The lock manufacturer Pickersgill-Kaye (Kaye), a brand under ASSA ABLOY’s High Security & Safety Group, is asking those responsible for critical infrastructure sites to consider servicing contracts to help minimise the risk of costly breaches of security.
As the physical security product company says, perimeter fencing, doors and their locks are the first lines of defence against potential intruders at installations such as chemical and power plants, gas terminals, oil refineries, utilities, transport, hospitals, research facilities and other major areas which need controlled access.
Safeguarding these vital facilities has become significantly more complex and an essential challenge for all major industries, the firm says.
Locks, which are the start of any integrated security system, can take a pounding from human intervention and environmental conditions. Regular maintenance checks and rapid repairs of doors and locks can nip in the bud risks of unauthorised access to a secure site’s operations.
The High Security & Safety Group, a division of ASSA ABLOY Opening Solutions UK and Ireland, employs engineers that hold high level security clearance. They can provide a response around the country, including emergency call-outs, to resolve issues, repairing and replacing not only the locks but the high security doors as well, irrespective of the type or original manufacture. Behind this support in the field is a 24-hour service hotline, a first-time fix policy; and planned, customised maintenance contracts.
Simon Teagle, Managing Director, High Security & Safety Group, said: “Our fully trained and qualified engineers are able to service doors and components from other manufacturers, as well as ASSA ABLOY Group products, to maintain maximum operations on a high security installation. We believe that we offer the most reliable and robust solutions for essential services to ensure the long life of equipment designed to protect infrastructure and deter unwanted visitors.”
