Three decades fixing
Teesside homes, properly.
A family-run building, locksmith and property services company based in Middlesbrough. We answer first time, we quote in writing, and we stand behind every job we do.
Our story
Born in Middlesbrough. Built on word of mouth.
A Slater & Son started as a one-man locksmith and joinery service in the early 1990s. Three decades later we're a Ltd family company covering the full range of property work across Middlesbrough and Teesside - but the phone is still answered, and the work is still done by the people on the van.
We help homeowners, landlords, letting agents and small businesses. We specialise in the bits of property work that most people dread sorting - emergency lock-outs, damp problems, leaking roofs, failed plaster, tired bathrooms - and turn them into one calm phone call and one clean invoice.
- Family-owned Ltd company (Co. No. 16298499)
- Based at 1 Keasdon Cl, Middlesbrough
- Covering every TS and DL postcode across Teesside
- Same team on the phone, on the quote and on the tools
Our standards
Three rules we don't break.
The whole business comes down to three things - answer the call, quote it honestly, do it once. Everything else is detail.
Answer first time
A real person - a real person - picks up. No call centres, no answer services, no missed jobs. The locksmith line runs 24/7 for emergencies.
Quote in writing
Fixed call-out fees and written quotes before any work starts. No doorstep surprises, no 'while we're here' extras.
Stand behind it
12-month workmanship guarantee on every job — if anything works loose, drips or needs adjusting within 12 months, we return and fix it free of charge.
Measurable proof
Numbers, not slogans.
Years on Teesside property
Locksmith line
Typical local arrival
Trades under one roof
Family-run
The name on the van is the name on the company. One accountable contact from quote to sign-off.
Every trade in-house
Locksmith, plasterer, plumber, joiner, painter, damp specialist - no sub-contractors you've never met.
Genuinely local
Based in TS3. We work the postcodes we live in - fast response, fair pricing, real accountability.
Need a tradesman who answers first time?
We will answer. Honest advice, fair pricing, work that lasts.
Locksmith line: 24/7 · Other trades: by appointment· £5m public liability · Co. No. 16298499