Emergency call-out · Sheffield and surrounding towns
Locked out in Sheffield? I’ll get you back in.
I am Stuart, a locksmith working for myself across South Yorkshire and the towns around it. I open doors without damaging them where I can, I publish what I charge, and I tell you the price before I set off.
No call-out fee · Non-destructive entry where possible · Price agreed before I start
You will speak to Stuart Haywood, who will be the person who turns up.
What do you need?
- Emergency lockoutsUrgentLocked out of your home or business. I open the door, usually without damaging the lock.
- Non-destructive entryUrgentOpening the door without drilling it, so you keep your existing lock and your money.
- Snapped key removalUrgentKey broken off in the lock, extracted and the lock returned to use, often without replacing it.
- Emergency boarding upUrgentProperty made secure again after a break-in or an accident, quickly and properly.
- Lock changes & upgradesNew locks fitted properly, including anti-snap cylinders that resist the most common break-in method.
- uPVC door & window repairsStiff handles, failed multipoint mechanisms and doors that will not lock, fixed rather than replaced.
- Door & window realignmentDoors and windows that have dropped or moved, put back in line so they lock properly.
- Mobile key cuttingSpare keys cut at your door, so you do not have to go into town.
- Wireless alarm systemsAlarm systems advised on and fitted, sized to your property rather than sold by the sensor.
- Free security surveyA free, no-obligation look at your property, with honest advice on what is worth doing.
What it costs
Every price I charge is published. Not a starting price, and not “from” something, because that is the oldest trick in this trade. A price, and what it covers.
See what I chargeSome recent jobs
My own photographs, of my own work. Every one says what it actually is, because a grid of unlabelled pictures tells you nothing about whether the person did them.
The mechanism out of a uPVC door. This is the part that fails when a handle goes stiff, and it is a repair, not a new door. 
New handle and anti-snap cylinder fitted on a composite front door. 
Handle and lock changed over, tested from both sides before I left. 
Wireless alarm sounder fitted at the front of the house, where it is visible. 
Movement sensor sited to cover the room without triggering on a pet. 
Solar powered camera above a garage, so there is no cable to run and no battery to change.
Check me out before you let me in
Locksmithing is not regulated in the UK, so anyone can say any of this. Here is what I claim, what it actually means, and how you can check it.
- NCFE Level 3 Competence in Locksmithing and uPVC Repair
- A certificated Level 3 award, achieved through MPL Locksmiths Training. It is an NCFE Customised Qualification rather than a regulated one, because no regulated locksmith qualification exists in the UK. The certificate number below is real and checkable.
- How to check: Certificate 54533116, achieved 24 August 2026. Ask and I will show you it.
- City & Guilds accredited training
- I completed MPL’s Specialist Locksmith Training Programme, which is a City & Guilds Accredited Programme. City & Guilds accredits the training itself. It is not a locksmith qualification, because there is no such thing in this country, and anyone telling you they are "City & Guilds qualified" as a locksmith is stretching it.
- How to check: Candidate VWE7141, completed 14 August 2026, signed by MPL.
- Trained in non-destructive entry, uPVC repair and boarding up
- The training covered non-destructive entry, destructive entry, uPVC repair, adjustment and replacement, plus a separate boarding course. That is why I try to open your door without breaking it, and why I can secure your property after a break-in.
- How to check: Three MPL certificates, 14 and 18 August 2026.
- Public liability insurance, £1,000,000
- If something goes wrong at your property while I am working there, you are not the one out of pocket.
- How to check: £1,000,000 of cover. Ask to see the certificate and I will send it.
- Veteran owned
- I served, and I am listed on the Trust A Veteran directory, which verifies service before it lists anybody. It is not a locksmithing credential and I am not presenting it as one, but you can check that it is true.
- How to check: Listed on Trust A Veteran. See the listing.
- Sheffield based, working for myself
- You get me, every time. Not a call centre, not a subcontractor, and not somebody different from the person you spoke to on the phone.
- How to check: Ring the number on this site and you will speak to Stuart.
- Basic DBS checked
- A criminal record check, so you know who is standing at your door. Ask to see it, and ask any locksmith who will not show you why not.
- Not yet published. Awaiting the certificate from Stuart, and this claim should not go live without it.
Common questions
Do you charge a call-out fee?
No. What I quote you on the phone is the whole price, and it covers coming out as well as the work. There is no separate charge for turning up.
Will you have to drill my lock?
Usually not. Most locks can be opened without damage using the right technique, and that is always what I try first. Drilling is a last resort on a small number of high-security cylinders, and if it comes to that I will tell you what it means and what it costs before I touch anything.
How do I know what it will cost?
I tell you before I set off, not when I am standing at your door. My prices are published on this site. If the job turns out to be different from what we agreed, I stop and tell you the new price before I carry on, and you can send me away without owing me anything.
Who actually turns up?
I do. I work for myself, so the person you speak to on the phone is the person who arrives. You are not being passed to whichever subcontractor a call centre can find.
Need someone now?
Tell me the address, the type of door and what has happened, and I will tell you what it will cost before I set off.
Worth reading before you ring anyone
Call Stuart Haywood on 07707 981806. Services: Emergency lockouts, Non-destructive entry, Lock changes & upgrades, uPVC door & window repairs, Door & window realignment, Snapped key removal, Mobile key cutting, Emergency boarding up, Wireless alarm systems, Free security survey.