Abacus Construction Index
UK: Window Locks: Window Lock Suppliers
ABOUT WINDOW LOCKS
The most common type of burglary in the UK is by entry through a window at the rear of the house. Most such burglaries involve breaking glass and reaching through to release a latch. To combat this type of burglary it is necessary to fit window locks to all accessible windows. The locks have a bolt or clasp mechanism. This requires the burglar to break much more glass in order to enter the house. The additional time, noise, and risk of injury on broken glass, will tend to deter the casual burglar.
Useful links relevant to window locks:
Metropolitan Police advice on securing windows
Window security advice from the Crime Reduction website
LEADING WINDOW LOCK SUPPLIERS
The following UK suppliers of window locks have comprehensive and informative websites, with information on types of window lock, and fitting of window locks.
Chubb Locks supplies a wide range of secure window locks. Its website groups these under window locks for hinged wooden windows, sash windows, and metal windows. A typical casement window incorporates outward opening hinged windows of varying sizes and design and may also include a fixed pane. Outward opening hinged windows should have a window lock fitted on the window frame opposite the hinges and secured into the central stile or side of the outer frame. For windows over 3ft high or 3ft wide it is recommended that two window locks are fitted, one at the bottom and the other at the top of the window. Sash windows typically comprise of two frames that slide vertically over one another to open. To protect these windows it is recommended that sash bolts are fitted to secure the lower frame to the upper at either end of the mid intersection of the window when it is closed. Window locks can also be fitted on the side of both windows and secured into the main frame. Sliding windows are similar to sash windows but are configured horizontally. As with sash windows, sliding windows can be secured with a locking bolt where the sliding frames overlap when the window is closed or by window locks sited at convenient points where the window meets the outer frame.
Focus offers a wide range of window locks for online purchase. These include turnkey and auto window locks for wooden casement windows, turnkey and auto window locks for hinged windows, ventilation locks and press locks. Special window locks are available for use with UPVC windows.
Safeguard Security is a leading UK supplier of sliding security grilles for windows. It surveys and installs all its security grilles to ISO 9001:2002 standard. Safeguard Security grilles are installed inside the window, so that an intruder has to break glass before encountering the security grille. The grille is fixed closely behind the window frame, to hinder intruder access to the grille. The grille is fixed in all four corners to form a continuous frame. Unlike roller shutters, sliding grilles can be left drawn and locked at night to that you can sleep with your window open without fear of intruders. Unlike fixed bars, grilles can be easily unlocked in the event of an emergency.
DETAILED INFORMATION RESOURCES ON WINDOW LOCKS
We recommend the following websites, with building product information including manufacturers' specs, standard specifications, and CAD details: Barbour Compendium, RIBA Product Selector Plus, ASC Bricsnet, Building Products Index, British Board of Agrément, British Standards Online.
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