The Door That Stood Firm: Warrior Doors Protects Paris Jeweller Amid Widespread Violence
As retailers across France take stock of the destruction caused by Saturday’s violence, Birmingham-based security manufacturer Warrior Doors has revealed how one of its installations protected a Paris jeweller from attack, allowing the business to reopen on Monday morning. The scenes of looting and vandalism that swept through Paris on 17 October left some of […]
Warrior Doors Champions Quality Through British Manufacturing and Independent Testing
As World Standards Day is marked on 14 October, Birmingham-based security door manufacturer Warrior Doors is highlighting the importance of manufacturing quality, independent product testing and recognised security approvals in an industry where performance can be critical to protecting people and property. For Warrior Doors, technical standards are central to the development and manufacture of […]
Appalling Condition of Communal Doors Raises Questions Over Long-Term Housing Security
Warrior Doors Managing Director Brett Barratt has called for local authorities and housing associations to rethink how they procure communal entrance doors, warning that an emphasis on the lowest initial price is leaving residents exposed to repeated security failures and taxpayers facing mounting repair and replacement costs. Fresh concerns over security in social housing have […]
Why Family Manufacturers Still Matter to Britain’s Industrial Security Base
New research from Make UK and Bishop Fleming gives an indication of their scale. Around 65% of UK manufacturers are family-owned, rising to 82% in the Midlands. Together, family-owned manufacturers are estimated to contribute £94 billion to the UK economy and support around one million jobs. For Birmingham-based security door manufacturer Warrior Doors, those figures […]
When the Front Door Becomes a Front Line: Why Communal Entrance Security Matters
A court order imposed on a ten-storey block of flats in Bath has brought the role of the communal entrance into sharp focus, after months of anti-social behaviour linked to unauthorised access left residents facing intimidation, drug use and disorder inside their own building. Avon and Somerset Police and housing association Curo secured a three-month […]
The Cheapest Bid Is Rarely the Lowest Cost: Rethinking How We Buy Communal Entrance Doors
A communal entrance door can look like a relatively straightforward line on a construction budget. For housing providers, developers and property managers responsible for thousands of residents, the decision behind that line can continue to have consequences for decades. That distinction is driving a change in thinking at Birmingham-based security door manufacturer Warrior Doors, where […]
Warrior Doors Marks National Manufacturing Day with Focus on In-House Security Engineering
For Warrior Doors, National Manufacturing Day provides an opportunity to celebrate something central to the Birmingham security specialist’s business: the ability to design, engineer and manufacture its own security products. National Manufacturing Day takes place on Thursday 24 September, bringing manufacturers across the country together in a Make UK initiative designed to showcase modern British […]
Daylight Ram Raid Highlights Growing Need for Layered Security in High-Value Retail
A daylight ram-raid at a Bradford jeweller has brought the physical risks facing high-value retailers into sharp focus, as businesses consider how building design and specialist security systems can protect customers, staff and valuable stock. The incident at Pakistan Jewellers on Duckworth Lane took place at around 1pm on Saturday 5 September, when a vehicle […]
Warrior Doors Sees Growing Demand for TimeLock Security in High-Value Retail
A security door developed to introduce time into the access process is attracting growing interest from jewellers and other high-value retailers as businesses rethink how entrances are managed during trading hours. Birmingham manufacturer Warrior Doors has developed its TimeLock security door around a straightforward principle: controlling how quickly somebody can enter a protected premises can […]
The Shopfront Is Becoming Part of the Security System: How Retail Crime Is Changing High-Street Design
The design of the British shopfront is taking on a greater security role as retailers respond to organised theft, violent attacks and the use of vehicles to gain access to high-value premises. Recent incidents involving jewellery stores have illustrated the speed with which an attack can unfold. Vehicles can provide offenders with a means of […]
