New ASSA ABLOY Security Door Closer named Product of the Year 2023 in Germany

Fitting doors with secure escape functionality can be a challenge. Many available solutions cause leaf damage or affect building design aesthetics. Recently named 2023 Product of the Year by a prestigious German business magazine, the new ASSA ABLOY Security Door Closer with integrated escape door locking for doubleleaf door systems adds discreet protection without impacting door structure.

To win in S+B Schloss- und Beschlagmarkt’s security technology and access control category, products must convince a jury of experts by combining innovation, utility, value, design and digitalisation potential. The 2023 award follows similar success last year for the ePED® Panic Touch Bar.

“I am particularly pleased that the expert jury has awarded one of our product innovations 1st place for the second time in a row,” says Stefan Fischbach, Chairman of the Management Board of ASSA ABLOY Sicherheitstechnik GmbH and SVP & Head of Central Europe.

“This shows me that we as a manufacturer are right on target with the development of highly functional and at the same time aesthetically pleasing locking systems and technologies that offer our customers the greatest possible flexibility while also being convenient to use.”

The Product of the Year 2023 award was presented

Innovative solution for fire and escape doors, new or retrofit

The Cam-Motion® Security Door Closer with integrated latch bolt, escape door strike and mechanical door coordinator easily equips doors with an emergency exit lock, without any need to wire the door leaf.

To retrofit an existing door, drill holes for a door closer which meets EN 1154 (supplement 1:2003-11) standard are reused. Without drilling, milling, filing or grinding, the door leaf itself remains physically unchanged, which preserves door integrity, fire certification and aesthetics.

All door closers with ASSA ABLOY’s patented Cam-Motion technology open with less effort and close reliably behind everyone who passes through them. Because an installer can set separate latch and closing speeds, high closing force works alongside easy opening which helps to keep the building barrier-free.

To learn more about ASSA ABLOY Door Closers, visit https://www.assaabloy.com/group/emeia/solutions/ topics/door-closers

G4S Secure Solutions (UK) has become a founder member of The Social Recruitment Advocacy Group, which has been set up to place greater emphasis on the recruitment of people who are disadvantaged in the labour market.

Social recruitment is an approach to hiring that positively impacts every part of society and the economy by moving unemployed people, who are furthest away from the labour market, into sustainable jobs. These disadvantaged groups include people from within BAME communities, young people ‘Not in Education, Employment, or Training’ (NEET), unpaid carers, ex-offenders, those in low socioeconomic groups and people with long-term health and disability challenges.

Becoming a member of The Social Recruitment Advocacy Group will underpin the ‘people’ pillar of the G4S social value programme and, as part of the affiliation, G4S has been accredited to silver status. This means that G4S can demonstrate an open recruitment policy that encourages individuals from underrepresented groups to apply for roles. In addition, G4S is required to evidence active partnerships with local and national organisations that exist to support the employability of people who face barriers in the labour market.

G4S already has a number of social value initiatives underway, working with its Social Value Partner, PeoplePlus, including:-

• The successful appointment of dozens of unemployed people into G4S roles in the last two months

• Strategic partnerships with pre-employment training providers to feed into recruitment activity and the development of sector based work academies.

• Working collaboratively on solution design for new security bids, to evidence social value as part of the overall proposition

• Consultancy services to assist with the embedding of social value within the G4S approach to security operational delivery

• Providing mid-life services to the G4S workforce in the Northeast assisting with planning for retirement and financial resilience and taking stock of skills and health.

Bridget Brookfield, HR Director, G4S Secure Solutions

UK said “Social value is the key thread that runs through all of our recruitment activities. It is critical to our talent and acquisition strategy. Social recruitment enables our business to create long term learning and future growth opportunities through local government events supporting local, sustainable, and environmentally ethical suppliers. We are committed to improving social value to benefit local communities by supporting local people into employment and this reflects our values in maintaining a diverse and inclusive workforce.”

Over the coming weeks, G4S will be celebrating some of the individuals that have begun a career in security as a result of the social advocacy recruitment programme.

For information on G4S careers please visit www.g4s.com/en-gb/careers