About Nelson Locksmiths, Broadview
Qualified Adelaide locksmiths for homes, businesses and cars, from our Regency Road workshop.
Why Nelson
- Established 1860
- Qualified locksmiths
- Homes, businesses and cars
- Lockouts, including after hours
- Vans across metropolitan Adelaide
- Systems for councils and schools
Our history
- 1860
Established in Adelaide
Nelson Locksmiths starts out in Adelaide. Most doors then had lever or warded locks, and every key was filed by hand.
- 1982
Founding member of the Master Locksmiths Association
Nelson helps start the association, which was set up to give the trade a code of ethics.
- 2023
One workshop at Broadview
Nelson moves into new premises on Regency Road, Broadview, and brings everything under one roof, with a showroom you can walk into.
- Today
Qualified locksmiths across Adelaide
Vans across metropolitan Adelaide, and master key and access control systems for councils, schools, health departments, government and financial institutions.
Good to know
A locksmith workshop on Regency Road
We work out of a workshop at Unit 4, 610 Regency Road, Broadview. Our locksmiths start the day there before the vans head out to homes and businesses across Adelaide.
Every job is done by a qualified locksmith. We rekey and change locks, cut car keys, fit access control and safes, and open doors for people who are locked out.
The workshop has a showroom with locks, safes and electronic locks on display, and we cut keys there. It has disabled access.
From hand-filed keys to card readers
Nelson Locksmiths started in Adelaide in 1860. Since then the city has been through two world wars and the Depression, and the locks on its doors have gone from lever locks and hand-filed keys to restricted master key systems, electronic locks and card readers.
Lockey and the old slogan
The running locksmith on our logo is Lockey. He’s on the side of our vintage panel van, next to the old slogan: “Fast and Friendly Service Since 1860”.
Homes, businesses, cars and lockouts
- Homes. Rekeys after a move or a lost key, lock changes, deadbolts and window locks. Residential locksmith
- Businesses. Master key systems, access control, electronic locking and safes. Commercial locksmith
- Cars. Spare and replacement keys, transponder chips and remotes, cut and programmed in Adelaide. Car keys
- Emergencies. Lockouts, snapped keys and break-ins, including after hours. Emergency locksmith
On the commercial side we’ve installed and managed key and access control systems for financial institutions, health departments, local councils, state and federal government departments and public and private schools.
Brands we fit include Lockwood, dormakaba, SALTO and CMI safes. The full list is on our brands page.
What happens when you call
Ring 08 8410 3333 or fill in the booking form. Tell us your suburb, the door or the car, and what has gone wrong. If it’s urgent, we send a locksmith. If it can wait, we book a time that suits. The workshop is open Monday to Friday, 8:00am to 4:30pm.
We tell you what the lock needs once we’ve seen it. Often that’s a rekey rather than a new lock. If it’s worn or damaged, we say so and replace it.
Find us in Broadview
We’re at Unit 4, 610 Regency Road, Broadview SA 5083, open Monday to Friday, 8:00am to 4:30pm. Ring 08 8410 3333 or email us at sales@nelsonlocksmiths.com.au.
Directions and the booking form are on the contact page. The areas we cover are on our Adelaide page.
Talk to a locksmith
Tell us what's happened and where you are.
Locked out? Don’t wait for a call back.
24/7 emergency line08 8410 3333