About Taylors Locksmiths Gateshead

We are Fully Trained and we are Training Provider! We carry the highest security level clearance in the UK!

Gateshead Locksmith Service also known as Taylor Locksmiths are all fully trained to the highest level of locksmith training n the UK. 

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We are part of the Guild of Master Locksmiths UK, A Trade and Training Association are a non profit guild that was created to help maintain fair business ethics for local locksmith businesses in the Northeast of England and throughout the UK. Each of the guild registered locksmiths have the same prices, skill sets and work together to make our business fair and equal for all locksmiths in the guild and do our best to prevent criminals who operate crooked locksmith business, and take advantage of the general public.

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We are fully awarded with the S.C.A.UK Scheme. The S.C.A.UK membership scheme offers an all-inclusive health and safety, insurance regulations, legal and business ethics solution designed to meet our unique needs as locksmiths who the public can trust. By becoming a S.C.A.UK member which means we have been fully trained business regulations, in home and business insurance, fire rated law, consumer law and more along with regular updates on regulation and changes to the UK law. We have gone through our strict vetting criteria and under go a DBS Data Barring Service Check then they can opt into also being independently check by the UK Government. Vetting is delivered by United Kingdom Security Vetting (UKSV), which is part of the Cabinet Office Government Security Group and the Government Security Function.

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S.C.A.UK Criteria: 

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• You must have undergone BMTA (Business Management Training Award) course through a LTTA accredited trainer. Along with all of the courses required in the S.C.A.UK Scheme, such as health and safety, risk assessment training, customer care, marketing training and have the correct policies and procedures in place for your business along with business insurance, public liability insurance cover and be DBS /CRB background checked which needs to be verified and checked before they can train as a locksmith.

• The business must also be registered with the company's house

• It must have the correct Data Protection in place and have been fully trained in DPA. 

• To achieve the S.C.A.UK badge each locksmith has undergone a detailed verification – verifying both their identity and trading address, insurance and certification of insurance.

• They are fully trained in consumer law and how it applies to contracts made in your home or on your doorstep for quoted work.

• They are fully insured, to industrial and legal standards – verified by the relevant documents from the insurance provider.

• Have up to date professional qualifications and accreditations – verified by relevant documents and our own records. The only people that can carry the S.C.A.UK badge will have gone through their entire training process under the GMLUK advisory and LTTA trainer. 

• We check their reviews to make sure that they are meeting a high standard, that they are not paying for reviews in any way. We will also contact the reviewers to make sure the locksmith meets our ethics and practices. 

• They are willing to be checked by our Business Ombudsman who will carry out checks or complaints into S.C.A.UK registered locksmiths.

• We also work with a 3rd party company with over 40 years of service in the door and window industry. If there has been a complaint against a locksmith's work and S.C.A.UK badge holder then we will pay to have the 3rd party investigator look into the work that has been carried out and assess the issue and further action will be taken if needed. 

• Each badge holder understands the weight that this badge now carries. To be able to earn it takes time, takes training and study. Its not just a case of handing over some documents to be checked, vetted and signing some terms and conditions and paying a fee. Its about education and earning the right to hold this badge and certification for completion of the S.C.A.UK award. Its a badge and award that is earned and the locksmith has to undertake multiple exams. 

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Gateshead Locksmith Service have been awarded all 3 awards for our service in the locksmith industry known as the L.T.E.A certification, the Locksmith Trade & Excellence Award which takes 9 years to achieve with each award being issued every 3 years and must meet a strict criteria that looks at our customer satisfaction, reviews, pricing, warranties and much more. We carry all 3 levels of the L.T.E.A Certification and the prestige's Master Locksmith award which can only be earned from being in business for over a decade with a turn over of £100.000 which shows satisfaction based on the level of work achieved. 

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The criteria of the LTEA Certification: 

1. The locksmith must be a GMLUK full member.

2. The locksmith must have been trained under a LTTA certified instructor.

3. The locksmith must have gone through the Locksmith Business Development Award.

4. The locksmith must hold a level 4 award before they can enter this program. Which is 12 months of training. 36 weeks to achieve a level 3 award and a full year to achieve the level 4 award.

5. They must achieve a 5 star review status in the first 3 years of trading. This must also include proof of skills, such as photos of work, video of work, reviews from genuine providers such as Google. We will also look at 10 random reviews and make contact with 10 customers to find out about the work carried out, the pricing and much more!

6. The locksmith must meet GMLUK's pricing criteria which means not using call out fees, making sure the hourly rate is met and is not under the minimum pay required in our locksmith field of work.

7. The locksmith must have supplied full warranties with all work on each job.

8. They must show a high level of skill, using more technical techniques over forced entry and drilling.

9. They must show an exemplary level of time management.

10. They must show a exemplary level of customer care and satisfaction .

11. They must show fair marketing, meeting UK consumer law requirements.

12. They must have kept up there public liability insurance. 

13. They must have attended any further qualification enhancement or training the GMLUK have advised or updated. 

14. They must have a 100% score on the S.C.A.UK which is the Safe Contractor Approved rating and scheme. This is in relation to security checks and the strict vetting criteria and under go a DBS Data Barring Service Check then they can opt into also being independently check by the UK Government. Vetting is delivered by United Kingdom Security Vetting (UKSV), which is part of the Cabinet Office Government Security Group and the Government Security Function which also allows for this enhanced award.

15. The board of the Guild of Master Locksmiths UK will also vote on this award and the locksmith or business will require 100% of the vote to be able to achieve this award.