Issue 120 | Contents
06 TWO WHEELS GOOD How one London locksmith ditched the van to beat city traffic, and get to their jobs by bike.
14 HIP, HIP, ALA! The Auto Locksmith Association celebrates three decades, with its‘ best yet’ birthday bash.
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20 THIRD TIME LOCK-Y Ultion and The Locksmith Journal’ s third‘ Follow the Van’ event – find out when and where.
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32 ACCESS ALL AREAS We take a behind-the-scenes look at Lockey, from 1982 to present day; Japan to UK.
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38 HIGH STAKE SAFES From personal possessions to professional protection, what’ s the safest choice of safes?
44 MATTER OF TRUST MLA explores what trust means in the locksmithing industry, especially with online visibility.
50 THE 3D EFFECT We get a sneak peek inside 3D Group’ s Spring Forward training webinars for auto locksmiths.
52 GET‘ JIGGY’ WITH IT New templates from Van Guard help with‘ faster, cleaner and more consistent lock installations’.
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22 Hardware & Security | 31 Access Control | 36 Safes | 40 Commercial Sector | 48 Auto Locksmiths
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