ATTENTION: The Next GPLA Meeting is June 16th, 2025
Location:
President’s Residence for a Picnic Meeting
2015 Valley Rd
Newtown Square, PA 19073
Time: 6:30 PM for Dinner, 7:45 PM for Meeting Only
Food: Hot dogs, hamburger steaks, and refreshments will be available.
Cost: $5.00 per member with one free raffle ticket. If you are not a member and would like to attend, bring a membership application filled out with your interest to join and receive a free meal.
Program: We will have a special Zoom presentation by Sam Wilson and Jeremy Hirsch of The Locksmith Agency. A locksmith-specific digital marketing company.
Thank you to all of the many VIP’s, students, exhibitors, instructors and sponsors for making the GPLA 75th Anniversary Convention a great success! We couldn’t have done it without you!
Congratulations to our 75th Anniversary Convention Award Recipients:
Distinguished Distributor Award – Fried Brothers
Lee Rogan Award – Edward Fitzgerald
Gerald J. Connelly Jr. Award – Yankee Security Convention
Hermann C Henssler Jr. Memorial Award – Judy Fitzgerald and Carol Williams
The Philadelphia Award – John Truempy
Please visit our Facebook page to see photos of this year’s convention and to share any of your photos and memories from the convention (or from past conventions).
GPLA wishes to thank our 75th Anniversary Convention Sponsors:
Platinum Sponsors:
Gold Sponsors:
Refreshment Sponsors:
The association provides support for its members through continuing industry education classes and an annual conference. We also offer The Connelly-Singer Scholarship Fund for deserving locksmiths.
Meet Our Website Sponsors
Thanks to our sponsors for helping the Greater Philadelphia Locksmith Association make its Mission a reality as well as sponsoring our trade show events.
Our Partner Associations
Our Newly Elected Officers and Directors for 2025-2027
President; Paul Kline, RL
Vice President; Mike Nimmo
Treasurer; Marty Arnold, CML
Corresponding Secretary; Jim Handschuh Sr., CIL
Recording Secretary; Kevin Donaghy, AHC, CRL
Sergeant At Arms; Jim Handschuh Jr., AFDI
Board of Director – Chairman; Sven K. Hellwig Sr., CRL
Board of Director; John Williams, CRL
Board of Director; Barry Wilensky, CRL
Board of Director; Anthony Buenaflor
Board of Director; Maurice Onraet
Board of Director; Randolff Carpenter, CFPS
Board of Director; Ken Kramer
Board of Director; Steven Kaufman
Anyone interested in seeing the professional photos from the banquet, just go to GPLA.org and there is a link at the top of the page. An email also went out a couple weeks ago to all members with a link in there as well. ... See MoreSee Less
Welcome To The Greater Philadelphia Locksmiths Association The Greater Philadelphia Locksmiths Association is proud to have reached another milestone in our storied history: our 75th Anniversary! The ...
