Celebrating 20 years of innovation
This month, Charter Global celebrates 20 years of innovation and success in the physical security market.
Established in High Wycombe in 2004, Charter Global recognised an ever-changing landscape in the security and architectural industries and saw an opportunity to integrate the two by manufacturing and installing high-security shutters that had a sympathetic aesthetic to the modern, sleek styles of new-build architecture.
Our inaugural range, Integr8 was soon developed, becoming a leading brand with a robust lintel that can be used in the same fashion as a standard lintel but conceals a shutter curtain inside to create a near-invisible security solution.
As production has grown, so has the factory, and a relocation to Reading soon followed and in 2011, through developments in lintel structure technology, the Equilux range was launched, offering bespoke solutions to the residential market.
As our Integr8 range achieved LPCB LPS 1175 SR2 & SR3 certification in 2013, the new high-security Obexion range was launched later in 2013 and was the first SR5-rated shutter to market, specifically to serve high-risk applications such as government, military, museums, and the financial sector.
Obexion Security Shutters have reached several industry firsts, from NPSA (National Protective Security Authority) and NaCTSO (National Counter Terrorism Security Office) and HVM certification for the first anti-ram shutter in the market, as well as successfully attaining certification from the US Department of State – the first UK company to achieve such status for security products.
Innovation was the key when receiving the first security shutter to gain certification without needing auxiliary locks, thanks to the development of unique LockDown Technology to ensure a shutter can be locked in any position.
The complete shutter range is also recognised by the ACPO Secured by Design initiative and is a police preferred specification.
Inspired by emerging opportunities, the team behind Charter Global have remained at the forefront of innovation in design, manufacturing, and installation ever since, with new products and new standards of LPCB certification being accomplished on a regular basis.
Now with experience in applying our bespoke products to a range of industries including Transport, Commercial, Utilities, Communications, Laboratories, Defence and Government buildings and to projects all around the World we are proud to be celebrating 20 years of success and look forward to an exciting future of further innovation in everything we do.
