by help@metrolocks.co.uk | Jul 5, 2023 | Uncategorized
Locks for Airbnb We’ve spoken about smart locks before, discussing how useful they can be, and what their drawbacks are. That article had one crucial omission, and that’s Airbnb. Without Airbnb, smart locks would be quite niche Smart locks are cool, but...
by help@metrolocks.co.uk | Jun 5, 2023 | Uncategorized
Innovation in the Locksmith Industry The German Count Ferdinand von Zeppelin, inventor of the eponymous airship, was the laughing stock of his family. To his cousins, he was just a crank, or a mad scientist. But he was an important innovator, and revolutionised air...
by help@metrolocks.co.uk | May 5, 2023 | Uncategorized
Champion Locksmiths: Keeping the Big Apple Secure Back in the 1990s we had a partnership with a New York City-based firm called Champion Locksmiths. I’ve looked them up and don’t think they’re trading any longer. In 1996 we paid them a visit and our...
by help@metrolocks.co.uk | Apr 5, 2023 | Uncategorized
The life of an out-of-hours locksmith Metrolocks is a fully 24/7 company, working round the clock every single day of the year. We cover any job, Londonwide, all through the night. But the city is a different place out of hours. For a city of almost 9 million...
by help@metrolocks.co.uk | Mar 5, 2023 | Uncategorized
The best places to keep spare keys so that you don’t lose them Most locks come with at least two keys, if not three. You might only need one, so where do you keep the other two? In any case, you should always keep a key spare, in case you have guests, or lose...
by help@metrolocks.co.uk | Feb 5, 2023 | Uncategorized
Things I’d like to change about the locksmith trade When Metrolocks started, back in 1991, we were great innovators without too much effort. That’s because the locksmith industry in the UK at the time was sleepy and old-fashioned. There was a lot about the...
