10,000 check out TS 007
5th July 2016

Further proof of consumers’ growing awareness of security and high-integrity locks has come with the news that nearly 10,000 homeowners last year sought advice on the TS 007 lock standard on the Door & Hardware Federation website.

As well as growing numbers of locksmiths and other professionals visiting the site, the Federation says its consumer page www.dhfonline.org.uk/security-ts007-what-protection.aspx is now the most visited on the entire website, a clear indication of the increasing priority people are putting on choice of lock specification.

TS 007 was developed by the Federation and the Glass & Glazing Federation. It is a 3 star security solution with the support of BSI and Secured by Design. Security to the Kitemarked TS 007 standard can be achieved by either a combination of a TS 007 cylinder (marked with one star and the Kitemark) and TS 007 security door furniture such as a strengthened door handle (marked with two stars and the Kitemark); or a “super cylinder” (marked with three stars and the Kitemark) that successfully resists snap attack without the need to fit additional door hardware. In both cases, the same degree of resistance against cylinder snapping is achieved.

“The benefit of supplying products sporting the BSI Kitemark logo to customers wanting enhanced door security is its universal acceptance and recognition in the market place,” said DHF general manager and secretary Michael Skelding.
“It has gained a high degree of trust in the public perception. To householders and businesses alike, the Kitemark has been the accepted security mark for locks for decades.”