Pro Installer November 2016 - Issue 44 | Page 23

23 PRO INSTALLER NOVEMBER 2016 PRO NEWS @proinstaller1 4. UNINVITED GUEST A rare and venomous Huntsman spider, believed to have travelled 5,000 miles from Taiwan, was found in a container delivered to Winlock Security last year. It was spotted, photographed and an expert called in to deal with it, but they couldn’t capture it and it escaped into the wilds of Telford! Thankfully they don’t last long in our climate. 5. GOING DUTCH Winlock supplies 33 different Espag handle pin lengths, ranging from a 7mm to 85mm, so we can supply handles to fit just about any PVC or aluminium profile ever sold in the UK. We even put logos on the spindle for a Dutch customer where our window handle has been tested to the prestigious SKG standard. 7. TRIED AND TESTED 6. TURN OF THE CENTURY Winlock Security Limited was acquired in 2013 by Alan Parker (previous MD of Heyward Williams Group), Michael Davidsen (Co-Founder of Mila) and Harry Budhrani (owner of Imperial Hardware Asia). Together the three men will next year reach over 100 years of combined experience within the Industry. Winlock has its own inhouse Burglar Bill who tests all potential new door security products to way above and beyond PAS024. If he can’t get in with his bag of tricks, then we don’t think anyone else can! Winlock Security Ltd 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. www.winlock.co.uk