FROMTHEEDITOR
MLA EXPO AN
UNQUALIFIED SUCCESS
There was never any doubt that this year’s MLA EXPO would
be an unqualified success and we are delighted to report
that was the case, with an even wider range of exhibitors
and more visitors than ever making the trip to Telford.
As official media partner for the event,
the team from Clearview Publishing
Ltd were there in force and thoroughly
enjoyed the whole experience.
Clearview Sales director Robert Exley
commented: “It was obvious how much
hard work and effort had gone into
organising and planning the whole
event, from start to finish. As leading
B2B publishers, we attend many events
throughout the year in several of the
different industries we’re involved in, but
we have to say that this one is superb.
“We’d like to take this opportunity to
thank everyone who visited our stand,
and also thank the growing number of
advertisers, contributors and readers who
support The Locksmith journal.
“We also want to express our thanks to
Dr Steffan George and the whole MLA
team and to the Show sponsors, without
whom no event of this stature would be
possible.”
MORE TO COME FROM MARTIN
Martin Pinks’ HINTS AND TIPS, one of
TLJ’s most popular features, is taking a
short break but will be back in the next
issue and, Martin assures us, will be better
than ever.
Ever in demand, Martin has just returned
from a successful training sojourn in
America, but says a new batch of tools are
already en route to him, ready for him to
review, so there will be plenty to learn!
SECURIKEY CELEBRATES 40 YEARS
One of the busy exhibitors at MLA Expo,
Securikey celebrated its 40th anniversary
this year by offering some great prizes
and promotions on its stand. In this issue,
we meet MD Jeremy Cassady to find
out about what the future holds for this
successful company.
ALSO LOOKING AHEAD - MUL T LOCK
With the UK seemingly on the right path
to sustainable economic recovery, The
Locksmith journal has linked up with
Mul-T-Lock - in a new comment column
to review the opportunities ahead for
locksmiths across the UK and Ireland.
INNOVATION ON A GLOBAL
SCALE - ASSA ABLOY
Congratulations to ASSA ABLOY which
has been ranked 78th in Forbes’ list of the
world’s most innovative companies 2013.
The importance of research,
development leading to new product
launches is recognised by most leading
companies as instrumental in their
growth, a factor ASSA ABLOY readily
acknowledges.
“I’m very pleased that we have achieved
such success with our R&D,” says Johan
Molin, President and CEO. “Our ambition
is to be the industry’s most innovative
company, and in the first half of 2013
more than 26 percent of our sales came
from new products launched in the past
three years.”
‘We’d like to take this opportunity to thank
everyone who visited our stand, and also thank the
growing number of advertisers, contributors and
readers who support The Locksmith journal’
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THE SEP/OCT 2013 ISSUE
SPONSORED BY ADVANCED KEYS
CARE HOME SECURITY & ACCESS CONTROL
People living in care homes are
vulnerable and deserve the best available
protection in every sense. Sadly, there
have been cases where physical security
has not received the priority it deserves
with sometimes tragic consequences.
Now, following the publication of
the Francis Report earlier this year, the
Access Control Section of the British
Security Industry Association (BSIA) has
released a free guide to aid care homes
in understanding the benefits of access
control security systems.
A recent survey of BSIA Access Control
members aimed to discover trends in care
home security over the last year. Over 60%
of respondents felt that the use of private
security measures in the care sector had
increased over the last 12 months, with a
further 60% anticipating them to increase
further over the course of the next year.
The survey also revealed that resident
safety and well-being has, and will remain
to be, a primary focus in the sector, with
100% of survey respondents believing that
the awareness of duty of care among care
home management has increased over the
past year.
HISTORY & HERITAGE
While we are all eager to know future
trends, the locks industry has a long
and illustrious history in which there
continues to be a lot of interest. In this
issue are pleased to include a report on
The Lock Collectors’ Association, whose
stand attracted many visitors at MLA
Expo. One of the Association’s committed
aims is to bring about a national locks
museum, an initiative worthy of support.
Details of LCA membership are provided
in this report.
Pat,
Editor
To read more, visit www.locksmithjournal.co.uk