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on ITV’s This
Morning
»»Dark nights give
burglars ‘confidence to commit
crime’ according to highly
successful security consultant and
former burglar Michael Fraser.
The lock breaking expert
appeared on ITV’s This Morning
along with The UAP+ 1* Kitemarked
Euro Cylinder, which he deemed
the cylinder to safeguard against
intruders. Who could be better to
advise on the best cylinders to beat
burglary than an expert at breaking
locks?
Michael was on the show
advising homeowners on the
dangers of the approaching winter
months and darker nights. He said:
“The opportunist burglar likes being
covered; if it’s dark he feels he’s not
being seen, there’s no light shining
so he feels more comfortable and
that’s what they are looking for confidence to commit that crime.”
‘Dark nights give
burglars ‘confidence
to commit crime’
He was on the show
demonstrating how easily burglars
can gain access to property if some
low security locks are being used.
He did this by displaying how he
could break into a standard nonKitemarked Euro Cylinder in just
four seconds, but advised that by
installing a Kitemarked lock like the
UAP+ this is the way to avoid such
crime.
“If you’ve got a BS Kitemark on
the lock then you’re ok; if you’ve
got one without the Kitemark that
needs changing,” was the advice he
gave after explaining to viewers that
locks predating 2007 can be more
easily targeted using certain lock
breaking
techniques.
David Jennings,
UAP MD says: “The
UAP+ cylinder is the ultimate
economical cylinder on the
market if you are concerned with
maximum security. It has unique
anti-bump, anti-drill and anti-pick
features, as well as the sacrificial
cut lines which help protect
against lock snapping. Snapping
is just another technique burglars
these days are using to break into
properties.
“The sacrificial cut lines are on
either side of the central fixing
bolt, which is essentially the
locks weakest point. When force
is applied to either side of the
cylinder the lock will break away
but only to the sacrificial cut line,
leaving the lock fully operational
and the main mechanism still
intact.”
The UAP+ Euro Cylinder also
has a patented anti-bump system,
which unlike some cylinders on the
market doesn’t use trap pins and
means a homeowner will not get
locked in their home if the lock is
bumped.
David continued: “We have tried
to think of every way the lock can be
breached and tried to find defences
against them. We also use hardened
anti-drill pins on either side of the
cylinder to protect against lock
drilling and anti-pick features make
it extremely difficult for a lock to be
picked by an intruder.”
‘We are extremely pleased
that our particular cylinder
was recognised on daytime
television, with so many
cylinders on the market it
just shows the quality of
product we are providing’
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The cylinder has been made in
accordance to the British Kitemark
Standard, as well as being awarded
the Secured by Design approval
from the Association of Chief Police
Officers.
David continued: “We are
extremely pleased that our
particular cylinder was recognised
on daytime television, with so
many cylinders on the market it just
shows the quality of product we are
providing.”
To find out more about the
UAP+ Cylinder visit
www.tradelocks.co.uk or to see
the interview from ITV’s This
Morning, visit www.youtube.com/
watch?v=vJ9ZJ37p_Io