From the Editor
Be resilient,
be resourceful,
be respectful.
» SOMETIMES I HAVE A
spark of an idea for my
editor’s letter before I start
writing it (believe it or not),
and sometimes I wait until
I see the final draft of the
issue before I draft my intro.
One thing’s for sure: I didn’t
see this coming, this time.
To try and introduce this
issue of The Locksmith
Journal without mentioning
Coronavirus would be
impossible. I could do it,
but to not acknowledge
the enormous masked
elephant in the room
would be to gloss over an
unprecedented situation
we have – everyone of us –
found ourselves in over the
past few weeks. With the
situation changing every day,
who knows where we will
be next time I address you
like this. But for now, like so
many of us, I am at home. No
doubt that’s where you’ll be
when you read this too.
From a housekeeping
point of view, as this
magazine has been in
production since long before
lockdown – any mention
of upcoming events or
assemblies is of course
subject to change. So please
check in with the provider of
the content (contact details/
website addresses will
always be at the bottom of
an article).
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the time, inside and outside
of the industry, please if you
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with the rest.
Something that
has kept me positive
throughout the past few
weeks is the resilience
and resourcefulness of
individuals and businesses
during this strange time; from
cosmetic companies turning
their perfume production
lines into handwash hubs,
to manufacturers making
ventilator parts instead of
their usual wares, to now
being able to get a meat box
from my milkman.
I’ve mentioned many
times before how impressed
I always am with this
innovative industry to inspire
and aspire against adversity,
and I’d love to hear how
you’re doing that right now
– from one-person ‘man in
van’ locksmiths to multi-
national corporations, and I
know the readers would too.
Have you had to rethink the
way you work? Have you
repurposed your equipment?
Have you dedicated your
delivery drivers to something
different?
We’re all in this together.
Let’s stay safe, keep each
other safe, and there will be
an end to this, even though
we don’t know when it will
be just yet.
See you next time,
Gemma, Editor
Go to www.locksmithjournal.co.uk to stay
up-to-date with all the latest news
4
Burg-Wächter offers
community security
kits through Secure
Communities Scheme
» BURG-WÄCHTER HAS
today announced it is
amending its unique outreach
scheme that offers support
to community causes. While
the Burg-Wächter Secure
Communities Scheme is
suspending its cash awards
due to the current situation
with COVID-19, it is
continuing to offer community
support. Spokesperson
Mark Pearson explains: “Our
scheme supports community
events and activities. In the
current situation, these types
of projects can no longer go
ahead. However, we know that
many communities now need
to secure community property,
equipment and outdoor areas.
So we intend to continue to
offer Community Security Kits
through the scheme for the
foreseeable future.”
Applications for the
amended scheme can be
made through the website
www.burg-wachter.co.uk/
community/. Communities
can apply for up to £150 worth
of product. The emphasis is
being placed on supporting
as many applications as
possible within an overall
limit of up to ten kits per
month. The amended Secure
Communities Scheme will
run for as long as it is possible,
based on external factors, or
until the original awards are
reinstated.
Mark Pearson said: “Burg-
Wächter launched the Secure
Communities Scheme in
November last year. Since
then it has supported 10
community projects as varied
as music festivals, agricultural
shows, bonfire night
fundraisers, bike maintenance
training schemes and a cross
section of youth projects.
We have been delighted to
help these projects bring
some amazing and effective
ideas to life, in aid of local
communities. Going forward
we are doing what we can
to maintain our support to
local communities without
compromising the health,
safety and security of anyone
involved.”
Burg-Wächter is known
for its safes and post-boxes
alongside an extensive range
of locking products. Mark
Pearson explains: “Burg-
Wächter regularly receives
requests for products to
support charitable and
community causes; anything
from quality padlocks, cash
& key boxes to technology
driven security such as wifi-
cameras and smart alarms.
The Secure Communities
Scheme enables us to
formalise and scale up our
charitable and community
support, so that it reaches a
wider audience.”
www.burg-wachter.co.uk/
community/
MAR/APR 2020
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