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New from Insight Security: the formidable Squire TC26/5 high-security chain is possibly the toughest security chain available today.
Insight Security is proud to announce the availability of the new Squire TC26/5 high-security chain. A remarkable 26 mm hardened alloy steel chain designed to provide extreme protection for motorcycles and other high-value assets.
When combined with the extraordinary Squire SS100CS LEV5 padlock, the TC26/5 creates one of the most formidable padlock and chain security systems currently available.
This is not an everyday security chain. Weighing approximately 21 kg on its own, with enormous 26 mm-thick hardened alloy steel links, the TC26/5 has been engineered for applications where conventional chains simply aren`t enough.
The chain is now available from Insight Security and can also be used with Squire`s standard SS100S and SS100CS CEN6 padlocks, giving customers the option to build a security system appropriate to their particular requirements and budget.
Squire TC26/5: Extreme Chain Security
The TC26/5 represents the top end of Squire`s security chain range.
Its enormous 26 mm hardened alloy steel links provide exceptional resistance to physical attack, while a black electrophoretic finish provides additional corrosion protection. The chain is also supplied with a durable protective sleeve to help protect both the chain and the asset being secured.
According to Sold Secure, the TC26/5 is Squire`s biggest and toughest ultra-high-security chain, designed to provide maximum protection for valuable assets. It has been tested and approved to the Sold Secure Powered Cycle Diamond standard.
Squire TC26/5 Key Specifications
- 26 mm hardened alloy steel chain links
- 1.5 metre chain length
- Approximately 21 kg chain weight
- Black electrophoretic anti-corrosion finish
- Heavy-duty protective sleeve
- Squire Security Rating: 10+/10+
Sold Secure Powered Cycle Diamond approved
Designed for high-value motorcycles and other high-risk assets.
Sold Secure describes the chain as offering exceptional resistance against cutting and other forms of physical attack. Its Diamond approval rating places it at the highest level of Sold Secure motorcycle/powered-cycle security.
Pair it with the Squire SS100CS LEV5 Padlock
The TC26/5 is an exceptionally strong chain, but the overall security of a chain-and-padlock system is only as good as its weakest component.
For the ultimate combination, pair the chain with the Squire SS100CS LEV5 padlock, the extraordinary high-security padlock at the heart of Squire`s Maximus™ padlock and chain system.
Squire describes Maximus™ as the “World`s Strongest Padlock & Chain Set”, combining the SS100CS LEV5 with the 26 mm TC26/5 chain.
The SS100CS LEV5 padlock features:
- A massive 100 mm-wide solid hardened steel body
- 20 mm boron-hardened alloy steel shackle
- Tungsten carbide reinforcement
- Twin high-security 6-pin cylinders
- More than one million key differs
- Anti-drill, anti-pick and anti-bump protection
- Stormproof key covers
- CEN 6 security rating
- Squire LEV5 security rating
- Exceptional resistance to angle-grinder attack
The combination is seriously substantial. Squire`s complete Maximus™ padlock and chain set weighs approximately 25.5 kg, illustrating just how much material goes into this level of physical security.
Insight Security already stocks the Squire SS100CS LEV5, as well as the standard SS100CS CEN6 and SS100S CEN6 padlocks.
The TC26/5 is Compatible with More Than the LEV5 Padlock
Although the combination of the TC26/5 and SS100CS LEV5 represents the ultimate Squire setup, customers don`t necessarily need to go to this level.
The TC26/5 chain can also be used with alternative hight security padlocks, such as the standard:
The closed-shackle SS100CS is an exceptionally robust 100 mm high-security padlock and is rated to the maximum CEN 6 level for padlocks.
The SS100S provides the same 100 mm heavy-duty format but with an open shackle, making it suitable for applications where the additional flexibility is useful.
Both are substantial, insurance-grade high-security padlocks and offer a significantly more accessible alternative to the LEV5 while still providing an exceptionally high level of protection.
