39 THE door industry journal summer 2022 Also online at: www.dijonline.co.uk Industry News OSL Group Acquire Securefast Securefast offers a range of locking solutions, including fire and security products under their leading brands Deedlock and Entra. The company provides a complete technical support service with qualified engineers offering specification and scheduling services as standard. Mathew Grey, CEO at OSL Group, said: “We are delighted that Securefast has joined the Group. The acquisition broadens our security proposition, taking us deeper into access control, and enabling us to support our global distribution partners and ultimately our end users. “The Securefast management team share our passion for developing products that deliver value to our customers and I look forward to taking the new offering to market.” Managing Director at Securefast, Duncan Crawley, said: “It became apparent that we needed a larger partner to help us grow and achieve our future goals, so when OSL Group made the approach, it seemed like an ideal opportunity to take the business forward. “Becoming part of the OSL Group has many benefits, such as enabling us to build a bigger, more progressive security locking and access control company within the security market. “A key benefit for Securefast is being able to take advantage of the Group’s established export operation, allowing us fast-tracked access to clients worldwide.” OSL has three divisions operating in the automotive aftermarket, metal cutting/power tool and security channels. Through acquisition and organic investment, it has broadened its product and service offering to its customer base. OSL employ over 200 staff globally, with turnover for this year expected to surpass £40m. OSL Group headquarters on Burgess Lane in Sheffield Mathew Grey, CEO at OSL Group Briton Promises to Deliver Trusted Performance with Renewed Brand Identity BRITON, a leading manufacturer of door controls and exit hardware in the UK, reveals its renewed brand identity, accentuating its proven principles of trust, performance and convenience. Building on a rich history, the brand refresh elevates Briton’s renowned heritage and reaffirms its promise to deliver quality and reliable solutions to customers under cohesive visuals. Briton’s brand evolution marks over a century of providing safe and functional building environments with high-quality, highly engineered products, designed to endure constant use in demanding settings. Equipped with a fresh logo, modernised visuals and an updated website and support documentation, the new brand elements build upon Briton’s focused traditions of being a trusted adviser and unify the brand’s product portfolio, while also adapting to better represent the needs of modern consumers. Pete Hancox, country manager at Allegion UK, commented: “Briton is one of the widely recognised door controls and exit hardware brands. For over a century, we’ve developed a well-earned reputation with our customers, and we’re proud to offer true peace of mind with dependable hardware solutions. “The customer is central to our brand focus, so we’re placing a greater emphasis on making product selection and installation easier and clearer than it’s ever been before. Our new packaging, fitting instructions, data sheets and easy fit templates, deliver on our core values of trust, performance and convenience - helping ensure our customers remain with Briton for the next 100 years.” Briton’s new identity will be phased in over the coming weeks, with all Briton products - including several exciting new launches - shortly adopting new look packaging designed to reduce waste. For more information about Briton, visit: www.briton.co.uk To find out more about Allegion UK, visit: www.allegion.co.uk
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