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| SECURITY IN LEISURE |
Ensuring the safety and security of buildings open to the public is
a complex business. The owners and managers of sports and
leisure centres in particular face unique problems. By the nature
of the business, customers will leave their clothes and valuables
unattended while they make use of the facilities – and they
naturally expect to come back to find their personal possessions
safe and secure.
The purpose of this brochure is to help you provide the
appropriate level of security to satisfy your customers’
expectations, and ensure that they return again!
ASSA’s products are developed for the most demanding government, commercial and institutional organisations. They are used extensively by both local authority leisure centres and private sports and health clubs throughout the country.
Why?
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| Where will the lockers be used? |
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| Wet areas or dry areas : |
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Wet Areas
Certain environments place heavy demands on lockers and their
locking mechanisms. Swimming pools, shower rooms and outdoor locations can have wet, humid atmospheres that will make normal locks corrode and rust within months. ASSA’s Classic+ coin locks feature components made from stainless steel and other heavy-duty corrosion-resistant materials, ensuring they can withstand the harshest environments.
Dry Areas
Locks used in normal indoor areas do not face the same demands as wet area locks, so there is no need to pay extra for the higher specification. Our Classic coin locks provide a cost-effective – but equally long-lasting – alternative for dry areas. |
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| The locker door |
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Door Preparation
ASSA coin locks are fitted to the inside face of the locker door,
with the cylinder projecting through a hole in the door to the
outside. This cylinder hole is oval, as shown; but if the locker has
been prepared with a round hole we can provide a range of
escutcheons and front plates to cover the gap.
Door Handing
Almost all lockers sold in the UK have right-hand doors, and our
RH locks suit these as standard. However, we can also supply
left-hand locks if these are needed for a particular installation.
Door Thickness
Our standard coin lock can be used on doors up to 19mm thick.
An extended 29mm cylinder version is also available for use on
thicker doors, such as prestigious timber lockers.
With a layover door that rests directly on the locker frame, there
may be insufficient material to ensure secure engagement of the
hookbolt. We can supply a spacer plate that will reposition the
coin lock and rectify this problem. |
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| Ensuring Cost Effectiveness |
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ASSA coin locks are built to last, and have been proven in use
over many years. Our quality standards ensure that each lock is
individually tested before it leaves the factory. This gives us the
confidence to offer a full five-year performance guarantee on our
coin locks.
What does this mean for you?
Significantly lower maintenance
bills, lower replacement costs, more lockers available for use at
any one time, and a greatly reduced aggravation factor. |
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| How will customers pay for the facility? |
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| Payment or deposit : |
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Payment -
Coin Retain
A fee can be collected from users of the locker, by fitting a
lockable box beneath the lock to collect the coins. We supply
two types of box: the standard polycarbonate box and a higher
security steel box. Each can hold approximately 55-70 £1 coins;
although for security reasons we recommend emptying them on
a daily basis.
Deposit -
Coin Return
Use of the lockers can alternatively be provided free of charge.
A coin return lock solves the potential problem of users keeping
the key on a permanent basis by requiring a deposit. This is
returned once the key is put back in the lock. A plastic coin
return tray is fitted to receive the returned coin. |
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| Types of coin : |
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All coin locks are set to accept one particular coin value only. In
the UK, we offer 10p, 20p, 50p, £1 and £2 locks. ASSA coin
locks are in use throughout the world, and we can supply locks
to suit any other currency or a token.
Coinage conversion
It may be necessary to change the type of coin that a lock
accepts – perhaps to take account of inflation or a change in the
currency. We offer conversion kits to change over our standard
coin locks from one coin type to another.
The Single European Currency
Are you concerned about the possibility of having to change all
your locks when the Euro is introduced? Our new Euro range
solves this problem. The locks are set to take a standard coin
such as £1; but may be converted to take €1 instead, if and
when this becomes necessary. This conversion takes seconds
and requires no additional components, allowing site owners to re-set the locks themselves. |
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| Card Locks : |
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Many leisure clubs with private membership are now using
electronic security systems. Customers are issued a magnetic
swipe card to use as a membership card; these can then be
used to gain access to the facilities.
As an added benefit for your customers, ASSA’s card lock now
allows them to use their membership card to operate a locker as
well. The card, which must be pre-punched with identifying
holes, is retained in the locker while it is in use and returned
once it is unlocked. This has the added advantage for you of
preventing the “personalisation” of lockers and thus ensuring maximum availability for other clients. |
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| How will security be ensured? |
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| Heavy duty locks : |
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| ASSA coin locks are designed for strength. The catches are 3mm
thick, with a hookbolt shape that locks the door to the frame and
prevents them being prised apart.
