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Lockdecoders moves
into purpose built site
»»PETER SOUTHERN, OWNER
of Lockdecoders, initially started
what is one of the industry’s
most infamous Auto-Locksmiths
tool suppliers back in 2007, as
part of his originally business,
‘First Auto Locksmiths’; which
he first established in 1988,
servicing local areas with his
Auto-Locksmith services.
In 2011, Peter took the
decision to disband the AutoLocksmith servicing side of
the business and concentrate
solely on the supply of
locksmith tools.
Lockdecoders research
and development of its
product and service offering
has been developed as a
consequence of its experience
and expertise within the
Auto-Locksmith market place,
and has contributed towards
creating a practical range of
specialised tools and machines
for Locksmiths, over the last
decade.
The MiraClone part of the
Miracle range is one of these
developments. The renowned
range of key cutting machines
was produced in collaboration
with Red Technology, South
Korea and is now used across a
multitude of nations.
Due to the exceptional
pick up of products from the
Miracle range, Lockdecoders
has also introduced the
‘Magic’ series of engravers,
SuperVag - a product solution
for use when consumers
lose thier VAG keys, and
more recently the SuperMerc
range – a solution offering the
same function for Mercedes
electronic keys.
With the development
and growth of an assortment
of successful products, the
business started to take over
trading from home, and
a new Head Quarters was
needed.
The new site needed to
accommodate the business
needs, consisting of; three
large offices, a good-sized
storeroom, a demonstration
area and a training centre.
It needed to be in walking
distance of the nearby rail
station and easy access from
the M25 and M20 motorways.
After twelve months of
searching, Peter found and
acquired the businesses new
site. However, to ensure the
site was adequate Peter and
his staff had to oversee massive
alterations and costs, involving
a catalogue of contractors from
painters and decorators to
computer technicians.
The alterations took
approximately six weeks to
complete and one of the first
items on the agenda for the
company was to conduct its
first training seminar at its new
site.
Due to the rel