10 Keynotes January/February 2025 aloa.org WHAT’S NEW INDUSTRY NEWS, ALOA NEWS, NEW PRODUCTS AND MORE NEW APPLICANTS ARIZONA Phoenix Donny Cox IML Security Supply ILLINOIS Dekalb Thomas Z. Cook Elgin Key and Lock Co. Inc. Machesney Park Dustin Wilson Coachmans CCR Bodyshop, Inc. LOUISIANA Alexandria Devon L. Craig Dev’s Lock & Key Eunice Aldo Jesus Carmona, CLL Carmona Locksmith MISSISSIPPI Gulfport Scott J. Fabacher Bees Handyman LLC NEW MEXICO Albuquerque Michael E. Smith Bill’s Lock & Key Sponsor: William A. Fadgen Jr., CML, CPS, CAL Santa Fe Christopher P. DiMarco Original Trading Post NORTH CAROLINA Salisbury Andrew Kaufman AA Master Locksmith OREGON Talent Benjamin W. LaMere Affordable Locksmiths PENNSYLVANIA Yardley Henry Castiglione, AFDI Accelerated Locksmith Service LLC TEXAS Graham Pete Clark Texas Made Security Lubbock Ryan Bliss Lubbock Lock & Key Jonathan C. Darby Lubbock Lock and Key Sponsor: Ryan Burden VIRGINIA Chesapeake Lady S. Gibbs Lady Locksmith LLC Sponsor: Steven J. Sacco, CRL, CAI WASHINGTON Gig Harbor Nicholas Blake Car Key Connect WEST VIRGINIA Clarksburg Bryan L. Thompson Thompson’s Lock and Key LLC WISCONSIN Oak Creek Taylor Walden CANADA Hamilton, ON Marty A. Brown Golden Horseshoe Locksmith Ltd. Waterloo, QC Marc A. Gaudreau Shefford Industries GEORGIA Batumi Spartak Khozrevanidze Locksmith ALOA CERTIFICATIONS CLL William C Coppersmith, AFL, CLL Baton Rouge, LA Daniel Fallas, CLL Kenner, LA Gavin LaFont Louisville, KY CRL Leo M. Meres, CML Knoxville, TN Ofir Ben Shabat, CRL Chicago, IL WE NEED YOUR HELP Attention, ALOA Members: Help us eliminate the industry scammer problem by screening these applicants, who are ALOA members, to ensure they meet the standards of ALOA’s Code of Ethics. Protests, if any, must be made within 30 days of this Keynotes issue date, addressed to the ALOA membership department, signed and submitted via email to [email protected] or via fax to (469) 543-5241. For questions, contact Kevin Wesley, membership manager, at [email protected] or (469) 453-5207. CALENDAR FEBRUARY February 17-21 ALOA Locksmithing Fundamentals ALOA Training Center, Dallas, TX [email protected] or (469) 453-5220 Register at www.aloamembers.org MARCH March 5-7 IML 2025 Expo - California Universal City Hilton Universal City, CA www.imlss.com March 12-14 2025 Locksmith Pro Expo Sheraton DFW Airport Hotel Irving, TX www.locksmithproexpo.com APRIL April 6-12 SAFETECH 2025 Griffin Gate Marriott Lexington, KY [email protected] www.savta.org April 24-25 Banner Solutions 2025 Security Professional’s Trade and Training Expo Houston, TX www.bannersolutions.com MAY May 14-17 IAAL Auto Lock Expo Cedar Rapids, IA [email protected] www.aloa.org AUGUST August 3-9 ALOA 2025 Hilton Orlando Orlando, FL [email protected] www.aloa.org PDQ Manufacturing to Release Updated Price Book P DQ MANUFACTURING HAS MADE SOME adjustments to pricing for the first time in two years. New pricing is effective as of March 3, and existing quotes based on the 2023 Price Book will be honored through May 31. The 2025 price book will be available for download on the PDQ website by February 14. Printed copies of the price book are available by filling out the form at this link: https://bit. ly/3C85oxb.
