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NOV/DEC 2016 ISSUE 47
Contents
12 DRIVING FUTURE GROWTH
Wayne Lysaght-Mason, Managing
Director at IronmongeryDirect, discusses
the UK skills gap and explains how
changes to the Apprenticeship Levy
will affect the construction sector.
24 SECRETS OF THE ARMADA CHEST
Trevor Stroud specialises in the servicing
and reproduction of historical locks and
keys and was presented with an interesting
Armada chest belonging to Canterbury
Cathedral that had its key stuck in the lock.
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32 EN 1300 – UNLOCKING THE STANDARD
Safelock Systems Ltd stocks high security
locks from EN 1300 manufacturers.
Joint-directors Jasmine Hunt-Brown
and brother Tony Brown talk about
the what the standard means.
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40 MAXIMISING THE VALUE OF
YOUR DOOR HARDWARE
Simon Osborne, Commercial Leader
UK & Ireland of Allegion UK, gives
his quick guide to what you should
be considering in order to maximise
the value of your door hardware.
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53 HOW TO IMPROVE YOUR
BUSINESS VISIBILITY
There’s no need to compromise on
your unquenchable ambition as there
are lots of great, cheap and effective
marketing tactics that you can employ
to suit any level of budget.
68 HICKLEYS CELEBRATES
90 YEARS IN BUSINESS
At the age of 93, starting work at 8.30am
is still the daily routine for John Meikle at
Somerset-based family firm, Hickleys Ltd. It is
77 years since he first joined and this year the
company celebrates 90 years in business.
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27 XMAS THANKS • 28 ACCESS CONTROL • 40 HARDWARE & SECURITY • 55 TRAINING • 68 AUTO LOCKSMITHS
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