The Locksmith Journal May/Jun 2020 - Issue 68 | Page 18

Industry News Starting up in lo It isn’t news to say that lockdown has aff much as any profession. One forward thin has taken advantage of the extra time; by with a little bit of lateral thinking, and a fe a brand new venture, website and social » LOWER COSTING LOCKSMITHS, IN essence, does exactly what it says on the tin (or in this case, a very well stocked van). The brand new Bristol business, owned by Craig Andres, is a low cost, high quality locksmith service, for all of Bristol and Bath. Craig Andres says: “Even before lockdown, I had the idea for a genuine Bristol business, servicing the local and surrounding areas, that could provide unbeatable prices compared to the competition, with a ultra fast response time (emergency target of 30 minutes), a well stocked van laden with good quality products, and more than a decade of experience, resulting in a very high quality standard of work and customer service. “When we went into lockdown, I sat down at the computer to start building a new online presence, because when it comes to looking for a locksmith, that’s exactly where a customer will go first; either on their computer, tablet, or most likely, their phone. “I decided to keep it s new venture, not only o information, quick con true testimonials - but a business. And, when cu site: lowercostinglocksm exactly what they’ll find “What you see is wha think customers apprec have the slickest and m but in an emergency, th see who are you, what d can you get here, and h touch? That’s all it takes ‘Keeping it simple’ se work a disservice becau and speed of the site m fact there has been som complex thinking behin One such touch is the WhatsApp feature, whic customers can send a p window, lock, key, othe Lower Costing Locksmi customer doesn’t have 10 MAY/JUN 2020 locksmithjournal.co.uk