by help@metrolocks.co.uk | Apr 5, 2022 | Uncategorized
Why is our workshop full of cuttlefish? Cuttlefish are fascinating creatures. We recently learned something special about them, when the University of Cambridge published an article explaining how they “eat less for lunch when they know there’ll be shrimp for...
by help@metrolocks.co.uk | Mar 8, 2022 | Uncategorized
What is an FB key? Ever wanted to know what’s inside those big, yellow rock salt bins that you sometimes find in public places? Ever needed to get into a meter cupboard in the corridor of your apartment building? What about gaining access to a bin area in a...
by help@metrolocks.co.uk | Mar 8, 2022 | Uncategorized
Getting keys cut at home? Can you do key-cutting at home? This is a question we get asked on a regular basis. The short answer is: no way, José! However, there are other ways of getting keys cut without setting foot outside your home. Why not? The average price of a...
by help@metrolocks.co.uk | Mar 5, 2022 | Uncategorized
A burglar’s carrier bag: the trouble with cheap hotel-style safes Having a safe at home is quite an attractive proposition. We all have valuables and important things we’d like to protect: jewellery, deeds to the house, a will, or just good old-fashioned...
by help@metrolocks.co.uk | Feb 5, 2022 | Uncategorized
A Day in the Life of a Locksmith Locksmithing isn’t really a nine-to-five like most jobs. Days can be very varied, and there’s not really such a thing as a ‘day in the life’. Still, here’s our closest approximation, so you can see what...
by help@metrolocks.co.uk | Jan 5, 2022 | Uncategorized
Safe keys are tricky business. In a way, it’s reassuring that they are, because you wouldn’t want it to be too easy to get to your locked up valuables. But what good is reassurance if you’re struggling to get a spare key copied? If you’ve already lost one key, you’re...
