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38 • CYLINDERS PROUD SPONSORS OF THIS PAGE CYLINDER MANUFACTURER ‘CONTRIBUTING TO THE FIGHT AGAINST CRIME’ » » DGS HARDWARE LTD - PART OF THE DGS Group Plc - has renewed its membership with Secured by Design (SBD), the national police crime prevention initiative. With a network of 11 branches strategically placed, and delivering daily throughout the UK and Ireland, DGS emphasises ts credentials as ‘a national company with a local service’. DGS has BSI, BBA and Secured by Design accreditation and is renowned for quality and innovative designs on the exclusive ELITE window and door hardware. David Aucott Managing Director of DGS Group said: “We have a long- established relationship with SBD and recognise the importance of being part of an organisation that ensures integrity within the window and door industry. Our ELITE hardware range has this accreditation and because only quality products obtain the SBD standard this provides fabricators with confidence and peace of mind.” Established in 1977, DGS is an independent privately-owned manufacturer and is the only distributor in the UK to offer a complete range of products for the Window & Door industry; sealed unit consumables, window and door hardware, plastics and fitting materials. SBD is a police-owned organisation that works on behalf of the Police Service throughout the UK to deliver a wide range of crime prevention and demand reduction initiatives. SBD have many partner organisations, ranging from the Home Office, Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government and the Police Service through to local authorities, housing associations, developers and manufacturers and work closely with standards and certification bodies to ensure that their publicly available standards actually meet the CYLINDERS EP V5 TP [email protected] www.dgsgroup.co.uk ALL RANGES ARE AVAILABLE IN: EURO SINGLE, EURO DOUBLE, EURO DOUBLE OFF-SET, EURO CYLINDER & TURN, EURO CYLINDER & TURN OFFSET AND RIM CYLINDERS OUR V5, V6, V6S & V10 RANGE OF CYLINDERS ARE AVAILABLE IN A WIDE RANGE OF SIZES, STYLES AND FUNCTIONS, AND ARE SUITABLE FOR BOTH DOMESTIC AND COMMERCIAL USE. C 80 needs of the police and public alike. Products must be subjected to vigorous testing and auditing by an accredited third party organisation before being allowed to carry the SBD logo – this is the only way for companies to obtain police accreditation for security related products in the UK. SBD Development Officer Alfie Hosker said: “Hardware companies like DGS are essential in contributing to the fight against crime, whether their products are used to enhance a doorset already insitu, or their components are part of a fully 3rd party certificated door or window.” C S V6 C 70 EP TS CE 6-PIN 5-PIN ARCHITECTURAL CYLINDERS ARCHITECTURAL CYLINDERS STANDARDS: D 70 EP V6 V5 & V10 RANGE INCLUDES: UK OVAL & SCANDINAVIAN OVAL CYLINDERS PB 6-PIN BRITISH STANDARD 1 STAR CYLINDERS Visit: www.zoohardware.co.uk Call: +44 (0) 1228 673501 Email: [email protected] LOCKSMITHJOURNAL.CO.UK | JAN/FEB 2019 0E V1 6S P4 SC 10-PIN RESTRICTED CYLINDERS