The Real Crimsafe – Don’t Be Conned
Don’t Be Conned By Dishonest Retailers
CRIMSAFE is the REGISTERED BRAND NAME of the leading security screen system for windows and doors that uses a unique hi-tensile 0.9mm 304 grade stainless steel wire mesh that is locked into the screen frame using an internationally patented screw-clamp system.
CRIMSAFE IS NOT A GENERIC TERM FOR SECURITY SCREEN AND DOOR PRODUCTS.
Crimsafe is a unique product that has no equivalent in its product category. The source, grade and weave of the 0.9mm 304 stainless steel wire mesh is also EXCLUSIVE TO CRIMSAFE.
The Danger of PVC and Wedged Alternatives
Wedge and adhesive based systems used by other brands of security screens cannot match the strength of the Crimsafe screw-clamp patented system.
The wedging systems used in these screens are often made of PVC – Poly Vinyl Chloride.
Not only do PVC’s begin to break down and degrade when exposed to Ultra Violet light, they are also very dangerous to the environment according to the Healthy Building Network.
NOTE: PVC is the worst plastic from an environmental health perspective, posing major hazards in its manufacture, product life and disposal. Check out www.healthybuilding.net
Home Owners Caught Unawares
Recently, Crimsafe was contacted by a young family in Brisbane who had bought a house that was advertised as having “Crimsafe” screens. The previous owner of the home genuinely believed that they had paid for “Crimsafe”. When obtaining a quote for more Crimsafe on their home, the new owners were told by a registered Crimsafe Licensee that the existing screens were a cheap imitation of Crimsafe. Crimsafe’s Technical Manager visited the home and confirmed that the security screens and doors installed were not Crimsafe.
Since then Crimsafe has arranged, on this occasion, to replace various screens with genuine Crimsafe at its cost . However, the family have been horrified to discover that what has actually been on their home posing as a “security screen” for the last 2 and a half years – is no more than over-priced fly screens falsely advertised as Crimsafe, providing zero protection.
Entry Gained in Under 6 Seconds.
In a new Crimsafe TVC, the door being kicked in by our “burglar” is the actual front door of the house mentioned above. It took only one kick by our “burglar” to destroy this inferior imitation supplied as a security door; our “burglar” gained access into the home in under 6 seconds. The screens on the windows suffered the same fate – destroyed with one blow. The family was regularly in the habit of leaving the front door open during summer with their security door locked, while they spent time in the pool area at the back of the house. An intruder would have been through that door and in the house within seconds – probably without anyone in the pool area being aware that an intruder was in their home.
The brand of product actually installed has been reported to the Product Compliance Section of the Office of Fair Trading. WATCH THE FULL DISTURBING FOOTAGE here!
How to Ensure That You are Supplied With REAL CRIMSAFE:
- Choose a Crimsafe retailer from www.crimsafe.com.au – Use the “Find a Manufacturer” search box on the right hand side of the Home page and enter your post code.
- Make sure that your written quote AND invoice clearly says “Crimsafe” – at least then you have some comeback under Fair Trading Laws if genuine Crimsafe is not supplied
- Ask the sales representative to show you a cross-section of a Crimsafe door sample or window frame sample with the screw-clamp system – this system is unique to Crimsafe
- When your doors and /or screens are installed make sure that you can see the screw-clamp system on the product (not visible on the Ultimate product)
- When your screens are installed make sure that the installer uses Crimsafe’s tamper resistant screws
- Ask the sales representative to explain to you why Crimsafe uses 304 grade 0.9mm stainless steel woven security mesh instead of 316 grade 0.8mm stainless steel
- Ask the sales representative to explain to you the unsw@adfa chart and why Crimsafe is 5 times (Standard Screen) to 12 times (Commercial Screen) stronger than the impact equivalent of the Australian Standard
- Make sure the sales representative provides you with Crimsafe brochures and look for the Crimsafe brand on their uniforms, vehicles, websites, Yellow Pages Online advertisements and print advertisements
If In Doubt
If in any doubt as to the legitimacy of the product that you are being offered as Crimsafe you can phone Crimsafe on 1 800 688 188 during business hours and we will tell you in seconds if you are dealing with a genuine Crimsafe Licensee.
What To Do If You Believe That the Product You Have Bought is Not Crimsafe
If you believe the product you have been sold is not the real Crimsafe phone 1 800 688 188 and ask for
The Real Crimafe
or
e-mail your details to
RealCrimsafe@crimsafe.com.au
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