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LETTER TO THE EDITOR
There is a famous saying that‘ imitation is the greatest form of flattery’. While this may be true in some cases, it is certainly not true when it comes to ensuring safety and the protection of reputations and livelihoods.
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MUCH LIKE HOOVER, iPod or Jacuzzi, through the success of our original range of universal cable restrictors, the Jackloc ® name has become genericised to cover all types of restrictor.
While this highlights our hard work in developing the Jackloc brand, it means that some tradespeople are buying and supplying inferior windows restrictors which they believe are Jacklocs. We urge the industry not to accept any imitations, ensuring they use only genuine Jacklocs and not risk their reputations on possibly limited and ineffective replicas.
All Jackloc restrictors are designed, engineered and manufactured in the Midlands to exacting BS EN and ISO Quality Standards. Only the highest quality materials and components are used to create our restrictors, guaranteeing a long-lasting, first-class product.
Safety is our passion. The original key-lockable Jackloc was developed by our father, Derek Horne after he spoke with a hotelier who saw a child dangling from one of his hotel room windows. Since then as we have developed that innovation into a business, our mission statement hasn’ t changed;
offering safety at every level dramatically to reduce the risk of falls from windows. The Jackloc MK2 Key-Lockable Window Restrictor still leads the way and was recently awarded the Queen’ s Award for Enterprise in
Innovation 2017. This is the most prestigious award in UK business, and Jackloc holds the title until 2022. Jackloc has grown to encompass a full range of restrictors including push and turn, swivel / stud and double bullet models which are completely universal and can be used with windows and doors of any material.
We are the only component supplier that has absolutely no injuries or fatalities thanks to our products and we have a proven track record of safeguarding thousands of lives every day, worldwide. By using a copy-cat product or one that has been incorrectly described as a Jackloc, you cannot be offered the same, great assurance.
For almost 14 years, people have trusted the Jackloc brand and our products. We do not take that trust lightly, nor do we forget our duty of care to protect lives and prevent needless accidents.
Emma Wells and Judith Burrows, Directors, The Jackloc Company.
OBITUARY
Chris’ s light may have dimmed but his legacy lives on
The whole of the locksmith industry- in the UK and worldwide- is greatly saddened to hear of the death of Chris Belcher, who sadly passed away in August.
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AS A TOTAL PROFESSIONAL, it is quite an achievement for a modern day locksmith to make“ improvements”, especially considering the history we have in this country for manufacturing locks.
With this mind, we should honour Chris with the title of Inventor & Patentee,( patents were granted) which he so rightfully deserves.
Chris was a remarkable and indeed, an inspirational figure to countless people and not surprisingly, his wife Suzzie has been overwhelmed with messages of condolence from all over the world.
“ Chris shone his light wherever he went,” Suzzie told us.“ Not just with his colleagues and customers in the locksmith industry but also with his RN Submariner mates. He was and always will be much loved and remembered by his family and his passing leaves the world a poorer place.
“ Chris always had a very strong personal code of honesty and integrity that carried him throughout his life. He always acted with dignity, he was a caring man on many levels. He didn’ t like to see nature spoilt, he didn’ t like to see people downtrodden. I suppose he was always a genuinely good man – and that is how he will be remembered not just by our family, but by all who crossed his path.
As for his work, I believe the world has not heard the last of Chris. His legacy will live on.”
Suzzie has kindly put up photos and comments on the following links:
> https:// www. facebook. com / STandCB /
> https:// www. linkedin. com / pulse / chris-belcherrip-4th-august-2017-chrisbelcher-r-i-p- /
> https:// www. linkedin. com / in / chrisbelcher1946 /
Donations may be made to the Macmillan Fund in Chris’ s name- https:// macmillan. tributefunds. com / christopher-belcher
We at The Locksmith Journal offer our sincere condolences to Suzzie and the family and friends. Chris wrote many informative articles for us which were always very well received, thanks to his expert knowledge and experience.
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