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Ford and TVL launch new factory fitted security kits

Craig Cheetham
Thu, 09 Oct 2025

A new range of factory-fit load bay security kits for the Ford Transit Custom has been introduced in partnership with approved converter TVL.  

The new load-bay-only kits are streamlined variants of its existing HookLock and ArmourShell Security packages, designed to protect the vehicle’s load area. They should also help counter the rising number of tool thefts faced by van drivers.

The introductions are part of a long-standing relationship between TVL Security and Ford. The aftermarket vehicle security expert has worked as an official enhanced equipment provider since 2018.

"By partnering closely with Ford, we’re able to deliver these enhanced security features directly from the factory, ensuring that Ford customers can rely on the highest standards of protection from day one," says Laura Moran, managing director at TVL Group.

The new Loadspace HookLock Security pack includes LatchSafes and HookLocks on the side and rear doors.

The new Loadspace ArmourShell Security Pack also delivers the added visual deterrent of external semi-automatic locks on the side and rear doors, anti-drill inserts and a hardened steel locking bolt.

Ford customers can still opt for the existing HookLock and ArmourShell security packs, with each one including front door DeadLocks on the driver and passenger doors.

TVL Group manufactures its security solutions at its UK headquarters in Brentwood, Essex, and ships them to Ford’s assembly plant in Kocaeli, Turkey, where they are fitted on the production line.

Ask HJ

How can I prevent my van being broken into?

An overnight attempt to steal my Citroen Relay involved the thieves cutting a hole in the front offside panel and disabling a sensor that opened the central locking system. What/where is the device they disabled and can it be repaired?
It's likely that they have accessed the fuse box by cutting a hole, not with a view to stealing the van so much as getting into it to steal its contents. They will have bridged a relay to trigger the central locking, which will have allowed them access to the van. Short of repairing the hole, there isn't really a lot you can do other than fit secondary door locks or separate alarms that aren't wired into the van's ECU.
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