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About Flam's Lock & Key
There are a lot of people out there competing for your business. From licensed locksmiths to simple key cutters, from mass retailers to the little one-man shop in a kiosk at your local shopping center, people are looking to you for your dollars. But none of them can offer you the experience, expertise, knowledge and quality that Flam’s does.
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Since 1952, we’ve been handling the security needs of our customers—while at the same time growing with the community we live in and serve. Today we are the oldest, most experienced locksmith company in the San Fernando Valley, with the largest, most state-of-the-art showrooms in one retail location. We’re one of the most recognized names in locksmithing, but that distinction hasn’t happened by accident.
Our History
Flam’s Key Service was founded more than five decades ago by Samuel Flam, who opened a small key shop on Ventura Blvd. in Sherman Oaks. Between making keys, expanding to running emergency calls for the auto clubs who needed to rescue motorists who locked their keys in their cars, to building a commercial locksmith business, Flam’s became a respected member of the local business community.
In 1980, the business was purchased by Sam’s son Jack (sometimes also known as Frank), who took the company and substantially broadened its scope. No longer was Flam’s just a local key shop, but a far greater security company. Working throughout the San Fernando Valley and in other parts of Los Angeles, Flam’s developed much larger commercial and residential involvement, providing master key systems and other products and services for office buildings, apartment complexes, condominiums, homeowners associations, realtors.
In the late 1980s, Jack and his wife, Vikki, who had become an integral part of the business, made the decision to expand to an entirely new field by forming Delta Mailbox Sales. While selling and installing commercial and mass-residential mailboxes is related—at least to a degree—to the other parts of their business, it requires a special degree of knowledge and expertise. So, an entirely new company was formed. Delta Mailbox Sales is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Flam’s Lock and Key.
Today, the third generation of the Flam family is a critical part of the business. Jack and Vikki’s daughter, Juli, has assumed a key role in the hands-on operation of both Flam’s Lock and Key and Delta Mailbox Sales.
The continuity, experience, loyalty and care that are spawned by a business staying in the same family for generations will continue to keep Flam’s/Delta a valuable asset in the local business community.
Testimonials
"As manager in charge of building and security it is of utmost importance we have a working relationship with a reputable, trustworthy and experienced locksmith. Flam's Lock and Key has lived up to our standards for over 25 years and their ethics, service and longevity place them in a class by themselves.
I know our security has always been in safe hands with Flam's and it is that safe feeling that attributes to their being in business for over half a century."
Mark Lewis
Building Services Manager
Sunkist Growers, Inc.
Sherman Oaks
"Flam's lock and Key Service has been an integral part of the Sherman Oaks Community and has been serving the security needs of our business and homeowners for over a half century.
Established in 1952, they hold the proud distinction of being the second oldest member of the Sherman Oaks Chamber of Commerce and the OLDEST, continually family owned business members.
Sherman Oaks has witnessed Flam's growth from a tiny shop in 1952 to what is now the largest, state of the art showroom in the the San Fernando Valley. They also have a mobile service.
The Chamber is proud to represent a company with the longevity of 3 generations and to be the chosen home of this reputable company that secures and services the entire Valley area and LA."
Robert Cohen DDS
President
Sherman Oaks Chamber of Commerce
"When I think of locksmith companies in the San Fernando Valley, I think of Flam's Key Service. Medeco key control systems, and mailboxes, immediately come to mind. Two things I know Jack Flam and his staff of trained security professionals understand. Especially in today's world where stories of identity theft are common, it is vital to control the physical security around you. Medeco security locks and keys are an important part of that protection, and Flam's can help.
I have known these folks for fifteen years and have seen them in action during good times and bad, riots and earthquakes. Always reliable, always trusted. Flam's Key Service."
Paul Linder
Western Region Manager
Medeco Security Locks
"The second I walked into Flam's Key Service I felt right at home. Not only are they so knowledgeable about their products, but they made me feel like family. I can trust them with all my locksmith needs which is very important not only for myself
but for my company. I would never go anywhere else. Thank you Flam's."
Michael Crandall
LA Direct Magazine
"Dear Jack,
It is with gratitude that I am writing this letter of thanks for being here for our security needs for so many
years.
After our recent need to rekey both of my locations it was a good feeling knowing that Flam's was our locksmith
and that I didn't have to think twice about who I could trust to hand us our keys.. Equally important to me is
your knowledge of master key systems and my comfort in knowing that our system was created by someone who knows
what they are doing. I have been in real estate as long as you have been in business and I am aware of the
risk and liability associated with a bad system.
I want to thank you for this safe feeling and to also let you know that when my own clients ask who they
can trust to rekey their new homes or business I tell them you are the guys!"
Jay Belson
ReMax on the Boulevard
News, Press & Informational Articles
Our Credentials & Licenses
One more reason to feel safe with Flam’s is our comprehensive and updated list of licenses and credentials. You wouldn’t see a doctor without knowing his credentials. You wouldn’t seek tax advice from someone who simply claims to be a CPA. You need to be sure. Click HERE to view ours.
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