eKourier Jan 2014

FEATURES

Aiming Our Sights with Future Gun Storage Expansion and Improvements

Regulations govern that walls must be solid enough to be a substantial physical barrier to entry points and that door locks fitted must reduce the possibility of a door being sprung from the jamb. Our new bullet proof custom entrance doors have a 40mm x 40mm steel tube frame with diagonal cross members, and the locking mechanism is a Lockwood Mortis Lock machined and housed into a solid block of steel within the door frame. Confusing! Hopefully, the same goes for any illegal activity that may occur on-site. Our door latches are now installed with a new extra strength paddle series latch housed (and concealed) within the frame which can hold back a force of 1,000kg. To avoid any tampering or security issues, MUX boxes are now located internally within the gun storage room, lights are operated by sensors to any specific time limit, internal and external entrance doors being monitored with Bosch camera’s, and any power sockets and cabling are housed internally also. With these added improvements in gun storage structure and security, this will now see any future gun storage expansions, and in particular with a proposed new 60 Gun Cabinet Facility at our Panorama Centre, ‘Aiming Our Sights’ on being innovative and compliant for the gun self storage industry. Wayne Birch VIC Operations Manager Charity Feedback “Elegant Wedding and Events would like to thank Linda, Steve and Staff at Kennards Self Storage Campbelltown for donating two storage units for us to collect donations for all the people that have lost their homes in the recent Sydney fires.”

R ecent gun crimes in Victoria over the past 12 months has necessitated Kennards to change our gun room designs and implement new security features in gun storage facilities at Huntingdale and Maribyrnong Centre’s. We continue to be innovative with the gun storage product we supply and with the added improvements in security features, changes implemented have had a desired effect on reducing the risk of theft and further enhancing our customers gun storage experience. Kennards now offers fully legal and compliant gun storage in Australia. Local Divisional Firearm officers in each Australian State are aware and more importantly supportive of our facilities covered under the Australian Firearms Act 1996.

Our Gun Cabinets are heavy gauged steel firearm lockers made specifically to comply with Government regula- tions. Additionally, there are specific Government storage requirements for the safekeeping of firearms and cartridge ammunition, as set out in the Firearms Act, and with the new improvements to our gun facilities ensures Kennards are fully compliant to all regulations. Improvements have seen a greater emphasis on access security with the installation of new entrance door designs. Also, these improvements have seen the construction of a cement block wall into which a custom built 12mm x 300mm PFC steel frame fixed to concrete floors with 30mm dyna bolts is installed. A 6mm checker plate base is then secured onto the floor within the frame itself.

Kennards Kourier January 2014

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