Locksmiths, Safe Engineers, Roller Shutters, Access Control, and Door Entry Systems

NLS Van Spotted on Google

Look what we found on Google Street View, one of our engineers spotted in Borehamwood!

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We have moved!

National Lock & Safe were struggling for space in our old office as desks seemed to get smaller as we crammed more staff in. We also had problems with storage for all of the stock we keep for our clients needs.

With business units lying empty we took on the daunting task of moving to a new premises. We found a fantastic building that is approx 15 years old that has much better office & warehouse space and ample parking for staff and visitors.

We moved over the christmas period ready for our return to work at the start of the new year. That sounded easy in an ideal world but it wasn't that simple. We walked in on Monday to face the heating that had broken down, BT had managed to cease our phone lines and our computers were not networking. However we soon devised a plan and was up and running in no time with no disruption to our customers.

We would like to thank all of our customers for all of your custom in 2009 and we look forward to working with you again in 2010. We have some new things happening in 2010 so watch this space.

The picture shows one of our vans in the snow outside our new premises.

Is "Credit Crunch" a new breakfast cereal?

Lets all brace ourselves cos it seems that we are going to be in for a bumpy couple of years. Who would have thought that Iceland would have gone bust and that Germany would have announced that they are in recession before the UK?

National Lock & Safe will be working with our customers to insure that the Credit Crunch will not affect service and that costs are kept to a minimum. With the recent drop again in fuel cost, National Lock & Safe can still provide our usual high standards but at the same rates as the previous year.

Speed Stacking

Imagine my amazment when 14 year old son Jake comes home and tells me that he wants to stack cups. Jake started this last Christmas when he got his first set of cups as a present. I thought at the time that they were just a toy to see how fast you can stack them in a certain way, but no! This is a very popular sport that has taken off in the USA, Germany and Japan and world tournaments are held each year.

Jake is currently the fastest in the UK (not official) and he been asked to join the UK team to compete in WSSA World Championships, Denver in April 2008. National Lock & Safe will be sponsoring the Team. Nicky and I will be there to watch Jake take part in this extraodinary event. To see Jake Speed Stacking, click here:  www.youtube.com/watch?v=NOwbx5OwaYQ

Many thanks to Ron Parker from Speed Stacks for giving Jake this opportunity.

John Emberton

Welcome Screwfix

Screwfix is the UK’s largest direct and online supplier of trade tools, accessories and hardware products. With over 30 years experience in the industry, they despatch tens of thousands of parcels every week for next day and weekend delivery to tradesmen, handymen and serious DIY enthusiasts all over the UK.

Screwfix now have 68 trade stores accross the UK and they have approached National Lock & Safe to provide them with a service. We have opened an account for them to book online and track all the orders they place.

We look forward to a long relationship.

We salute Evergreen Computing

All of the team at National Lock & Safe would like to thank Andrew at Evergreen Computing who has worked around the clock to meet our unrealistic deadline. Not only did Andrew produce this website, he has also been working with us to produce "JEMma". 

"JEMma"  is our new administration system that allows us to track orders and quotations so that we can keep our customers up to date at all times. Our customers can also book orders online and see the progress of orders that have already been placed.

JEM Security & National Lock & Safe Company Merger

On the 1st of May Rob Doble of the National Lock & Safe Company retired. Rob has been in the industry for several years and has a great knowledge of the lock and safe industry. Rob founded The National Lock & Safe Company in 2001 with Diana Millis. The company was formed to provide quality lock and safe engineers to all sorts of customers across the UK.

Rob has a great love for Cricket and loves to watch the game so we are sure that he will now enjoy his retirement and wish him all the best. We won't be able to keep him away, so we will still expect him in from time to time.

The new Managing Director, John Emberton has been in the lock & safe Industry for 20 years as an engineer. John's company, JEM Security, has been providing services to The National Lock & Safe Company in the London area and surrounding Counties.

The two companies have now become one and this has brought many great new changes, like this website and a fantastic new customer area where you can book orders and track calls at any time.

National Lock & Safe is a trading name of JEM Security Ltd