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Sir Fix-a-lock receives the prestigious King’s Award for Enterprise
Sir Fix-a-lock has been honoured with the first ever King’s Award for Enterprise for Sustainable Development. Sir Fix-a-lock is one of 252 organisations nationally to be recognised with a prestigious King’s Award for Enterprise and one of only 29 to gain the...
10th Anniversary – Blog 9 March 2021
10 years ago today, I had just finished an ‘advanced locksmith course’ and immediately started trading. I had initially called the company Secure Lock Force, just to have the same initials as my all-time favourite band, Stiff Little Fingers. A friend, who at the...
We are now the Master Locksmith Association (MLA) Approved Company
Sir Fix-a-lock is now an Approved Company with the Master Locksmith Association (MLA), the only company who has this prestigious title in Plymouth. The MLA is a formation who vet locksmiths with DBS checks, make sure they’re qualified with exams and inspect the...
Coronavirus 19 (CV19) safety measures.
CV19 has affected everything we do however we had a plan in place right from the start. Our hands are washed before leaving our workshop. We now wear disposable gloves on each job, these are only put on when we arrive at your door and are taken off as soon...
Why we will not go cheap and use budget locks.
We often get asked if we can do a job cheaper. The simple answer is no! There are other budget locks out there we can use however many years of experience has shown us that budget locks are not good for our business. This boils down to the quality of...
New Squire and Award Shortlistings
Sir Fix-a-lock Blog Jan 2020 It’s been a while since I’ve put ‘pen to paper’ to write a blog. So much has happened within the business as it has gone on from strength-to-strength so it’s about time I brought you all up to speed. New Employee The main thing that...
UPVC Doors and Master Suites
Blog Summer 2018 Failed and Locked UPVC Doors If you have a UPVC or Composite door, the gears in the Multi Point Locking (MPL) system are complicated, small and fragile. When working however, they give you very good security with their multiple points of locking. It...
Award Winning and My Own Lock
Best Lock? Blog May 2017 I'm still buzzing as I scribe this blog, with fond memories from a couple of weeks ago when I won the Plymouth Herald Business Award in the Corporate Social Responsibility category. There was some tough competition but as the photo shows, I...
Trading Standards – Online Reviews
Plymouth Locksmith Update Blog Nov 16 So much has happened since I last blogged that I don’t know where to start. Firstly I must say how I’m amazed the way the business has gone from strength-to-strength being multi nominated for various awards this year alone. Sir...
New Castle and UPVC Repairs
Sir Fix-a-lock Ltd Blog Feb 16 Firstly, sorry it’s been a while since my last blog but a lot has happened in the past few months. I suppose the biggest news is that I now have a new building, called Camelock, on the Hoe in Plymouth. Johnny Mercer MP officially opened...