Clearview National December 2017 - Issue 193 | Page 74

HARDWARE
Bespoke
Shootbolt
developed
Kenrick has created
a bespoke multipoint
window locking
system for Garrard
Windows - one
of the UK’s largest
trade fabricators.
» » DEVELOPED IN
response to growing homeowner
demand for enhanced security
products, the new locking system
incorporates a unique heavy-duty
shootbolt, which is twice as thick
as a standard shootbolt. The
Excalibur Heavy Duty Shootbolt,
which is totally exclusive to
Garrard Windows, is Secured by
Design approved and one of the
most secure multi point window
locking systems in its class.
Every one of the 3,000
windows that Garrard Windows
fabricates from Liniar profile
each week is equipped with a
Kenrick system and the majority
are now fitted with this new
shootbolt.
MYTHS ABOUT LOCKS
EXTINGUISHED BY
LOCAL FIRE CREW
The fitter-friendly shootbolt
features a robust unhanded die-
cast gearbox and bi-directional
die-cast claws to ensure it
provides exceptional security and
reliability. The centre keep of
the claws has been branded with
Garrard Windows’ ‘Vevo’ logo.
As well as the newly developed
heavy-duty system, Kenrick also
supplies its Centurion four-point
locking system and Excalibur
multipoint locking system.
Kenrick brands the cover plate
of the Centurion gearbox and
Excalibur’s keeps with Garrard
Windows’ ‘Vevo’ logo.
www.kenricks.co.uk
» » POLYFRAME
Livingston teamed up with its
local fire crew to deliver some
potentially life-saving training
on identifying door locks that
can be breached quickly.
The Green Watch crew from
Livingston Fire Station visited
Polyframe’s 50,000-square foot
site in Livingston where the
Polyframe team was on hand
to share its expert knowledge
on the three most common
door locks that the firefighters
would face during a call-out
and how they could tackle
them in an emergency. Green
Watch then set about breaking
into the locks and found that
they could only break one of
them with the readily available
tools.
Martin Linden, managing
director of Polyframe,
Livingston, explains: “We
all know that seconds count
in a fire, literally making the
difference between life and
death, so this was an important
exercise for the crew. We
examined the different locks
and talked about the common
techniques used to snap the
cylinder. The crew could not
break some of the higher
security locks.
“If they were to face those
locks in an emergency, they
would eventually have to cut
through the door or break it
down to gain entry – which
obviously costs valuable time.”
www.polyframe.co.uk
55-YEAR PARTNERSHIP CELEBRATED
» » A 55 YEAR PARTNERSHIP IS
celebrated by hardware distributor Carl
F Groupco and renowned German lock
manufacturer, FUHR. The company, then
Groupco, was the original distributor of
FUHR products in the UK and, after
significant growth, Carl F Groupco is now
FUHR’s largest single customer worldwide.
The collaboration between the two
companies dates back to 1962 and, from
the earliest days, FUHR’s extensive range of
locking solutions have been flagship lines in
the Carl F Groupco catalogue. Six FUHR
products are currently featured in Carl F
Groupco’s top 10 best seller list.
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FUHR’s Managing Director and owner,
Andreas Fuhr said:
“We value our relationship with Carl F
Groupco extremely highly. The strength of the
partnership comes from our shared values and
history – we look forward to continuing to
work with the team to supply our traditional
markets and expand into new sectors.”
An extensive range of FUHR products is
offered by Carl F Groupco including hardware
that caters for all major aluminium systems.
The FUHR multitronic fully motorised
multipoint lock plays a pivotal role in Carl F
Groupco’s pioneering SmartSecure electronic
door locking and Smart access control brand.
‘The strength of the
partnership comes from our
shared values and history’
www.carlfgroupco.co.uk