Add a Squire GA6 Ground Anchor for Complete Motorcycle Security
A high-security chain and padlock are only part of the solution if the asset can simply be lifted or carried away. This technique is commonly used by criminals who will target poorly secured high value motorbikes.
For motorcycles and other valuable mobile equipment, the chain can be combined with a Squire GA6 Ground Anchor to create a properly anchored security system.
The GA6 is a Sold Secure Motorcycle Diamond approved bolt-down ground anchor designed to provide a secure fixed anchorage point. Insight Security lists it specifically for high-value motorcycles and power equipment, including installation on suitable concrete floors in garages, workshops and commercial buildings.
This creates a formidable three-part security system:
Squire GA6 Ground Anchor + Squire TC26/5 Chain + Squire SS100CS LEV5 Padlock
For a high-value motorcycle stored at home, at a business premises or in another high-risk location, this type of anchored security can provide a substantially greater level of protection than relying on a portable lock alone.
Why Does a Motorcycle Need This Level of Security?
For an inexpensive bicycle or garden tool, investing in an enormous 26 mm chain and a LEV5 padlock would obviously be excessive. But, for a £20,000, £30,000 or £50,000+ motorcycle, the economics are very different.
As noted, high-value motorcycles can be attractive targets for organised thieves, particularly where they can be quickly lifted into a van and removed from the premises. Thieves don`t necessarily need to defeat a conventional lock in situ if they can simply lift the motorbike into their vehicle and make a quick getaway.
That is why ground anchorage matters.
By securing the motorcycle to a properly installed ground anchor, using an exceptionally heavy-duty chain, the attacker must defeat the security system rather than simply lift and remove the motorcycle. And that`s where the TC26/5 comes into its own.
Who is the TC26/5 Security Chain Designed for?
The price, weight and sheer physical size of this chain mean that it isn`t intended as a general-purpose security chain for securing push bikes or low value assets. It is designed specifically for applications where the value of the asset justifies an extreme level of physical security.
Potential applications include:
High-value motorcycles
This is the obvious application. The TC26/5 chain is Sold Secure Powered Cycle Diamond approved and was specifically developed for protecting valuable motorcycles.
It can be used in conjunction with a suitable ground anchor to provide fixed security at a home, in a garage, motorcycle workshop or business premises.
High-value vehicles,equipment and secure premises
The chain can also provide a powerful physical security layer for other valuable equipment where a suitable fixed anchorage point is available.
Potential applications include specialist machinery, power equipment, industrial equipment, agricultural machinery and vehicles along with other high-risk assets.
Sold Secure specifically identifies the TC26/5 as suitable for high-value motorcycles, industrial equipment, gates and other high-risk items. This is the chain and padlock set that will find extensive applications around MOD properties and other high security premises.
Commercial and industrial security
In some commercial environments, the cost and weight of the TC26/5 will be entirely justified by the value of the equipment being protected.
It can be used to secure high-value mobile equipment or help secure gates and other vulnerable points where an exceptionally robust chain is essential.
Why Use a 26mm High Security Chain?
At this level of security, size really does matter. The TC26/5`s 26 mm chain links represent a huge increase in material compared with the security chains more commonly used for everyday security.
The chain is also constructed from hardened alloy steel and has undergone independent testing for Sold Secure Diamond approval.
The result is a chain specifically engineered to resist the types of physical attacks that todays criminals use against high-security chains. These attacks can involve the use of portable, battery powered angle grinders which this chain has been designed to resist.
It is important to remember, however, that no physical security product should be described as completely theft-proof. The objective is to make an attack sufficiently difficult, time-consuming and conspicuous that the criminal is deterred or moves on to an easier target.
The TC26/5 is designed to make that attack exceptionally difficult.
TC26/5 + SS100CS LEV5 = The Maximus Combination
Squire has brought the TC26/5 and SS100CS LEV5 together under the Maximus™ name. The result is an extraordinary security package combining:
- A 100 mm high-security padlock
- A 20 mm tungsten-carbide-reinforced shackle
- A 1.5 m chain
- 26 mm hardened alloy steel chain links
- Sold Secure Powered Cycle Diamond approval
- Squire 10+ security rating
- Extreme resistance to angle-grinder attack
- A total weight of approximately 25.5 kg.
