Light switch timer gains Police Secure by Design accreditation.

“Light Switch Timer is the first timed lighting device to be accredited to Secured by Design, impressing us with both with its innovation and ease of use.”

Alan McInnes, General Manager, ACPO SBD

Secured by Design focuses on crime prevention of homes and commercial premises and promotes the use of security standards for a wide range of applications and product

Secured by Design is the official UK Police flagship initiative supporting the principles of ‘designing out crime’

 

Gaining Police Preferred Specification for the Light Switch Timer

“All products which receive our Secured by Design award must pass a rigorous evaluation of quality and effectiveness.  Light Switch Timer was the first timed lighting device to achieve accredited status.”

“We’re delighted to be the first timed lighting product to gain the Secured by Design Police Preferred Specification”, says director Naiem Dakri.  “It shows that there was a real need for such a product and demonstrates its high quality and capabilities”

“Gaining SBD approval for Light Switch Timer” is a significant achievement, displaying our commitment to safety and reassuring customers that the product lives up to its claims about raising the level of security for your home”

Secured by Design accredited products, have to undergo rigorous evaluation in order to prove their ability to reduce or prevent crime.

About Alan McInnes, General Manager, ACPO SBD – Following service with Sussex Police Alan became Director and General Manager of ACPO Crime Prevention Initiatives in 2006. He was one of the original authors of the Secured by Design project in 1989 and took it to national status in 1992.

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