Commercial Locksmiths

Commercial Locksmiths

Commercial locksmiths are locksmithing companies that deal primarily with business and enterprise customers. In some cases, they do not even have a residential or automotive locksmithing function. Commercial locksmiths focus on providing service to institutions that have master keying and access control needs. Commercial locksmiths, particularly in countries with health and safety legislation that is stringent, will be focused on providing services and meeting the regulatory requirements of the enterprise customer. Commercial locksmiths will also typically hold insurance policies that serve to safeguard commercial customers in the event there is faulty work that is performed.

The difference in Commercial Locksmiths internationally

In North America, as well as the United Kingdom, Commercial Locksmiths are clearly differentiated from other categories of Locksmiths, choosing to specialise in either Commercial, Automotive, or Residential Locksmithing, but seldom all three. This occurred with the advent of the Internet and the removal of barriers to entry for small locksmithing companies, who tend to target smaller scale jobs — typically residential homes. In the case of Australasia, however, there is a larger region of overlap between the different roles of the Locksmith: many have a widespread knowledge of all three areas. However, there is also a growing trend in Australasia towards specialisation of the individual locksmiths. This can be seen in Australia, with the example of Independent Locksmiths in Sydney and Accurate Locksmiths in the case of New Zealand, both of which have recently(in the last decade) shifted focus towards Commercial Locksmithing.

See also: Accurate Locksmiths[1] Independent Locksmiths[2]