The cylinder mechanism also provides security. Our standard coin
locks use a 5-pin tumbler system equivalent to that more
commonly used on the front doors of houses. When an even
higher level of security is needed we offer the patented Desmo
cylinder. This features a unique eight pin mechanism with two
sidebars that will resist all known forms of attack. |
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| Key control : |
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| On some sites, such as sports clubs, users could leave the
premises with locker keys still in their pockets. This poses a
threat to security. The criminally inclined could get copies of these
keys made, and return later with them to empty out the lockers.
Of course, most reputable locksmiths would ask for identification
before cutting a key of this type, and ASSA keys are only sold
through authorised ASSA centres and locker manufacturers.
Unfortunately, a change in legislation taking effect on 1 August
1999 makes it impossible to limit the distribution of additional keys
in this way. Anybody will be able to obtain and sell conventional
keys without controls.
For this reason ASSA offers the Desmo 8 pin cylinder. This uses
a patented key that is not affected by the new legislation.
Furthermore, additional Desmo keys are only available directly
from the ASSA factory, to ensure that only those with the correct
authorisation can obtain copies. |
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| Preventing the "personalisation" of lockers |
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Personalisation describes the situation where an individual
decides to claim a locker for their own private use, and leaves it
locked permanently. This reduces the number of lockers available
for other customers, and could even pose a security risk if
dangerous or stolen items were being kept in the locker. How can
this be prevented?
All our coin locks require a payment or deposit whenever the
locker is in use. However, this only works as a deterrent if the
cost of the payment to the typical user is high enough.
Card locks are much more effective. If customers need to
use their card to gain access to other facilities in the building,
they can't leave it in their locker. The card can also identify to
management who is using the locker.
Locks with removable cylinders provide the most drastic
solution. If a locker is left locked after the site closes, the
manager can unlock it (with a special management key) then
change the cylinder so the user's key will no longer work.
A small reserve of spare cylinders can be kept (and rotated
when necessary); this is much cheaper than the alternative of
replacing the entire lock if a key is taken. |
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| Specification Guide |
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| Specification : |
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- All locks come with two keys.
- They are supplied master
keyed as standard.
- Cylinders are chrome plated brass.
- Keys are nickel-plated
brass.
- Lock body is black polycarbonate.
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components of the Classic range are zinc-plated steel; the
Classic+ range uses stainless steel and other corrosionresistant
materials.
1. Removable cylinder version only available
with 29mm cylinder.
2. Right Hand (RH) lock dimensions shown.
Left Hand (LH) locks have the same
dimensions, but reversed. |
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Classic+ Range |
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Suitable for any environment
1. Coin Locks :
Accepting standard UK or other coinage.
5-pin cylinder for standard security
19mm Fixed Cylinder – RH: 290237 LH: 290241
29mm Fixed Cylinder – RH: 290251 LH: 290252
Removable Cylinder – RH: 290239 LH: 290243
Desmo cylinder for maximum security
29mm Fixed Cylinder – RH: 290255 LH: 290256
2. Euro Range Coin Locks :
Convertible from current coinage to Euro currency.
5-pin cylinder for standard security
19mm Fixed Cylinder – RH: 290311 LH: 290313
29mm Fixed Cylinder – RH: 290323 LH: 290324
Removable Cylinder – RH: 290315 LH: 290317
Desmo cylinder for maximum security
29mm Fixed Cylinder – RH: 290321 LH: 290322
3. Card Locks :
Accepting pre-punched plastic cards
5-pin cylinder for standard security
19mm Fixed Cylinder – RH: 290287 LH: 290294
29mm Fixed Cylinder – RH: 290288 LH: 290295
Removable Cylinder – RH: 290286 LH: 290293
Desmo cylinder for maximum security
29mm Fixed Cylinder – RH: 290299 LH: 290300 |
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| Classic Range |
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Suitable for dry areas
1. Coin Locks :
Accepting standard UK or other coinage.
5-pin cylinder for standard security
19mm Fixed Cylinder – RH: 290230 LH: 290233
29mm Fixed Cylinder – RH: 290245 LH: 290249
Removable Cylinder – RH: 290246 LH: 290247
2. Accessories :
Keys
All types of coin lock and card locks within the same series
(either 5-pin or Desmo) may be master keyed together. While
each lock has its own individual “differ” key, the master key will
open all locks in the installation.
Coin box keys and management keys for use with removable
cylinder locks are also supplied separately.
Removable Cylinders
Spare cylinders for use with Removable Cylinder coin locks
are available separately.
Coin Boxes
For coin retain locks: fitted beneath the lock.
Escutcheons and Front Plates
Moulded plastic escutcheons in two sizes (6mm and 10mm)
plus a range of round and rectangular metal cover plates are
available.
Spacer Plates
4.5mm thick plates which may be used to space the coin lock
away from the door. Several of these plates may be stacked
together if necessary. |
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Cam Locks |
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ASSA can also supply cam locks in both the 5-pin and Desmo series. These
can be included in the same master key systems as our coin and card locks. |
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