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Abus have introduced a fully marine grade high security padlock into the Granit range. The Abus 37ST/55 is constructed with a 12mm shackle and large body in stainless steel, along with inner components made from non-corrosive materials. Stainless steel is known to be a softer metal than hardened steel but Abus have brought both strength […]
The best way lock off Diesel bowsers, which are basically diesel tanks on a trailer, is an outdoor padlock with a long enough loop to secure it but without it being too long so that it gets in the way of other fittings. The padlock shackle generally needs to be a minimum inner height of […]
A customer recently asked us if a padlock could be made more secure by adding nuts or washers to the shackle, effectively making a closed shackle padlock. The answers is Yes and No. As seen here we added two stainless nuts to a marine stainless padlock to protect an outboard engine. It clearly does protect […]
I have just installed a cover over our control panel for our security shutters. Out insurance company have requested that we lock this security cover with a padlock conforming to BS EN 12320 CEN Security Grade 4 or LPs1654 Grade 2+. Can you recommend a padlock that will conform to their requirements? Thank you for […]
Q: We have a shipping container with an enclosed lock box on the front which makes it difficult to get a big padlock up inside and locked onto the metal ring. Is there a good solution? A: We get this question a lot since containers are being used more and more for work site and […]
You advise that a decent closed shackle padlock is needed for maximum security but it is impossible to get two chain links into a close shackle padlock. Does this mean that closed shackle lock are only any good for attaching to a bolt or a hasp and staple? It is true, a closed shackle padlock […]
This is a Squire CP60 padlock and on the face of it is just a fairly standard open shackle padlock. However, there is a feature within this lock which makes it significantly better. This goes for all padlock that use double ball bearing locking. Padlocks shackles (U bar) are usually secured into the body 1 […]
You may have read the Insurance Grading article also and noticed that there are specific strengths that a padlock must meet in order to gain a specific insurance grade. As such, many of the major manufacturers have testing facilities to ensure their products meet the grade before taking them to market. Below is a video […]
Sold Secure is one of a number of testing standards for locks and padlocks. You will see the name or logo on many bike locks and very occasionally on padlocks. Sometimes your insurance company might specifically ask you for a padlock with a Sold Secure rating of Bronze, Silver or Gold. The standard was originally […]