The Locksmith Journal Sep-Oct 2013 - Issue 28 | Page 6

INDUSTRYNEWS SPONSORED BY SECURIKEY LEWIS, APECS AND TWO PRETTY LADIES The phone rings, it’s a female voice: – “Hello I’m from Apecs (never heard of them.) “If I come down to visit you, can you advise me on some of our cylinders?” “Yes, of course” I replied and a date , was fixed. The allotted day & time arrived and it was not as expected - there on my doorstep was a young, very pretty Chinese woman! We talked about locks (she certainly knew her stuff ) and tested the cylinder – it failed due to a design fault in the clutch for the key override facility. ‘the new design was spot on so the cylinders were put in for official testing and this time passed with flying colours’ “OK” she said, “I will contact China and get the problem resolved.” Oh yeah, I thought, some guy in China thinks he can sort this out? Two weeks later the phone rings again – “Hello, it’s Apecs again, we have the modified cylinders back from China, so can I please come down and see you again?” I couldn’t believe it the new design was spot on so the 7???FW'2vW&RWB??f? ??ff?6??FW7F??r?BF??2F??R76VBv?F??f???r6???W'2( 26?WfW"F?W6R6???W6R??v2&V????&W76VB'?F??0?6??WfV?V?B'WB??B???F?B????`?F?V?"&?GV7G2&R?b&V??v??BV?G???6???fR&VV???&RF??v????rF??V??F??26????vWBW7F&?6?VB??F?RT???&?WB??b??R&R??????rf?"fW'?v??@?V?G???6?2F?V?V72?2F?R&W7B?6P?F?7F'B'WB?N( ?2??B?????6?2F?BF?W????Vf7GW&S?F?W??6??fRf7B&?vP??bF??"gW&??GW&R?W7V6???v??B&P?F?V?"??F?W2?6??b??Rv?BW?6WF?????V?G?F??"??F?W2F?V?6?F?6VRF?V? ?&?vR??B?wV&?FVRF?B??Rv???&P???&W76VB?&6?F?&WGG??G??F???2F?????f??fV?V?Bv?F?V72??W?B?W@??7F6??v??v2&?&???'W76??'W@??2??r'&?F?6?6?F??V??B?6?fW'?????v?VFvV&?R&?WB??6?2( 2??B?W7@?6V???rF?V??'WBF?R?V6???6?6??6WG0?2vV????7F6??2&6VB?????F???@??2?VB?bF?RT???ff?6R?bV72?( ??b??R&R??????rf?"fW'??v??BV?G???6?2F?V?V70??2F?R&W7B?6RF?7F'B'W@??N( ?2??B?????6?2F?BF?W????Vf7GW&S?F?W??6??fP?f7B&?vR?bF??"gW&??GW&^( ??6?v?B&?WBF?R6???W6R?G?v???f?'7B??G&?GV6VB?RF?V73?vV?????FV?v?FVBF?6?F?B6?R?2&V6??R??P??b?&W7Bg&?V?G2?6??b??R6VR?R&?V?@?v?F?Gv?&WGG???V?r?F?W2??7W&R??P?v???&R?V??W2?6??V??R6?VB?R?( ??r?2?BF?@????b??W"vR6?V??Gv?&WGG???F?W2??RF?B?v?B?fR??Rv?BF?B???fV?( ?C?( ?vV????( ??g&?BF?B&V???27FFP?6V7&WB??Wv?2??&VF?R?d????2???&&?W"?&B?6?V?6V????&&?W"????F??5s?@?FVâ?CB??#r3C??????V??â??f?V72?6??V??vV#?V72?6??V???`??D?R4U??5B#2?55TP?5??4?$TB%?Ed?4TB?U?0??F?&VB??&R?f?6?Bwwr???6?6?F???W&???6??V???