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News Release from: Sapa Building Systems | Subject: Dualframe
Edited by the Buildingtalk Editorial
Team on 21 January 2005
Sapa window defies wrecking test
Sapa Building Systems subjected one of its Dualframe horizontal sliding windows to a ?wrecking test in front of a group of prospective clients as part of a demonstration of its security performance.
Sapa Building Systems subjected one of its Dualframe horizontal sliding windows to a ?wrecking test in front of a group of prospective clients as part of a demonstration of its security performance The security tests were performed for the benefit of a group of specifiers and head teachers to prove the effectiveness of the window systems security and establish it as the right window for a number of schools requirements
This article was originally published on Buildingtalk on 27 Jun 2003 at 8.00am (UK)
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There are no formal test methods relating to horizontal sliding windows which mean that the specifiers were unable to build a test standard into their specification.
Security was a high priority for the school as it had suffered from repeated break-ins in the past and so Sapa was asked to conduct the security demonstration so that the specifiers, as well as the schools head teacher, could see first-hand the protection provided by a Dualframe horizontal sliding window fitted with high security locks.
The tests were carried out based on established break-in test methodology using various methods of attack.
The window stood up to repeated attack and so the testing continued until the window ultimately failed, proving beyond doubt its suitability for the high specification the school was demanding.
The installation that followed the rigorous testing is one of hundreds of school projects that use Sapas specifically designed systems that combine essential high security with the ease of use and maintenance demanded by a school environment.
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