Security Protection Products

BRE Global works closely with government, police, insurers, consultants, architects, and end users to develop standards and certification schemes which ensure security equipment and systems deliver effective levels of protection against a range of hostile threats, including criminals and terrorists.   BRE Global has published several world Loss Prevention Standards for security covering an extremely wide range of product types and applications. These include:

• LPS 1175 – While this standard has been widely used for defining protection of infrastructure and valuable assets across many sectors in the UK for over 20 years, Issue 8 saw the introduction of an innovative matrix approach to performance classification that has led to the standard going global. BRE’s ground-breaking approach to classifying resistance to intrusion drew inspiration from Entrepreneurial Offender Theory. It provides stakeholders with a classification system that supports the holistic application of defence in depth and use of adversary path analysis. Since Issue 8’s publication in 2019, it has been adopted by several global enterprises as well as gained recognition from several international NGOs as well as being cited within national standards in several countries around the globe.
• LPS 1673 – This standard defines a matrix style system for classifying the attack resistance provided by products intended to delay violent intrusion events involving a single attacker wishing to either: do harm to a high-profile individual during a targeted attack, do harm to several people during a marauding bladed or blunt weapon attack, or target valuable items on display either within a store front or within a display case. The Attack Ratings (AR) defined in LPS 1673 are made up of a series of elements. These include, in order: the letters ‘AR’ indicating it is an Attack Rating, differentiating the declared performance from that relating to other Loss Prevention Standards; a letter (A to D) corresponding with the threat level; a numeric value (30, 60, 120, 180, 240 or 300) corresponding to the minimum delay the product can deliver in seconds; and an optional ‘E’ suffix indicating the product also resists attacks involving a fire extinguisher. LPS 1673 draws on the extensive research conducted by the National Protective Security Authority (NPSA), the UK government’s national technical authority for physical and personnel protective security.
• LPS 2081 – This was the UK’s first standard that included a performance classification system that specifically recognised stealth as a specific category of intruder threat. It defines a method of benchmarking a product’s resistance to intrusion attempts by those unwilling to use large tools or generate significant or sustained levels of noise due to their fear of being detected via natural surveillance. In doing so, it supports the delivery of proportionate levels of protection in environments principally facing such threats.
• LPS 1224 and LPS 1225 – These were first developed in the late 90’s to provide a means of benchmarking the efficacy of overt marking systems based on their resistance to unauthorised removal or destruction and security protocols applied to the supporting registers of marked assets.   In addition to certifying security products and services to Loss Prevention Standards, we issue certification to a wide range of British, European, and other standards – providing unrivalled assurance of their security related performance attributes. A full list of our LPSs can be found here.   LPCB information guides and factsheets   We offer a range of documents providing relevant information:
• Façade security standards: Specifiers’ guide
• Security systems
• LPS 1673 Infographic
• LPS 1673 Data sheet
• LPS 1175 Infographic
• LPS 1175 Data sheeet
• LPS 1175 Infographic (French Translation)
• LPS 1175 Infographic (Arabic Translation)
• LPS 1175 Infographic (Polish Translation)
• LPS 1175 Infographic (Danish Translation)
• LPCB guide to changes to LPS 1175: Issues 5 to 8   For full details of our services, please contact the Security team at physicalsecurity@bregroup.com.