FIRST FENCE TARGETS UKAS ACCREDITATION
First Fence, manufacturers and suppliers of security and temporary fencing, is targeting becoming UKAS accredited in 2022 after the business took a giant stride to become an accredited LPCB supplier.
The East Midlands-based company
recently put five of its products – three fences and two gates – forward for the Loss Prevention Standard (LPS 1175) attack event over a two-day on-site assessment, with each product meeting the rigorous testing’s standards.
Speaking about the news, Cliff Mallaby, Group Compliance Manager at First Fence, said: “From a First Fence point of view, being LPCB accredited opens up bigger markets to the business. Achieving that will launch us into a bigger market. Being included in the RedBook, which is considered a bible in our industry, will be significant.
“That’s a huge thing for this business and there are so many people that deserve credit for making this happen. It reinforces all of the processes that we have got in place and the amount of emphasis we put on quality within First Fence.
“We believe the process we have gone through will only further enhance our commitment to that. It’s provided us with a review of the whole business and we feel in a strong position to be able to pursue UKAS accreditation from these experiences.”
The LPS 1175 test is designed to categorise how long it would take an intruder to breach physical security measures. This includes security grilles, shutters, and doors, and measures how long it would take an attacker to gain forcible entry to a building through the product under test, and what sort of tools they would need.
As a result of passing the test, the resulting security rating help anyone make an educated and appropriate decision when planning to purchase a security product, based on some of the property’s location or the likely attacker persona and the tools they would have at their disposal.
The Loss Prevention Certification Board (LPCB) has been working with industry and insurers for more than 100 years to set the standards needed to ensure that fire and security products and services perform effectively.
Loss Prevention Standards are widely recognised within fire and security sectors around the world and the body’s certificate is a nod of recognition that a particular product or service has met its incredibly high standards.
