Abloy UK has supplied padlocks and cylinders to 5,665 waste water sites, as Anglian Water upgrades its security systems in line with Government legislation. Having already upgraded their clean water sites using the Abloy Protec product, Anglian has continued to use the same padlocks and cylinders as part of a masterkey system across their waste water estate.
The new system will comply with the Security and Emergency Measures Direction (SEMD), which highlights a legal framework that water companies in England and Wales must follow, to plan and prepare for water and sewerage incidents and to improve the resilience of their sites.” Some 8,000 cylinders allow utility employees tiered access to parts of the Anglian estate, which includes; the Humber, Lincolnshire, Norfolk, Suffolk and Essex.
Rudi Balla, Market Development Manager for Abloy UK, said: “The natural challenge in providing security for water sites is key management, maintaining access for engineers, while ensuring that lost keys do not cause a security breach.
“Installing a patent protected masterkey system across the whole estate cuts down the number of keys carried by individual employees or contractors, adding convenience without compromising on security. Supplying our Protec system to Anglian water re-enforces Abloy’s commitment to providing high quality security solutions to the water sector.”
The patented construction of the Abloy Protec rotating disc cylinder makes it virtually pickproof, accoding to the manufacturer. Keys and discs use a new principle where cuts are made on two different radii. In addition, the return bars block the discs at 90 degrees if the key and cylinder combinations are not identical. Abloy adds that its Protec cylinder meets, and exceeds international standards for security including UL 437 and EN 1303. Vvisit www.abloy.co.uk.
