MAXEN TOOL
Certified Security Hardware

Locks built to
survive real life.

Maxen Tool makes certified door locks for UK homes. Every product is tested properly before it goes on sale, so it performs the way it's supposed to once it's fitted.

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30 YEARS MT
Our Story

Our family has worked in construction and property management for more than thirty years, largely across rental properties. Over that time we've fitted and replaced a great many locks, some of which failed within weeks of installation. That experience is the starting point for this business.

We work with a small number of manufacturers who take testing seriously rather than treating it as a formality. Every cylinder is checked against picking, drilling, bumping and snapping before it carries our name, and if it doesn't pass, it doesn't go on the site.

It isn't a complicated standard to hold ourselves to. A lock should still work properly after ten years of use, and a surprising number on the market aren't built with that in mind.

Why It Matters

"Anti-snap" doesn't mean much on its own.

Search online and you'll find plenty of locks described as anti-snap, high security, or insurance approved. Most have never been independently tested to support the claim.

Marketed As Secure
  • ×No independent testing behind the claim
  • ×No certification number you can actually check
  • ×"Anti-snap" is just a description that anyone can print on a box
  • ×May not meet what your home insurer actually requires
Genuinely Certified
  • ✓Tested against picking, drilling, bumping, snapping, and plug extraction
  • ✓Independently verified by an accredited certification body
  • ✓Carries a real certification number, published on a public register
  • ✓Backed by ongoing factory audits, not a one-off test

Our own locks are currently going through TS007 3-star Kitemark testing with BSI. It costs more and takes longer than simply printing "anti-snap" on the box, but it's the standard we think this category should be held to.

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