Yesterday, experienced locksmiths joined our Aluminium & Glass Door Course, learning how to install, maintain, and repair modern aluminium and glass doors. Students got plenty of hands-on practice. Feedback from the course: “Very knowledgeable tutors who communicated well, shared relevant stories from in the field and shared many useful tips and tricks.” “Very informative and have learned a few different bits I didn't know.” “Very good trainers. Good interaction.” "Simon and Chris where excellen

🔧 Workshop-Made Tool Skills in Action! 🔧 Watch Chris Taylor demonstrating how to create a workshop-made jiggler using silver soldering, a vital skill for any aspiring locksmith. Our new camera setup gives students a live, up-close view of every step, making it easier to understand and replicate this essential technique. 📚 Practical skills. Real-world experience. Learning you can trust. | Master Locksmiths Association MLA

🔑 Kickstart 2026 with a new service! Level up your skills with the MLA Advanced Aluminium & Glass Doors Course and learn how to install, maintain, and repair modern aluminium and glass doors. 📅 Date: Wednesday 3rd December 2025 📍 Location: MLA HQ, Rugby 💷 Members: £267.80 inc VAT | Non-Members: £319.30 inc VAT Start the new year ready to offer a valuable, in-demand service. 🔗 Book your place: https://www.locksmiths.co.uk/trade/training/advanced/#aluminium 💡 Find out why it’s worth adding:

🔓 Live Lock Opening in Action! 🔓 Watch Dave Stapleton expertly open a mortice lock, demonstrating how picks can be made and used, with our new camera setup giving students a live, up-close view of the process. The camera setup ensures every detail is clearly visible, making complex techniques easier to understand, replicate, and learn — providing a more immersive, hands-on learning experience. 📚 Practical skills. Real-world experience. Learning you can trust. | Master Locksmiths Association M

🔓 Skill you don’t learn overnight 🔓 As part of our Opening Course today Chris Taylor demonstrates the sizing of a toe pick — a specialist tool used in professional lock opening. Chris brings decades of hands-on experience into every course he teaches, sharing not just how things are done, but why they matter. Learning like this is what sets MLA training apart. This is what it means to learn from locksmiths who’ve been there and done this. Find out more about our Level 1 Opening Course here: ht

🚪 Scottish Region Meeting Highlights! What a day! Amazing turnout, brilliant training, and lots of laughs: 🔑 BlackX smart lock – Steve Ross 💻 Electronic Access Control – David Stapleton & Chris Taylor 🔒 Cylinder standards, patent protection & master keying – Farid & Tony 🛠️ Curtain lock picking – Shane Hales & Paul Horton 👏 Huge thanks to all attendees & trainers, and congrats to Jordan Morrison & John Mutch on becoming regional officers! 📅 Next up: MLA London Region evening, 12th Nov – M