On-site key duplication for businesses
We come to you and cut them there. The ring never leaves the building, every key is tested in its own lock before we go, and they come back tagged.
The reason this matters is not convenience
When you send someone to a hardware store with the building keys, every key to your building leaves your building. It sits in a pocket, in a car, on a counter, and it is duplicated by someone you have never met who now has the bitting for your front door. Most businesses have never thought about it that way, because nobody in this trade points it out.
The convenience is real too — two hours of paid time, twice — but the security is the actual argument.
The hundred-key problem
Here is the failure we get called about. A business needs a big run of keys cut, sends someone out with the originals, and gets a box back. A worn counter duplicator drifts. Copying from a copy compounds it. So out of a hundred keys, some proportion bind, stick, need jiggling, or simply do not turn — and nobody finds out on the day. They find out over the following weeks, one frustrated person at a time, until somebody cannot get into a stockroom at six in the morning.
Cut on site from a good original and tested in the actual lock, that failure does not happen. It is the only way to know a key works: put it in the door.
What a visit looks like
- We identify what you have before cutting anything — keyway, whether anything is patented or restricted, and whether the originals are worn enough that copies would inherit the problem.
- We take authorisation from a named person and record it on the invoice.
- We cut on site, from the best original available rather than from a copy.
- Every key is tested in its own lock. Not spot-checked — tested.
- Tagged and logged to door or unit numbers, recorded line by line on the invoice so your records reconcile to ours.
Who this is for
Buildings with a lot of doors
Property managers, schools, houses of worship, warehouses, municipal buildings. Anywhere a set of keys is issued to staff and reissued when they leave.
Anyone who has just lost track
If you do not know how many copies exist or who has them, cutting more is treating the symptom. Say so and we will talk about rekeying or a master key system instead — often the cheaper answer once you count the reissues.
Restricted and patented keys
If your keys say DO NOT DUPLICATE, that is a request rather than a restriction, and we can copy them with authorisation from whoever controls the building. A genuine patented restricted keyway is a different thing — legally protected, and only the licensed dealer can cut it. We will tell you which you have, and if the honest answer is that you should be on a restricted system, we will say that too rather than cutting a hundred keys anyone can copy at a kiosk.
What commercial customers say
We had excellent service. Timothy, the Locksmith arrived within a half hour of phone call. He repaired two locks for us and new keys for our front door. I would definitely recommend his service and I would definitely call him again if I needed him
Geraldine M.Google review
Timothy from Major Key Locksmith was such a nice and honest guy. He did a great job rekeying the locks at my house in Hasbouck Heights. He explained how the keypad works and was so patient with me. He is a very polite and cleaned up after the job was done. Would definitely recommend him to my friends and family.
Ann M.Google review
Called Tim this morning problem with two anderson French doors locks one not locking one loose handle keeps falling off. Tim was great fast efficient and resolved both issues quickly. We are in north caldwell private home in essex county. Highly recommend Tim he comes out and does the work himself.
Rima N.Google review
Excellent service and attention to detail. Tim was able to troubleshoot a number of mechanical issues with competence and creativity. Got everything working smoothly and efficiently. Tech options explained clearly. Highly recommended!
Julie G.Google review
Those are real, and they are quoted exactly as written — but they are still five we chose. Read them where they live — unedited, in whatever order Google puts them, including any we would rather you skipped.
400+ reviews is not a handful of friends. It is nine years of doors.
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Credentials and terms
- · New Jersey Locksmith Business License 34LX00020300
- · D-U-N-S 103036769
- · Bonded and fully insured through State Farm — commercial general liability and commercial automobile liability. Certificate of insurance provided on request, naming your entity as additional insured where required.
- · Purchase orders accepted. Your PO number appears on the invoice.
- · Unit numbers, door numbers and location references are recorded on every line of every invoice, so your records reconcile to ours.
- · NET 15 terms after two completed jobs. First job is card on delivery — after that we know each other. Card on file and pay-on-completion are also fine.
- · Itemised invoices with before-and-after photographs on every job.
- · 24/7 dispatch. We are not a Monday-to-Friday, eight-to-four operation.
Key duplication questions
Can you really cut keys at our building?
Yes — that is the whole service. The truck is the workshop. We bring the machines, the blanks and the tags to you, cut on site, and test every key in the lock it belongs to before we leave. Nothing leaves the building and nothing comes back wrong.
Why not just send someone to a hardware store?
Three reasons, and the first one is the one nobody mentions. Every key on that ring leaves your building — out of your control, in someone's pocket, for an afternoon, and duplicated by a stranger who now has the bitting for your front door. Second, it is paid time: an hour of driving and waiting, twice. Third, and this is why people call us the second time, a worn counter duplicator drifts. Copy a hundred keys from a copy and a chunk of them will bind, stick or simply not turn — and you find out weeks later when somebody cannot get into a stockroom.
How many keys is worth a visit?
There is no minimum, but the arithmetic starts working in your favour somewhere around fifteen or twenty. Below that it is usually about the security or the hassle rather than the money. Above a hundred it is not close — the visit is cheaper than the labour of sending someone out, before you count the keys that come back wrong.
Our keys say DO NOT DUPLICATE. Can you copy them?
Sometimes, and we will tell you honestly which situation you are in. “Do not duplicate” stamped on an ordinary key is a request, not a restriction, and we can copy it with the authorisation of whoever controls the building. A genuine patented restricted keyway is different — those are legally protected and only the licensed dealer can cut them. We will identify which you have on the first visit.
What stops the wrong person ordering copies?
We take authorisation from a named person on your side and we record it on the invoice. For buildings where that matters, the right answer is usually a restricted keyway or a master key system, and we will say so rather than quietly cutting whatever is put in front of us.
Do you tag and log them?
Yes, and this is half the value on a big run. Keys come back tagged to door numbers or unit numbers, and every line of the invoice records what was cut for where. A hundred untagged keys in a bag is a problem you have deferred, not solved.
How is this priced?
Per key, on a sliding scale — the more you cut on one visit, the lower the rate per key — plus the mobile service charge once for the visit. Tell us roughly how many keys and how many different locks and you get a firm number before we book anything.
Tell us roughly how many keys and how many different locks and you get a firm price before anything is booked. Per key on a sliding scale, plus the $250 mobile service charge once for the visit.