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ApprovedApproved ProductsProducts CatalogueCatalogue 20112011 SAFE AND SECURE THE DEFINITIVE ANTI-THEFT DEVICE - AS RECOGNISED AND FITTED BY MOST CARAVAN MANUFACTURERS AL-KO Secure is the definitive anti-theft device and is available for fitment on most new caravans. Engineered by the worldwide leaders in caravan technology, AL-KO Secure achieves the ‘Diamond Standard’ by Sold Secure and also attracts significant discounts from leading insurers. At home, on site or in storage, there is no better product to protect your investment. For further information - 01926 818500 | [email protected] | www.al-ko.co.uk Contents Overview from the Director of Business Development 3 Dr Steffan George, Director of Business Development Why get your products tested by Sold Secure? 5 Sold Secure 7 Sold Secure Test Specifications 14 Justin Freeman, Technical Manager SS 312 specification for cylinders for locks 15 The Master Locksmiths Association 17 ACPO Vehicle Crime Intelligence Service (AVCIS) 18 Tim Booth Consultancy Services 21 The Caravan Club 22 Tracking And Monitoring Providers Association (TMPA) 23 Sold Secure Catalogue Secured by Design 24 MLA Guidelines for minimum security for domestic property 25 2011 Sold Secure Approved Products 35 MLA Membership Directory 69 MLA Approved Company Sector (Introduction) 69 MLA Approved Companies – In Alphabetical Order 70 5C Great Central Way MLA Approved Companies – In Postcode order Order 72 Woodford Halse Regional Directory of MLA Approved Companies 75 Daventry MLA Affiliate Companies 99 Northants NN11 3PZ T: 01327 264 687 F: 01327 264 686 E: [email protected] W: www.soldsecure.com Index of Advertisers ABS Secure (Avocet Hardware Ltd) 97 AL-KO Kober Ltd Inside Front Cover Associated Security Services Ltd 98 Authorised Publishers Regent Publications Ltd Brights Locksmiths Ltd 19 Berkeley House 18-24 High Street Edgware Middlesex HA8 7RP C and P Security Products Ltd Inside Back Cover Tel: 020 8952 1110 Fax: 020 8952 1112 Codrington Ltd 2 Design & Manufacture Ltd 19 © 2011 Regent Publications Ltd IFAM (UK) Ltd 63 All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be Keyhole Security 11 stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any other means, electronic or mechanical, photo- Master Lock 47 copying, recording or otherwise, without the prior Milenco Ltd 4 permission of the publishers and Sold Secure. Moore Large & Co Ltd 68 Whilst every effort has been made to ensure that the Pickersgill-Kaye 19 information in this publication is accurate and up-to-date, PJB Security Products 24 the publishers take no responsibility for errors or omissions. Pragmasis Ltd 11 Opinions expressed in editorial contributions to this publication are those of their respective authors, and are Rottner Security Ltd 30, Outside Back Cover not necessarily shared either by Regent Publications Ltd or Sold Secure. Shieldcom Engineering Ltd 98 StranDNA (UK) Ltd 20 Yale UK 12-13 INNOVATION | DEVELOPMENT FEDERAL 740 & 740P ALSO AVAILABLE: EURO CYLINDER VERSION REGISTERED & RESTRICTED KEYWAYS CODRINGTONS LTD Phone +44 (0) 208 889 8494 38 Crawley Road, Fax +44 (0) 208 889 6731 London N22 6AG Web www.codringtons.com United Kingdom Email [email protected] Overview from the Director of Business Development Liaison Officer / Crime Prevention Design Adviser training convention (where boxes of the catalogue flew of the shelves!), a stand at the prestigious HOSDB exhibition – a must attend event for police and government officials and then further work with the Met police, Hampshire and South Yorkshire forces. The promotional year finished off with a presentation to an audience of senior insurance executives highlighting the importance of using independently tested and accredited products. During the year Sold Secure once again maintained its ISO 9001 approval with flying colours. It’s vital that we adopt our own mantra and get our own independent verification of our quality procedures etc. Well what a 12 months it’s been! It’s certainly been “full At the time of writing the audits are still being performed steam ahead”. but it’s looking like 2010 will be showing record results for Sold Secure which bearing in mind the prevailing Having performed a full review of our test specifications economic climate is particularly pleasing. I’d like to take and launched the new website, this year saw us this opportunity to thank our staff, testers, customers and concentrate on maximising the promotion for approved partners for their help over the 12 months and welcome products and developing some enhanced levels to you to this new format Sold Secure Catalogue. specifications to promote even higher levels of security. I sincerely hope you enjoy this new catalogue and look To this end we now have an extra “Diamond” level in 2 of forward to providing you with plenty of information on our test specifications; SS312 (Lock Cylinders) and SS203 the successes and hopefully newly approved products in (Tracking Devices). We also