General Public. Sadly we are yet again in Lockdown throughout the whole of mainland Scotland. Regretfully this means we cannot offer a service to the general public. Existing commercial account customers. We are currently reviewing the situation and the advice received from the Scottish Government. We intend to contact commercial account customers by email during …
Lockdown Effective 2359hrs 04.01.21 Read More »
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We are (as at 31.12.20) in Level 4 restrictions. Non-Account Customers.This means that on resumption of service (05.01.21) there will be a limited service to non-account customers involving EMERGENCY WORK ONLY and this will be at the sole discretion of the locksmith. We have suspended all lock-out services and any routine work, such as lock …
Service Levels after Christmas/New Year Break. Read More »
323 TV, 1 VT
As you will no doubt be aware, we will be entering what is effectively another lock down on Boxing Day. We will be carefully reviewing the situation over the Christmas break and will update the website as and when appropriate regarding the level of service we hope to be able to offer on our restart …
New Level 4 Restrictions Read More »
305 TV, 1 VT
(small revision to dates)We will be closed from 1200hrs 24.12.20 thru’ to 0900hrs 05.01.21.We wish all customers past and present a Happy Christmas and a Good New year.Please stay safe. We are not out of the woods yet! 292 TV, 1 VT
292 TV, 1 VT
Sadly it’s not just this time of year, but bike theft does seem to increase just prior to Christmas. I was called out to an attempted break-in at an external bike store off Easter Road. They didn’t actually manage to get the door open but did make a considerable mess of the door. They would …
Bike Store Break-ins. Read More »
286 TV, 1 VT
Try this. Just pretend you are standing on the front door step and you have discovered your house keys are not in your pocket* / *manbag / handbag* etc (*delete as appropriate 😁). Short of calling a locksmith….. How do you get in? 1. Key under the flower pot? Brilliant… But guess where someone wanting …
OK .. You’re locked out! Read More »
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All being well (as my Dad used to say) we will be closing for normal business at 4.00pm on Wednesday 23rd Dec.’20 and reopening at 09.30am on Wednesday 6th Jan.’21. During this time, if you have a genuine life and death emergency, I will do my best to assist but I cannot guarantee that I …
Christmas / New Year Holiday Dates. Read More »
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It’s very tempting at this time of year to have your curtains wide open 24/7 to display your lovely Christmas tree. Most of us are in the habit of piling up all sorts of goodies and presents under the tree. Unfortunately Burglar Bill is on the prowl at this time of year and this is …
Christmas Presents ! Read More »
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It may surprise you, but door closers can be life savers. If you have fire doors in your building then they should be fitted with good quality door closers, installed and maintained correctly and fire-rated as appropriate for the size and construction of the door. I am amazed at the amount of developments I go …
266 TV, 1 VT
We have had a few enquiries recently from people who are self isolating and strangely think it’s a good opportunity for them to call out a locksmith to fit new locks etc. Can we make it clear that we cannot under any circumstances attend a site where someone is self isolating or displaying symptoms of …
Covid-19 / Self Isolation etc. Read More »
269 TV, 2 VT
I always advise customers not to leave their keys in the back of the door especially if they have a letterbox. However having seen this, the advice has to be NEVER leave your keys in the lock on the inside of the door. 307 TV, 1 VT
307 TV, 1 VT
Sorry, but somebody needs to sort out our illustrious council. Between roadworks and traffic measures/lane closures to allow social distancing etc etc it took me nearly 3 hours (2 hrs 49mins) to drive from home (Colinton) to Newhaven to do a half hour job. I can’t possibly charge my customer the full amount of time….. …
Roadworks/Social Distancing 🤬!!! Read More »
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The housing market has slowly come back to life in the last few weeks having been severely affected by Covid-19. Perhaps you have just moved or are about to. The keys have been handed over by the solicitors / Estate Agents and you can’t wait to get into your new home. Have you ever thought …
343 TV, 1 VT
2nd door closer in as many days. If the door is slamming and there’s oil running down the door…. Its not going to adjust…. It needs a new closer. Miracles are no problem… But we can’t do the impossible! 239 TV, 1 VT
239 TV, 1 VT
We now have a well established website (www.keyorder.co.uk) specifically for ordering extra keys at sites where we have installed new common entry locks. When we deliver the initial set of keys you will be given a unique weblink and password. Keys are either posted out to you or hand delivered if possible. 271 TV, 1 VT
271 TV, 1 VT
Just about had enough. Any work North of the city centre is going to be difficult to get to from next week. York place closing. Leith Walk closed. Broughton Road already swamped. Bunch of clowns. 🤡 252 TV, 1 VT
252 TV, 1 VT
Interesting article on the MLA website which is definitely worth a read. Bait & Switch. As usual “if it sounds too good to be true etc etc.” £49 is not going to be the final price I can assure you ! 267 TV, 3 VT
267 TV, 3 VT
Well, that was quite a storm last night. Spectacular lightning and very heavy rain. Unfortunately we got slightly flooded with water backing up from the drains which filled our front garden and eventually flowed into the front door … and out the back. Not too bad…. especially compared to what some people suffered. Been here …
11.08.2020 Weather ! Read More »
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Found website hacked this morning. Redirecting to some gaming site or something similar. Eventually got it back but I reckon it was what turned out to be some dodgy software I was stupid enough to install. 248 TV, 2 VT
248 TV, 2 VT
Feels quite strange being back in harness. Traffic in suburbs seems back to normal but the city centre is still relatively quiet as most office etc remain closed. 238 TV, 1 VT
238 TV, 1 VT
