Melbourne Locksmith Blog

A little extra security for your home

Our post last week prompted a few questions about whether master key systems are a good idea for residential security. The bottom line answer is yes – master key systems will always provide extra security. However you don’t have to go to the full extreme in order to give yourself and your family a little…

Are your business premises properly secured?

  If you don’t have a master key system you may well be compromising the security of your business. This is true whether you own a huge factory, small office block, retail outlet, restaurant or bar – anywhere that staff and suppliers are coming and going. Even more so if it’s a place with a…

An international perspective on locks at Canton Fair

In April we took it on ourselves to attend the 115th China Import and Export Fair (Canton Fair). This was the first time we’d attended this incredible event and as you’d expect it was bigger than Ben Hur! The fair took place in a building that is about 10 times the size of Jeff’s Shed…

Locked your keys in the car?

Sometimes we get a run of specific requests and of late it’s been people locking keys in their car. Most modern cars are designed so you can’t lock your keys inside. But it is still a fairly common occurrence to accidentally lock keys in the boot or trunk of a car. And also, if you…

Holiday Season Security

Are you looking forward to the next few weeks? With Easter late in April I bet most of us are pleased to have that long weekend followed immediately by the Anzac Day holiday. Two long weekends in a row! You know who else gets excited about holiday season – home burglars. It’s a time when…

How door closers connect with human rights

One of our regular tasks is installing door closers in new buildings or retro-fitting existing buildings. Door closers come in a range of forms and types. In general though, a door closer acts to automatically close a door after it has been opened either by manual or automatic means. They’re commonly used in commercial premises…

How not to lock up your bike!

  This week’s post is a quickie and one where a picture tells a thousand words … I saw this while out in Melbourne’s CBD one weekend with my kids. It did make us laugh, for a minute! The sight of that poor lonely wheel all alone, locked up safe and secure to the bike…

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