Multi-point locking enhance steel window security

The Steel Window Association has taken an important step towards complying with the highest European standards on window security with the introduction of a purpose designed locking mechanism.

The Steel Window Association has taken an important step towards complying with the highest European standards on window security with the introduction of a purpose designed locking mechanism.

The new lever handle activated system has been developed in co-operation between several of the SWA's leading fabricator members and Basta Parsons, a specialist window hardware manufacturer and a long-standing associate member of the association.

The kits are based on nine different lengths of mild steel rail to suit the entire range of W40 steel windows from 600 mm to 2400 mm high, together with night vent facility keeps.

Then to complete the package the manufacturer has included a robust die cast handle with weather seal.

Significantly, a 2400 mm tall window complete with Basta's Magnum Friction stays recently passed the BS 7950 security test.

Barry Griffiths, from Basta Parsons, comments: "The multi-point locking system we have developed for steel window manufacturers employs similar types of studs and keeps as successfully used on frames in other materials and it is no more difficult to fit".

""The main difference between this and other systems on the market is that it is much more robust with a heavier duty handle that still maintains the overall aesthetic of the SWA's W40 system.

This respects the slender sightlines of the W40 sections despite the fact the weight involved in the action which aligns the studs is far greater in a steel window.

"There is a programme of testing in progress to address all variations but obtaining BS 7950 on the big window was a significant landmark.".

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