Archive for December 2017
GPS Tracking For Locksmiths
According to ACPO Vehicle Crime Intelligence Service, the Ford Transit van is top of the UK’s thief hit list. The workman’s favourite van is the most popular vehicle to be stolen, and with a leading UK insurance company estimating the average contents of a commercial van being worth £1382, it is easy to see why!…
Read MoreGhosts do actually exist!!!
Protect your vehicle! Immobilisers have been around for a long time, One of the latest innovations is Undetectable unless you know where it was installed – Hence its name GHOST. Trackit 247 recently made me aware of this product and as I have trackers this seems like a great forward step. Trackers can be found…
Read MoreNew Abus Integral System – Gold Award For Abus Van Lock
Award Winning Van Lock As you know I like to see and test products for this page and the new award winning van lock for Abus was in my sights. But how do I test such a device, I have no van and certainly can’t fit it to my car. But Nick and the team…
Read MoreBelzona Repair Compounds
An extra toolkit in the professional locksmith’s armoury By John Harding The name Belzona has become a well known name in the professional engineer’s vocabulary over the last 7 decades. In much the same way as cleaning staff refer to their vacuum cleaner as ‘the Hoover’ engineers around the world frequently refer to their…
Read MoreI Did It My Way
Or 8 four wheel Combinations to Manipulate in 4 days, away from home. What on earth was I thinking !!! Martin Newton CPS I am writing this article two days after I finished the job, this has given me time to reflect on what happened. I now realize that this was my best safe opening…
Read MoreA Brief Introduction To The Willenhall CT12 7 Lever Safe Lock
Commonly found on low grade safes and gun cabinets as it has no security ratings such as ENV1300 or VdS. Also very popular on underfloor safes, and for this reason, if you are making a 2 in 1 for this lock, it is worth using a longer than standard pick for ease of use in…
Read MoreAn Interesting Idea by Nigel Tolley – Discreet Security Solutions
Sometimes we get jobs where the request is a little out of the ordinary, and you have to find a neat solution. Most gun cabinets are fitted with two 7 lever safe locks, or with a single double sided 10 lever. There are a few biometric ones about, and a few with a code lock,…
Read MoreWho’s There?
Do you turn down requests for a simple intercom/door entry system? Why? The Response electronics wireless door intercom is child’s play to install, if it takes you 15mins you have dawdled. The CL60118 on its own works from the box (well almost). It is well packaged and all the bits are there to get it…
Read MorePeterson Spiral Key Extractors Review by Geraint Jones, GJ Locks
Spiral key extractors should be in every locksmiths tool kit. They cost a few pound and can make you a lot of money in a short space of time. On test is a set of three extractors from Peterson USA. A name renowned for quality locksmith tools, is this set up to the standard we…
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