New Souber products at Telford

Souber Tools will be introducing two great new additions to their range at this week's MLA Expo in Telford.
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Smartair is the educated choice

Mul-T-Lock UK's innovative Smartair units have been fitted to external doors at The Green School by local locksmiths PW Secure-It, to upgrade the school's security from a mechanical locking system to an access control solution.
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Accessible technology with Max Cliq from ASSA

ASSA has launched Max CLIQ - a simple and intelligent electromechanical locking system. Combining advanced CLIQ technology with high quality ASSA dp cylinders, ASSA Max CLIQ is an accessible key control system designed to enable small businesses and homeowners to benefit from high security, electromechanical locking solutions, without the associated costs and complexity.
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Kwikset defends Smartkey patents

Kwikset successfully defends Smartkey patents and comes to an amicable agreement with Schlage. Schlage agrees to cease making and selling all SecureKey products.
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63 car models, 5 leading European markets - one comprehensive report

SBD asks: can you afford to ignore the increasing security fitment in Europe?

To give you a clear understanding of why fitment levels are increasing in France, Germany, Italy and Spain compared to the UK, SBD have released a brand new report titled 'Increasing Security in Left Hand Drive Europe.'
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Queensland security review to see locksmiths' fingerprints taken

By Sid Maher

Queensland, Australia, is demanding that all its locksmiths submit themselves for fingerprinting as part of a nationwide crackdown on the security industry.

The move, which will cost $100 an application, has raised eyebrows with locksmiths, who argue they have been caught in a net meant to apply to nightclub bouncers and doormen.

Alert Pal wins 'Best product in show' at the MLA Expo 2011

New GSM home fire and Security camera product the Alert PalTM wins 'Best product in show' at the MLA Expo 2011 show in Telford as featured on the stands of Nigel Rose Marketing Services and Citysafe.
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UAP Tradelocks comments on MLA Expo 2011

"What a brilliant show. A Fantastic Weekend for the Locksmithing World. We would like to thank the industry experts that joined us on our stand including Chris Belcher, Les Burgess, Martin Pink and Nigel Tolley who proved popular with visitors, many of which bagged some handy tips on their new tools. We were also joined by our American friends Jim Broadhurst and Jim Hetchler, along with our Chinese colleagues Queenie and Hattie.
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Rainer Security introduces Touchscreen Door Lock

Rainer Security Products is introducing to the UK a touchscreen door lock that combines the function of a cylindrical lockset with a new design appealing to the iPod generation!
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Dorgard wins place at Oxford University

Keble College Oxford, founded in 1870 and now one of the largest colleges of the University of Oxford, has installed Dorgard wireless fire door retainers in a number of locations around the college buildings to legally and safely hold open fire doors and enhance access without compromising fire safety.
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Home and garden market will have fully recovered by 2013

By 2013, the home and garden market will have fully recovered from the recession, according to research from Mintel.
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Pass the parcel for Hikvision

Megapixel dome cameras from Hikvision are being used for object tracking by Chronopost, the leading express shipping company in France.
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Mul-T-Lock UK launches 'combined solutions' service at MLA Expo

Mul-T-Lock UK promoted the company's new service concept "Combined Solutions" to locksmiths at MLA Expo.
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Sterling Locks knows that every sale counts

Especially for good margin products.

Which is why Sterling has extended its great KeyMinder range to give retailers an even better opportunity to generate more sales this autumn.  The Sterling KeyMinder Range successfully solves that 'locked-out' issue for families, flatmates and home-owners saving time, inconvenience and money in the process.  
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Locksmith and security guard sex attacker 'protected'

Prominent members of the Melbourne Jewish community lied to the police, covered up an alleged sex scandal and protected a man accused of repeatedly molesting children from a school in St Kilda East, a court has been told.

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Current BSI Kitemark should test locks for snapping says Police Chief

Sir Norman Bettison, the Chief Constable of West Yorkshire Police, has admitted that lock snapping should be covered by BSI standards.
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Getting your strategy right in the UK Security industry

265 companies in the UK Security industry are following a strategy that has led them into a blind alley and they must change quickly or risk disappearing altogether. That's according to a new study assessing the strategic, financial and commercial performance of the top 960 companies in the market.
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Capita Group bolted on with alpro

Solenoid electric bolts from Alpro Architectural Hardware are being used as part of a PAC integrated access control system at the Sheffield headquarters of Capita Group, the UK's leading outsourcing company.
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Inquiry after keys taken out of Wakefield prison

An investigation has begun after a set of keys used in a high security prison were taken home by a member of staff.

Police review Olympics security

UK police are reviewing security plans for next summer's Olympic Games, including staffing levels and intelligence gathering, in the wake of recent riots here.

Keeping watch for trouble at mill

For centuries windmills have been landmarks on the Kent landscape with once over 400 operating throughout the county. Kent County Council owns and is responsible for the preservation and maintenance of eight remaining mills that are an important historically significant feature of the Kent countryside.
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NOS Consultations: Close Protection and Port Security Operations

The Standards Development team at Skills for Security has been working with representatives from the worlds of Close Protection and Port Security to review the National Occupational Standards (NOS) for these sectors.
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Hickleys acquire M B Locks

Hickleys have announced the acquisition of the market leading Auto Locksmith training company M B Locks.
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