Just like other trades, quality locksmiths aren’t always a dime a dozen. If you’re like me, and you expect the work to be done thoroughly and properly the first time around, be sure that you are calling someone with a good reputation. I had a recent personal experience with two HVAC companies which just reinforced […]
Are there times where you feel like your organization is stalling and lacking in business success? Do the employees feel like the mythological Greek King Sisyphus who was forced to push a giant boulder up a hill every day only to watch it roll back down? If so, according to Franklin Covey, a company that […]
I would venture to guess 75% of incoming phones calls in LockNet’s Nationwide Repair & Service Department start with, “This is Name from Company; my [insert hardware of your choice here] is broken. How do I get a locksmith out?” Stuff breaks – and it’s inevitable. Whether it’s your iPhone or the closer on your […]
For many of us, we put down our pencil after the last exam in our formal education and jump for joy knowing that we’ll never take another test. I distinctly remember that feeling after my Strategic Business final my senior year in college – pure joy. As it turns out, there are many different professional […]
We are having repetitive issues with lever sets breaking– are there preventative measures I can take, or an alternative to the lever sets we’re currently using? This can be one of the easiest issues to address when it comes to your locking hardware. The first step is troubleshooting – in order to determine if the […]
Jeff Jasper, LockNet’s Production Manager and the inventor of the RiteThru tool, is one of the most creative people I know. I have had the pleasure of knowing Jeff Jasper since I was a teenager – he taught me how to pin a lock and would often challenge me to see how many cores I […]
What are you risking by not verifying the integrity of your openings? In a recent article I discussed the complications that arise when architectural plans contain an incomplete door and hardware schedule, but what happens when the specification is completed incorrectly? Although not as easily recognizable, an incorrect hardware schedule can have ramifications just as damaging as […]
The depths of the life safety code are mind-boggling; many of them are straightforward and in some cases common sense. But unless you deal with the industry and codes on a regular basis, there are some issues you probably wouldn’t consider as code infractions. Generally, store and facility managers mean well and have no idea […]
I was having a conversation yesterday about our Electromechanical Solutions department and the challenges the project managers are facing during specification. If our team (who is specifically trained in the fields of electrical and mechanical hardware) is facing challenges – someone with little or no knowledge of the industry is having these issues times ten. What […]
Get excited – today we’re going to talk about gate hardware. While you may think it’s as easy as slapping a lock on a gate to control access to restricted areas, it’s actually not that simple – all sorts of codes apply. I usually consult (read: annoy) one of our Specification Consultants when I’m writing […]