There is concern that brightly coloured vapes are being obtained by children as young as 12, the fact that some vapes could also be illegal and unregulated is a serious concern… Read more… https://www-bbc-co-uk.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-64319417.amp
Surelock undercover teams working together with City Manchester City Council and Trading Standards, gathering intelligence / evidence in order to assist with these closure orders read more…https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/multiple-shops-counterfeit-street-shut-24494948
On 15 April, following information received by Trading Standards – Officers seized goods believed to be counterfeit – Surelock attended on behalf of their clients… https://uknip.co.uk/breaking/news-261459/met-officers-have-seized-2-5-million-worth-of-suspected-counterfeit-clothes-and-electronic-devices-after-they-opened-up-two-shipping-containers-in-ealing/
Hastings supermarket faces loss of its alcohol license, following the discovery of counterfeit bottles of wine by Trading Standards… https://www.securingindustry.com/food-and-beverage/second-uk-store-discovered-with-counterfeit-wine/s104/a13055/#.YEj0bi2l0lI
SURELOCK team together with other members of The Anti-Counterfeiting Group assisting the Police and Trading Standards to keep the fakes off the streets of Camden on behalf of our clients.
Surelock and the Association of British Investigators, are both very proud to announce the appointment as President-Elect for 2019-2020 the highly respected member and Governing Council Discipline Officer, Ron HARRISON. Ron has been a member of the ABI since November 2009, initially attending branch meetings, then got more involved sitting on selection panels for new […]
As a result of thorough investigative work by Surelock dating back to 2015 undertaken on behalf of Trade Mark Holders, Ian Buckley (56), who ran clothing shop Quirk in Leicester city centre was charged with and subsequently admitted 36 offences under the Trade Marks Act. The 36 offences related to printing and dishonestly selling tens […]
A man has been sentenced to 100 hours community service after pleading guilty to selling thousands of pounds worth of fake designer goods at the Peterborough weekly ‘Bizzy Boot’ sale. Mohammed Imran Malik had admitted to seven offences under the Trade Marks Act 1994 relating to the sale and supply of counterfeit items at the […]
Surelock is now a member of The Real Deal. The Real Deal campaign is a cross-sector, partnership initiative, bringing together local authority trading standards services, market operators and traders, industry groups, and copyright and trademark owners, all of whom are united with a common commitment to tackling the problem of illicit traders at markets who sell counterfeit […]
Part of Manchester has been nicknamed “Counterfeit Street” because of the widespread sale of fake goods there. A report by the Intellectual Property Office (IPO) said items worth £1m were seized in Cheetham Hill, in 2013. Fake clothing, footwear, hoverboards and cigarettes have all been seized in the area. Intellectual Property Minister Baroness Neville-Rolfe […]