Solutions in the Community

ASSA ABLOY is the largest dog 'chipper' in the world!

Well, strictly speaking, we provide the microchips and the vet does the rest…

Radio-frequency identification (RFID) is an automatic identification method, relying on storing and remotely retrieving data using devices called RFID tags or transponders. An RFID tag can be incorporated into a product, animal, or person for the purpose of identification using radiowaves.

The bottom line is that RFID is now being used for security, safety, error prevention, anticounterfeiting, cost reduction, increasing sales, entertainment, crime prevention, customer convenience and art and there is more to come. It is rather as if we had just invented the wheel… or paper.

PROFILE 36: Aiding the specifier on education projects

The government’s Building Schools for the Future programme has brought a major investment in secondary school construction.

The DCSF, in consultation with the industry, has drawn up standard specification packages of door ironmongery for use on all typical applications within a school.

This guidance is intended to set out minimum performance requirements and create a standardised series of doorset types. It thus offers ease of specification, economies of scale and simplified maintenance.

The guidelines are not mandatory in order to not restrict innovation. Alternative products may be used to meet specific local requirements or to take advantage of new technology.

At ASSA ABLOY Door Solutions, we have produced a useful guide setting out which of our products meet the requirements for each standard package and can therefore be specified with confidence on any school project. We can also advise on selecting doors, and we work closely with manufacturers to allow us to supply factory fitted doorsets with pre-installed ironmongery. This speeds installation and ensures consistent quality of fitting.

For further information please contact Nick Carroll on 020 8667 3250 or email nick.carroll@assaabloy.co.uk