Well, there’s a lot of news…since my first newsletter!
I have customers asking me: “What happened to your shop?”
So, I will explain that first…
From November 1994 to August 2005, we owned and operated “Keys Plus/ Antelope” located in Citrus Heights, Ca. It was a very successful business, but it had a couple of major issues. It was a 12 by 13’ building! And no Bathroom! So one day, for what reason I still don’t fully understand, I decided to go bigger and better! So we decided we would sell it, and rent a bigger place with a show room for safes. But in the process of the sale, we realized we would have to sell the name as well! Thus “Approved Safe & Lock” was born!
We always liked the Rocklin area, so we decided to open a new shop out in Rocklin, Ca. We chose the Stanford Ranch Area. This turned out to be one of the biggest mistakes I have ever made…. The area we choose looked very promising, but it turned out to be a real poor choose of locations. And with much regret and loss, we closed the shop and decided to just go “mobile”. Which since then I now know that was a great decision. Less overhead, better prices for you the customer!
Around the same timeframe, we decided to move to Lincoln, Ca. Over the years, I have done a great deal of work in Lincoln, and sort of fell in love with the not so little city… And like Paul Harvey used to say: “That’s the rest of the story”!
So, for some time I have been a mobile locksmith! I work out of my house, and still have a small area in my garage to do Locksmithing. As well as my fully equipped Van!
I have been a Locksmith for almost 17 Years now! Time sure flies when your having fun!
Take Care, God Bless,
Roy Radtke
Locksmith