Restricted Keys Secure your Home and Business

Posted April 22nd, 2010 | No Comments

Securing your home or business against crime need not be an expensive or time consuming exercise.

Restricted key systems are available for home use as well as business. Restricted keys enhance the security provided by any lock and without them, even ‘high security’ locks can be compromised by the keys being copied at random with little or no control.

At Authorized Access we can fit a security lock to your door then register its keys to you; this stops duplicate keys being cut without your knowledge or say so and provides you with total control of the keys to your home or business.

Restricted keys allow you to provide a tradesperson the key to your home and as long as you get it back, you know they will have been unable to obtain copies. At work, staff issued with keys to premises are unable to have extra keys cut without your express permission, again giving you total control over who has access to your premises.

Where would this be useful?

  • Business premises with multiple key holders.
  • At home where keys are made available to cleaners, tradesmen etc.
  • Any situation where key control is required.


Looking after property, stock and the people who work within the business makes great business sense. Being responsible for the security in your business, it is vital that you make sure that the security measures taken are appropriate, realistic and cost effective. You need to keep criminals out while allowing your customers, suppliers and employees in.

Your business activity will guide your approach to security. In simple terms, high value products will attract more criminal activity and demand a higher level of security, however even those items with a perceived low cost value will be attractive to somebody. Taking a logical approach to securing your business will help ensure you don’t miss anything that might help deter crime. “In the current climate, the effect of interruption to business is greater than ever before.

By changing the locks you can guarantee that you are in total control of who has keys to your property


Choosing a Lock- Things to consider:

  • Insurance requirements-Does your lock need to conform to British standards for insurance purposes BS3621
  • One Key House/Business – Would I like all my locks to be operated by one key? This avoids having bulky key rings, never loose the back door key again!
  • Master Keying of locks- makes great business sense. Only give access to areas of your business to people that need to be there.
  • Speciality Locks- Do I need locks for a special purpose eg escape function.
  • High Security Locks- Do I need locks with enhanced security features eg Restricted keys, having control of who can copy your keys, locks with anti pick and anti bump features.


“Remember – Always use a Master Locksmiths Association ‘Approved Company’ when considering restricted keys as a means of securing your property, where you can be assured that trained staff will provide a quality service with integrity to give you total peace of mind.”

For assistance contact  http://www.authorized-access.co.uk/contact-us or call 0161 762 9936, where our fully trained staff will guide you through the process.


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