The Locksmith Journal May-Jun 2014 - Issue 32 | Page 68

AUTOLOCKSMITHING SPONSORED BY KEYPRINT DRIVEIT AT BRUNTINGTHORPE THIS JULY DRIVEit, the only exhibition in the UK that brings buyers and sellers together at one venue and provides the opportunity actually to test drive all the vehicles and discover all the latest van equipment and accessories. It’s all very well walking around exhibition halls looking at sparkling vehicles, collecting brochures and blisters, but wouldn’t it be better if you can actually test all the products on display? That is exactly what you can do when you visit DRIVEit@Bruntingthorpe on 10, 11 and 12 July 2014. For three days, manufacturers of vans, car-derived vans, 4x4s, pick-up trucks, panel vans, chassis cabs, in fact everything that is a light commercial or light goods vehicle will be giving you the opportunity to test drive them at the world-famous Bruntingthorpe Proving Ground in the centre of England. Additionally, suppliers of racking, shelving, vehicle livery, fuel cards, accessories, roof racks, trailers, telematics, service, maintenance and repair will be showing and demonstrating all that’s new in their market. Entry is free: just click ticket registration on the website and you will be sent your ticket and given a free Show Guide on arrival. www.driveitat.com exporting auto locksmith tools to 45 different countries Lockdecoders Ltd now exports its specialised auto locksmith tools to 45 different countries. Founder and Managing Director Peter Southern confesses that it is hard work trying to expand export markets. Apart from UK trade shows Peter has this year so far visited France, Morocco, Italy and the USA. That last trip was with brother Neal to Just-Cars in Orlando, undoubtedly the finest auto locksmith show of the year. Neal Southern now handles most of the firm’s technical support and back-up on both MiraClone and Miracle key cutters. Further visits to Italy, Holland, Brazil, the USA and Mexico are planned. Peter visualised doubling the size of the company in the next 18 months but says a lot of that will depend on achieving adequate distribution in India, Mexico, Brazil and the United States. H H