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TDB003 Proximity System Tester
28th May 2021
How do you know if a cars proximity module is working ? How do you test a proximity key? The TDB003 Proximity/Smart Key Systems Tester offers a simple and cost effective way to diagnose and test problems relating to the … Continue reading
Silver Anniversary Celebrations Locked In
28th May 2021
The company maybe more familiar with plated steel, but it will be silver all the way for UAP Ltd in 2021 as the hardware specialist celebrates its silver anniversary after 25 years in business. UAP first started trading as Universal … Continue reading
CE, UKCA and UKNI marking – an update
28th May 2021
As we are all aware, the United Kingdom has now left the European Union. On 24 December 2020, after a prolonged period of negotiations, the UK-EU Trade and Co-operation Agreement was reached between the UK and the EU. The new … Continue reading
3 Stars of Orion
14th May 2021
Hardware specialist VBH has added to its family of greenteQ profile cylinders, having introduced the new Orion 3 star barrel. Orion is tested to TS007 and is rated as a 3 star profile cylinder. This means that it offers full … Continue reading
3D Group’s Range of Key Machines
14th May 2021
3D Group are proud to supply a range of the best key machines available to the automotive industry, with a wide range of prices to suit any business. We also provide all the advice you need to set up a … Continue reading
UAP’s Locking Systems Provide The Key To Convenience And Security At The University Of Hull
14th May 2021
With students relying on expensive laptops and mobile phones for both their social lives and their studies, ensuring student accommodation is safe and secure has become more important than ever. But, when planning the security strategy for student living developments, … Continue reading
The Night Edition
14th May 2021
dormakaba Launches Stunning New Fittings Bringing clarity and light to interior spaces with their glass solutions, dormakaba, has added a stylish new range of matt black fittings to its glass door range. Available for hinged, pivoted and sliding doors, the … Continue reading
The devil’s in the decal…
14th May 2021
CaravanID is a community driven crime prevention and property recovery initiative tackling caravan and motorhome theft. The company’s scheme provides its members with unique and highly visible ID markings for their vehicles that can be looked up via their free … Continue reading
New guide to conformity marking and third-party testing published by GAI and DHF
30th April 2021
A new technical briefing has been launched to keep door hardware professionals at the forefront of changes to conformity marking. The Guidance on conformity marking, third party testing, assessment and certification technical briefing, written by the Guild of Architectural Ironmongers … Continue reading
Safe installers: how to make ‘working from home’ work for you…
16th April 2021
With Covid-19 restrictions slowly but surely easing, a certain amount of normality seems to be on the horizon. However, one aspect of the pandemic has been predicted to outlast any other, and that’s working from home. On top of extra … Continue reading
Looking back at the ‘locky’ ones…
16th April 2021
Ravi Kotecha It was only six months ago I wrote an article in The Locksmith Journal assessing the “beginning” of the pandemic, now over a year after the first lockdown we can see the light at the end of the … Continue reading
Hickleys locksmith training back in full flow
16th April 2021
Our locksmith training for both auto locksmiths and domestic locksmiths is in full flow with courses running this week. Our training centre offers the very best training for Auto locksmiths including user training on leading makes of programmers, vehicle opening … Continue reading
One Year On: DHF welcomes a new way of working following a year of unexpected ‘positives’
16th April 2021
‘Thriving, not just surviving’ has been the mantra at DHF HQ since last March, and following a year of extraordinary change and uncertainty, to which it has responded superbly, the organisation is looking to the future. “If anyone had said … Continue reading
MTL™300: Mul-T-Lock’s high-security, patented locking solution
22nd February 2021
Security specialist Mul-T-Lock has launched MTL™300, a high-security yet affordable locking solution for both residential and small-to-medium business customers. The new cylinder platform is based on field-proven technology that enables it to be patented from day one, all the way … Continue reading