The Locksmith Journal Jul-Aug 2015 - Issue 39 | Page 59

HARDWARE&SECURITY • 59 PROUD SPONSORS OF THIS PAGE From Humble Beginnings »»Locksafe Hardware started life supplying Locksmiths in 1994 from a corner shop in South Croydon. Managing Partner, Chris Fulcher tells Locksmith Journal how the business has grown with industry demand and new products. “After building an enviable reputation for being a supplier who offered friendly and helpful advice and excellent service, we began to grow significantly over our early years. In 2005, we made the decision to move our business to larger premises, giving us an increased floor area of over five times more than it was before and allowing us to stock even more product lines. “The move also helped us to give our customers better car parking facilities, more space to display and demonstrate our products and was a prime location for our customers to access us, being conveniently situated between South Croydon and Purley, and accessible from the M23/M25 motorway systems. “Our out-of-town location also gave us an advantage over our local competitors; customers were able to drive and pick up all their hardware requirements without having to negotiate busy roads and heavy traffic. “Now, our purpose built trade counter and warehouse not only offers a full range of door furniture, mortice locks, door closers, panic hardware, hinges and other associated products, but we are able to offer customers a complete range of key cutting services, including; master keying, keying alike, lock repairs and bespoke patented key section with the ability to stamp on to the key, a company’s name and telephone number. The system is modular and can accommodate 31/71 euro-cylinders from stock. “One other key product available exclusively to us is the ‘Securitystrip’ - an antijemmy door bar which has been manufactured to fill the demand of the popular, but now obsolete product ‘Secustrip’. Our Securitystrip is manufactured solely for us and is stocked in two versions; inward and outward, offering additional security against the attempts of forced entry. “The product can also be retrofitted easily to the locking side of a timber or aluminium door and is supplied powder coated in white. “Locksafe may well have grown in size since our first days of trading, however our friendly and helpful advice and excellent customer service is still a quality we pride ourselves on. We always look forward to welcoming customers old and new at our trade counter open Monday to Friday 7am to 5pm.” Chris concludes. For further information on contact Locksafe Hardware, 33 Purley Downs Road, Purley, CR8 1HA on 0208 668 95 22 or email sales@ locksafehardware.com or visit www.lshdirect.co.uk/ ProductGrp/1965_anti_ jemmy_strip Your ironmongery specialists... “More than just Ironmongers” We are Croydon's Premier Supplier and Stockist of Locks, Handles, Architectural Ironmongery, Door closers and Security Products for Hospitals, Councils, Public Buildings and Local Community. We are willing to order in special items for you Visit our e-shop www.lshdirect.co.uk • Key cutting services, while you wait • One-stop-shop for almost any type of lock. • Vast selection of door furniture, euro cylinders padlocks, panic hardware and many other security items. • Our team of experts is always there to explain and help. • In-house Workshop with highly skilled staff providing master keying, keying alike services as well as lock repairs. • Between the employees we have nearly 100 years of experience in dealing in security products. • We are open Monday to Friday, 7 am until 5 pm. 33 Purley Downs Road, Purley, Surrey, CR8 1HA www.locksafehardware.com Tel: 020 8668 9522 E: [email protected] locksmithjournal.co.uk | jUL/AUG 2015 (0