Choosing the right home safe can be a daunting experience, with 1000’s of different products on the market, ranging from £40 to in excess of £50,000, you really do have to sit down first and work out what it is that you need from the safe. Here at Macclesfield Lock and Safe we supply and…
It can be very annoying searching through a bunch of keys to find the right one, or just carrying a big bunch of keys around with you. Most people will have a car key, front door key, back door key and garage key on their key ring, as well as any keys associated with work…
Cylinder lock snapping is something that the police have been warning households about for some time now, the most worrying aspect of this form of security attack is that no specialist tools or knowledge are required. In a recent study the west Yorkshire police attributed 25% of burglaries to gaining entry through snapping the cylinder…
UPVC windows can start to look old and dated, but can you justify the cost of replacing them just to improve the appearance if they are still functioning like new? Well the good news is that you really don’t have to; often it’s the handles that begin to look dated or grubby long before the…
Here at Macclesfield Lock and Safe we have noticed an increased number of customers calling us to advise the cylinder lock is no longer working on their UPVC/compostite door, and then to find out that it’s all been caused because the Husband wanted his favourite football team on the key fob, or the kids wanted…
In January 2016 a Which magazine survey found that most people find moving house more stressful than having a baby! With the endless list of companies to notify, friends and relatives to contact and the nights of packing up stuff you “might find a use for one day” it’s easy to see why calling your local…
When searching for your local locksmith no doubt you have come across the term ‘MLA approved’, what does this mean? Well firstly MLA stands for Master Locksmith assocation, and when you are looking to find a locksmith it is vital that you use an MLA approved engineer. In 2009 the government passed a law to…