A case study of the securing of bin stores for Solihull Community Housing (SCH).
SCH is an Arm’s Length Management Organisation (ALMO) set up in 2004 to run housing for Solihull Council. SCH is upgrading interiors, exteriors and surroundings for 35 high rise social housing council properties.
SCH sought to upgrade the bin store doors. The brief was specific: the doors had to be strong, look pleasing, and be andal- and vermin-proof. They also had to be low maintenance, with low life cycle costs. A total of 37 sets of dilapidated doors to the bin stores, which were prone to vandalism and arson, were replaced with Warrior Doors’ brushed stainless steel doors. The doors contained ASSA’s 2788 deadlocks.
Brian King, project manager at SCH, said: “Security was absolutely imperative and it was also important that we wouldn’t have any substantial maintenance issues for a long period of time.”
And Dave Perryman, IT Operations and Project Manager at Warrior Doors Ltd, said: “We were aware that ASSA had extensive experience within social housing and they were able to provide us with the robust security solution we needed, to prevent people from breaking into the back of the tower blocks. I would have no hesitation working with ASSA in the future; the quality of their products is exceptional.”
Russell Richards, Regional Sales Manager at ASSA ABLOY Security Solutions, said: “We are pleased to have been able to work with Warrior Doors to provide a secure solution for SCH, which will stand the test of time and consequently offer low life cycle costs.”
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