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[Home](/) 2. About us About The Bow Locks # 25 Years On London Doors — A Family Locksmith Trusted By London's Letting Agents. You do not want a locksmith. You want to be back inside, secure, and told the truth about what the job costs. That is what we have been doing across London for a quarter of a century — from £48, typically within 30 minutes, with a 3-year warranty on the work. [Call 07546 247 247](tel:+447546247247)[Request an estimate](/contact) City & Guilds qualified · DBS-checked · Available 24/7, 365 days a year 25 years Serving London 30 mins Typical response 24/7 · 365 Always available 3 years Warranty on work & locks From £48 Priced before we travel Our story ## Started by Billy Evans. Run today by his son. The Bow Locks was founded by Billy Evans and is owned today by his son, Chris Evans, who was trained by the renowned ex-locksmith and safe cracker Terry Staddon. That lineage is the reason the company opens locks that other firms drill, and the reason safe work is a genuine specialism here rather than a line on a website. Twenty-five years on, we are a team of four working out of E16 4RF, London, covering London north and south of the river with a typical response time of 30 minutes. Our locksmiths are City & Guilds qualified and DBS-checked, and the person who arrives at your door is one of ours — not a subcontractor picked up from a call centre rota. We help three kinds of customer. Householders and tenants who are locked out, broken into, or living with a lock that has started to fail. Landlords, letting agents and property maintenance companies who need lock changes, documented access and communal door work handled reliably across a portfolio. And businesses whose shutters, shopfronts and premises have to be secure at the end of every shift. Our specialisms follow from that: emergency lockouts and gaining entry, lock changes and upgrades to current British Standards, uPVC and composite multipoint repairs, burglary repairs, and safes. What we do not do is cars — we are a property locksmith, domestic and commercial, and we say so rather than turning up unprepared. ### The short version - Founded by Billy Evans, owned by Chris Evans - Chris trained by ex-locksmith and safe cracker Terry Staddon - 25 years of experience, a team of four locksmiths - Based in E16 4RF, London, covering London - The only London locksmith contracted to major letting agents and property maintenance companies - Domestic and commercial property only — no automotive work [07546 247 247](tel:+447546247247) Answered 24/7 · From £48 How we work ## Six standards we hold to on every job Most complaints about locksmiths come down to three things: a price that changed, a door that got destroyed, and a fault that came back. Our standards exist to remove all three. ### Non-destructive entry first Drilling a lock is the last resort, not the opening move. Where a lock can be picked or bypassed, it is — so you keep your door, your lock and your keys. ### The price is agreed before we travel You are told what the job costs on the phone before we travel. Prices start at £48, and if the job on site turns out to be different we agree the revised price with you first. All payment types are accepted — card, cash or bank transfer. ### Qualified and vetted, every visit Every locksmith on the team is City & Guilds qualified and DBS-checked. That matters when the door being opened is your home, or your tenant's. ### Fixed properly, not patched We diagnose the door, the frame and the lock together, because the cause is often alignment rather than the mechanism. Correcting the cause is what stops the repeat call-out. ### Backed for three years Every job and every lock we fit carries a 3-year warranty. If something we installed fails within that period, we come back and put it right. ### Property locksmithing only Domestic and commercial premises are all we do. We are not an automotive locksmith, and we would rather tell you that than take a job we are not specialists in. The people ## The family and the locksmiths behind the van Founded by Bill, run today by his son Chris, and worked by the same small team of City & Guilds qualified locksmiths who have been on London doors for years. ![Bill Evans, founder of The Bow Locks locksmiths](/__l5e/assets-v1/c32c9355-536f-4a9e-8069-8bff1ba1b2e4/team-founder-bill-01.jpg) Bill Evans Founder Started The Bow Locks 25 years ago and set the standard the team still works to. ![Chris Evans, owner and contract manager of The Bow Locks locksmiths in London](/__l5e/assets-v1/ea270d9d-058f-43e0-9495-3bac9e5911f6/team-chris-owner-01.jpg) Chris Evans Owner & contract manager Bill's son, trained by ex-locksmith and safe cracker Terry Staddon. Runs the letting agent and property maintenance contracts. ![George, locksmith at The Bow Locks, fitting a lock to a