Kitemarked Budget Cylinders are a great choice for doors that require locks to open just on one side this great cylinder is a great choice for everything from garage doors, storage rooms, patios, caretakers storage, broom cupboards, and much more. Its price makes it even better for clients on a budget or even high volume installations like new constructions, housing associations, and other locations that require a bigger investment on a budget!

Keep intruders out with the attractive and inexpensive 50 mm Nickel Kitemarked Half Thumburn Cylinder from UAP Trade Locks. Budget half thumbturn cylinders cover most composite door sizes and are the lowest cost anti-bump cylinders on the market. These cylinders protect against lock bumping by mechanical means, and the Budget half thumbturn Cylinder range is perfect for anyone producing doors for Local Authorities, Housing Associations and New Build Construction. Many householders now demand the peace of mind offered by Secured by Design approved products – our Kitemarked Budget Half Thumbturn Cylinder range is therefore in demand as they are by far the best value for money SBD approved cylinders on the market.

The thumb turn mechanism offers speedy exits to any homeowner should there be an emergency and essential home security for any front door. Perhaps thinking about emergencies is not a pleasant task but keeping ourselves safe in any situation should be high on our agendas. Whether you are someone who loses keys easily or perhaps someone who may suffer from trembling hands that make it difficult to slip a key into a lock in a stressful situation a 50 mm Nickel Kitemarked Half Thumburn Cylinder could help you save valuable seconds when trying to leave your home quickly and safely, without having to think about where you put your keys or your glasses or why the key won't fit into the lock. When it’s in a situation such as a fire for example those seconds count. The amount of smoke inhaled has a direct correlation with the speed of your recovery.

Focusing on improving your homes security with the most inexpensive options on the market today is key to protecting your home from the break-in spike in England and Scotland. Finding the best quality door hardware is key in the UK these days as burglars are getting more and more desperate to get into your homes and using techniques such as picking, drilling, and bumping they can get into most homes without front door security. Taking steps to protecting your homes entryways is inexpensive and the 50 mm Brass Kitemarked Half Thumburn Cylinder can help you in keeping intruders out.

Finding cylinder locks in the UK is relatively simple, however, finding a knowledgeable company that can offer you safe and secure cylinders that are easy to install and able to help protect your home is not. UAP Trade Locks has numerous highly knowledgeable representatives that will help you every step of the way in choosing the ideal Euro Half Thumbturn Cylinder for your front door. The 50 mm Nickel Kitemarked Half Thumburn Cylinder is ideal primarily because of its numerous features which are acknowledged with the respectable ‘Secured by Design’ approval by the Association of Chief Police Officers, and British Standard Kitemark from BSi (KM 561977). Features are included in the cylinder to help slow down cylinder attacks from intruders using the most common and popular techniques for braking into homes:

Anti-Bump: The cylinder has a Patented 'timing pin' system to stop lock bumping. With this new system, there are over 800,000 different key combinations possible.

Anti-Pick: Special 3x stainless steel anti-pick pins to help prevent the lock from being picked by intruders.

Anti-Drill: Added security that your lock cannot be drilled with anything but a special drill there are 3x stainless steel anti-drill pins in the Euro half cylinder. Two are located in the barrel and two in the plug.

Each half cylinder comes with 3 keys as standard (additional keys are available on request at an additional charge). UAP budget key blanks are also available to purchase to have the key cut yourself (the UAP key blank is around 2mm longer than a traditional key blank, so traditional key blanks will not work on UAP cylinders). The key blank is standard, and not a car key shape - meaning that it will not be very expensive to have replacement keys cut.

Though any determined intruder will find a way to break into a home when they set their minds to it, however, few stray from the common techniques as they are the fastest, the quietest, and certainly most effective. If they feel hindered at any point they are likely to move on as running the risk of being caught is not worth it. Protect your home and family with the numerous home security options from UAP Trade Locks. The 50 mm Nickel Kitemarked Half Thumburn Cylinder from Trade Locks is the best and most inexpensive front door security option on the UK market.