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Security on Dark Winter Nights, We Have Solutions
Winter is with us which means darker evenings... but what has that got to do with garage doors you may ask?
Firstly - Security.
As winter creeps in so household break-ins always tend to increase… burglars are aware of Christmas goodies being shopped for and stored, people out at parties, darkness providing a good cover; so now is the time to look at just how penetrable your house is. The post Christmas month evenings are long and dark. A very vulnerable and easily targeted area is any integral garage with pedestrian access directly into the house from the garage.
In the comfort of darkness, an intruder could enter your garage very quietly in a matter of less than 10 seconds with some of the older type garage doors that have a single locking arrangement. Garage door opened, thief in, door closed – all in less time than it takes to make a coffee. 
Even when a garage is detached most people nowadays store a healthy cache for any casual or semi serious thief. Golf clubs, gardening equipment, bicycles, and lawnmowers… the list is endless and also very expensive and inconvenient to have to replace.
We can offer many add on locking devices for more modern garage doors and all new garage doors fitted come as standard with high security locking systems and euro profile cylinder locks but there is much more that can be done High quality remote control electric operators with properly specified accessories will make a garage door very secure.
The Hormann LPU40 installed with a Hormann Series 3 Bi Secur electric operator is in fact a level 1 rated product providing excellent security at any size. Several devices fitted as standard to Hormann, Garador, SWS, Silvelox and Carteck doors make them automatically more secure than other types of doors.
The Garage Door Centre also offer a huge range of security specific doors with 'secured by design' accreditation and LPCB recognition as well as the more stringent German RC2 rating. We also now offer a full range of high security general purpose steel pedestrian doors for use around the garage and home. Check out just how secure your garage door is – if you need advice from any of our staff call free on (0800) 525442.
