Clearview National April 2016 - Issue 173 | Page 88

HARDWARE& SECURITY

Deal locked in
Leading window, door and conservatory
supplier, Emplas has agreed to
exclusively fit Avocet ATK locks
on all of its composite doors.
»»NORTHAMPTONSHIREbased Emplas opted to make
the switch in order to ensure its
customer base was being supplied
with the best possible snap-secure
lock.
Glyn Roberts, head of
purchasing for Emplas, said: “We
have a well-earned reputation for
excellence, both in terms of product
innovation and customer service,
and as soon as we saw ATK in
action we knew that if we didn’t
add it to our offering we wouldn’t
be living up to it. It is undoubtedly
the best snap-secure lock for
composite doors on the market.”

Developed to assist companies
seeking to adjust to the
implementation of Document Q
of the Building Regulations, ATK
provides the ultimate protection
in the fight against lock-snapping.
It is currently the only Eurocylinder for composite doors that
carries the Master Locksmith
Association’s highest rating,
SS312 Sold Secure Diamond
accreditation, a British Kitemark
TS007 3-star rating and Secured
by Design accreditations.
ATK also features a thumbturn
element that incorporates Avocet’s
new click secure system, which

makes use of a positive click
turn action that means it can’t
be bypassed with the wire tools
that make a great deal of other
thumbturns a major security
risk.
Chris Evans, Avocet’s National
Account Manager, added: “ATK
was gaining real momentum

during the back end of 2015, and
to kick-off the New Year with
such a significant contract win
suggests 2016 will see the product
go from strength to strength.”
www.emplas.co.uk
www.avocet-hardware.co.uk

A LONG STANDING PARTNERSHIP
»»IN 1969, ISEO SECURITY
products was founded
from Giuseppe Fachinetti’s
extraordinary entrepreneurial
spirit. It began manufacturing locks,
cylinders and padlocks in Pisogne,
a village on Lake Iseo in Northern
Italy, from which the company gets
its name.
ISEO has remained faithful to
its roots and to the family values
of the founders who remain in
control of the business strategy
for the much larger group. The
core values of the business being
security, respect, research, quality
and reliability, ISEO has grown
into today’s multinational business
with offices, warehousing and

distribution in many different
countries throughout the world.
Almost twenty years have
passed since ISEO searched the
UK to find a suitable and likeminded company to be principal
distributor and bring its product
and brand to the British market.
This company was M. Marcus Ltd, a
similar family-owned business with
long established links throughout
the architectural ironmongery
market, a company still renowned
for its proud family history since
the 1940’s, with its Heritage Brass
door furniture range.
An ideal partnership was
formed and the first ISEO branded
products began appearing in the

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market through the support of
customers who recognised a
fabulous value for money, quality
product.
In recent years ISEO and M.
Marcus have worked together to
find products that continue to
give the best in security, quality
and reliability. In support of this,
two years ago M. Marcus began
an additional programme of
investment and expansion, in order
to back the ever expanding ISEO
product portfolio.
Neil Sheane-Smith, commercial
manager at M. Marcus Ltd said:
“We have been extremely
fortunate to be able to offer such
a range of products throughout

the years and be partners with
such a classical family business as
ISEO. We are very proud of our
connections with this European
manufacturer and along with
the support of our long term
customers, staff members and
sales force M. Marcus have been
able to secure the platform for
further investment within our
own business, which will assist us
in expanding the ISEO brand even
further, especially with its new
strategy within the access control
and electrical locking markets.”
www.m-marcus.com
www.iseo.eu
www.iseozero1.com