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SEP/OCT 2014 » ISSUE 34
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32 history of locks » 37 cctv » 40 home security month » 44 hardware & security » 62 key cloning » 66 auto locksmithing
15 DUFFELLS DISTRIBUTION
AGREEMENT DELIGHTS AVOCET
Avocet Hardware says its recent
distribution deal with Duffells will “delight
mobile locksmiths and installers alike”
.
35 SECURICLAD ANNOUNCES
PARTNERSHIP WITH
BURTON SAFES
The new partnership will enable
Burton Safes to offer an additional
level of protection for its clients
in the UK and abroad.
37 NEW CCTV TRAINING
BUSINESS WILL HELP
COMBAT CRIME
A training school to help other
businesses combat criminal activity
by using CCTV has been launched.
58 NATIONAL ASSOCIATIONS
SIGN UP TO ARGE EPDS
42 NATIONAL HOME SECURITY MONTH
IS BACK TO BOOST WINTER SALES
Following ARGE’s announcement to
produce generic Environmental Product
Declarations (EPDs), 10 national lock and
hardware associations have now signed up
to ARGE’s scheme – with more to follow.
When the clocks go back the criminals come out, with statistics
showing a 20%* increase in burglaries during the darker nights,
making it a peak time for sales of home security products.
20 BUSINESS‘SIR
IS
BOOMING FOR
64 UNDERSTANDING
CLONING
Saltash-based locksmith Paul
Bushell is actually AKA Sir
Fix-A-Lock – but he does smile
a lot. And for ex-soldier Paul,
business is booming – despite
the fact that he has not been in
the business for very long.
In this article written for The
Locksmith journal, Michael
MICHAEL HIMS, Project
Manager at Birmingham-based
Redwood Touchclone Ltd, uses
his expert knowledge to clarify
many of the points often raised
by our readers.
SMILE A LOT!‘
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