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Roll with it
D.G. Maclachlan marries electronic and manual products
By Jillian Mitchell
D.G. MacLachlan products include key machines, Master Lock padlocks, Primus keys and Tri-Flow Superior Lubricant.
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Even in today’s electronic-driven world, the conventional lock and key has not lost its charm. In actuality, it reigns as queen to technology’s king, ubiquitous and with a new purpose.
“You’ll never lose the concept of a key, in a lot of cases,” says Gary Robertson, president of D.G. MacLachlan Ltd., a full-range distributor specializing in door and accesscontrol hardware. “Society is getting more and more into access control — using push buttons, combinations, monitored credentials — and keys are always there as an override in case the electronics fail. Restricted keys and high-security patented keys like Primus and Medeco are ever increasing in popularity.”
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Since 1922, the Burnaby-based D.G. MacLachlan has excelled at rolling with this complex industry, continuously evolving at its side. The company’s knowledgeable inside sales group with more than 100 combined years of experience prides itself on being available to service and supply customers’ specific security needs.
Though its biggest draw is keys and key-cutting equipment, the company is quite diversified.
“It’s a whole big circle, what we do,” says Robertson, who cites specialty locks, padlocks, door closers, cabinet locks, key accessories, lubricants, tools and key cabinets as additional company products.
Inside Robertson’s big circle is the Educational Facility Managers Association of British Columbia (EFMA B.C). D.G. MacLachlan is a long-time exhibitor at the association’s annual conference, bringing the hottest new products each year. Such products include the ever-popular Schlage C0100 push button locks, American Lock padlocks and Dudley combination locks. Robertson’s company supplies the aforementioned products and more to all of the schools in B.C. and throughout western Canada.
“Our strength is looking after the maintenance division personnel for door hardware and door security,” he says. “We pride ourselves on our service and getting the stuff out to them. They need it right away because it’s part of their security.”
In Robertson’s profession, quality reigns — it’s just one of the top reasons D.G. MacLachlan exclusively carries the top brands. And he advises his clients to do the same.
“The top manufacturers go through a lot of testing. So when a product comes out, it’s usually a product that will withstand any situation,” he says, noting that his company works closely with manufacturers. “It’s not in the best interest of any educational facility to buy a copy product from overseas. They’ve got to buy the No. 1 brand so they’re all set and ready to go.”
As for the future of his industry, Robertson expects to continue down the electronic rabbit hole, though not without traditional manual products.
“Access-control products like automatic door openers and locks with audit-trail ability using credentials such as (proximity) cards or fobs or (PINs) will be a major part of future products,” he says. “It’s an evolving industry. We’ll always need security.” b 4050 Grant Street Burnaby, B.C. Canada V5C 3N5 TEL: 604-294-6000
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