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» » THE ‘TO-DOS’ WHEN
moving house may seem like a
never-ending list, but Derrick
Purvis from Avocet Hardware
explains why making sure the
locks are up to the job should
always be a priority.
“When a family member
related to one of our locksmith
team moved into their new
home on the outskirts of
Leeds, they were faced with all
the usual snags expected with
any new development; from
unfinished external paving to
internal cracks and an uneven
kitchen floor. The builder
scheduled the repairs, and,
after this, it was only natural to
think their worries were over.
“A couple of months
went by and a number of
burglaries occurred on the
estate. What made this even
more concerning was that it
seemed this development of
new houses, many of which
featured lovely new furniture
and accessories, not to
mention expensive cars on the
newly paved driveways, was
being specifically targeted.
Things escalated early one
evening, when a neighbouring
family was out. A gang of
youths gained access to the
house because the brand new
locks, which were fitted as
standard had been snapped,
and in a matter of minutes
they had the keys to both cars
and driven them away.
“For a popular residential
suburb, with properties selling
for in-excess of £300,000, most
people would expect top spec
security products. In fact, the
police were quick to advise
that the locks installed in
this particular development
simply weren’t suitable and
instead advised the family to
fit Avocet’s ABS Euro Cylinder
locks, which feature the
Brighouse company’s patented
Active cam technology that
locks the cam if forcefully
twisted or snapped to totally
secure a door. In fact, once
installed, ABS locks have
never been bypassed by a
lock snapping attack, while in
Zero1
another area of Leeds, their use
by Leeds City Council as part of
a crime prevention programme
led to a 36 per cent drop in
burglary rates in just one year.
ABS was the first lock of its
kind in the UK to have the Sold
Secure Diamond accreditation,
and the TS007 3-star rating
combined. It is approved
by the British Standards
Institute and is stamped with
the Insurance recommended
British Kitemark.
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