by help@metrolocks.co.uk | Jun 8, 2017 | Uncategorized
I once met a locksmith who, when he applied for an apprenticeship in the early 80s, was told, “Don’t bother, mate; everything’s going to be electronic by the mid-90s.” Well, that didn’t really happen, did it? But smart locks – locks that you can control from your...
by help@metrolocks.co.uk | May 9, 2017 | Uncategorized
Locksmiths are all thieves who charge unholy amounts purely because they know they can, right? Wrong. Being a locksmith these days isn’t easy. Life in the 1990s was much simpler, in pre-internet days: an ad in a local parish newsletter provided many locksmiths...
by help@metrolocks.co.uk | Apr 19, 2017 | Uncategorized
The London Underground is famous for all kinds of reasons. It was the world’s first underground railway network; its tunnels extend staggering distances; the distinctive topographical Tube map… Read all about these things in The Guardian here. One thing...
by help@metrolocks.co.uk | Mar 23, 2017 | Uncategorized
Way back when, Metrolocks was one of the first locksmith companies to embrace the internet. We had one of the first email addresses, locksmith@axford.com, and one of the first locksmith websites. While the world was still experiencing the inconveniences of dial-up,...
