In many respects, the bulletproof doors a business chooses are as much a status symbol as a security measure. In most applications, the utilitarian all-steel door from a detention facility would serve just as well as the oak-veneered, brass fitted door on a congressman’s office. But sometimes, aesthetics serve an important function. UNCLE SAM LIKES [...]
When it comes to ballistic security, retail operations–from the smallest mom-and-pop gas station to the largest multi-national retail banks–need to design for “transaction management”: Making it possible for staff, valuables, and merchandise to be safely sequestered from the public without obstructing the high volume of quick transactions that make their business possible. This generally translates [...]
It’s vital to feel secure in your home. For most of us this means fresh batteries in the smoke detector and well-organized supplies in the basement tornado shelter. But for many Americans, this means something a little more robust: bullet proof walls, solid-core doors, and a secure line to the outside world. EVOLUTION OF [...]
In recent months Total Security Solutions has seen an uptick in bullet resistant door orders, especially so-called “transactional doors.” These are ballistically rated doors with integrated transaction windows, a one-piece solution for controlling access to worker areas while easing secure interaction with patrons. BULLET RESISTANT DOOR BUYERS According to Total Security Solutions vice president Jim [...]
Surprisingly few bullet proof companies offer fully integrated bullet proof systems. For example, they may be able to outfit a site with Level 4 bullet resistant windows and walls, but only offer a Level 3 door in an unrated frame. THE LEVEL 4 CHALLENGE To most bullet proof manufacturers and laminators, Level 4 is the [...]
Although Total Security Solutions can furnish a wide selection of bullet proof doors, vice president Jim Richards has found that nothing is as enduringly popular as their steel doors. It’s easy to see why: These doors are within the price range of any customer in the market for bullet proof security, look imposing, and wear [...]
A Toledo, Ohio church is taking extra precaution after an attempted robbery and installing bulletproof glass in their office door, reports WTOL.com. The suspects managed to break through the existing office door window, but were unable to axe through the next door and fled the church empty-handed. Scott Koenig, vice president of the church council, [...]
Bullet proof installations are increasingly dominated by solid steel doors. While this may be acceptable in some locations–an exterior door in the rear of a building, for example–it’s still a foreboding sight for the customer to glimpse behind the counter, and a downright threatening front door. Total Security Solutions vice president Jim Richards–despite being ahead [...]
Businesses are increasingly drawn to the fully automated “man-trap” as the perfect bullet proof security solution: Forced-entry rated bullet proof doors that automatically lock out the ill-intentioned, but let staff and legitimate customers pass through unhindered. But is it worth the money? SMART BULLET PROOF DOORS The man trap tends to be designed like an [...]
