Fire services are being asked to gain access to locked properties, to deal with welfare issues besides emergencies. Specialist locksmith tools can help, say trainers.
MPL, a Wakefield-based provider of locksmith training courses and trade supplies, report that they are providing a number of fire services with lock puller kits that enable access to uPvc and composite doors in less than two minutes.
MPL director Nicky England said: “The amount of damage caused by forced entry can often run into hundreds of pounds. Using our lock puller kits results in far less damage, sometimes resulting in just a £4 for a replacement cylinder. We’ve been helping to tackle a similar issue with Shoreline Housing in Grimsby. By training up a number of their staff as locksmiths they are now able to accompany Humberside Police on raids and negate the need to bash down doors.”
Visit https://www.mpl-locksmith-training.co.uk.
