REVEALED: How one company promises to beat the burglar

A DUBLIN company is offering householders

?¬3,000 if an intruder attempts to gain access to their home.

Fairco Windows and Doors have just launched Ireland’s first guaranteed burglar-proof windows and doors – and will pay to repair the frames if someone even attempts to gain access through them.

Recent reports from South Dublin County Council’s Joint Policing Committee have shown an increase in the number of break-ins in the DMR South area which includes Tallaght, Rathfarnham, Terenure and Crumlin.

It has also been reported that burglary figures in the Dublin Metropolitan Region rose by 15 per cent in 2014.

But Fairco managing Director Jim Toal, who advises Neighbourhood Watch schemes on anti-burglary measures, is so confident that their Lifestyle range will withstand any attempt at entry that he is offering home-owner the cash pay-back.

“A human being cannot generate enough force to break into these windows and doors,

? he said.

“And any traditional methods used by burglars have been closed off thanks to a series of enhanced high-security measures.

?

The company offers an insurance-backed guarantee against intrusion to the windows and doors, which also carry an independently certified Garda-backed PAS certificate for every component part.

“Because there is no give in the locks, hinges, hinge guards or the sash and frame the window won’t open but more than likely it will be damaged in any attempted break-in, and will need to be replaced,

? Mr Toal explained.

“In that instance Fairco will pay your insurance deductible to the value to

?¬1,000, give you

?¬1,000 towards the cost of replacement and also pay you

?¬1,000 for the inconvenience suffered.

“The Lifestyle lock has been tested to 6Kn – which in simple terms is the equivalent to 600 times the force required to tighten a wheel nut on a family car.

“Pas24, the industry’s regulatory standard, says that in order for a lock to receive certification it must withstand forces up to 3Kn.

“We don’t just meet the requirement, we beat it by double.

“Our windows have never been penetrated in a domestic situation, and I doubt if they will be,

? Mr Toal added.