What is Secured by Design?

Secured by Design, or SBD is a security standard that is backed by the UK Police Service. It recognises and promotes high-quality products that have been designed and manufactured to pre-defined standards of security performance. Owners of an SBD garage door will benefit from independent assurance that their garage door has been effectively designed to deter and prevent burglary and theft.

SBD is the police crime prevention initiative, meaning products such as the SeceuroGlide Original and the SeceuroGlide Excel which have been awarded the Secured by Design accreditation are recognised as being the ‘Police Preferred Specification’.

What makes a garage door Secured by Design?

For a product to achieve the SBD rating, it must be manufactured in accordance with the secure standards set by the Secured by Design scheme and independently certified by the UK Accreditation Service (UKAS). Regular production audits and re-tests are carried out by UKAS to ensure the consistency of the product’s certified design.

What is an LPCB Certification?

The Loss Prevention Certification Board (LPCB) is a globally recognised third-party certification body that works with manufacturers and insurers to ensure that fire and security products perform effectively when subjected to attempts at unauthorised access. The LPCB uses a series of standards (Loss Prevention Standards or LPS) to identify and award products that meet the stringent pass requirements set by the LPCB.

What is the LPS 1175 Standard?

Loss Prevention Standard 1175 focuses on the physical security of ‘intruder resistant building components’ used on enclosures such as doors, shutters or garage doors. It measures the product’s level of resistance against attempted forced entry based on the size and types of tools used and the time that assailants will risk spending on an attempt.

The SeceuroGlide Excel was the first roller garage door in the UK to be awarded the LPS 1175, SR1 rating. Products certified to this level provide a higher level of resistance to opportunists attempts at forced entry, using physical force and a limited range of tools. Unlike doors with lower security ratings which can only be tested using ‘stealth’ methods, the SR1 rating covers attempts at forced entry where there is no restriction on how much noise can be made. This meant the SeceuroGlide Excel was able to resist forced entry during a prolonged, more violent and noisy attack.