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People are locked out of their house or apartment all the time. 1.9 million New Yorkers are locked out every year, and that's one single city — imagine that number across the whole of the United States! We've all been there, standing outside and fishing for our key in...

You come home after a long day of work and fumble for your keys. You finally find them and insert the right one into the keyhole. It doesn't turn. You jimmy the key around in the lock, hoping to get it open. You turn the doorknob harder, thinking the door itself might...

Are you willing to do everything you can to ensure that your home is safe?  While most homeowners take at least some measures to protect their homes, there's no guaranteed method to prevent a home invasion. In fact, there are over 2.2 million burglaries each year in...

When you call on a locksmith for help, it's usually because you find yourself at the center of a stressful situation. You may have just locked yourself out of your home or discovered that your business was burglarized by someone who kicked your front door down....

Did you know that retail businesses are roughly ten times more likely to be burglarized than residential homes? It's not the simple breaking-and-entering case you need to worry about. Today, threats can come in the form of dishonest employees, cybercriminals and...

Has your garage door broken? Most of us never spare a thought for our garage doors. We use them every day, but don't really know how they work. All it takes is a broken garage door spring to cause a garage door to break or become faulty. So when something goes wrong,...

A survey showed Americans spend about 2.5 days every year searching for misplaced items. Survey participants said losing their house keys placed in the top five most commonly misplaced items. Unlike the other things on the list, losing your house keys could cause big...

Imagine you have a busy day of meetings, work, and errands ahead of you. As you step out of your car to run into your favorite coffee shop, you realize something doesn’t feel right. You walk back out to your car only to realize you locked your keys in your car. You...

Is your workspace safe and secure? If you aren't 100% sure, the answer is probably no.   Using an access control system is the best method for restricting physical access to off-limits areas. Common applications include interior and exterior doors,  private offices,...

The use of CCTV cameras dates right back to 1940s Europe. Nowadays, there are approximately 350 million cameras around the world! And you won't just find these cameras on street corners or on commercial properties. In recent years, we've seen a huge rise in the use of...