Squire currently describes Maximus™ as the World`s Strongest Padlock & Chain Set, and the product is specifically marketed for motorcycles and other high-value assets in high-risk locations.
Extreme High Security Comes at a Price
There is no getting away from the fact that this is a premium security solution. The TC26/5 is expensive compared with conventional security chains. The SS100CS LEV5 is also a specialist high-security padlock, rather than a general-purpose lock.
But that`s the point. This isn`t a product designed to compete with a £50 chain.
It is designed for owners, businesses and establishments who need to protect assets where the cost of replacement, theft or disruption could be many times greater than the cost of the security equipment.
For the owner of a high-value motorcycle, for example, spending substantially more on physical security may make very good sense when compared with the potential financial and personal consequences of theft.
Build a High-Security Motorcycle Protection System
For those looking for an exceptionally robust motorcycle security solution, Insight Security can supply the key components required to build a formidable anchored security solution:
- Squire GA6 Ground Anchor
A Sold Secure Motorcycle Diamond approved fixed anchorage point. - The Squire TC26/5 Security Chain
A 1.5 m, 26 mm hardened alloy steel chain with Sold Secure Powered Cycle Diamond approval. - Squire SS100CS LEV5 Padlock
Squire`s extreme-security padlock, providing the ultimate partner for the TC26/5 security chain.
Alternatively, the TC26/5 can be paired with the standard Squire SS100CS or SS100S CEN6 padlocks for customers who require exceptional security without going all the way to the LEV5.
Extreme Security for High Value Assets
The new Squire TC26/5 takes high-security chain protection to another level. With enormous 26 mm hardened alloy steel links, Sold Secure Powered Cycle Diamond approval and a Squire 10+ security rating, it is designed for situations where ordinary security chains simply aren`t sufficient.
And when combined with the Squire SS100CS LEV5, the result is an exceptionally formidable padlock and chain system, specifically designed for the protection of valuable motorcycles and other high-value assets where maximum security is essential.
The Squire TC26/5 is now available from Insight Security.
For advice on selecting the right combination of chain, padlock and ground anchor for your application, contact the Insight Security team.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Squire TC26/5 chain?
The Squire TC26/5 is an ultra-high-security chain featuring massive 26 mm hardened alloy steel links. It is 1.5 metres long, weighs approximately 21 kg and has achieved Sold Secure Powered Cycle Diamond approval.
What security rating does the TC26/5 have?
The TC26/5 has a Squire Security Rating of 10+/10+ and is approved to the Sold Secure Powered Cycle Diamond standard for powered cycles.
Which padlocks can be used with the TC26/5?
The chain can be paired with the Squire SS100CS LEV5, as used in Squire`s Maximus™ system, as well as the standard SS100CS and SS100S CEN6 padlocks.
What is the strongest combination?
For the highest level of security, the TC26/5 + SS100CS LEV5 is the combination to consider. Squire markets this combination as its Maximus™ “World`s Strongest Padlock & Chain Set”.
Is the TC26/5 suitable for motorcycles?
Yes. Motorcycle security is one of its primary applications, and it has achieved Sold Secure Powered Cycle Diamond approval.
Can the TC26/5 be used with a ground anchor?
Yes. For motorcycle security, combining the chain with a properly installed Squire GA6 Sold Secure Motorcycle Diamond ground anchor creates a fixed security point to which the motorcycle can be secured.
Is the TC26/5 suitable for everyday security?
For most applications, probably not. At approximately 21 kg and with 26 mm chain links, it is deliberately designed as an extreme-security product. It makes most sense for high-value motorcycles, specialist equipment and other valuable assets where maximum physical security is justified.
If you have any questions about motorbike or valuable asset security, or other security needs, remember we are here to help. Give us a call on 01273 092988 and we’ll provide you with free, expert advice.
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