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Gaping home security hole revealed
»»Research undertaken by
Neighbourhood and Home Watch
Network (NHWN) has highlighted a
gaping home security hole amongst its
members.
Working alongside its primary security
sponsor, Avocet Hardware, NHWN’s
research found that two thirds of the 6,000
respondents do not change their locks
when they move home. And of those two
thirds, 86.2 per cent don’t even consider
it.
Jim Maddan, chairman of NHWN, said:
“These figures alone may not seem that
surprising, but when you consider that
around 11% of the population moves
home in the UK every year, then it begs
the question just how many people could
have a key to your new front door?”
“And when you take into account the
most recent Office for National Statistics
(ONS) crime survey showed that 92%
of all domestic burglary in a dwelling
in England and Wales was committed
through either the front or back door.”
Clive Lloyd, managing director of
Avocet Hardware, said: “Whether it’s
friends or neighbours we’ve given spare
keys to while we’re away on holiday;
workmen we’ve left a key out for; or even
our grown-up children who still have their
own sets of keys; there’s no escaping the
fact a lot of people could still have a key.”
Close to 40% told NHWN that they
do change their locks when they move,
while a further 25% made the decision
based on the fact they felt the locks looked
inadequate.
Meanwhile, only 6.9% of people
changed locks in order to upgrade to antisnap locks – an extraordinarily low figure
when you consider that over half of those
polled had PVCu doors.
“Our advice is simple – change your
locks as soon as you move and rule out
at least one horribly easy route into your
home.” Clive adds.
www.ourwatch.org.uk.
www.abs-secure.co.uk.
POLICE APPROVE SECURIKEY MIRRORS AND SAFES
»»UK physical security
supplier Securikey has
gained ‘Police Preferred
Specification’ status for nine
models in its convex safety
mirror range.
Working with Bennett Mirror,
a leading mirror specialist with
over 60 years’ of mirroring
expertise Technologies,
Securikey has developed the
Institutional Polycarbonate,
Institutional Stainless Steel and
Anti-Vandalism safety mirror
ranges.
The mirrors have also been
developed in conjunction
with prison architects and
been rigorously tested to
meet stringent UK Home
Office, London Metropolitan
Police and Prison Service
regulations.
Securikey’s approved
models come in various
styles and are all ligaturefree. Their anti-vandalism
properties withstand harsh
environments in prisons,
psychiatric hospitals and
secure correction facilities.
Securikey’s Institution
Polycarbonate range
includes quarter and half face
models, both with a hardwearing mirror face of 3mm
polycarbonate. The range has
a flexible protective coating
to resist repeated blows and
a strong powder-coated steel
frame to securely fasten the
mirrors, preventing removal
and tampering.
The Institutional Stainless
Steel range has quarter
dome, half dome, and ceiling
dome options. Made from
high quality scratch resistant
1.2mm stainless steel for clear
reflection, these mirrors are
unbreakable, heat resistant
and easy to maintain with
anti-ligature steel frames.
Innovative pressed counterstep holes in the ceiling dome
mean this model can be fixed
to the ceiling or wall without
the need for a frame, and an
anti-pik filler further minimises
ligature risk.
The Anti-Vandalism
Stainless Steel range offers
a stainless steel wall dome
mirror with 180 degrees
of vision. This range is for
highly hostile environments
and helps prevent surprise
attacks. It is ideal for
vandalism-prone areas as
graffiti can be removed with
solvents without damage to
the mirror.
www.securikey.co.uk
01252 311888
[email protected]
locksmithjournal.co.uk | NOV/DEC 2015
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