🔓 Skill you don’t learn overnight 🔓 As part of our Opening Course today Chris Taylor demonstrates the sizing of a toe pick — a specialist tool used in professional lock opening. Chris brings decades of hands-on experience into every course he teaches, sharing not just how things are done, but why they matter. Learning like this is what sets MLA training apart. This is what it means to learn from locksmiths who’ve been there and done this. Find out more about our Level 1 Opening Course here: ht

🔑 Kickstart 2026 with a new service! Level up your skills with the MLA Advanced Aluminium & Glass Doors Course and learn how to install, maintain, and repair modern aluminium and glass doors. 📅 Date: Wednesday 3rd December 2025 📍 Location: MLA HQ, Rugby 💷 Members: £267.80 inc VAT | Non-Members: £319.30 inc VAT Start the new year ready to offer a valuable, in-demand service. 🔗 Book your place: https://www.locksmiths.co.uk/trade/training/advanced/#aluminium 💡 Find out why it’s worth adding:

🔓 Live Lock Opening in Action! 🔓 Watch Dave Stapleton expertly open a mortice lock, demonstrating how picks can be made and used, with our new camera setup giving students a live, up-close view of the process. The camera setup ensures every detail is clearly visible, making complex techniques easier to understand, replicate, and learn — providing a more immersive, hands-on learning experience. 📚 Practical skills. Real-world experience. Learning you can trust. | Master Locksmiths Association M