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!

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ATTENTION: The Next GPLA Meeting is May 19th, 2025

Location:
Tiffany’s Diner On The Boulevard
9010 Roosevelt Blvd
Philadelphia PA 19115

Time: 7:00 PM for Dinner, 7:45 PM for Meeting Only

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: TBD

NOTE: Tiffany’s requires a minimum of 20 people, so we would love to see members there. But if you absolutely cannot attend, please look for a Zoom connection in your email.

Thank you to all of the many VIP’s, students, exhibitors, instructors and sponsors for making the GPLA 75^th 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.

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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, CRL
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