Avocet awarded Kitemark accreditation for ABS Snap Secure Cylinder at G09 show
Leading hardware supplier Avocet Hardware received Kitemark accreditation for its new ABS Snap Secure Door Cylinder at the G09 Regional Exhibition at Wembley. The security door cylinder is the most secure on the market. It's pick resistant, bump resistant and incorporates Avocet's Snap Secure technology. It passed PAS024 testing with flying colours and doesn't require a security handle or cylinder guard.

Avocet's growth formula
In the toughest market in living memory, sales of the industry's leading hardware supplier are up on last year and up on budget. In July, Avocet Hardware's sales were 7.9% ahead of the same month in 2008 and 8.2% ahead of budget. And it's part of a trend. In the three month period to the end of July 2009, sales were 4.7% ahead of the same period last year and 4.17% ahead of its annual budget.