CONTENTS
MAY/JUN 2014 » ISSUE 32
30 DIARY DATES » 34 HISTORY OF LOCKS » 48 PVCU LOCKS » 54 HARDWARE & SECURITY » 64 DOOR CLOSERS & HINGES » 70 JUST CARS
18 PICKERSGILL-KAYE LOCKING
IN OVERSEAS SALES
Leeds lock manufacture Pickersgill-Kaye
Ltd has posted sales of over £2.25million
for the year ending November 2013,
of which 33% (£751,912) was export
business – the biggest proportion of total
sales the company has ever achieved.
46 AVOCET SECURES MIRFIELD
COUPLE’S HOME AFTER
INSURANCE COMPANY LET-DOWN
Avocet came to the rescue of a shocked
couple after their insurance company
said it would only replace locks that
had been snapped by burglars with
like-for-like replacements – an issue
that clearly should be addressed.
68 EXPORTING AUTO
LOCKSMITH TOOLS TO 45
DIFFERENT COUNTRIES
8 COMPUTERS, CABS AND NOW – LOCKSMITHING
Exporting worldwide is vital, but not
easy, says MD of Lockdecoders, Peter
Southern, and he should know! We
caught up with Peter inbetween his latest
trips – and that’s not easy either!
There are still only a few female locksmiths in the UK industry, though
this looks set to change as more women enter this trade – as they are
breaking down barriers in other traditional male preserves. We meet
Karen Menpes who took up locksmith training after a relative’s house
was burgled.
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A remarkable historical
resource unique in the UK.
The Brooking Collection of
Architectural Detail is the only
major national resource of its
kind in the UK.
We tracked down Paul Collins,
Avocet Hardware’s product
design and implementation
manager, to hear his take on
the importance of design in the
marketing and development
strategy of a company.
THE BROOKING
COLLECTION
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