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to = the first edition=20 of the UAP Newsletter.

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Making=20 keyed-alike cylinders into child's play

UAP's cylinder range just keeps = on growing.=20 After the introduction of their Pickbuster anti-Bumping remedy, = and the=20 massively popular Institute of Certified Locksmiths (ICL) branded=20 cylinders, UAP has now come up with another first - easy to use = Re-Pinning=20 kits.

Sales Director=20 John=20 Cross=20 explains:

"We = now sell a lot=20 of cylinders every month in to the UK market, and many of our = customers=20 want and need keyed-alike cylinders. This is where a number of = cylinders=20 are opened using the same key. This is useful in social housing=20 developments for caretaker or emergency use. The growth in demand = for=20 keyed-alike cylinders has been exceptional in the last 12 months. = We=20 therefore used our cylinder knowledge and our contacts within the=20 Institute of Certified Locksmiths to develop a simple, foolproof = way to=20 re-pin any UAP cylinders to make them keyed-alike.

=93Now for the first=20 time our customers can key their own cylinders in-house, saving = money and=20 more significantly, a massive amount of time. Customers using our=20 re-pinning kits can re-pin a cylinder within minutes, and offer an = almost=20 immediate service for their own customers, both trade and=20 domestic.=94

The = UAP Re-Pinning=20 kits come complete and UAP also offer a unique Re-Pinning block = designed=20 to make multiple cylinder re-pinning nothing short of child's=20 play.

The = cost of a full=20 Re-Pinning kit is under =A3400 + VAT and also includes a high = quality=20 training DVD. All the customer needs to have available is a = hacksaw and=20 ideally a bench vice. The rest is supplied in the kit.

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UAP gains ISO14001 Environmental Standard

As a result of UAP's environmental stance the company has = now been=20 awarded the coveted ISO14001 Environmental Standard.=20

The award, via BM = Trada, comes=20 after UAP committed to reducing its impact upon the environment = due to=20 manufacturing and transportation of its products, and cutting = waste=20 including packaging and energy.

Financial=20 Director Wendy Rushton=20 comments, "ISO14001 = is not an=20 easy standard to achieve and it requires the whole company to be = committed=20 to it.

=93We have put in = place packaging=20 and raw material reduction programmes as well as adopting = environmentally=20 safe practices in all of our company premises. In some instances = this was=20 as simple as converting from standard electric light bulbs to low = wattage=20 equivalents. In other instances we have had to adopt strict = controls over=20 waste disposal.

=93In the end we = have=20 environmentally sound working practices and it is rewarding for = those=20 efforts to be recognised with the ISO14001 Environmental=20 Standard.=94

The award = reinforces UAP's=20 commitment to the environment, both within the UK, and in the = world at=20 large. The company=92s avowed goal of becoming at least carbon = neutral if=20 not =91in credit=92 in its contribution edged a step closer = recently as their=20 mammoth tree planting programme in Thailand started in earnest in=20 May.

The planting of = the total of=20 56,000 native trees will take a further 18 months to complete and = will=20 serve to restore ecosystem stability to the area and protect the=20 watershed.

A tiny=20 sample of the 56,000 native tree seedlings raised in the purpose = built=20 nursery in Thailand.

Sales of UAP=92s=20 ICL branded security cylinder soar

Sales of UAP's ICL (Institute of certified = locksmiths)=20 branded security cylinders continue to grow as customers become=20 increasingly more aware of cylinder vulnerabilities.

The = cylinder range=20 from UAP now extends to 62 different sizes, colours, and types, = but each=20 has the basic element of being Anti Snap, Anti Pick, Anti Drill = and Anti=20 Bump and has been fully tested by ICL.

As = Martin = Pink, Technical Director of the ICL says, = "This is a=20 great cylinder at a fantastic price. It has no less than 8 Anti = Drill=20 pins, and 8 Anti Pick pins, making it difficult to breach. The = Anti Snap=20 feature is to my mind the best on the market, and that one feature = alone=20 makes this the best cylinder in its price bracket. The addition of = the=20 Anti Bump resistance is just the icing on the cake."

The = ICL branded=20 cylinder offers in one extremely affordable cylinder a solution to = overcome most of the cylinder vulnerabilities evident today, and = is=20 thought to be the first Anti Snap, Anti Pick, Anti Drill and Anti = Bump=20 cylinder available on the market.

. . .=20 Re-Pinning Kit continued

John = concludes:

"All = the tools and=20 items in the UAP Re-Pinning kit have been developed to offer years = of=20 service. At present it can cost up to an extra =A35 + VAT for a = single pair=20 of keyed-alike cylinders, so it won't take much for our customers = to=20 recoup their investment. Added to this is the fact that they could = service=20 orders within the same day rather than have to wait up to 7 days = for=20 outside re-pinning to be done for them."

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TV shopping channel phone lines busy as UAP=92s = Pickbuster takes to=20 the air!

Following a=20 live demonstration on air recently, telephone sales order lines = for QVC -=20 the London based shopping channel with an audience across Europe - = were=20 busy with callers wanting to buy Pickbuster.=20

=93At one = point=92 said a spokesman=20 for the company, who was observing the calls via a TV monitor, = =93every one=20 of the sales order staff was on line, with a queue of people=20 waiting.=94

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Pickbuster=20 demonstrated on QVC. Click image to watch video

In fact, on this, = its first=20 ever airing, Pickbuster recorded sales of 60 per cent of the = stocks held=20 by QVC.

Chris=20 Pankhurst, UAP Technical = Representative was=20 the Product Guest who did the Bump demonstration, showing that it = takes=20 only a second or two to gain easy entry through a door lock that = was not=20 protected by Pickbuster.

A delighted Chris = commented: =93I=20 was amazed at the audience reaction. This was my first TV exposure = too, so=20 I was pretty nervous as you can imagine.=94

However as soon = as they =91went=20 live=92 he settled into the presentation very quickly.

=93Although we = were only on air=20 for a little over 10 minutes, seeing is believing, and a = demonstration of=20 the simple method of entry through Bumping soon set the phone = lines=20 buzzing.

=93I can now = hardly wait to go on=20 air again and sell right out of stock. I hear QVC just love it = when that=20 happens!=94

Pickbuster was = introduced last=20 year by UAP as the first widely available remedy against Bumping, = a method=20 of breaking into homes and shops that left little or no evidence = of the=20 crime =96 leading some insurers to question claims.

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