'Lost' package found to be a bomb

A lost data stick is bad enough but...

A package found by a security guard at a U.S. federal office building sat for three weeks before being screened - when it was found to be a bomb!

Yale's St George's Day promotion for locksmiths

Yale is offering its customers the chance to win a signed and framed England rugby shirt as part of a special St George's Day promotion.
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ASSA Abloy buys Swesafe

Swedish competition authorities have approved the acquisition by ASSA Abloy of Swesafe, the largest locksmith business in Sweden.  Swesafe will be run as a completely separate unit within Assa Abloy Scandinavia and Goran Burenstam Linder will continue as Managing Director. 

Swesafe with 24 branches and more than 300 employees will become a sister company to both ASSA AB and Copiax AB.

Rhino launches Trackit247

Rhino Trackit247 is a brand new compact tracker system for vehicles, people and possessions.

The size of a match box, Rhino Trackit247 is the first system ready to track straight from the box - setting up is simply from a website, there is no contract and no monthly fees or subscription.
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Twelve reasons to buy a Miracle A5 automatic vehicle key cutter

says Pete Southern of Lockdecoders

In a conversation held at the recent Locksmiths' Exhibition where the machine was one of the sell-out products on show, LASN was outlined the twelve reasons why a locksmith would choose to invest in one of their machines.

"First of all there's decoding," says Pete. "The Miracle A5 has an automatic decoder. Second is frame construction - the Miracle A5 has a precision cast iron alloy frame for permanent stability. That is very important for a van-based cutting machine.
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Durable, intelligent keyless entry locks on the rise

says globalsources.com

Enhancements geared to provide better protection against unauthorised entry.
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safecracker's worst nightmare

The owner of a north Colorado Springs antiques marketplace opening later this month caused a scare recently when he called police and asked what he should do with the nitroglycerin in an old safe!

It turned out the liquid wasn't an explosive, just a safecracker's worst nightmare.

Mike Underwood, owner of Willowstone Antiques, had bought the safe years ago and planned to display it in his new business.

A locksmith found the liquid-filled glass cylinders mounted to a cast-iron frame attached to the inside of the safe's door when he rekeyed the tumblers and told Underwood it could be nitroglycerin!

Lumidigm and Imprivata to deliver multispectral biometric authentication to hospitals

Lumidigm and Imprivata have announced a partnership to deliver an integrated solution for healthcare clinicians that require reliable and fast access to electronic medical record (EMR) applications when wearing surgical gloves.
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Geonovo GPS personal tracking device reaches new heights

Geonovo can report new heights of success for the RSP-100 with the news that it successfully worked at 17,388ft (5,300m) above sea level. 
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ABUS acts to reduce impact of April 2011 prices on UK specific cylinder locks

The new ABUS Pfaffenhain (APf) 2011 price list launches on April 1 with an average price increase of 1.7% from those published in July 2009.   However customers will see some significant and unavoidable price rises in oval and night-latch cylinders.

Within ABUS, these APf oval and night-latch cylinders are peculiar to the UK, and are effectively manufactured exclusively for the UK market in comparatively small volumes. ABUS UK, in its first APf pricing review since July 2009, and despite increasing costs in raw materials and global inflation has been able to reduce some APf internationally high volume cylinders, but has also been forced to raise the price of APf oval and night-latch cylinders to reflect the true overheads for their manufacture.
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Trojan launches combi stainless steel range

The Trojan Manufacturing Group has just announced its latest product development that again demonstrates its commitment to innovative and customer-focussed design. The development is the Combi stainless steel range, an extension of the already popular all-stainless steel range

The stainless steel range of letterplates, door handles, letters, numbers and door knockers has been one of Trojan's biggest recent successes. But feedback from customers demonstrated that the range had further to go. 
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G4S investigates explosives and drugs arrests

The investigation follows the arrest of a woman charged with suspected possession of drugs and explosives, near London's Olympic Park complex, and a man at his home in Wales a day later.

