78 • THE LOCKSMITH LOTTERY
‘The
Locksmith
Lottery’
Kindly sponsored by ABUS
In each issue of the journal, for the rest of this
year, we will pick a subscriber at random to
win a prize of vouchers, courtesy of a major
supplier to the industry, and a bottle of bubbly
from The Locksmith Journal to celebrate.
The winner will also receive FREE coverage
in the magazine in the form of a profile of
their business. Just one more great reason to
subscribe to The Locksmith Journal this year!
Why not give it a go?
A big thanks to
Winbag for providing
this month’s prize...
A Winbag Air
Wedge
GOOD LUCK!
Winbag Winner!
Steve Fountain at The Village Locksmith is this
issue’s lucky winner of the Locksmith Lottery.
Along with his bottle of champagne, Steve
has also won an award-winning Winbag.
»»THE WINBAG AIR WEDGE GIVES
tradespeople an extra pair of hands for a
fraction of the labour costs. Winbag is a
simple tool, applicable to all trades and is
a must-have product for all tradespeople.
Each bag is capable of lifting 100kgs and
its accurate hand pump allows infinite
adjustment possibilities so tradespeople
can adjust it by a fraction of a millimetre
to ensure the perfect fit. Its strong,
smooth surface makes scuffs, dents and
scratches a thing of the past.
Sole trader Steve began working
as a locksmith in January 2012 after
completing an intense week’s training
course in Manchester. Since then he
has learned by doing and now operates
a comfortable business, servicing East
Northamptonshire and the surrounding
area.
Steve is from an education and
training background, working for various
government agencies to promote
learning to people over the age of 16.
But, after finding it increasingly difficult
to find work in that area, he decided to
retrain as a locksmith as it fit with his
personal criteria. Approaching his sixties,
Steve didn’t want to do anything that
involved heavy lifting and also wanted to
satisfy his penchant for ‘tinkering’.
The bulk of his work comes from
repairing failed gearboxes and
emergency entries. Steve operates as
24-hour call out service from his home
in Rushden and can deal with 95%
LOCKSMITHJOURNAL.CO.UK | MAR/APR 2016
Previous winner, Tim Russel of TR
Locksmiths and Safes, receives his prize
from Abus Sales Director, David Hudson
of jobs on first call out, thanks to his
comprehensive van stock.
“9 times out of 10, the customers I
deal with are in a stressful situation and
I like to be able to help them resolve
it. It gives me real job satisfaction,”
commented Steve. “I’m delighted to win
the Locksmith Lottery,” he said.
www.thevillagelocksmith.co.uk