yellow door in London](/__l5e/assets-v1/945aca56-7781-4e41-94e1-2fd81e9a2b9f/team-george-01.jpg) George Locksmith — City & Guilds qualified Lock changes, upgrades and multipoint repairs across north London. ![Harry, locksmith at The Bow Locks, fitting a mortice lock to a timber door](/__l5e/assets-v1/2a49f335-da60-41b0-93c1-cd48916e4b2b/team-harry-lock-fitting-01.jpg) Harry Locksmith — City & Guilds qualified Mortice and timber door specialist, fitting locks to current British Standards. ![Jay of The Bow Locks beside the company van in London](/__l5e/assets-v1/57b747d1-59db-4d31-92b9-ee17bff854a9/team-jay-01.jpg) Jay Locksmith — City & Guilds qualified Emergency call-outs and non-destructive entry, day or night. ![The Evans family behind The Bow Locks, a family-run London locksmith](/__l5e/assets-v1/9ecb2b3c-84cb-4719-9224-91e216addef8/team-family-01.jpg) The Evans family Family-run since 2001 Three generations of the same family behind every job we take on. ![The Bow Locks locksmith handing over new keys to a customer in London](/__l5e/assets-v1/087fde9b-f0e2-4812-b6bd-9179a3476343/team-with-customer-01.jpg) On the doorstep Handing over the new keys The end of most jobs: a working lock and a set of keys back in the customer's hand. Proof, not adjectives ## What we can actually evidence - 25 years of trading experience across London - A team of four, City & Guilds qualified - All locksmiths DBS-checked - Typical 30-minute response time, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year - 3-year warranty on all work and all locks fitted - Prices from £48, quoted before we travel, all payment types accepted - The only locksmith company in London contracted to major letting agents and property maintenance companies Where we work ## London-wide from our E16 base We cover the capital north and south of the river, with dedicated pages for the areas we attend most often. If your area is not listed, call — we almost certainly cover it. [Bow](/service-areas/bow)[Chelsea](/service-areas/chelsea)[Battersea](/service-areas/battersea)[Tooting](/service-areas/tooting)[Canary Wharf](/service-areas/canary-wharf)[Islington](/service-areas/islington)[Croydon](/service-areas/croydon)[Brixton](/service-areas/brixton)[Notting Hill](/service-areas/notting-hill) See [all locksmith services](/services), [examples of our work](/our-work). ## Talk to the locksmith who will actually do the work One call, a price before we travel, and a City & Guilds qualified locksmith typically 30 minutes away. From £48, 24 hours a day, with a 3-year warranty on everything we fit. [Call 07546 247 247](tel:+447546247247)[Request an estimate](/contact) [![The Bow Locks — 24 hour London locksmith company logo](/__l5e/assets-v1/604321ce-f8ce-4664-8cc3-379a605564f3/bow-locks-logo-2.png)](/) Family-run London locksmiths for homes and business premises. 25 years of experience, City & Guilds qualified and DBS-checked. [07546 247 247](tel:+447546247247) [020 7247 1111](tel:+442072471111) [thebowlocks@outlook.com](mailto:thebowlocks@outlook.com) E16 4RF, London ### Services - [Emergency lockouts London](/services/emergency-lockouts "Emergency lockouts in London") - [Lock changes & upgrades London](/services/lock-changes "Lock changes & upgrades in London") - [Lock repairs London](/services/lock-repairs "Lock repairs in London") - [uPVC door & window locks London](/services/upvc-door-lock-repair "uPVC door & window locks in London") - [Burglary repairs London](/services/burglary-repairs "Burglary repairs in London") - [Snapped & broken keys London](/services/snapped-keys "Snapped & broken keys in London") - [Gaining entry London](/services/gaining-entry "Gaining entry in London") - [Security upgrades London](/services/security-upgrades "Security upgrades in London") - [Safes London](/services/safes "Safes in London") - [All locksmith services](/services) ### Areas covered - [Locksmith in Bow](/service-areas/bow "Locksmith in Bow") - [Locksmith in Chelsea](/service-areas/chelsea "Locksmith in Chelsea") - [Locksmith in Battersea](/service-areas/battersea "Locksmith in Battersea") - [Locksmith in Tooting](/service-areas/tooting "Locksmith in Tooting") - [Locksmith in Canary Wharf](/service-areas/canary-wharf "Locksmith in Canary Wharf") - [Locksmith in Islington](/service-areas/islington "Locksmith in Islington") - [Locksmith in Croydon](/service-areas/croydon "Locksmith in Croydon") - [Locksmith in Brixton](/service-areas/brixton "Locksmith in Brixton") - [Locksmith in Notting Hill](/service-areas/notting-hill "Locksmith in Notting Hill") - [All London areas covered](/service-areas) ### Company - [About us](/about) - [Our work](/our-work) - [Contact](/contact) - [Leave a Google review](https://g.page/r/CegDlwgCcfTeEBM/review) Open 24 hours, 365 days Typical response: 30 minutes © 2026 The Bow Locks. 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