The Locksmith Journal Mar-Apr 2016 - Issue 43 | Page 4

4 • FROMTHEEDITOR PROUD SPONSORS OF THIS PAGE With last month’s budget, seeing the Chancellor, Mr Osbourne promising to drive down corporation tax – allowing UK businesses to strive to be competitive, this can only be positive move, yes? However, his pledge to ‘more than double’ the amount of business rate relief for small businesses appears to focus more initially on retail rather than manufacturing or tradespeople. »»I’M SURE THE BUDGET generated many positives and negatives for everyone and should you have an opinion or would like to voice your comments in our May/June edition of Locksmith Journal, then please get in touch. Included in this issue is our ‘Auto Locksmith Supplement’. The supplement covers a wide range of expert Auto Locksmith product suppliers talking about the most recent initiatives, training and products for the market. We also see how the industry’s newest exhibition Lockex, set to take place at the Ricoh Arena, Coventry on 16th to 18th September is shaping up. ‘businesses refocusing their attentions more towards fire and flood damage’ The show, in its first year, is already showing signs of being a huge success, with early registration numbers at a high; a growing schedule of training workshops and seeing some of the industry’s top company named brands looking to exhibit. Early registration is being recommended to ensure you receive all the latest updates on the shows progress. And lastly, I’ll draw your attention to a feature, which has been particularly topical over recent month’s, Jeremy Cassady, managing director of Securikey, talks to Locksmith Journal about businesses refocusing their attentions more towards fire and flood damage, and how Locksmiths could potentially be giving advice on the dangers and what products homeowners and businesses can install to assist them to overcome the is