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    SBD adds Gold, Silver, Bronze in new ’23 Design Guide

    Secured by Design has launched its Commercial 2023 Design Guide, including the unveiling of its Gold, Silver and Bronze award gradations. SBD Commercial provides design guidance and specification requirements for commercial premises so as to...

    Era owner gives back £2.3m Covid scheme cash

    Tyman plc, the parent company of UK lock and hardware companies Era and Zoo, says it is giving back the £2.3m it received under the Government’s pandemic Job Retention Scheme. Darren Waters, Divisional CEO for...

    Era gains IoT SBD tag for TouchKey

    Era has been awarded the Secured by Design (SBD) Secure Connected Device accreditation for its new TouchKey door security solution. The accreditation, launched specifically for Internet of Things (IoT) connected products, highlights solutions that have...

    Tradelink Direct adds SensCheck

    Yale has announced Tradelink Direct as a new partner for SensCheck, the company’s range of integrated smart door and window lock sensors. The partnership will see the fabricator supply all its Soteria composite doors with...

    Brett Martin signs for three more years’ SBD

    Rooflight manufacturer Brett Martin Daylight Systems has renewed its membership with Secured by Design (SBD) for a further three years. Following vigorous product testing and auditing by an accredited third-party organisation, the Coventry-based manufacturer has...

    New 3* cylinder with anti-snap guarantee from Era

    Era has launched a new High Security 3* Euro Profile Cylinder that is independently tested and certified in accordance with TS007:2014+A2: 2018 and EN 1303:2015, andsupplied with a £2,000 anti-snap guarantee. The patented cam design...

    NKS locksets from Staff gain Bary Bac coating

    The National Key Scheme lockset from Staff Ironmongery now has a Bary Bac coating, which uses nanotechnology to help reduce the spread of bacteria and viruses on its surface. The lock provides maintenance free anti-bacterial...

    Security Month survey shows need for more education

    Two thirds of UK homeowners have not upgraded their home security in the last two years and barely a quarter (27%) know what type of lock they need to prevent lock snapping despite rising...

    Ring reassures UK after US recalls fire-risk doorbells

    Doorbell and security supplier Ring has reassured UK customers they don’t need to return their 2ndGeneration Video Doorbells following the recall notice to more than 350,000 US customers due to fire risk. The European operation...

    Brisant acquires 3* Deseo

    Brisant Secure has acquired the business and intellectual property of Deseo Locking Systems Ltd for an undisclosed sum. Essex-based Deseo is the home of the patented Deseo ALPS 3*cylinder, which incorporates the UK and European...