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LOCKEX2018 PREVIEW • 55
Safes &
Sound –
Lockex
teams up
with Fix
Radio
» » LOCKEX 2018 – SECURITY & FIRE
Safety promises to be even bigger and
better than its first show in 2016, in fact
this year, the three-day event held on the
8th, 9th and 10th June even comes with
a soundtrack…
The organisers of Lockex – the same
team behind The Locksmith Journal –
will be duetting with Fix Radio – the UK’s
first radio station for tradespeople – to
make sure Coventry’s Ricoh Arena will
sound just as good as it looks for the
Lockex visitors this year.
Lockex 2018 – Security & Fire Safety is
a showcase of all the latest and greatest
names in the locksmith, auto locksmith,
security and fire safety fields, with
exhibitors from all over the world, free
workshops, demonstrations and displays.
Building on the success from the
inaugural Lockex in September 2016 –
which saw over 1,700 guests, more than
80 locksmith and auto locksmith trade
stands, plus 68 free workshops from
some of the most highly-skilled and well-
known names in the industry, as soon as
the doors closed, the event’s organisers
started thinking about the next one.
Rob Exley, director of The Locksmith
Journal and organiser of Lockex 2018 –
Security & Fire Safety organiser explains,
“We didn’t want Lockex to be an one-hit
wonder so the second show had to
include everything the visitors liked from
2016, but with some new features that
made it even better.
“This year we’ve expanded the
horizons of Lockex to include the
industries of security and fire safety – as
well as locksmiths and auto locksmiths
– meaning that builders, specifiers,
planners and designers can get a full
range of information from just one show.
It also means that exhibitors will have
a new variety of visitor to demonstrate
their products and services to.
“We’ve also moved the workshop area
right into the heart of the Ricoh Arena,
which means that guests won’t have to
leave the show to attend their free training
seminars and talks. There’s a brand
new ‘Pavilion of Trade Bodies’, housing
representatives from the dhf, FDIS, GAI,
NSI and SSAIB, to discuss certifications,
career developments and CPD points, but
we just felt that we needed something
else to bring to the show and that’s where
Fix Radio came in.”
Celebrating its first on-air anniversary
this year, Fix Radio was launched on 27th
April by Pimlico Plumber’s founder Charlie
Mu