TOUCHKEY RECEIVES SBD SECURE CONNECTED DEVICE ACCREDITATION

ERA, one of the UK’s leading home security and fenestration component providers, has been awarded the Secured by Design (SBD) Secure Connected Device accreditation for its new door security solution, TouchKey.

Secure Connected Device accreditation for our new TouchKey door security solution reflects our longstanding commitment to third-party testing and certification to ensure we consistently provide customers with the highest possible standards of performance and quality.

smart technology with mechanical hardware integrity and endurance to provide complete security and convenience.

revealed that the annual carbon emissions for a Mila stainless steel door handle are only 17% that of the zinc die cast equivalent. The huge difference is partly because stainless steel products have a lifespan which is typically five times longer than zinc, so the carbon emissions can be averaged out over a much longer period. But, more significantly it comes from the fact that the emission factors for producing zinc are 60+% higher than they are for steel, and there are more energy intensive processes required to manufacture in zinc rather than in steel.

Richard Gyde added: “Because of the proven benefits when it comes to both durability and sustainability, we’d like to see stainless steel become the default option for all doors in 2023. As well as expanding the range, we’re also continuing to work hard to bring costs down so that the price difference between our Supa™ and zinc diecast ranges eventually becomes negligible for most of our customers.”

Mila’s Supa™ stainless steel hardware range already includes door handles, letterplates, pull bars, escutcheons and door knockers – the vast majority of which are available in either SS304 extreme or SS316 marine grade material for coastal and high pollution areas. The entire range has been independently performance tested for corrosion resistance to BSEN1670 Grade 5 and has sailed through more than 1000 hours in a salt spray test – hence the 25-year surface finish and mechanical operation guarantee.

For details and a quotation on Mila’s Supa™ range, visit: https://www.mila.co.uk/thestainless-steel-edit/

Launched specifically for Internet of Things (IoT) connected products, the unique and recognisable accreditation highlights solutions that have achieved the relevant IoT standards and certifications, including third-party testing and independent certification. Following independent testing to BSI’s new Smart Residential Locking Device standard, which was developed in conjunction with ERA and combines the BSI IoT Kitemark with TS 621 for mechanical security with smart locking, TouchKey has met the requirements of the SBD’s IoT Device assessment framework.

Ben Penson, Technical, Innovation and Development Director at ERA, said: “For over 180 years, ERA has designed and manufactured hardware that sets the standard for security. Receiving the SBD

“TouchKey presents the next generation in smarter door security. It was therefore crucial that the product was certified to the highest possible standard to provide door manufacturers and their customers with complete peace of mind and confidence in its capabilities.”

Revolutionising keyless entry for timber and composite entrance doors, TouchKey is the only system of its kind to combine five different entry methods into a single door handle. This includes fingerprint access, the smart home app, geolocation technology, voice-activated entry, and manual key override.

Combining a smarter security door handle with an auto-firing multi-point lock and an anti-bump security cylinder, TouchKey delivers the highest standards of dynamic

TouchKey is now listed by SBD as a Police Preferred Specification product after meeting the necessary recognised security standards.

The accreditation forms part of SBD’s certification scheme on behalf of the UK Police Service to help consumers make betterinformed choices when buying connectable devices and help keep them safe from crime.

Michelle Kradolfer, Internet of Things Technical Officer at Secured by Design, said: “With the increase in IoT products available and a growing ecosystem of interconnected devices, cyber criminals are targeting and exploiting vulnerabilities of both products and apps, as most are mass-produced without security being a major consideration. Without the appropriate levels of security, any internetconnected device or app is at risk of providing cyber criminals with the ‘key’ in accessing and stealing personal data.

“SBD is the only way for companies to obtain police recognition for securityrelated products in the UK and we are delighted to award ERA with this accreditation for its TouchKey system.”

2023 marks ERA’s 10th consecutive year of partnership with Secured by Design as part of its commitment to providing window and door manufacturers and their customers with the highest standards of security and service.

For further information on ERA’s new TouchKey solution, visit www.eraeverywhere.com or contact the sales team on 01922 490 000 or email info@eraeverywhere.com.

Deceuninck recycling capacity of 45,000 tonnes of recycled material prevents 2.3 million windows from going to landfill every year.

With aluminium windows and doors rapidly growing in popularity, Titon continues to experience high demand for hardware in this sector. Titon already has a large choice of products designed specifically for aluminium and has now supplemented their range with the addition of Roto products.

Roto product ranges are synonymous with high performance and technical advances. These additions complement Titon’s existing window and door hardware offering, and creates a wider selection for Titon’s

Titon Adds Roto Range To Increase Its Offering For Aluminium

SLIM MID-RAIL? NO PROBLEM WITH OMEGA

customers in the UK market.

In particular, Roto’s AL Designo range is the elegant, fully concealed hardware for large and heavy aluminium windows up to 180 kg sash weight. It meets the most stringent demands of planners and architects with regard to perfect appearance, functionality and ease of fabrication. The top model is of a design based on the proven Roto modular principle and can be integrated into almost all UK profile systems.

Commenting on the range addition Tyson Anderson, Titon’s Sales and Marketing Director said; “Given the continued interest in aluminium windows and doors throughout the commercial and domestic markets alike, customers are looking for high quality and technically sound hardware products and the Roto AL Designo range perfectly addresses this need. Not only that, we now have access to the full range of Roto products which will interest our customer across all market sectors.”

“Roto has been successfully producing quality window hardware for many years,” continues Tyson. “As an established brand ourselves, we are delighted to be able to offer the Roto product range from a company with such a well-respected business boasting a long heritage.”

For more information about Titon and to have access to the full Roto product range, please visit: www.titon.co.uk/roto

Hardware manufacturer, VBH, is reporting a high uptake on the new greenteQ SLIM Omega letterplate, which was launched recently. The product has been introduced following feedback from VBH customers who were struggling to find a featurepacked letterplate that they could fit to slim mid-rails without it overhanging the profile.

The new letterplate opens to 180° in the same way that the standard Omega product does, but is only 56mm deep. Despite the slim overall size, the internal aperture is only, at 31mm, 8mm less than a standard letterplate. VBH advise that this will cope with most standard postal items.

Omega SLIM is available in nine finishes of the greenteQ Suite, VBH’s range of matching residoor, window and patio door furniture.

Marketing Manager Gary Gleeson says, “We revamped the Omega range in 2022, giving it a much more contemporary look. We had been hearing for a while that people wanted our original ‘box’ but in a slimmer package, so it seemed the perfect time to lay down the tooling and put some stock in place of the all-new Omega SLIM. We knew that we had ready-made customers in place, but towards the end of the year we have welcomed many new customers come on board for Omega, too.”

As with all greenteQ furniture products, Omega is supplied with a 10 year mechanical and surface guarantee. The guarantee also extends to plated finishes.

Gary explains, “Our plated furniture has six layers of copper, chrome and nickel to give it excellent protection against the elements. Installers fitting doors that feature greenteQ furniture can rest easy knowing that all the furniture on the door is covered by VBH for a full 10 years, and it suites with their windows and patio doors, of course.”

To find out more about greenteQ Omega letterplates or any other hardware in the VBH range, contact VBH on 01634 263263, email at sales@vbhgb.com, or send them a Tweet @vbhgb.