Door Industry Journal - Winter 2014

Also online at: www.dijonline.co.uk THE door industry journal winter 2014 MUL- T -PLEXED FUTUREPROOF HOME SECURITY The smart phone revolution may have happened says Steve Ross, Managing Director of Mul-T-Lock, but when it comes to securing our homes, winning user’s confidence in technology remains a challenge. It’s fair to say, apps have the potential to control most of our lives, including operating our home appliances, controlling lights, switches and thermostats and even looking after our bank accounts and family photos. But trusting such technology to secure our home – our front door – seems a bigger leap. We know the UK is a late adopter of digital security, with homeowners still preferring the peace of mind assurance of a ‘clunk’ sounding mechanical key turn to know homes and possessions are safe. This was a clear observation made by Apple when it launched its HomeKit earlier in the year. The company said, with offices and cars adopting keyless entry systems, it’s time our homes caught up. Designer of the kit, Yves Behar said: “We’re rapidly moving into this keyless world, and naturally, we’re going to want that same experience in our homes.” How to achieve this in the ever-changing landscape is through maintaining high performance security even with the genuine keyless convenience and the possibility of integrating door locks into the overall smart home experience. From Mul-T-Lock’s perspective, any product at the cutting edge of creating a ‘smart home’ front door lock must balance security with usability. Experience suggests an improvement to one tends to come at the expense of the other. Therefore, as opposed to working from the features and benefits of technology, Mul-T-Lock has started from its roots in patented mechanical security to drive the innovation forward and delivers as its solution, ENTr™. ENTr™ stands as the first smart lock solution in the market to offer the known and trusted high security expected from Mul-T-Lock, together with the ability to be app operated and offer increased user friendliness. As easy to install as a regular Euro Profile cylinder, ENTr™ can be retrofitted onto existing doors, giving homeowners an upgraded solution in no time and with minimal effort. And with ENTr™’s App, users can activate their locks remotely from their smartphone, giving them 24/7 control and management capabilities. With many options available to the user to open their ENTr™ Lock, a press button fob, an eKey via the App, a remote key pad, a finger print reader, utilising Bluetooth on their smart phone, ENTr™ can also be opened using a mechanical key In summary, just a decade ago, the web was in the midst of transforming consumer behavior through e-commerce, online banking and information discovery. Today, the Internet of Things (IoT) is on the cusp of pervading other facets of consumer life. And yet smart front door locks, despite being on the market for some time have been slow in adoption, principally as homeowners have to be convinced that these locks are valuable enough to overcome insecurities and reservations. To be successful, such smart home security systems must listen to the homeowner and understand these concerns and respond with solutions that feel less secure-agent- from-the-future and instead offers simple peace of mind home security. A regular comment column, looking at the bigger picture, brought to you by Steve Ross, Managing Director at Mul-T-Lock. Steve Ross Managing Director Mul-T-Lock UK For more information on ENTr™ from Mul-T-Lock, please visit www.mul-t-lock.co.uk P C HENDERSON EXTENDS THE POSSIBILITIES FOR PARTITIONS WITH THE HUSKY TELESCOPIC 80 For a natural modern or period look, the new Husky Telescopic 80 systems from P C Henderson allow large timber doors of up to 80kg to become neatly stacked sliding partitions. These systems use a toothed belt and pulley system to link the doors together, by moving the lead door, all of the doors travel simultaneously with minimal friction and noise. These new systems have been designed to be discreet as they require no guide channel meaning that there are no dust traps and they also make them easier to install across a variety of applications. The coveted adjustable floating guide is also a a key feature of these telescopic products as there is no need to attach additional guides to the floor eliminating trip hazards. Created to allow two or three door leaves to be concealed in one wall on the same side, maximising opening space in addition to reducing the wall space required for operation. In addition to this the Husky Telescopic 80/4 system allows four doors to centrally part simultaneously and stack either side of the opening. These versatile products are also non- handed meaning only one leaf is required to be in contact with the frame and can be specified with an Anodised Aluminium or Aluminium Mill finish track. A range of handles and accessories from P C Henderson are also available for this product including fascias, flush pulls and locks. To download the latest digital brochure please visit www.pchenderson.com For more information contact P C Henderson Ltd. on +44 (0) 191 377 0701, Email sales@pchenderson.com or visit their website www.pchenderson.co.uk