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What Does a Commercial Locksmith Do?

You’ve probably heard of, or even used a locksmith before. They come in handy on those late nights when you cannot for the life of you seem to remember where you put your keys and all you can think about is getting home to your bed as quickly and safely as possible.

Locksmiths certainly save the day in many of those scenarios regularly. However many are also professionally trained as commercial locksmiths and also provide assistance to businesses, building and property to owners to ensure their premises are secure.

The History of Locksmiths

Locksmithing is actually one of the oldest professions and dates back several thousands of years to ancient Egypt. Like today, these locks were used to protect valuables from unlawful access. Over the years, the use of metal locks and changes to how locks worked internally were made. The profession also slowly changed from creators of locks, to those who could repair locks – just as they do today.

Aside from residential and auto lock specialists, there are commercial locksmiths who are trained to handle business security on levels beyond locked doors. Many are also aware of access control settings, keyless entry systems and other new, secure technologies being introduced.

Maintaining Business Security

Regardless of size, businesses need to be protected around the clock from theft and unlawful entry. Having doors and locks that work as they should is the greatest defense possible. But when those locks fail or are broken, there is a lot put at risk.

A commercial locksmith is trained in handling these various secure locks and doors and understanding what’s needed to repair or replace them. More importantly, they work during the hours when the rest of the world is asleep if so needed. That’s peace of mind any business owner should have.

At All American Locksmiths were proud to offer services and product advice for both urgent and non-emergency situations. If you’d like to partner with a responsive, local, commercial locksmith in Connecticut, contact All American Locksmiths today!

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Property Managers & Locksmiths Go Hand-in-hand

Property managers have a number of responsibilities when it comes to keeping tenants and physical locations safe and secure. To say their jobs are hectic would be an understatement. Keeping track of who is coming and going and what needs attention and staying on top of payments is certainly a job for the headstrong. But luckily they don’t have to do it all alone. When it comes to access control, a professional locksmith can be a property manager’s best friend.

Better Access Control

Access control is one of the main jobs of a property manager. Ensuring those who need to get in have access while keeping out those who shouldn’t, is important. Having a trusted relationship with a professional locksmith means services like re-keying, lockout help and new installs are only a call away. Whether it’s a business or residential location, having the right type of locks and access control in place can all help keep theft down and insurance prices from soaring.

Remain Compliant

Legal liabilities around lock changes vary by state, but if a property manager is obligated to change locks under certain conditions, then it’s in their best interest to have a locksmith on speed dial to handle these requests and remain compliant without risking liability. Likewise if it is a commercial property, there might be a need to restrict access for terminated employees or other security requests that having a locksmith ready to help handle will ease the burden of the process for property managers.

Convenient Preparations for New Tenants

One of the biggest parts of the job when it comes to being a property manager is helping to get new tenants into a vacancy. Changing the locks is an important first step in this preparation process and a locksmith can help easily rekey and make those changes for the location as needed. Doing so with ease means more time to focus on other important matters as well as possible reduced turnover rates since tenants will be pleased with smooth experience and professionalism.

Need help with replacing locks in your home or business? All American Locksmiths employs experienced, professional locksmiths in Connecticut & Westchester County. Unlike other locksmith companies, we actually care about Connecticut businesses and residents. We believe in treating our neighbors as we would like to be treated. If we were renting one of your apartments, and we had to deal with a lock that was stuck or broken, we’d like to know that our management company could resolve our issue quickly.

That’s where we would come in.

Because we are real people, we know that your tenants’ time is important; therefore, we make ourselves available to all of Connecticut 24/7. It doesn’t matter if you’re in Greenwich, Stamford, Fairfield, New Haven, or Hartford–if you or your tenants need us, we’ll be there right away to bring normalcy back to everyone’s lives.

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What is a Locksmith?

There’s nothing more terrifying than being locked out of your car or home on a dark night, alone and unsure where your keys could have ended up. This is an unfortunate reality many of us will face at some point in life. But it doesn’t have to be a scary one. Thanks in large part to Locksmiths.

A locksmith is a professional contractor with specific skills in everything related to entry access. They are trained to install, uninstall, fix and take apart everything from door knobs to locks, ignition cylinders and other forms of entry.

These professionals have been a part of society since the very early years. From ancient Egypt creating locks out of wood, to the 10th century when many blacksmiths began to focus their skills on making locks specifically.

Training and Certifications

Today, professional locksmith training involves both course work studies and in-person, hands-on training to learn the skills necessary for the art of locksmithing. There are many schools dedicated to teaching the craft as well as exams and licensing requirements in many states.

Checking for the BBB accreditation seal is another way to ensure the locksmith you are selecting to work with has a positive track record in the marketplace – with everything from advertising to customer service.

Customers Served

Many locksmiths provide services to both consumer and business customers. The services can range from a simple home lock upgrade, to a car key ignition rekeying or the repair and install of professional grade security locks on large building doors.

It’s always important to check that a locksmith has recommendations and past work experience providing the services you need.  A large part of their job as a lock repairman is to work during non-business hours and many will arrive at your location at any time you need assistance so partnering with a credible and honest company is important.

Other Skills

Locksmiths are also trained to prevent damage when fixing or opening locks and may provide additional services such as cutting keys, rekeying locks and even recommending and installing new hardware.

All American Locksmiths provides prompt lockout services as well as new lock installs and more for commercial and residential customers throughout Connecticut and Westchester Country.

 

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