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FIXTURES & FITTINGS – the good sports at Lockex
(the same team behind The Locksmith Journal) this
year scheduled the event on the earlier dates of
the 8th, 9th and 10th June, around two months shy of the
two-year mark since Lockex 2016. With 2018 boasting a
super summer schedule of sporting events including the
World Cup in Russia and Commonwealth Games in Australia,
Lockex is perfectly situated on a weekend that avoids any
major international FOOTBALL, cricket, athletics, golf, tennis,
cycling or motor racing.
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You’re not youself when you’re HUNGRY, and that’s
why every day at Lockex starts with a free breakfast
butty, plus plenty of free food and drink throughout
the day – not even including the free refreshments many
exhibitors provide on their stands, HELP yourself, fill your
boots; the only thing you’ll never go HUNGRY at Lockex.
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The auto locksmith area has gone up a GEAR this
year. As the first ever locksmith show that included its
own designated auto locksmith area, Lockex 2016 is
probably being talked about in GARAGES up and down the
country ever since! This year exhibitors include the 3D Group
with a selection of dash cams, OSCA, Mr Li Picks, decoders,
diagnostics, and Autohex and Xhorse programming
masterclass; Advanced Keys – the UK’s official distributor of
The Diagnostic Box; Canas Ltd of Bulgaria with various key
cutting and car blanks products and services (for all manner
of makes and models); Hickleys (see Z!); Keyprint and its
expert team demonstrating automotive key programming
tools, high security van locks, cutting and opening tools; plus
Lockdecoders, who will exhibiting the latest developments
in transponder cloning, advanced computerised key cutting
machines by Miracle, and more. Oh, and NW Keys has
chosen Lockex as its official launch pad for ‘The Remotes
Manual 2018’, its follow up guide ‘The NW Keys Transponder
Manual 2016’ – more commonly known in the industry as the
‘auto locksmith bible’ – GOOD GRIEF!
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With a brand name that stands for ‘INNOVATION and
customer-oriented added value’, the team from Hoppe
will be leading a one-hour workshop looking at the
specification of IRONMONGERY for security; helping you to
understand regulations, standards, and the Secured by Design
INITIATIVE. Also of INTEREST, the Guild of Architectural
IRONMONGERS (GAI) will be conducting several one-hour
seminars for fire and escape doors to help you to understand
regulations, standards and the legal, financial, and ethical
consequences of IGNORING the risks regarding correct
specification, supply, maintenance, and INSPECTION of fire
doors.
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JINGLES all the way… Do you listen to music when
you’re at work? And if so which station do you tune-
in to? We have a feeling after Lockex, you maybe
switching over to Fix Radio, and here’s why… Proud to be the
only radio station in the UK dedicated to tradespeople – or
‘working class heroes’ as Fix Radio knows them by – men and
women up and down the country, tune in to hear hits from
the 70s, 80s, 90s and 00s, ‘detailed and relevant weather
forecasts’ plus some fun and cheeky DJs to make the working
day go that little bit easier. That’s why Lockex has invited Fix
Radio to the Ricoh Arena this year to be the official ‘soundtrack
of the show’. Louis Timpany, CEO of Fix Radio says, “From the
free breakfast butties on arrival, meal tickets throughout the
day, free parking, free training and even making sure the event
doesn’t clash with any major sporting events, Lockex and Fix
Radio seem to be totally in tune with each other. Fix Radio
knows that our listeners work hard and that’s why we work
hard to live up to our motto too; ‘We’re nailing it!’. It’s great to
see that Lockex also puts the interests of the tradespeople in
the UK first and we can’t wait until the event this June.”
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This year’s Lockex sees a KEY change to the
programme since the inaugural outing. Here’s Rob,
with why, “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.”
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So you probably thought L was for locksmiths right, wrong… L stands for LOCATION, LOCATION, LOCATION. Here’s
organiser Rob again, “The Ricoh Arena in Coventry, couldn’t have been a more perfect venue in terms of size, facilities
and location for Lockex 2016, but this time, we’ve reconfigured the space a bit differently. Last time the speakers and
seminars were placed outside of the arena, but for this show we have situated the training area right in the centre the floor
space, which means that visitors will be able to attend more seminars and waste less time walking in between classes. Again
for exhibitors, this means greater footfall around their stands throughout all three days of the show without visitors leaving to
attend workshops.”
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