Contracts Manager at JPJ, Lee Sharp, said: “Research has shown that manufacturers experience the highest levels of theft of physical assets. It was crucial that we invested in a lock that could resist the latest methods of attack, whilst allowing occupants to escape quickly and with ease in case of an emergency.”

The technology allows providers to install non-wired doors with mechanical locks into access control systems at a cost effective price.

Key note speeches by ACPO Development Officer, Michael Brooke, who spoke of the Secured by Design police initiative aimed at reducing levels of crime through the use of high-quality security products, reinforced the importance of using products such as CLIQ Remote to detract criminals.

Aperio was used in application alongside UNION’s range of Optimus3 locks and StrongBOLT deadlocks to allow for frequent usage amongst the high number of students.

BS 9991 and Approved Document B list the situations in which external fire resistant doors and windows are necessary, including;• Flats with a balcony or deck or interconnected balconies where the means of escape would require occupants to escape past a door or window of a flat which may be on fire.• Windows looking out onto external[…]

The company estimates that installing Aperio battery powered locks in a 1,000 unit accomodation block could save at least €12,000 per year in running and maintenance costs, compared to traditional wired access controls.

The team will also available to discuss the range of building regulation standards compliant solutions on offer, specifically those that meet the requirement of EN170 Emergency Escape and EN1125 Panic Escape.

For centuries, lock and key systems have been used to access buildings and it is fair to say they have changed relatively little over that time. The principle of gaining entry to a home or office – the simple act of putting a key in a lock and turning it – is much the same[…]

The system provides facility managers with greater control by only needing to monitor a single security system within an organisation.