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Academy & Met collaborate for Level 5 designing out crime qualification

Academy & Met collaborate for Level 5 designing out crime qualification

The Police Crime Prevention Academy and the Met Police are working together on an initiative which will enable officers to convert existing College of Policing or Home Office Crime Reduction Centre courses into an accredited qualification.

#CycleToWorkDay – tips to keep bikes safe

#CycleToWorkDay – tips to keep bikes safe

Cycle to Work Day is the UK’s biggest cycle commuting event - and it’s back for the ninth consecutive year.

Kloeber awards success

Kloeber awards success

Secured by Design member company Kloeber have won the Best Door Supplier and Best Window Supplier at the first Homebuilding & Renovating Awards.

ASSA ABLOY Door Group on track with ‘showcase’ railway projects

ASSA ABLOY Door Group on track with ‘showcase’ railway projects

A Secured by Design (SBD) member company has secured a series of high-profile contracts with London Underground and Crossrail.

Pragmasis Securityforbikes.com add to range of SBD products

Pragmasis Securityforbikes.com add to range of SBD products

Secured by Design (SBD) member company Pragmasis Securityforbikes.com have added to their extensive range of SBD products, with a further four of their products achieving Police Preferred Specification.

Officers from Lancashire Constabulary achieve Diploma in Crime Prevention

Officers from Lancashire Constabulary achieve Diploma in Crime Prevention

Officers from Lancashire Constabulary are amongst the latest to successfully achieve the accredited Level 5 Diploma in Crime Prevention - Designing Out Crime qualification through the Police Crime Prevention Academy.

Winkhaus achieves ‘double first’ with doorsets

Winkhaus achieves ‘double first’ with doorsets

Winkhaus has become the first long-standing Secured by Design (SBD) member company to hold the latest dual compliance for both Q Mark Fire BS EN 1634 and PAS24 enhanced security on both their SBD-accredited composite and timber fire and security doorset solutions.

Securing building entrances

Securing building entrances

Building security in the UK faces an ever changing landscape with possible forced entry from a wider range of assailants and available tools. This has been highlighted only recently with the release of the Government's guidance on Marauding Terrorist Attacks emphasising the need for organisations to be ready with particular relevance to office buildings, including multiple tenancy buildings, but not limited to this sector.

Double World and double Commonwealth champion secures her bikes

Double World and double Commonwealth champion secures her bikes

Secured by Design member Asgard Secure Steel Storage continue to support British athletes, supplying secure storage to keep their equipment safe.

EVVA renew membership with Secured by Design

EVVA renew membership with Secured by Design

Austrian locking technology specialist EVVA is one of the latest companies to renew their membership with Secured by Design (SBD), the official police security initiative.

Pragmasis Securityforbikes.com renew with SBD

Pragmasis Securityforbikes.com renew with SBD

Pragmasis Securityforbikes.com is one of the latest companies to renew their membership with Secured by Design (SBD), the official police security initiative.

ABL Doors & Windows achieve dual certification for fire and security on doorsets

ABL Doors & Windows achieve dual certification for fire and security on doorsets

SBD member company ABL Doors & Windows have achieved dual certification compliance for both fire and security on their SBD accredited range of secure entrance, single timber and double timber doorsets.