From joining the ifitstuff installer community in 2006 to the Prepared Mobile Installers Challenge, how Jeff Scott has tried to raise standards across the vehicle-security aftermarket.
From joining the ifitstuff installer community in 2006 to the Prepared Mobile Installers Challenge, how Jeff Scott has tried to raise standards across the vehicle-security aftermarket.
Since joining the ifitstuff installer community in 2006, I have tried to improve standards across the wider vehicle-security and aftermarket installation industry by sharing tooling, techniques, vehicle-specific knowledge and customer-service principles.
ifitstuff became a place for specialist installers to exchange technical information, discuss difficult jobs and support one another. That belief in being stronger together has shaped my approach to education, standards and professional collaboration ever since.
In 2008, as Sussex Installation Team Ltd developed a specialist focus on van security, I invested in more precise tools and developed a more thorough method of deadlock installation. My process included trial fitting, removing the lock for a complete clean-down, using compressed air to remove metal swarf, treating exposed metal against corrosion and only then completing the final installation.
This took longer than the common fitting methods of the period, but it delivered the standard I believed van owners deserved. I later demonstrated those methods publicly through YouTube and encouraged installers within the ifitstuff community to adopt better tools, swarf removal and corrosion-prevention practices.
I was never interested in finding the fastest way to fit a lock. I wanted to develop the best installation process I could for the vehicle owner.
I created the Prepared Mobile Installers Challenge at industry events to encourage professional preparation and better-organised mobile workshops. Audience members called out tools and competing installers had to locate them quickly inside their installation vehicles.
The exercise was not really about speed. It highlighted the value of carrying the correct specialist equipment, organising a mobile workshop properly and being ready to deliver a consistent professional installation. It also supported the wider principles documented within my ifit-3SI Safe, Secure and Sustainable Installations standard.
Although influencing the wider industry is a reduced focus today, the commitment remains. Over time I concentrated more of my energy on building Sussex Installations, employing people who shared those values and creating a controlled culture where I could influence every part of the customer experience.
These extracts are from genuine five-star Google reviews.
★★★★★"Have used Sussex Installations numerous times before to help keep our vans safe and secure. The work is always top notch and we would highly recommend them."
Matt Rose · Google review, August 2026
★★★★★"This is the third time that we have used Sussex Installations to make our vans secure. They have done a great job as usual."
Stephen Hearn · Google review, March 2026
★★★★★"Brilliant company who have done my van security for 10 years."
Mark Evans · Google review, February 2026
Review wording has been lightly shortened for display without changing its meaning. Full reviews remain available on the Sussex Installations Google Business Profile.
ifitstuff is a technical installer community Jeff Scott joined in 2006, where specialist installers exchange technical information, discuss difficult jobs and support one another, which shaped his approach to education, standards and professional collaboration ever since.
An event created by Jeff Scott in 2011 and 2012 where audience members called out tools and competing installers had to locate them quickly inside their installation vehicles, highlighting the value of carrying the correct equipment and organising a mobile workshop properly.
Over time, Jeff concentrated more of his energy on building Sussex Installations, employing people who shared his values and creating a controlled culture where he could influence every part of the customer experience directly, rather than relying on the wider industry to adopt the same standards.
Jeff Scott explains why tools for the job, pride, care, attention to detail, experience and shared industry knowledge all matter to a prepared professional mobile installer.
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Jeff Scott looks back at ifitstuff TV in 2012, the Prepared Mobile Installer Challenge, shared industry knowledge and the importance of arriving prepared.
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