Police said in a statement that the woman, a dog handler for the firm, whose car was stopped and searched, had been bailed to return to an east London police station in late April.
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Pembrokeshire murders: Locksmith claims key found in John William Cooper's garden fitted victim's lock

A locksmith claims a key (pictured above) found in the garden of the man accused of two double murders in Pembrokeshire, fitted a lock in a farmhouse which belonged to one of his alleged victims.

Swansea Crown Court heard the key was discovered at 66-year-old John Cooper's former home at near Milford Haven in 1998 by police investigating a string of burglaries he was later jailed for.

Mul-T-Lock drives up security at BMW Wollaston

Mul-T-Lock's innovative Smartair standalone system has been supplied to the BMW showroom in Wollaston, by access control specialists Lock-tec, as part of an overall refurbishment programme.

Smartair provides a secure all-in-one access control solution that reduces the cost and inconvenience associated with wiring a traditional access control system.
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Thank you all for making us ‘Supplier of the Year’!

say Tradelocks

As predicted, the Locksmiths' Exhibition on 5th and 6th March was a huge success. Needless to say, the Tradelocks stand remained crowded throughout the exhibition for the second year in a row and it was great to have the opportunity to meet and chat with our valued customers. We received some really positive feedback from satisfied customers who walked away with our extra special low show prices and discount deals.
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What does a locksmith need to clone keys?

by Pete Southern, Lockdecoders

There are many locksmiths and auto locksmiths who clone car keys. Manufacturers have endeavoured to make their machinery user-friendly and have made it a fairly simple process to copy many types of car keys.  

There are many entrepreneurs out there - existing "conventional" locksmiths, shoe repairers etc who may be considering expanding their services so that they are a one stop shop for keys. So what does Joe Locksmith need, in basic terms, to set up just to clone car keys?
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Alpro's clean green locking machine

Alpro launch the new magnet range

To ensure Alpro hardware stays at the forefront of new product design and innovation, the company has launched the Vortex range, a new generation of face to face electromagnets. The magnets are smaller than a standard slimline magnet, but combine higher holding forces of 1500kgs with lower current draw than standard magnets, making them both more efficient and ecologically friendly.
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Let's make a difference

... asks Martin Rundle, Marketing Manager at Owlett-Jaton who will be taking part in a 10,000ft charity skydive in mid April.

The skydive is in aid of Alton Castle a residential youth centre which provides support for disabled and disadvantaged children between the ages of 9 to 13.

Click here to view the PDF leaflet.

"If you would like further information, please feel free to contact me. Thank you for taking the time to read this, and for any support you can give - it really is appreciated!"

Martin Rundle.
Tel:01785 819819
www.altoncastle.co.uk

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Borg Locks have moved

The new address is:

9 Upminster Trading Park, Warley Street, Upminster, Essex, RM14 3PJ

Tel: 01708 225 700  Fax: 01708 226 338

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Riverside unlocks resident security with Mul-T-lock

Mul-T-Lock's high performing Garrison Security Range is being fitted to properties belonging to Riverside by local locksmiths LKM Security Systems, to ensure the safety and security of residents.
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A grand a year - was it worth it?

A former security guard has been jailed for 21 years for armed robberies at six stores he used to protect. Modou Ndow, 41, stole £21,000 and threatened staff with a fake gun and a knife in a series of raids after losing his job at the Co-op.
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Orphaned keys

New research reveals that the average Brit owns or carries a total of nine keys - but has no idea what at least three of them are for. These lost lock keys add up to more than 2,000 tonnes of metal in 'orphaned' keys across the UK.
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Stanley Convergent Security Solutions acquires three security companies

Stanley Convergent Security Solutions has announced the purchase of Smiths Security Services Ltd., Raysil Security Systems Ltd., and SRP Security Systems Ltd. located in Oxfordshire, Surrey and Buckinghamshire respectively from Verifier Capital Ltd. (UK), a subsidiary of Verifier Capital Holdings, LLC.
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