Residential & commercial
Locks and keys for homes, shops and offices
Keys cut while you wait, locks repaired or replaced properly, and doors opened when nobody can find the key. Homes, shops, offices and industrial premises.
Household and business keys are the everyday side of the workshop: spares for the family, pre-cut keys for a rental, a new cylinder after a break-in, or a lock that has simply worn out after years of use.
For businesses we look at the whole door rather than just the lock — what it is protecting, who needs access, and whether a mechanical key is still the right answer or whether access control makes more sense.
Who we work for
Same bench, three kinds of customer
Homes
- House and gate keys
- Spares for the family
- Lock repair after wear or forced entry
- Doors opened when the key is lost
Shops and offices
- Shopfront and office keys
- Cylinder changes when staff change
- Lock installation on new fit-outs
- Access control where keys stop being practical
Landlords and managers
- Pre-cut keys for new tenants
- Re-keying between tenancies
- Multiple-unit key management
- Padlocks and storeroom locks
Services
Locks, keys and commercial security
Keys
- House keys
- Gate keys
- Shop keys
- Office keys
- Spare and pre-cut keys
- Padlock and cabinet keys
Locks
- Lock repair
- Lock replacement
- Lock installation
- Cylinder changes after a break-in or staff change
- Building lockouts
Commercial
- Commercial security requirements
- Security hardware for shopfronts and offices
- Multiple-premises key management
- Access control where keys are no longer practical
Why ALC
Why bring it to ALC
Homes and businesses
The same bench cuts a single house spare and re-keys a shopping-centre unit.
Honest assessment
If a lock can be repaired we say so. If it should be replaced, we say that too, and why.
One call for the whole site
Locks, gates, alarms, CCTV and access control are all handled in-house.
FAQs
Questions we get asked
How quickly can keys be cut?
Standard house, gate and padlock keys are usually cut on the spot at the shop in Swazi Plaza.
Someone has moved out and still has a key. What now?
We can change the cylinder or re-key the lock so old keys no longer work, without replacing the whole door handle set.
Do you work on business premises?
Yes — shops, offices, workshops and warehouses, including access control and security hardware.
Related
Often part of the same job
Tell us what you need
Tell us what the door is, what has happened, and where you are. Keys are usually cut while you wait at the shop in Swazi Plaza.