Welcome to the October edition of Cars, Keys & Locks magazine - the technical journal sponsored by TradeLocks. In this bumper issue, we tie up loose ends from our HON66 and VA2/VA6 guides as well as beginning new guides for the HU162 series of VAG locks, starting with a guide explaining how the HU162 10 cut lock series works. Ask the Expert is back once again with answers provided by Martin Pink. This time, the question regards selecting the correct VA2 series…

Welcome to the  August edition of Cars, Keys & Locks magazine - the technical journal sponsored by TradeLocks. This issue continues on where June's issue left off - find part two of the VA6/VA2 lock guide, picking and decoding the Honda 66 door lock, and the final instalment of the Renault Phase 3 locks guide. We also take a look into the door hardware world with Intelligent Hardware's new Bluetooth Smart Door Handle, bringing UAP Group into the smart hardware market with…

Welcome to the very first edition (and re-launch) of Cars, Keys & Locks magazine in 2020 - the technical journal sponsored by TradeLocks. Free to all subscribers, Cars, Keys & Locks magazine will be published online every two months and will hold the key to solving all those procedural issues you, the professional, may come across each day. We find ourselves in strange times at present, so as we adapt to the new normal it is fitting that this first re-launch…

Welcome to the 4th edition of Key Cutters magazine! Spring has finally sprung! In November the completely redesigned Find a Locksmith app was launched. In this issue find out how you can get FREE adverting by getting listed on the app - there's no strings attached! Many new cylinders have anti-bump features built into them but there are still a lot of homes that rely on standard budget cylinders that have little or no protection. The solution? Pickbuster! Head to page 8…

Happy New Year from CKL and welcome to our 10th issue! Our very own expert, Martin Pink, is back with another step-by-step guide on the fantastic Handy Baby. You'll learn how to clone an ID46 chip using a low cost and reliable JMD46 Carbon Cloning Chip! You'll also learn how to decode and cut both a Volvo HU56 Key and HU101 Lock using the Condor Mini. Both guides explain what to do if there's no key or key blade available - so…

Welcome to the 3rd issue of Key Cutters magazine! Days are getting shorter and leaves are falling off the tress. This can only mean one thing – autumn! As we keep mentioning it’s more important than ever to diversify the products and services you supply in order to stay ahead of competition. One way you can do this is by offering window security – as in the autumn and winter months there’s a 25% spike in home burglaries! We were asked…

This CKL issue is mainly focused on Volvo vehicles. Our very own expert, Martin Pink, will be taking you through picking and decoding a typical NE66 lock in detail. You will then be taken through how to decode and cut a NE66 4 track key using the brand new Condor Mini electronic cut to code machine - which is an extremely simple and precise process from beginning to end, even for a beginner! He will then guide you through picking…

Welcome to the Summer edition of Key Cutters Magazine. Recently we have seen more competition from supermarkets & national hardware chains trying to diversify their ranges by adding key cutting as an additional service. Many people underestimate the skill & expertise that goes in to every service provided. These skills are something that is not learnt overnight, and cannot be trusted to complete novices to run. There is now a need more than ever to diversify the products and services you…

In this issue Martin Pink will be taking you through the NSN14 Lock, commonly found on this model. Everything from picking the lock on the 2013 Nissan Qashqai, using a Genuine Lishi 3in1 pick/ decoder, to decoding the lock with the help of Instacode or the Genuine Lishi direct reader. Martin will also be taking you through a step by step process of decoding and cutting an edge key for the lock using the incredible and highly sought after Keyline…

Welcome to the very first edition of the Key Cutters Magazine. Here is a magazine for the customer-focused, forward-thinking, retail business leader. If you’re looking for some insight into, and examples of the many ways in which it is possible to increase your shops revenue, then this is the publication for you! For a long time now the average high street key cutter has been under immense threat from not only competitors, but also the global consumer market known as the…