Cylinder Locks
At Locks4, we supply a broad range of cylinder locks, each individually suited to any home. More commonly known as a pin tumbler, a cylinder lock’s mechanism functions with several internal pins that move within the inside of the cylinder as the key is tuned thanks to the serrated edges.
The pin tumbler mechanism originated first with a primitive lock designed by the Egyptians about the time of the pharaohs. It wasn’t developed again until Linus Yale invented his pin tumbler lock which were originally supplied for bank and safe locks.
Current cylinder locks come in all shaped and sizes from a standard yale type rim cylinder on your wooden front door, cam locks, padlocks, screw in cylinders and the most popular by far is the euro profile cylinder which is found in almost every UPVC and aluminium door ( old aluminium doors not using a multipoint mechanism have an oval cylinder. )
Most cylinders are available in various finishes:
N or NM = Nickel / Nickel Matt
PB or B = Brass or Polished Brass
CH = Chrome
There is a large amount of different manufacturers almost all of them making a full range of every type of cylinder and as with most things there are good quality products and poor.
We carry extensive stocks of all sizes of cylinders complying with BS3621 / BS EN TS 0007 3* ensuring that the lock you order will meet you insurance requirements.
When reviewing the practical side of cylinders, the simple ability to remove the cylinder and replace it with a new one, with the reassurance that you don’t need to remove and replace the entire lock system.
Types of Cylinder Lock
There are a multitude of different types of cylinder locks available with various levels of security for each.
Basic Rim cylinders: Usually found on wooden doors used on Yale type locks.
Screw in Cylinders: Found mainly on aluminium Commercial properties
Euro Profile Cylinders: found on all UPVC and all aluminium domestic doors available in many different sizes and levels of security including BS3621.
Oval profile cylinders: found on older aluminium doors.
Scandinavian oval: unusual cylinders as they are usually a commercial high security cylinder and come either key/key or key /turn
For domestic situations on certain levels of secure cylinders we offer a service where if multiple cylinders are being ordered they can be keyed alike to add the convenience of having one key for your entire property.
Commercial orders we offer a full master keying service.
Please contact for details.
Popular Cylinder Locks
Our range of cylinder locks covers the full spectrum of the very best manufacturers and providers, whilst being cost effective.
Some of the more popular products we sell are:
BS3621 Euro profile cylinder 40-50 satin
BS3621 Euro profile cylinder 45-50 satin
BS3621 Euro profile cylinder 40-40 satin
Half Oval Cylinder
Banham L111a Cylinder
Mul-T-Lock Steel door cylinder (Cog drive)
Cylinder Lock Brands
Cylinder lock manufacturers differ in their offering of product and one may be more suitable for your needs:
GEGE Pextra guard Cylinders: Restricted section cylinders High security with the advantage that all types of Cylinders are available from Banham style through to Ingersoll and even high security padlocks all meet BS3621.
TSS Cylinders: Medium security with a good range of sizes and styles of cylinders available including BS3621 cylinders.
ABS Cylinders: A manufacturer of cylinders for factory installation of UPVC doors with BS3621 cylinders.
ISEO Cylinders: Budget range of cylinders with a reasonable range of products
