Anderson Lock inDoors

Jeffery Glaister holds Anderson Lock’s MSC Award

Purchasing Manager Jeffery Glaister represented Anderson Lock at Medeco Lock’s Security Center Program in Charlotte, North Carolina, last weekend.

He brought back a plaque which reads, “2011 Outstanding Medeco Sales Achievement Award Presented to… Read More »

Cortney Anderson Wascher

A Press Release, sent to local and national media, included the photo shown here, and the following information about Anderson Lock and its new certification:

“Anderson Lock received national certification as a Women’s Business Enterprise by the Women’s Business Development… Read More »

Anderson Lock has been awarded the prestigious 2011 Angie’s List Super Service Award, an honor bestowed annually on approximately 5 percent of all the businesses rated on the nation’s leading provider of consumer reviews on local service and health providers.

“Only a fraction of the businesses… Read More »

Anderson Lock’s president, Cortney Anderson Wascher, has been reappointed to the Illinois Private Detective, Private Alarm, Private Security, Fingerprint Vendor and Locksmith Board of the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation, effective January 1, 2012.

This advisory board meets four… Read More »

Illinois has enacted a new amendment to its Landlord and Tenant Act that will go into enforcement on January 1, 2012.

Illinois Public Act 97-470 calls for landlords in counties with populations of three million or more to “change or re-key” locks on rental property after renters move out if new… Read More »

Thieves stole four decorative kick plates from the doors of The Pattington,
a North Side condo building, on the day after Thanksgiving. (Credit: CBS)

CHICAGO (CBS) – We’ve heard of thieves targeting manhole covers, copper pipes and wiring, even aluminum benches to sell to scrap yards for quick… Read More »

Anderson Lock inDoors moved from a “freestanding” website to a tab on andersonlock.com. All the “archived” blogs also moved and the format hasn’t changed very much. In fact, it may be easier to add your comments and questions.

inDoors is intended to be informational, entertaining, and a bit quirky… Read More »

Cortney and Devin at Dorma Cocktail Party at DHI Convention

Cortney and Devin recently returned from New York City where they represented Anderson Lock at the Door & Hardware Institute’s 36th Annual Conference and Exposition. The two-day convention was held at the Javits Convention Center. From… Read More »

VT Industries, a leading manufacturer of architectural wood doors, recently invited Cortney and Devin Wascher, Sam Sannasardo, Dave Grothe and Jim Walsh to tour their Corporate Headquarters in Holstein, Iowa. And they sweetened the invite with transportation via the VT Industries’ corporate jet… Read More »

As shown in Midwest Magazine

Have you noticed all the ways skeleton keys are being used by decorators lately? Earlier blog posts have featured keys used as wall art, as building art, and on the Tiffany sunglasses shown below. But skeleton keys are not just a “high end” trend. Old keys were attached… Read More »