Hello My name is Jason. I have been opening safes, vaults and strongrooms for over 30 plus years. In and around London, Essex, Hertfordshire, Suffolk and Cambridgeshire All the photos on this site are of real Safes, Vaults and Strongrooms that I have worked on, some times I pop up in a photo !
Early Years
The bug of opening locks for me started at a young age where I was interested in Magic, Mainly in Escapeology. Yes like Harry Houdini. I remember at the age of eight I could pick open padlocks, handcuffs and escape out of straight jackets in locked trunks. LOL
Apprenticeship
I did an old school traditional Locksmith and Safe Apprenticeship. I Was taught to make locks and keys by hand, duplicate keys, Impression lever locks open, and how to pick open locks on safes and vaults. Also a bit of welding and metal work.
Working for a Boss
I was lucky enough to work with some talented people and established companies in the industry. Over that time I made a lot of friends in the Locksmith and Safe trades from all over the world. At my last full time Job I had progresses to Chief and Senior Safe Engineer. Although I now work for myself I still carry out safe and vault work for all of my old bosses !
Key Elements Safe Engineers 2006
I now run Key Elements safe engineers since 2006, in this time I have mainly opened locked safes, vaults and Strongrooms. I work on my own and carried out work for other safe engineers and Locksmiths and the End User. I have a lot of equipment and experience in opening safe and vaults. One of the newest Gizmos I have in my tool kit is a device that can open some digital safe lock. Other locks I use different methods, such as Manipulation, Lock picking and drilling. I also do some Engineering using machines like CNC Lathes, CNC Mills, Manual, Lathe and milling machines. (Sometimes Laser or EDM)
August 2022 – Safe Lock Picks
I already make a lot of my own safe lock picks and also sell these within the industry. I have been focusing on the tool making side of the business too, creating more products such as Safe Lock picks. I am very much still opening safes and vaults Local and higher grade units further away and overseas if cost effective to the Customer.
Some of the safe locks I can open non distructivly are, Fichet Monopole safe lock, Fichet MXB safe lock, Rosengrens RKL key lock, Mauer Varos key lock, Mauer Primus (C) 70011 key lock, Cawi 14 lever key lock, FAS 6890 key lock and many more I have over 120 different lock picks.
Present Day 2025
I am still opening safes and vaults in the UK. And when needed traveling overseas, This can be difficult with visas and tools. However I continue to try to solve issues with safes and vaults abroad. I have also added more safe lock picks to my catalogue, and sell in the UK, US, Europe, Australia, and other places.