Issue 114 | Contents
08 MILLENNIUM MILESTONE APL Locksmiths celebrates 25 years of business; navigating challenges and keeping family ties strong.
12 LOCKS & THE CITY Ex-printer Nick Durn puts‘ pen to paper’ explaining the‘ advertising addiction’ driving his business.
22 MAKING HARDWARE EASIER HOPPE( UK) troubleshoots common hardware pitfalls to help locksmiths stay at the top of their game.
30 DOORSTEP CHALLENGE Delivering new security solutions for safer seasonal shopping, as online deliveries ramp up.
34 MLA EXPO-SED! Our official review of this year’ s MLA Expo with tales from Telford’ s exhibitors and organisers.
49 SOUBER STARS Award-winning Souber Tools’ two Pauls look back on yet another successful show and ever-busy stand.
58 SMART WORDS John Gill provides his MLA presentation on digitalisation and smart integration for locksmiths.
70 FAST FORWARD 3D Group revs up for this month’ s Auto Extra, looking back at 12 months of training and the TrueKeys launch.
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16 Hardware & Security | 27 Access Control | 30 Safes | 34 MLA Expo Review | 69 Auto Locksmiths Extra
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