A massive 67% of burglaries are attempted through a door, so how confident are we that the doors we are selling can withstand such a statistic?

Everyone accepts that security and energy efficiency are two of the hottest topics when improving your home.  That is why we supply doors that are easy to achieve Secured By Design - from as little as £14 – you can add the latest security updates to your door to ensure you have confidence in the product you are buying.

One of the most recent updates to further improve the security of the doors is to offer the high security cylinder as standard. Traditionally an optional extra - and so an extra cost - the anti-bump cylinder counters the problem of bump keys. 'Bumping', a big issue, is a simple method of releasing a lock with minimal effort using readily available tools and leaving no visible sign of attack, something that can affect insurance claims. You can now relax with this additional security feature included for no extra cost.

Secured by Design is the UK Police flagship initiative supporting the principles of "designing out crime" by use of effective crime prevention and security standards for a range of applications.

Of course a good way for you to judge the overall security credentials of a door is with Secured by Design certification. Many composite doors are offered with Secured by Design, but not many suppliers make it easy for customers to buy them. We aim to make it as easy and cost effective as possible for our customers to achieve Secured by Design.

For example the recent update to all hardware to the Yale suite as standard, which means only minimal upgrades are needed to achieve Secured by Design.

The Home Office, quoting the two in three statistics, states that as well as ensuring your front and back doors are secure homeowners should fit devices such as door viewers. We have recently announced the launch of the Yale Electronic viewer available on any of our doors - the advanced viewer allows you to record every visitor by saving time stamped images of any visitors who may have called while you have been out.
 

For more information about ‘Secured by Design’ see the website www.securedbydesign.com.