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Security Direct Polo Team Wins at Castle Howard
Security Direct polo team win Gough Trophy at Castle Howard.
This year’s Gough Trophy at Castle Howard promised to be a very special occasion, with excellent catering from the Michelin starred chef, Andrew Pern and a beautiful weather forecast. We were not disappointed! The marquee, filled with delicious food, overlooked the polo pitch with Castle Howard itself, providing a truly stunning backdrop. VIP guests had travelled from all over the country, with several parties celebrating special birthdays and other significant events. The pitch was lined with over 100 cars and people enjoying this quintessentially English day out, with sumptuous picnics accompanied by Pimms and Champagne.
The Gough Cup was played in the morning, with Six teams competing in a very close, exciting match. The nail biting final drew gasps and cheers from the crowd as Security Direct came from a goal down to win 5- 3.
The Castle Howard Cup was won for the second year running, by the Castle Howard team in an exhilarating game. Well done to all club members who took part and thank you to the hundreds of spectators, whose loud cheering was much appreciated by all the teams and spurred them onto greater things!
Décor Grille leads into the next decade with its new Security Web Site
2010 marks the launch of Décor Grille’s new “Security Direct” web site. Much more comprehensive information, many more products in an ever expanding market but “simplified buying for the customer,” was the brief given to Décor Grille’s in house web designers.
Customer’s requirements are catered for across probably the largest “Physical Security” product range from Door Security, Window Security, Security Grilles, through Roller Shutters, to protection of portable items such as Computers, Laptops and Servers and even Garden Shed security.
The one stop shop is there in one very simple and easy to use web site.
For Professional’s requiring technical information and installation guidance, dimensions etc, the prospective buyer has the facility of looking at all this through a series of illustrated buttons on the web page. If your proficiency on websites is as a beginner then Security Directs unique pictorial gallery is an easy way to select the right product to suit your particular needs and site requirements.
Pricing guides have not been forgotten either, each page has an easy to use pricing matrix covering the products selected on view. The new website has made choosing the right products and information so very easy and as they say; product selection is now only a very simple click away.
Fixing Security Grilles and Shutters
With over 18 year’s experience of fitting Security Grilles and Roller Shutters, we can provide expert advice on the best ways of securing your product.
When surveying for a Grille/Shutter bear in mind that what you are fitting the product into, as the product is only as secure as the fixings!!
We would always advise on fitting into Masonry and Recess Fix the product rather than Surface Fix as this gives a stronger fixing. We appreciate that this is not always possible and an alternative fixing is required. Please ring our technical team for further advice.
Décor Grille Security provides masonry fixings for all our Grilles and Shutters FREE OF CHARGE with every order. The FREE fixing pack includes the Screws, Wall Plugs, Masonry Drill Bit and Screwdriver Bit.
Security Screws are available but we don’t use them when fitting a grille or shutter internally. The problem with security screws are they are generally a lot more expensive and they are not all that secure as the majority of the security heads are readily available at your local DIY store. We tend to spoil the heads of the screws by either drilling them out or filling the heads with Araldite.
LPC Tested Security Grilles and Shutters have specific fixing methods. This includes the number of fixings, type and size of fixings subject to what the product is being fixed into. Also the fixings MUST be spoiled either by drilling out or filling the heads with Araldite. All these requirements must be followed to ensure the product can be certificated to LPC standards.
Security Grilles vs Burglar Alarms
Most people have a Burglar Alarm fitted and believe that it provides a sufficient deterrent to thieves. Unfortunately this is not the case, I would say that nearly 90% of the burglaries I have attended has had a Burglar Alarm fitted.
The problem is that people ignore burglar alarms, because of the frequency of false alarms. The Police no longer accept direct alarm call outs, they go through a monitoring company, who usually won’t respond unless they get two forms of activation.
A security grille/shutter without an alarm can be attacked all day without anyone knowing about it. At least with an alarm sounding, the thief knows that they have been noticed and help maybe on the way.
The average time spend in a premises is 3 minutes, so by the time any one has responded to an alarm, its usually too late as the burglars have left. We have seen it where they have cleared a property in this time!!
We recommend that Grilles/Shutters and Burglar Alarms work together. The security grille/shutter will provide a Physical and Visual deterrent, while the alarm will hopefully attract some attention. If an alarm is fitted then the thief would have to break the glass, attack the grille through broken glass, whilst the alarm is sounding.
A lot of the times when I have visited break-ins, the alarm sensors are located in the wrong positions, so it hasn’t worked with the security grilles/shutters. It is has been known for a property to be burgled through the security grille and no alarm was activated, because the sensors were pointing the wrong way. I would suggest that you speak to your alarm company and try getting vibration sensors fitted to the windows/doors and getting the PIR sensors pointing toward the windows or door.
Roller Shutters – Steel vs Aluminium
Roller Shutters are manufactured in either Steel or Aluminium. The general conception is that Steel is stronger than Aluminium. This is not the case, the shutters which have been Loss Prevention Council Tested and Insurance Approved are Aluminium.
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Steel |
Aluminium |
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Lath Profile |
75mm Curved Galvanised Steel Single Skin Lath. Available Solid or Perforated (micro holes) |
Solid Laths – Twin walled extruded aluminium. Available; Solid, Perforated and Punched |
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Shutter Box |
O/A Height of; |
O/A Height of; |
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Guides |
Traditional Style – 65mm x 32mm Galvanised Steel ‘U’ Channel fixed to Steel Angle Continental – Extruded Aluminium with box section for fixings and high density 4mm pile brush seals. |
Extruded Aluminium with box section for fixings and high density 4mm pile brush seals. |
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Weight |
Solid – 10kg m2 |
Solid – 8kg m2 |
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Finish |
Standard Finish – Galvanised, Powder Coated a RAL or BS colour but will incur a additional charge. |
Polyester Powder Coated White or Brown as standard. Other RAL or BS colours available at an extra cost. |
10 Good Reasons to use Decor Grille Security
- Have been in business for 18 year and was the first security supplier and installer in the UK to have the Secured By Design Accreditation.
- Large range of Police and Insurance approved security products and continually looking to increase this range.
- We have one of the largest ranges of Security Products in the UK.
- All our Prices are very competitive and offer good value for money.
- We offer a Nationwide Delivery and Installation service
- Our highly trained sales and technical team is waiting to take your call, their in-depth knowledge of products ensures that you will get the right product, first time!
- Provide a full Help and Advice Service, to help guide you through the selecting, purchasing and installation process.
- Leading British supplier and installer of physical security products with a reputation for innovation and unrivalled customer service.
- Over the years crime has increased dramatically and burglary tactics have changed. It’s for this reason that Décor Grille Security constantly assesses the effectiveness of all our products to ensure high levels of security.
- There is no pressure, no pushy salesperson to make up your mind for you.
Give us a call today on 0113 248 4747, our Sales Team are waiting to help you.