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Protect your office with anti-snap door cylinders

Stephen Wylde, MD of Newcastle-based NLS Security Ltd, explains why businesses should make door security a top priority.

One of the most effective ways to protect your office is to make sure that your door locks are fitted with the most secure mechanisms available.

Too many businesses take this for granted, but recent BBC reports have drawn attention to an increase in the amount of burglars using ‘lock snapping’ – which can snap door cylinders in two in a matter of seconds. They exert pressure on the lock and it snaps at its weakest point, allowing access to the building. Police crime statistics indicate that roughly 27% of all burglaries in several areas of the UK involved lock snapping.

With this in mind, the security industry is keen to spread the word about the importance of upgrading your door lock cylinder to an approved anti snap door cylinder, which is designed to specifically prevent burglars from carrying out ‘lock snapping’ attacks.

The anti snap cylinder has been designed so that if it does snap, it only snaps in a way that keeps the locking mechanism of the cylinder intact.

Millions of doors across the UK have vulnerable locks – particularly on UPVC doors, so if you haven’t fitted a new lock in the last two or three years then it’s possible that your office may be at risk.

Replacing your cylinder is a quick, simple and inexpensive way of reducing the threat of lock snapping. The anti-snap models provide a direct replacement for an existing cylinder, with no other works required, so they will not affect the appearance of your door.

If you’re unsure whether or not you have a vulnerable lock, then get in touch and we can arrange for one of our experienced locksmiths, accredited by the Master Locksmiths Association (MLA), to make a visit and provide an installation and upgrade service.

For more information, visit http://www.nlssecurity.co.uk/

This was posted in Bdaily's Members' News section by NLS Security Ltd .