The Locksmith Journal Jul/Aug 2018 - Issue 57 | Page 24

24 • LOCKEX2018 REVIEW PROUD SPONSORS OF LOCKEX 2018 NW KEYS HAS A ‘BIBLICAL’ LOCKEX Liverpool’s NW Keys chose Lockex 2018 – Security & Fire Safety to launch brand new The Remotes Manual 2018. In fact, Lockex visitors have come to expect this kind of activity from NW Keys, as it launched its previous ‘auto locksmith bible’ at the first ever event two years ago. » » THE COMPANY, WHICH HAS ALMOST 40 years of industry experience and expertise, remains a family business, and operates from the Old Bootle Fire Station, which it moved into in 2004. At this year’s Lockex, NW Keys brought a variety of its wares for visitors to view and experiment with including Original Mr Li products, Oyster vehicle lock parts, and much more, as well as hosting a series of competitions. In addition to The Remotes Manual 2018, NW Keys was also giving away free goody bags, making it one of the most popular stands at the event! Since the show, NW Keys has also brought out the 2018 edition of The Transponder Manual; “the ultimate car key application guide, produced and sold exclusively by NW Keys.” www.nwkeys.co.uk THE SMALL SCREEN THAT MADE A BIG IMPRESSION AT LOCKEX » » THE MESSAGE THAT WARRIOR Doors was sending out from its stand at Lockex 2018 – Security & Fire Safey was hard to ignore, as visitors walking past its display were literally stopped in their tracks. Having rigged a flat screen to the pathway around the Warrior Doors stand (and fortunately having secured Lockex ‘prime real estate’ in the top left corner of the exhibition) footage on the television showed various attempts of criminals battling with Warrior Doors’ doors, and one would-be thief even trapped inside an inter-locking store entrance as the emergency services tried to get him out of the doorway and into their custody. Even an attempt to ram raid one shop front proved unsuccessful when faced with a Warrior Doors high security entrance. If you missed it, you can see it here: http://www.warriordoors.co.uk/high- security-door-protection/ Warrior Doors products had also been installed at the event so visitors could see for themselves the doors that are chosen by some of the most prestigious names in the world – Boodles Diamonds, Gucci, and Prada to name a few – to protect their property. Turn to page 58 for more information on the work of Warrior Doors, in conjunction with Secured by Design… A TRIPLE TREAT FROM ULTIM8 TOOLS… The Locksmith Journal caught up with Simon Wakefield, UltiM8’s MD at this year’s Lockex, to find out about the new products on offer, but why ‘Mum’s the word’ for the rest of the year’s launches… » » “WE ALWAYS BRING OUT NEW tools for shows, and this time we’ve got the Yale SUPERIOR Millenco MAGNUM Lock-Pick, the Yale PLATINUM Lock-Pick and the Hooply Dimple Lock-Pick. “So far, we’ve had a lot of interest - not only from locksmiths - but specialist sectors such as anti-terrorism officers. So, while the visitors have been a little sporadic, these new leads and contacts have made it worthwhile for us. “There are quite a lot of plans for some very exciting products on the horizon too, but we’ve learnt from experience to keep those details to ourselves to avoid any copying! We are very strong on social media so we encourage people to follow us, if they don’t already, for the latest LOCKSMITHJOURNAL.CO.UK | JUL/AUG 2018 Sponsored by APECS product news, and also, Vimeo – which is like a password-protected YouTube, this is where we post free training for all our products once purchased.” www.ultim8tools.co.uk