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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 »

Shoplifting is one of the most prevalent crimes in the U.S. today. According to the National Association of Shoplifting Prevention, a private non-profit organization, shoplifting incidents average about 550,000 incidents each day, and those losses total an estimated $13 billion annually.

In… Read More »

SCS = Scientific Certification Systems
FSC = Forest Stewardship Council
COC = Chain of Custody
LEED = Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design
USGBC = U.S. Green Building Council

FSC-COC labeled doors ready for delivery, at Anderson Lock’s Door Division
 

SCS is a leading third-party… Read More »

A slamming door creates a “door opening dilemma,” but there is an easy solution. Repair or replace the door closer! Or, if you are lucky, simply adjust the door closers’ spring power and/or back check valves.

Having a customer base that doesn’t know about all the door services Anderson Lock provides… Read More »

lock·smith

–noun  
a person who makes or repairs locks and keys.

Origin:
1200–50; Middle English loksmith  (first attested as surname).

Locksmiths are also known as Lock Technicians, or, Lock Techs. But “locksmithing” is just one part of the job requirements for an Anderson Lock… Read More »

Jeanne color coordinated the cylinder section

Gee! It looks so much better! Jeanne replaced an old paper G with a bright yellow label.

Lock Tech Jeanne Petrie has been on a Spring Cleaning Binge! She’s working her way through the warehouse, replacing signs, relabeling bins and refreshing shelves… Read More »

A locksmith has turned artist after decorating his shop front with 10,000 keys set in unusual and intricate patterns. Taking two years to weld and mould precise keys of all shapes and sizes onto the front panels of his New York store, owner Phil Mortillaro has made a tribute to the famously arty… Read More »

Anderson Lock customers asked for online shopping capability…and we’ve responded! From now on, busy phones, different time zones, and after hours online browsing won’t delay orders. And, there are no flashing pop-ups or distracting ads. The new Anderson Lock website is well-designed and easy to… Read More »

Anderson Lock’s Lauren Zannini, our Door Division Project Assistant, is a long time member of NAWIC [National Association of Women in Construction]. As president of her local chapter, Lauren led a food drive for a local food pantry that collected $3,000 in donations in three hours.

She was quoted… Read More »

Leslie Nielsen: Comedy Genius, Locksmith Dies at 84

The word locksmith in the headline naturally caught my eye.

Leslie Nielsen, star of the Airplane and Naked Gun movies, died at his home in Florida on Sunday, November 28. The actor wasn’t really a locksmith, but one of his most famous lines, from… Read More »