Keyed To Differ

Each lock, its own key

Standard padlocks, each keyed differently. One key opens one lock, and nothing else.

Who this suits

  • Issuing locks to individuals — staff lockers, tool cages, personal storage, where each person holds only their own key
  • Separating access — different keys for different areas, so a contractor with access to one thing can't open another
  • Single-lock purchases — a gate, a shed, a trailer, where there's nothing to match it to
  • Replacing a lock on something that was never part of a keyed set

Prices shown are for single padlocks — bulk pricing applies from four locks up.

Both standard and rekeyable padlocks, keyed to differ

Most of these are standard padlocks, keyed individually at the factory. Some are rekeyable — the 83 series and Rock range — supplied keyed to differ off the shelf. They cost more, but they can be rekeyed later if your needs change, and they can be put onto a restricted key system.

If you're buying several and think you might want them matched later, the rekeyable ones give you that option. The standard ones don't.

The trade-off

The obvious one: more locks means more keys. Twenty locks keyed to differ means twenty keys, a labelled ring, and someone eventually leaving a gate unlocked because the right key wasn't to hand.

If you're buying more than a handful for one site, ask yourself whether the people using them actually need separate access. Most don't — and one key across a site removes a whole category of problem.

Want one key for the lot? See factory keyed alike padlocks.

Need each key to be unique to you, not shared with other buyers? See rekeyable padlocks.

Ordering

Flat $12 shipping Australia-wide. Purchase orders accepted for councils, schools, government departments and contractors. Ordering 100 or more? Email us for a project price.

Licensed Brisbane locksmiths, 30+ years in the trade. Members of the Master Locksmiths Association of Australasia and the Locksmiths Guild of Australia. Call 1300 553 945.