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 …
(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!
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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.
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….. …
