Secured by Design
Fighting crime with design
Secured by Design (SBD) is a national police initiative established by the Association of Chief Police Officers to
ensure crime prevention measures are incorporated at the design stage of a new housing development creating a safer, more secure environment for residents. SBD has the backing of the Home Office Crime Prevention Agency.
SBD states that windows should be tested to meet BS7950: 1997 – the specification for Enhanced Security Performance of Casement and Reversible Windows for Domestic Applications. We offer a Secured by Design window frame that incorporates a shootbolt locking system, an anti break-in device between the jambs and reflex hinges, ensuring that SBD window frames meet all the requirements.
The following window ranges have been tested by a UKAS accredited testing station.
- Stormproof side and top hung casement
- Traditional flush fitting casement
- Reversible
- Aluminium faced
- Triple glazed
- Sliding sash
Howarth windows are also recognised under the BWF Timber Window Accreditation Scheme and have achieved BS644 Part 1: 1989 – Specification for Factory Assembled Windows – both of these are in addition to SBD requirements.