Secured by Design

Secured By Design

Secured by Design (SBD) operates an accreditation scheme on behalf of the UK Police Forces for products or services that have met recognised security standards. Such products or services must be capable of deterring or preventing crime and are known as being of a ‘Police Preferred Specification’.

metroSTOR products are tested and certified by the approved body Sold Secure. To keep the Police Preferred Specification our products are required to be regularly re-tested and we have an annual inspection by a UKAS body of our manufacturing facility to ensure quality and performance is maintained.

Sold Secure is administered by the Master Locksmiths Association. Approval is classified into 3 main categories; Bronze, Silver & Gold. The categories reflect the amount of time allocated per test and the type of tools used from a toolkit based on insurance and police information.

The higher the grading the higher the security provided and metroSTOR products are tested against the criteria for SS104 Bicycles and SS314 Security Cabinets.

Sold Secure SS104 Bicycle Bronze

Sold Secure Bronze for Bicycles offers theft resistance against a basic tool list aimed at preventing opportunistic crime and to achieve this category, the storage unit components must resist a 3 minute attack with light manual tools such as small hack saws, screwdrivers, lock picks and claw hammers.

In order to achieve Sold Secure SS104 Bicycle Bronze the metroSTOR BIKE-S Cycle Storage Locker has the following features:

Standard production unit with addition of 3 star lock cylinder to the access door locking system

Sold Secure SS104 Bicycle Gold

Sold Secure SS104 Bicycle Gold offers the highest level of security with theft resistance against a specific tool list aimed at preventing dedicated attacks. To achieve this the unit components must successfully resist a 5 minute attack with medium-weight manual tools that include prybars, extension rods, cold chisels stillsons and sledgehammer.

metroSTOR PCH Cycle Hub Buildings, metroSTOR PCH Cycle Stores and metroSTOR PCM Cycle Storage Units specified to achieve Sold Secure SS104 Bicycle Gold include the following features:

Welded-In metal hinge shields to access door
Additional welded metal flange fitted to access door frame
Welded-In manganese steel lock cover, flange and lock keep
Welded metal anti-door removal plates to access door frame
Additional metal security bars fitted internally to access door panel
3 star lock cylinder to the access door locking system
Additional metal security bars fitted internally to each panel section

Sold Secure SS314 Cabinet Silver

Sold Secure SS314 Cabinet Silver offers theft resistance against an enhanced tool list aimed at preventing more determined attacks. To achieve this rating the unit components must prevent entry for a 5 minute attack with heavy manual and light electrical tools such as jigsaws, cordless drills and impact drivers.

metroSTOR PTH Outdoor Storage Buildings and PTM Outdoor Storage Units specified to achieve Sold Secure SS314 Cabinet Silver include the following features: