for your PAS024
door or retrofit cylinder lock,
always look for the Diamond
– it will undoubtedly be your
best friend.”
Avocet Hardware
manufactures the ABS snapsecure lock system – the
only retro-f it lock currently on
the UK market that is SS312
Sold Secure Diamond rated,
TS007 3-star rated and has
the Secured By Design –
Police preferred specification.
Call 01484 711700 or visit
www.homesecurityandsafety.
co.uk
You can purchase from
Duffells via 0208 662 4010
or at www.duffells.com