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European burglar resistance accreditation for Exova
The Willenhall laboratory operated by global testing leader Exova is among the first in the UK to be accredited to key European burglar resistance standards by UKAS, the United Kingdom Accreditation Service. The EN1627-1630 standards feature mechanical loading, impacting and manual attack, and while the manner of testing may appear initially to be similar to the current UK standard PAS24:2012, six levels of increasing ‘resistance class’ (RC) cover a higher level. The standards cover a level of commercial or industrial security product where the potential rewards for the burglar are much greater. While products classed as RC1 must resist manual burglary attempts for one minute with small tools such as screwdrivers, pliers and knives, products classified at the highest level RC6 must resist a prolonged, 20 minute attack using power tools such as angle grinders, electric drills and jigsaws. For security windows, test evidence to EN1627-1630 RC2 can be used in place of the old British Standard BS7950 for compliance with Secured by Design police initiative. The requirement for doorsets is a minimum of EN1627-1630 RC3, although the client will still be required to carry out the PAS24:2012 Annex A security hardware test in addition, as this attack method is not assessed in EN1627-1630.
Mark West, operations manager for security products certification at Exova Warrington Certification, said: “Testing to these new accreditations will allow free trade for UK clients to sell their products into the European market under a recognised EN standard, and at the same time allows European companies with existing security test evidence to achieve the police-backed Secured by Design accreditation without costly full retesting to UK standards.”
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Intolocks Imports Ltd, the importer and wholesale supplier of locks and locksmiths tools, is now in bigger premises where it continues to provide a nationwide service. The move has enabled Intolocks Imports sister company, Advanced Locksmiths & Train Locksmiths, to operate in the same building located at Prospect House, 32 Bolton Road, Atherton, Manchester M46 9JY. It has also enabled Intolocks to pursue its policy of keeping up with the requirements of its locksmith customers by adding new product lines. “It is important to have the widest possible product range,” said Sales Director Elnur Yusifzade. “But we also insist on quality. “We don’t stock anything that we don’t use ourselves. While some companies may seek to attract customers with low quality products, we won’t do that. It would be bad for business to have to go back to a job because a product of inferior quality has failed.” Elnur and fellow director, Mark Aldred, set up the business in 2007. www.intolocks.co.uk
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