Safe opening
Lost keys, forgotten combinations, dead keypads or a lock that has simply failed. Opened cleanly wherever possible, so you keep the safe.
From £150 guide price
Locked out of your safe?
Nick opens safes without damaging them, then cuts you new keys or resets the lock. He has done nothing else since 1991, and he is the person who answers the phone.
Non-destructive entry first
London, Kent, Essex and the South East
No call centre, no subcontractors
Since 1991Specialist safe and vault engineer
Opened intactManipulation and decoding before drilling
One engineerNick quotes it, Nick does it
Banks to bedroomsVault doors, cash safes, home safes
What Nick does
Every kind of safe and vault lock: key, combination dial, digital keypad, insurance-rated, fire, gun and underfloor.
Safe key cutting
Accurate replacement keys for most safe locks, cut on specialist equipment. Locks rekeyed when a key has gone missing.
From £45 per key
Safe servicing
A full strip, clean and adjustment of the lock and boltwork. The cheapest way to avoid a lockout later.
From £120 guide price
Safe and vault repairs
Locks, boltwork, hinges and relockers repaired before a small fault becomes a lockout.
From £140 guide price
Lock upgrades
Modern digital locks, variable key systems and combination locks fitted to meet insurance and audit requirements.
From £250 fitted
Vault engineering
Opening, repair and maintenance of vault doors and strongrooms for banks, retailers and secure sites.
Quoted after a call
How a job goes
From the first message to a working safe, usually the same visit.
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You message or call
Send a photo of the safe and the lock on WhatsApp if you can. Nick replies himself.
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Nick confirms the price
He identifies the make and lock, tells you what it will cost and when he can come.
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Opened on site, without damage
Manipulation, decoding or precision drilling through the lock only, then a proper repair.
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Back in service
New keys cut or the lock reset on the spot, so you are not locked out again tomorrow.
Trusted where it matters
Thirty years of safe and vault work for organisations that cannot afford a botched job, and for homeowners who just need their safe open.
- Banks and building societies
- National retailers
- Law enforcement
- Government departments
- Estate and letting agents
- Care homes
- Offices and warehouses
- Homeowners and executors
What customers say
Most of Nick's work comes from people who were recommended to him.
Inherited a safe with no key and no idea of the combination. Nick had it open in under an hour with no marks on it and cut two keys there and then.
Our shop safe keypad died on a Saturday with the takings inside. Quoted a price on the phone, turned up when he said, price didn't change.
Two other locksmiths said it would have to be cut open. Nick opened it, serviced it and it's still in use.
These are sample reviews to show the layout. They will be replaced with Nick's verified Google reviews before launch.
Where Nick works
Based in Sittingbourne, Kent, with London and Essex covered most days. Further afield by arrangement for vault and specialist work.
- LondonAll boroughs
- KentIncluding Medway
- EssexIncluding Thurrock and Southend
- Surrey
- East and West Sussex
- Hertfordshire
- Buckinghamshire
- Bedfordshire
- Hampshire
Speak to the engineer, not a call centre
Send a photo of the safe and Nick will tell you what it needs and what it will cost.