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A THOROUGHLY
GOOD EXPERIENCE
IN SCOTLAND’S
FAIR CAPITAL
A whole weekend of working, in the
Capital city of a country that was just
about to vote on opting out of the
United Kingdom, meeting people whom
I had never met, in their busy working
environment and with their customers and
suppliers, was not exactly an assignment
which had me wildly enthusiastic!
It would be fair to say that I felt some
measure of trepidation when alighting
from my train and heading for Keyprint
in Edinburgh.
But all that trepidation soon dissipated
on my arrival. The team at Keyprint
is not only courteous, friendly and
extremely welcoming but also incredibly
knowledgeable. This is a family-run
firm, which has been built upon
delivering excellent service - not just in
terms of product availability - but also
in encouraging transference of their
knowledge to their customers.
SETTING A PRECEDENT
This open day is one of the most wellestablished in the industry, and has
probably set something of a precedent for
others.
Having now attended for the first time, I
can now clearly understand its popularity.
For a start, being based in Edinburgh, it
is the ideal location for both Scottish and
North of England locksmiths;
it must be said,
however, that there
were locksmiths
attending from
all parts of the
UK. Distance
is no object in
such a case and
Keyprint is easy to
reach however you
travel.
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Keyprint itself had
fully opened its
premises, allowing
full access to their
warehouse both
for advice and
bespoke orders,
with excellent
refreshments
available in their
staff room- in
addition to an all-day
barbeque.
Exhibitors were primarily
there to explain and demonstrate their
products, but without any hard sell, just
sound, technical information and helpful
advice from the experts.
HANDS ON DEMOS
There were detailed demonstrations of
Silca cutting machines, practical handson lock picking using Peterson picks
and - arguably the most popular feature
- an opportunity to try out the ZIEHFIX®Electronic-Pick.
This was clearly an event enjoyed by all
its participants, with products I had not
come across before, and with a strong
presence from the European Lockmaster
Group. On a personal level, it was
excellent to see at first hand many of the
products that had been featured in The
Locksmith journal and to meet advertisers
and readers ‘in the flesh’ in a convivial
atmosphere.
To read more, visit www.locksmithjournal.co.uk