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The Client:
Our client is a major operational Royal Air Force station and serves as an active, combat-ready military base as well as being a historic aviation site.
The Case:
The estate management of bases around the country plays an important part of the RAF’s support network. Sites and buildings are continually updated and old buildings refurbished as well as new being built. In this case it was a new hangar building, hence the requirement for roller shutters was identified and could be incorporated into the plans at an early stage of the project.
As an industry leader in high security roller shutters, and with many years’ experience of working with the defence and government sectors, Charter Global were contacted and a free site survey was carried out to assess the project and propose the optimum solution.
The Solution:
Government rules specified that this site needed roller shutters that met the robust requirements of Loss Prevention Standard 1175 issue 8 (LPS 1175) to a D category tool set. Only manufacturers that have been tested and given approval of certification are listed in the Loss Prevention Certification Board (LPCB) RedBookLive online listing (https://www.redbooklive.com/). As Charter Global’s product portfolio covers an extensive list of category D, E and G levels of certification, they were the preferred choice for this project.
Designed for high-risk applications, the Obexion MDD Shutter Range resists a sustained and experienced attempt at forced entry using an extended range of hand and power tools and was chosen as the best solution for this building.
Detailed, site-specific working drawings were prepared, and checks were carried out to ensure the product integrated with both the building structure and the client’s access control systems. Following formal client approval and sign-off, manufacture and installation were completed within the agreed timescales, with installation carried out by Charter Global’s highly experienced, security-cleared engineers.
About the product:
The Obexion shutter is a high security product that is available in a range of security standards. In this case, the shutter used is certified to LPS 1175 Issue 8 using a category D tool set. This means it is designed to resist an experienced attempt at forced entry using an extended range of hand and power tools. The patented curtain gives a high level of protection, without adding unnecessary weight to the shutter.
The Obexion MDD and MDE shutter ranges are the only certified security shutters on the market rated to that level, that can be installed both internally and externally, broadening the scope of use, which means there is no need to compromise on the physical security of a property.
All Obexion roller shutters also feature Charter Global’s unique LockDown technology, meaning that the shutter requires no auxiliary locking to maintain the security rating and also ensures that the shutter is never left in an insecure position where it could be forced open. This makes it an ideal solution when the shutter is the first and last point of exit from a building.
