It’s been a while since I’ve helped you guys out with a LockNet Roundup. If you aren’t familiar with the LockNet Roundups, you can find older editions here, but in the meantime, here’s a quick explanation. The LockNet Roundup gives you some of the latest LockNet info without making you go search for it. I […]
Read moreI just finished filming the latest LockNet video newsletter (which you can find here) and this week I had the pleasure of discussing cabinet and drawer locks with Vicki Heilig. These aren’t necessarily the first things you think of when you think of security, but they’re a popular topic in the industry. Take a minute […]
Read moreWhen you work at a company that runs four generations deep, you’re bound to get at least a few amusing stories about things that have happened. With LockNet, we’re lucky enough to have several. Not too long ago I told you all about the LockNet ties with the Sure-Fire Blowtorch, which is a fun story to […]
Read moreThank goodness for the Contact Us form on this website. Not for the reasons you probably think, either. Selfishly, I love it because I get a ton of blog ideas from the questions that come through that form. This door closers post? Contact Us form. Vetting a lock technician? Also a result of the Contact […]
Read moreEmployee Spotlights are always a little tough to wrangle people in for. Most people (believe it or not) are actually pretty private and don’t want the spotlight on them. Usually, before one is written, a good thirty minutes is spent with me trying to coerce them into taking the survey and letting me actually write […]
Read moreI feel like I’ve been giving door and lock hardware way more love than safes here lately so I thought I’d even it out today. Our techs service a lot of safes for us and we receive a lot of calls where our service reps sit back and shake their heads while thinking, “Oh man, […]
Read moreWe try to keep it educational around these parts. I hope you walk away with at least some tidbits of information with every article you read. This is part of the reason I love the Locks and Links series so much. Also, it’s a little bit like cheating. I put all of the […]
Read moreEarlier today, I was having a conversation with a friend and I asked him if there was anything he could have answered about the door and lock industry, what would it be? I honestly expected him to give me a blank stare and say, “Seriously? Nothing.” But he didn’t! He actually responded with something I’m […]
Read moreIf you’ve ever had the pleasure of vetting your very own lock technician for a repair job, you may have wanted to pull your hair out by the end of it. Let me back things up with a quick comparison. Have you ever been to the Cheesecake Factory? (Yes, I’ve used this comparison before. Just […]
Read moreFire-rated doors will increase the safety of your facility in a pretty big way, and they’re fairly easy to install. However, what most people don’t realize is there are several things that can easily cause your door to lose its fire-rating. Instead of having you search all over the internet and Google phrases such as, […]
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