About Winlock Locksmiths Chester Le Street, County Durham UK.

Winlock Locksmiths are based in Chester Le Street in County Durham UK. The business is a small independent local locksmith service that offers low pricing, no call out fees or VAT charges. Winlock's are also a mobile locksmith service which helps keep our pricing down as we do not have a shop with high overheads. We also do not use call centres for our calls which means you speak directly to myself, the owner and locksmith of this business.

For my training I spent many years undertaking further studies in lock-ology to the highest degree achievable in the UK and I have studied under a number of master locksmiths. I am part of the Guild of Master Locksmiths UK which means I have to have full insurance cover to protect me and my clients along with there property. I am CRB /DBS Checked and vetted for working in schools to businesses. I work with local authorities, police, council, solicitors and I have the highest award available in locksmithing at a level 4 GMLUK Certification. 

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About Simon Cowan your local Chester Le Street Locksmith:
My name is Simon and I am a Door and Window specialist with over thirty years of experience having worked within the window, door and conservatory industry. With an in depth knowledge, skills and understanding of installations, repairs and managing large domestic and commercial contracts in the UK.

I have spent  over 18 years as a UPVC, door and window Installer and Service Engineer, then moved into Installation management working for mainly local door and window companies.
 
I am now a fully trained locksmith in non-destructive entry, mortice locks and euro mechanisms, having studied with accredited providers in the Northeast (Gateshead Locksmith Training) and Northwest ( Fortress Locksmiths), to continually develop my skills and provide new and innovative techniques and services to my customers.
 
I understand that when there is an issue with your property, this can be a very worrying situation, therefore I pride myself on being friendly, reliable, and most importantly, providing premium work competitively priced. The benefits of using a small local business are, the customer knows exactly who they are dealing with, on the phone and at the door. Creating trust and the ability to
develop close relationships with customers thus helping to grow the business through recommendations to friends and family etc. Using local businesses also helps to keep the local economy healthy.