How anti-tamper screws can secure garden sheds, garages, lock-ups and commercial units

In the last 12 months Security Safety Products has been able to buck the economic trend by achieving genuine growth. In July 2011, with this growth came the need for new premises. However, when relocating premises, we found ourselves questioning our own way of securing property - and felt the lessons we recognised could and should be passed on to regular visitors to this website.

As part of the process of moving, SSP increased its stock holding by utilising a number of secure units. This helps the business ensure turnaround times are kept to a minimum on the products that regular customers buy the most. These units are secured with heavy duty padlocks on the outside to prevent unauthorised persons from easily gaining access.

However, as one of our team retrieved some stock of shear nuts, he noticed how inadequate these padlocks were! Although it would take even a trained locksmith quite some time to get through the padlock, the hasp & Staple plates these padlocks were attached to were affixed with just standard screws....the type of screws that a flat head screwdriver could easily undo.

Although slightly embarrassed at not noticing this earlier in our first week, we felt it was issue we should share as many of our customers could have the same problem both at home and at work.

As such, we would ask any visitor to SecuritySafetyProducts.co.uk to consider the latch mechanism their padlocks are attached on to. Particularly with garden sheds, our customer's could be making it surprisingly easy for any would-be thieves to make off with bikes, lawn mowers and other valuables.

To solve the problem we would recommend two types of screws. If they could ever see a time when they would need to remove the latch then a two-way security fixing should be used. In this instance we would recommend a self-tapping Pin Hex or Pin Torx security screw as both have a relatively high torque so they can be tightened by an appropriate amount. Alternatively, if the latch is to remain a permanent fixture, then one-way clutch head security screws or Sentinel security fasteners should be used.

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