Optic Security Grows Locksmithing Capability.
Optic Security grows locksmithing – Australasian provider and integrator of converged security solutions, Optic Security, has enhanced its locksmithing capability with a new Auckland-based apprentice.
Former solar panel installer, Tyler Reece, has joined Optic as an apprentice locksmith under the supervision of master locksmith, Ben Pullin, based in Auckland.
“I was doing solar on roofs for quite a while and doing 12-16-hour days, and I wanted something new that I could actually have a career in,” Reece said. “I like working with my hands. I’ve now been here 6 weeks, and it’s going well. I’m really enjoying it.”
Reece is learning from one of the best, with supervisor Pullin passing on his knowledge and skills both in the lock shop and onsite at customer premises.
Optic Security Grows Locksmithing
Having notched up over 18 years with Optic Security Group, Pullin’s expertise covers the broad range of locksmithing all the way through to heavy duty hardware installations, including electric mortice locks, mag locks, transfers, drop bolts, and door closers.
Prior to entering the locksmith trade, Pullin served 5 years in the Royal New Zealand Navy as a marine engineer. Despite enjoying life at sea, which included several tours and humanitarian deployments across the Pacific, Pullen ultimately saw locksmithing as an attractive career option.
“I wanted to start a family and have a change in lifestyle, and I was offered a really good salary to work in an Auckland locksmith business,” Pullin said.
Pullin sees locksmithing as an ancient and noble profession that goes back thousands of years.
“In the past, locksmithing was a secretive trade that was associated with nobility and royalty,” he explains, “because they had the money and wealth that needed locking up.”
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“Optic Security Grows Locksmithing Capability.”
