Working With Project Contractors on Smart Locks

Buyer Guide · Published 2026-10-14

On a project the lock is one line in a larger package, and the thing that breaks it is rarely the lock. It is a dimension nobody checked until the doors were hung, or a delivery that arrived before the site could store it.

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Start from the door schedule

The schedule carries door type, thickness, handing and the existing preparation. That is the document we work from, and each line is confirmed rather than the project as a whole.

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Door type	Each type is confirmed separately, even inside one project
Thickness	Measured in millimetres, not assumed from the door type
Handing	Left or right, read from the hinge side
Existing preparation	The hole that already exists constrains the body

Matching bodies per door type

Six mortise body sizes cover most of what we ship: 5050, 5845, 6860, 7255, 8545 and 8560, plus lock-only supply where you already hold body stock. Where a schedule calls for something outside those, it is engineered from your drawing.

Shipping to the construction programme

A site that cannot store a container should not receive one. Delivery is phased against the programme, arranged at quote stage, with the documents matching each phase actually delivered.

Phased delivery by building, floor or wing
Cartons suited to site handling rather than retail shelves
Packing lists matching the phase, so the site can check in what it received
Accessories delivered with the phase they belong to

Non-standard bodies

Non-standard mortise lengths, unusual backsets and stainless bodies are normal orders. The process is a drawing review, a sample with a cut-out template, and then production, so the run is not the test.

Send the schedule or the drawing
We confirm the fit per door type in writing
A pre-production sample ships with a cut-out template, in 3-7 days
The installer checks the opening before any door is drilled
Production runs against the confirmed specification

Master-key and keyed-alike systems

Keyed-alike and master-key plans are applied during assembly rather than afterwards, which avoids a re-keying step on site. The key plan is a project document, so it needs to exist before production rather than after.

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Keyed alike	One key opens a defined group of units
Master key	One key opens everything in the group
Set at production	Applied during assembly, avoiding site re-keying
What we need	The key plan, by door or by room, with the group definitions

What to send with the enquiry

The door schedule, or the door types and quantities
The project programme, including phase dates
The standard the project requires, if there is one
Whether keying is keyed-alike, master-key, or open

Confirm the four dimensions at tender stage rather than after the doors are ordered. A specification that arrives late becomes a variation, and variations cost more than measurements.

Buyer Questions

Three questions this guide usually raises.

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Can you supply bodies to match our door schedule?

Yes. Send the schedule and each door type is matched line by line, then confirmed in writing before production.

Can delivery follow the construction programme?

Yes, phased against your instruction, arranged at quote stage so the freight and the documents match the phases delivered.

Do you support master-key systems?

Yes. The key plan belongs on the drawing, because it is a project decision rather than a product option, and it is applied at production.