What’s New with S&G?
As well-informed locksmiths, you know Sargent and Greenleaf from more than 150 years providing high-security locking solutions to the world’s most sensitive environments: from bank vaults to railroad switching devices; from the network-connected locks of retail chains to the One-Time-Code locks of ATMs, and even to your neighbor’s gun safe, S&G continues to deliver quality, service, and functionality with each product. But, how much do you know about S&G’s proud history of securing US government’s most critical assets and the new ways S&G is building on that tradition?
A Heritage of Trust with National Security Information (NSI)
S&G’s high-security expertise dates back to the U.S. Treasury’s adoption of James Sargent’s Magnetic Bank Lock circa 1860. In the mid-1900’s, president Harry Miller’s patent for a manipulation-proof mechanical combination lock M6730MP became the standard for government’s top secret document safes. Over the years, when new requirements were identified, S&G met the challenge with combination padlocks (i.e. 8077), high-security padlocks (i.e. 951), and the 3-wheel mechanical (i.e., 2937) for field safes. In terms of integrating mechanical safe locks for use on secure room doors, S&G’s SM50 and the HSED met certain needs at the time. For SCIF lock electromechanical options offered during the past decade, the SM50 design was borrowed by other manufacturers (i.e., CDX-0) and then readopted in 2010 by S&G to create S&G’s 2890A Pedestrian Door Lock (now utilizing S&G’s 2740B lock, which is now approved by to GSA to FF-L-2740B for protecting GSA containers). The drawback of the door versions of these high-security locks is clear: no single motion egress, putting workers in SCIFs at risk in the event of a fire or emergency. This dire situation motivated the collective military and national security agencies to create an updated specification, FF-L-2890B.
At Last: Life Safety + High Security
Now, with S&G’s new offering, Fire Marshals and FSOs can agree on a solution satisfying their most critical demands. Introducing the S&G 2890B SCIF Lock designed to the specification FF-L-2890B combining requirements for Life Safety with High-Security. 6 Types are offered including options for Panic Bar, Exit Lever, Rim Cylinder, and electronic Access Control integration. And all 6 types are single motion egress devices and are 3-hour UL Fire Listed integrated with either GSA approved Combination Lock.
OK. If there are 2 accepted high-security locks, which FF-L-2740B lock to choose then to use with S&G’s new life-safety device, 2890B? Remember some simple math: 2 > 1. Choosing the “Style 2” combination lock (S&G’s 10-year life battery-powered 2740B) includes these benefits:
- No cables or tubes outside the door during installation.
- No cranking to power, and Direct Dial to allow fastest opens
- 5-Year Warranty, and a 24/7 global emergency support line.
- Lower price than the Style 1, foreign-owned alternative.
Leading a New Era in High-Security
Sargent and Greenleaf has indeed come a long way by listening to the end-users’ needs and providing secure, quality, dependable locks for safes, vaults, and SCIFs. With the support of Stanley Black & Decker, S&G continues to put the right tools in your hands to secure your most sensitive environments.
