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Is Your Front Door Lock Up to Standard? Anti-Snap Cylinders Explained
Most uPVC and composite doors in the UK use a euro cylinder lock. Older and budget cylinders can be snapped with basic tools, which is why lock snapping became one of the most common ways burglars get through a door. What an anti-snap cylinder doesAn anti-snap cylinder is designed to break at a sacrificial line if attacked, leaving the locking part of the cylinder in place so the door stays locked. Better cylinders also resist picking, bumping and drilling. Standards to look for* TS007...
Key-Alike and Master Key Systems: Which One Does Your Building Need?
If you manage more than a handful of doors, keys quickly become the problem. Too many of them, nobody sure who holds what, and a lock change every time a tenant or member of staff leaves. Key-alike and master key systems fix this, but they solve different problems. Key-alike: one key, many doorsIn a key-alike system every cylinder is set to the same key. It suits a home with front, back and garage doors, or a landlord who wants one key for a property's external doors. It is simple and...