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Problem: This apartment block management company had recently been awarded the contract for a 50 unit modern block of flats. The block sported a very attractive roof garden, which turned out to be the envy of the neighbourhood. After a while tenants...

Problem: This block was in a socio-demographically improving area. The block's management board decided to capitalise on that and to fit video intercom system, to replace their current clapped-out audio intercom. Occasional vandalism had been a problem in...

Problem: This London university runs its campus buildings on a very tight budget. In the event of a night-time lockout, for instance, a student, unable to enter his own room, would simply be given a different room for the night, and the maintenance staff...

Problem: The staff at the day-care centre for the local elderly knew a lot of the trials and tribulations of the unassisted living of many of their clients. Their woes were many, tradesmen were one them. As the centre's clients were all locally based, the...

Problem: Building sites are full of emergency work for locksmiths companies. This particular building site in Bow in East London was no exception. Due to one of their site supervisors being inattentive, the management had 6 different tool chests to force...

Problem: This particular lady was employed to manage a large London office block. Office blocks can engender enormous amounts of locksmith work. Her requirements in 2014 so far were indeed multi-facetted: 1) Masterkey suites, extend old ones, supply and...

Problem: As is common in care homes, this particular one had a problem with some of their mainly bedbound residents suddenly walking out of the main door. A front door in a care home needs to allow for easy egress in case of an emergency, but residents...

Problem: Home carers need easy access to their clients' homes, simply because the clients can't always open the door to let their carer in. There are many solutions, at times the client's doors are simply open, neighbours act as keyholders, keys are put...

Problem: A manufacturer of consumer goods wanted to entice consumers to visit their stand at a large fair. The plan was to mail a key to a large list of consumers, with a promotional message about a treasure chest this key might open at the fair. Among the...

Problem: This property manager ran a huge multi-storied former warehouse, let to numerous and ever changing tenants. The problem was the access via the intercom system. The current traditional multi-button intercom panel kept on breaking down through the...

Problem: This estate agency was close to a large number of new high rise apartment blocks. More and more previously owner-occupied flats turned into rentals. As a result, the estate agency found itself becoming increasingly involved in rental property...

Problem: For this client of Metrolocks, the hand-over of the keys on a beautiful flat was a mere 2 hours away. Suddenly, the agent noticed, that the keys weren't where they were supposed to be. A lengthy - and fruitless - search ensued. Solution: In the...

Problem: An accountants’ office manager noticed an inexplicably quick depletion of some of their office supplies. These were kept in a separate room, which was never locked. Solution: Metrolocks installed a medium duty digital mechanical latchlock. Only a...

Problem: A gym found that the moisture in the air near the changing rooms repeatedly wreaked havoc onto their existing heavy duty mechanical digital latchlock: it had to be replaced nearly every year. Solution: Metrolocks installed a moisture resistant...

Problem: The management of a large block of flats felt that over the years their key-security was compromised by numerous tenants not returning their keys when they moved out. The cost of changing all main entrance and back door locks every few years was...

Problem: A busy pub kitchen had a simple fob-reader installed, to avoid guests erring into the kitchen. Having to hold a fob up against the reader proved impractical for staff carrying dirty dishes back into the kitchen. Solution: Metrolocks installed a...

Problem: A hospital needed a vital area secured by means of a keypad. Even though power-cuts are an infrequent occurrence, the management was very keen to avoid any problems resulting from electricity supply issues. Solution: Metrolocks installed a...

Problem: A swanky model agency lost their bouncer and was left with a rimless armour-plate glass door and no easy way to add locks to it. In addition, the area leading from the door to the receptionist could not be cluttered up by a cable-run for any...