RESTRICTED KEY SYSTEMS

​Do you know who has keys to your home? Your business? Ever wonder how easy it is for one of your keys to be duplicated? Many business owners and homeowners alike can benefit from the multiple features of a dealer-restricted key system. Any standard lock that you purchase at a hardware store or big box store typically comes with either two, three, or four keys. These keys are easily duplicated at any locksmith or hardware store that cuts keys. For a couple of dollars, one of your employees or your home maid can have an extra key that you don’t know about. What if you had 100% control over your keys and who can duplicate them? Well, with various locksmith-sold systems, you can. Here at NH Safe & Lock Co., we offer a variety of restricted key systems, both factory and dealer based. This means that we cut and sell a patented key blank that only we can purchase from our vendor. These keys can be set to work in padlocks, deadbolts, mortise and rim locks, knobs or levers, and even cabinet locks. In most cases, some hardware in your home or business will have to be replaced to accommodate these lock cylinders, but after that, you sign a card stating who you want to authorize duplicate keys, we maintain the card, and now your keys are controlled. Nobody can take these keys to a big box retailer and have additional copies made! Not even other locksmiths can cut these keys because they can’t purchase the blanks! Anyone who is not on the signature authorization card will not be given any additional duplicates, and the system owner will be notified if someone attempts to cut a key without permission. There are also factory based restricted key systems. Manufacturers such as Medeco or Schlage are two of many lock makers that offer this type of key control. Factory restricted keys can only be cut at the manufacturer’s  factory and in most cases have to be ordered directly through a registered locksmith.