22
JULY 2014 PRO INSTALLER
PRO NEWS
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Locksmiths and the glazing industry: is
the Synergy getting stronger?
As we look at these two
markets, and the exhibitions that support them, it
seems impossible to ignore
that they are coming together at an alarming rate.
Looking at the exhibitor lists
from the FIT Show, we can see
that the biggest names from the
glass and glazing - and those
from the locksmith industry - are
increasingly showing their wares
side by side.
The relevance of this is the
downstream activity of a number
of the biggest supply companies
making their products available to a much larger number
of prospective buyers. While
locksmiths have always predominately dealt with locks and safes,
now according to recent surveys – 80 percent of everything
a locksmith