MARK BATES ASSOCIATES

Mark Bates is an internationally recognized safe and lock expert. He has lectured throughout the world in safe service and manipulation techniques, as well as specialized lock picking and bypass procedures. He has also written reference materials and books about safes and locks.

MBA was formed in 1993 to provide the best tools and reference information to the professional safe and vault technician. The company carries a varied product line, and serves technicians throughout the world. MBA offers in-house training at its facilities in Nicholasville, Kentucky. On-site instruction is also available to locksmiths, law enforcement, and intelligence agencies. An On-line catalog of MBA products is available on this site.

You may also contact him directly at MBAUSA. Telephone: Voice 1.888.MBA.5495 Toll Free (USA)' Fax: 1.606.887.9491 (Outside USA)

MARK BATES ASSOCIATES offers outstanding quality training seminars to security professionals. All courses are conducted personally by Mark Bates. Mark has handled assignments from brief speeches to ten day seminars for distribution and professional associations throughout the United States, Canada, Europe, and the Middle East. Classes are not scheduled in advance. Instruction is by agency or organization invitation only, which assures your group of total privacy and control over course content. MBA offers pre-written courses on a wide variety of physical security topics, or can develop a special class to fit your needs. 

MAS-HAMILTON GROUP The Mas-Hamilton Group produces sophisticated microprocessor-based combination locks that are described in detail in Locks, Safes, and Security. Information about the X-07, X-08, Cencon and Auditcon appear in the video library. MBA is a factory authorized distributor of security products from the Mas-Hamilton Group. The X-07 and CD-X07 for government use, and the Auditcon for commercial use, are stock items.