HARDWARE & SECURITY
A look at Winlock over thirty years :
1987 Established by Lowe & Fletcher Ltd .
1989
The Winlock Security team today
A Royal Visit . Prince Philip tours the Winlock factory and plants tree .
Celebrating 30 years of innovation
UK door and window hardware manufacturer Winlock Security is celebrating 30 successful years of business .
1992 Manufactured their millionth window handle .
2000
Behind lock and key ! HM Prison Wormood Scrubs orders 2000 units per year of the Custodian window handle .
2004
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ESTABLISHED IN 1987 IN TELFORD , Shropshire , Winlock Security Ltd is the only remaining volume manufacturer of window handles in the UK . Since trading began in 1987 , Winlock has made and sold more than 25million window handles . This is over 5,500 tonnes of metal , and equates to twice the weight of the steel in Blackpool Tower . Laid end to end the handles would cover the distance across the Atlantic from England to the USA !
The company ’ s longest serving employee Diane Roberts ; who has been at the Telford factory for 43 years , back when it made camlocks and locking cylinders for cabinet locks , lockers and garage doors , joined in the celebrations ; “ I ’ m so proud to work with such a fantastic group of people ; hardworking , driven , creative and great fun . I hope we ’ ll all be here for the next 30 years !”
The Telford-based business prides itself on being dynamic , forward-thinking and solution-focused and its desire for innovation has intensified rather than diminished over its three decades in business . Whilst the scope of the known hardware world is arguably already covered by them , their drive to innovate is inherent as demonstrated by the news that Winlock will be unveiling over 10 brand new SKUS in 2017 alone , the first being the Trimas 3-star cylinder .
“ It ’ s an exciting time for Winlock ,” said Winlock Security Ltd Managing Director ,
Alan Parker . “ We have , and will continue to heavily invest in developing unique products and unrivalled services , which will set Winlock and our customers not only apart , but more importantly ahead of our competition .
“ We are prepared to fill product and service niches that our bigger competitors are unable or unwilling to meet . If a customer has a problem , we want to provide the solution . Over our 30 years of trading we have formed strong unions with many key hardware suppliers and our partners include Imperial , Kenrick , GU , and Yale .”
Winlock designs , develops , produces and supplies across the gamut of door and window hardware from handles , locks , cylinders and hinges , to vents , patio locking systems , strikers and security devices and specialises in providing innovative door and window hardware including timber , aluminium , PVCu and composite applications to UK and European fabricators . Its range includes the industry-leading Stronghold range , which features the patented extending deadbolt throw , or so-called “ slam shut ” function .
For more information on Winlock ’ s current or future product ranges visit www . winlock . co . uk or call their experienced sales team on 01952 602250 who will be able to guide you through the latest product listings ensuring you receive the solution to your requirement .
A warehouse was introduced to keep up with rising demand .
2006
Winlock added door & patio door hardware to its product range .
2013
Winlock acquired by Alan Parker ( previous MD of Heywood Williams Group ), Michael Davidsen ( co-founder of Mila ) and Harry Budhrani ( owner of Imperial Hardware Asia ).
December 2013 – expanded premises in December with 21,025sqft warehouse .
2015
A rare and venomous Huntsman spider believed to have travelled 5000 miles from Taiwan was found in a container delivered to Winlock Security .
2016
Conducted 30 different tests to PAS024 ( 2012 ) to ensure compliance to Document Q .
Summer 2016 – Launched Deltalock and Lifetime Concealed ranges and announced partnership with Ingenious .
2017
Announced launch of 10 new SKUs including the Trimas range .
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