About ASSA ABLOY
1.Quality assurance
The most important feature of any product is that it works, provides trouble free performance year after year, and that you receive efficient after-sales service. ASSA ABLOY offers a no-quibble performance guarantee on many of its products. These are not just materials and workmanship warranties. We guarantee that if specified and used according to our instructions, our products will give continuous trouble free operation thoughout the specified period. If they fail we supply replacements.
Our management systems are also ISO 9002 accredited.
We have our own independently accredited test house, which is able to test products in isolation or as part of complete doorsets.
BACK TO TOP ^2.Sustainability
ASSA ABLOY is committed to providing products and services that are environmentally sound throughout the entire production process and the product life cycle.
Sustainability is a natural translation of ASSA ABLOY’s cornerstones – vision, realism, courage and ethics – which have been central to our development since the Group’s creation in 1994. The environment, business ethics and social responsibility are critical issues to address in a society which we are an integrated part of.
Our unconditional aim is to make sustainability a central part of our business philosophy and culture, but even more importantly is the job of integrating sustainability into our business strategy.
The first steps in this direction are our Global Environment Policy and our Stakeholder Integrity Policy. These policies covers issues, such as:
- business ethics
- human rights
- working conditions
- gender balance
- diversity
- consumer interests
- community outreach
3.Environmental
Our environmental policy
- We meet or exceed legal requirements.
- We continuously develop strategies to reduce consumption of resources, prevent pollution and improve the overall environmental impact from our operations and our products along the value-chain.
- We continuously seek ways to improve our work environment and to reduce risks that can cause accidents and pollution.
- We require management personnel to be responsible for implementing and upholding this policy in their business units and groups, through awareness, training, measurement and reporting.
- We encourage and foster openness and communication of our policy with our stakeholders.
- We apply our policy in all business transactions and expect our employees, partners and suppliers to apply them as well.
- We will strive to implement certifiable environmental management systems at all local production units.
Our environmental procedures draw from host country legal requirements and international standards and guidelines, i.e. ISO 14001, the UN Global Compact and the OECD Guidelines for Environmental, health & safety survey.
In 2004 an environmental, health & safety survey was conducted at all ASSA ABLOY manufacturing facilities to map practices throughout the Group. The survey encompassed:
- production related topics, for example product categories and technical processes
- management systems and organizational responsibilities
- fire, PCB hazards, asbestos hazards
- organic solvents
- heavy metals in surface treatment processes
- the handling of chemicals
- emissions and their treatment
- health and safety
4.Door cassette construction
Door cassette construction allows delivery and fitting of doorsets later in construction. This reduces the likelihood of damage and minimises the value of material held on site until later in the programme.
BACK TO TOP ^5.Innovation
Our aim is to lead in innovation and provide well-designed, convenient, safe and secure solutions that give true added value to our customers. To achieve this we spend a lot of time listening to our clients and their markets. Our product managers and R&D team look at ways in which we meet new challenges or refine existing products.
We have a strong record in producing new products – the latest of which include Brighthandle, CliQ, ARX, Evolution lockcase and Hi-O.
BACK TO TOP ^6.DDA
We provide ironmongery and related products which conform to the guidelines laid out in the DDA. We are now looking at able and disabled requirements as a whole – moving towards inclusive design.
BACK TO TOP ^7.Whole life costs
Our offering is all about products that perform in the environment they are designed for – and offer true value for money in terms of initial outlay and maintenance. The main cost of a product is usually in the fitting or replacement of an item. A better quality product will always offer greater value for money over its whole life.
If a doorset suffers catastrophic failure in service, not only is there the cost of replacing the doorset, but also the associated costs of for example, stolen items due to lack of security, or even the possibility of claims against injury if a door fails in a fire for example.
Within schools the life expectancy of doors is 20 years, and is based on the assumption around the frequency of use of that particular door.
BACK TO TOP ^8.Standards and regulations
These are developing and changing all of the time, and therefore it is important to know and understand where they are heading. We have a number of staff who sit on standards boards and therefore we have a good insight into what is likely to occur in the future.
We are able to provide products and options on the majority of standards that affect ironmongery and doorsets. If we don’t, or there aren’t standards for a specific issue you need to resolve, we are able to offer advice, and if necessary develop and test products to ensure they deliver the appropriate function.
BACK TO TOP ^9.What to do now...
This document gives you an overview of how we can work with you in developing innovative and robust solutions for the education sector.
The specifications we have included are standardised, however, we work with architects and clients to resolve their own particular challenges – helping to deliver the solutions that meet all the necessary criteria.
This document will give you an insight into how true integration of physical security – right from the outset, will deliver real benefits for your clients and end users.
Once you have an idea of your specific challenges, call us and we will work with you to develop an appropriate solution for your project.
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