created a new Bronze level for next year’s catalogue. SS314 (Security Cabinets). The reason for this was to be able to test key safes, something that the insurance Yours Sincerely industry in particular have been requesting, and having looked at a number of products out on the market which can be opened in literally seconds it’s no wonder! The promotion started early in the year with Sold Secure sponsoring MLA leaflets that were given out at Help the Aged (now Age UK) roadshows. This then progressed Dr Steffan George with a stand at the ACPO/SBD Police Architectural Director of Business Development Sold Secure Board of Directors Sold Secure Staff Roger Barratt – Chairman Steffan George – Director of Business Development Brian Philpott Justin Freeman – Technical Manager Tony Ward Steve Warren – Lab Manager Colin Rose Lesley Robertson – Office Administrator Dave Crossman Sold Secure Approved Products Catalogue 2011 3 Why get your products tested by Sold Secure? You’ll read a lot about Sold Secure in this discount on the insurance premium). How catalogue but if you’re a manufacturer why do we know this; first and foremost based should you have your product approved? on the number of calls and e-mails we get What do you actually get for your money from insurers directly and from the public and why choose Sold Secure over other test highlighting how they need to verify houses? approval for their insurance, and secondly from the beeline the CPDA’s make for the Firstly it’s important to realise the benefit of Sold Secure stand at any event we’re at, independent third party testing. Whilst you eager to get their hands on the latest Sold may believe that you have the proverbial Secure Approved Products catalogue. “best product in the world” and have your own test reports to prove it, but then in the Another major benefit of using Sold Secure, eyes of the general public or customers then according to feedback we get from you would think that anyway – you want to customers, is the way we work with our sell product and therefore the perception customers. We’ve heard horror stories of may be that you’d “say anything” to sell it. other test houses taking in products and However, if an independent third party, who has no then sending back a “bag of bits with a fail notice”. Sold vested commercial interest, says that the product has met Secure prefers to work with its customers to help improve a certain criteria, then it adds gravitas to the claims about the quality of products out there in the market place. We the product. offer an initial free consultation to explain how the product will be attacked, look for any obvious weaknesses in the The next thing to look at is what testing it’s claimed to design/construction (whilst it’s no guarantee that a have met. Yes manufacturers will have their own in- product we pass, we feel that taking in a product for house test specifications but what do these actually testing knowing that it’s going to fail, whilst commercially mean. You’re better off testing to a recognised standard, perhaps more attractive in the short term, would be something that people will understand and recognise. counterproductive for our desire to build long lasting Yes you can test to British Standards or European Norms relationships with our customers). We can also give an and in some cases then this is arguably a very well indication of what specification it should be submitted for recognised standard, but does it go far enough. Do they and which grade it may be able to achieve. reflect what is happening out there in the field; mimicking what thieves are doing? This is where the Last and by no means least there’s the extra marketing Sold Secure test specifications come into their own. support that can be obtained by Sold Secure Approval. Developed in conjunction with the relevant stakeholders All products that have passed Sold Secure test (including police, insurers and the appropriate industry specifications are included in the Approved Products bodies) they are mostly based on attack test principles, Catalogue whilst all products tested are included on the using a certain amount of time and tools (depending on website, which not only provides contact details for the grade) for the product to be defeated. customer but also the ability to include a picture and detailed description of the product too. Don’t forget the So why choose Sold Secure? First and foremost there’s Sold Secure website is linked to by many authoritative the recognition. Sold Secure is recognised not only by the websites including the Government. public, but most importantly by the Police Crime Prevention Design Advisors (who promote the use of So, if you’ve got a product that you think is suitable and Sold Secure approved products) and insurers (a number want the benefits of approval, contact Sold Secure on of whom will require Sold Secure Approved products to 01327 264687 or [email protected] to discuss getting be used in order to either provide insurance or provide a your products approved.