Yale is welcoming new recommendations from the Door & Hardware Federation marketing sub-committee, which highlight the need to reduce touchpoints in UK buildings as the Covid-19 recovery continues.
In its report, ‘The post-Covid world: DHF’s recommendations for a ‘touch-free environment’ the federation points to solutions that can reduce interior touchpoints in order to limit the transmission of the virus.
Yale recently partnered with antimicrobial additives provider BioCote to launch the Quartus combi door handle range, featuring a coating that reduces up to 99.99% of microbes on its surface.
Yale MD Paul Atkinson said: “As we gradually emerge from Lockdown, hygiene and cleanliness are still of upmost importance. That’s why we support the new recommendations from DHF, which address the risk posed by door handles in the post-Covid world.
“This is an issue we are serious about at Yale. To further contain germs, we also offer contact-free locks such as the Keyless Connected Smart Lock and Conexis L1 Smart Lock – both of which dramatically reduce the risk of infection in high-traffic areas.”
