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MARCH 2014 PRO INSTALLER
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ABUS Launches
BSI*** Euro
Cylinders
ABUS as a lock manufacturer
was founded in Volmarstein,
Germany some 90 years
ago in 1924. The focus was
originally on making padlocks,
but by the 1970s in Europe
euro cylinders had become a
major part of ABUS production.
The European market
for euro cylinders has
developed over several
decades with ABUS
making many highly
intelligent cylinder
systems to make the
“brain” of the security
for many millions of
European domestic
doors.
Parallel to this cylinder,
brain-sophisticated door furniture has ensured better security for European homes
and other buildings.
The UK euro cylinder
market has followed, but
has tended to take up lower
priced solutions for domestic doors. Consequently, cylinders often stand
out from the door handle
making them vulnerable to
‘snapping’, and, given the
vast majority of UK domestic doors and cylinders use
a standard ‘1A’ section,
equally vulnerable to
‘bumping’.
As a result of these
concerns, the BSI developed stringent UK
standards to identify
cylinders that either
are anti-bump (BSI*),
and if proven to be both
anti-bump and anti-snap
are awarded the prestigious
BSI***.
Unfortunately, as ABUS’s
European market simply
does not need to protect
cylinders from either bumping (as there are hundreds
of different sections widely
sold across Europe), or
snapping (as correct size
cylinders are supplied with
continental high security
door furniture), ABUS’
need to develop a BSI***
cylinder was restricted to
the UK market alone.
INTRODUCING THE
E90 BSI*** range
In the company’s 90th
anniversary year, however, ABUS is very proud to
launch to the UK market
their E90 BSI*** range of
euro cylinders.
Two special features
distinguish the ABUS E90
BSI*** range. All double
cylinders have the benefit of
the door being opened from
the outside, despite a key
being retained in the inside
‘All double cylinders have the benefit
of the door being opened from the
outside, despite a key being retained
in the inside of the cylinder.’
of the cylinder. This is a
huge benefit to carers, and
in fact to any home with
more than one resident.
ABUS also builds in an additional anti-snap measure
on top of the cradle design,
with a vertically-placed
screw that simply stops
any anti-snap tool being
applied.
Using the ever-popular
1A keyway, with patent
pending design, the ABUS
E90 BSI*** range covers all
UK sizes of double, thumb-
turn and half cylinders, with
either brass or nickel finish
and blister card or boxed
presentation. Keyed alike
options are also available.
RRRps start at around £21
exc. VAT.
Because of the highly
competitive nature of the
UK cylinder market, and to
run parallel to ABUS UK’s
distribution of specification
cylinder suites, this E90
cylinder range is available
to all UK distributors direct
from ABUS UK.
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