Company Profile
Access Lock Specialists is owned by Roger Barriball and Richard Nind, and was built on the foundations of Access Locksmiths which has traded in Canterbury for over 35 years as a mobile service. Both Richard & Roger have extensive experience in the locksmith industry and offer a complete service covering residential, commercial, automotive and safes, with a focus on excellent customer service. Currently there are three service vehicles on the road, operating from a modern workshop/showroom at 170 Waterloo Rd, Hornby and serving Christchurch and Canterbury. With excellent off street parking, the facilities enable virtually any job to be handled that comes in, from duplicating standard keys, cutting high security vehicle keys to code, programming automotive transponder keys, servicing locks & safes and creating restricted master key systems.
Now incorporating Better Security Locksmiths.
“Our aim is to offer you, our customer; the best choices and the best service”
Roger Barriball – Owner. Roger has been involved in locksmithing for over 20 years after serving 13 years in the RNZAF. Commencing with Blythe’s Security Services in Pukekohe, installing alarms and locksmithing, he established Franklin Locksmiths in 1992 until moving to Christchurch in 1995 where he joined Ross Galt Lock & Key Service. Serving as Operations Manager, he was also involved as Secretary of the Australia & New Zealand Locksmiths Association and later, Secretary of the New Zealand Branch of the Master Locksmiths Association of Australasia. Roger runs the Administration & Marketing side of the business.
Richard Nind – Owner. Richard has been locksmithing for 25 years. He completed his apprenticeship with James Bull Locksmiths. After a stint of locksmithing in Brisbane, he returned to NZ and joined Ross Galt Lock & Key Service, where he served as Workshop Manager until leaving to purchase Access Locksmiths in February 2006. Richard was a Trade Tester for the Master Locksmiths Association of Australasia and also an Apprentice Assessor. Richard runs the Operations side of the business and is very much ‘hands on’ working from his van or the workshop.
Allister Brian - Senior Locksmith. Allister completed his locksmith apprenticeship with City Locksmiths in Auckland. He moved to Christchurch and was employed by Ross Galt Lock & Key Service before joining Access Lock Specialists in 2012.
Allister operates one of our mobile vans and carries out lock installations, lock & safe repairs, lockouts and security surveys
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