Clearview South November 2013 - Issue 144 | Page 63
hardware&security
CELEBRATING RECORD
SALES IN MILESTONE YEAR
Pioneering safety company,
Jackloc, has celebrated its 10th
anniversary with record sales.
The British family-run firm
launched the Jackloc, the original
universal cable window restrictor,
in 2003.
It has since gone from strength to
strength, selling more than half a
million of its unique, award-winning
locks all over the world, from Russia
to Australia, Mexico to Arabia.
The Jackloc is a simple but
exceedingly strong window and door
restrictor, aimed at reducing the risk
of falls from open windows.
A new ‘push-and-turn’ variation
was recently unveiled, which can be
secured without the need for a key.
The Jackloc was originally designed
by technical building consultant,
Derek Horne, after he heard a young
child hanging out of a hotel window,
screaming for help. The incident
prompted him to invent the metal
cable restrictor and name it after his
grandson Jack.
Derek’s daughters Emma Wells
and the late Deborah Jennings took
up their father’s idea and turned
Jackloc into a global success story, on
course for record sales this year. The
Leicestershire-based company is now
run by Emma and her sister Judith
Burrows.
As well as building up the business
to become a leader in its field,
the family are passionate safety
campaigners, crusading to save
lives by raising awareness of the
dangers of unrestricted windows and
restricted windows.
According to the Royal Society
for the Prevention of Accidents
(RoSPA), around 4,000 children
(aged 0-15) are injured, some fatally,
falling from windows in the UK
each year.
Emma, Director of Jackloc,
believes window restrictors should
be compulsory on all windows, from
ground floor windows to top floor
windows. She said that, as well as
young children, vulnerable adults,
such as the UK’s growing number of
dementia sufferers, were also at risk
of falls from open windows.
“It is our mission to save lives and
reduce injuries. Without window
restrictors, it can be all too easy
for an adventurous toddler or a
confused elderly person to open a
window, with tragic consequences,”
she said.
Jacklocs are fitted in care
homes, hospitals, schools, student
accommodation, high-rise flats and
hotels all over the globe, including
the Ritz hotel in London and
“The price of
safety cannot
be measured”
20,000 Travelodge rooms across the
UK.
Easily fitted to any type of window
frame, new or old, the Jackloc works
by connecting a window or door to
its frame with a metal cable, which
restricts its opening to 10cm.
Find out more at www.jackloc.
com or call 01455 220616.
It is simple, strong, exceeds the most rigorous safety
standards and can be fitted easily to any window
or door.
Available in various colours, it allows windows to
be opened safely and securely, reducing the risk of
injury and fatality from falls from windows.
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Available in three designs - key release, push-and-turn release or
permanent fixed cable
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Key lockable – five disc locking barrel
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Approved by Abu Dhabi Quantity and Conformity Council
Vast range of different colours
Custom finishes to meet your specification
Can be fitted to any material
Tested to BS EN 13126-5:2011, BS EN 14351-1:2006 and BS EN 1670:1998 Class 3
Approved by The City State of New York, Health and Hygiene Department Window Guard Policy Acceptance Board
Made in Great Britain, sold worldwide
“The price of safety cannot be measured”
To read more, visit www.clearview-uk.com
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