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List of major lock manufacturers?

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List of major lock manufacturers?

Postby WOT » 22 Nov 2008 20:01

It seems like there are only a handful now after all the acquisitions/mergers. I know the old brands still exist, but who are the parent companies now?
Black & Decker US
Kwikset

Ingersoll Rand Security Technologies: Bermuda
Schlage
Falcon
Dexter
Kryptonite


Assa Abloy: Sweden
Assa
Abloy
Arrow
Medeco
Dexter
Corbin Russwin
Yale
Sargent
Folger Adams
Mul-T-Lock

Stanley USA
Best Access Systems

KABA Switzerland
Kaba
Simplex / Unican buttonlocks
Ilco
Lori

Are there any more major manufacturers? (not just the brands...)
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Re: List of major lock manufacturers?

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Re: List of major lock manufacturers?

Postby Squelchtone » 22 Nov 2008 20:21

btw
Stanley owns Sargent & Greenleaf
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Re: List of major lock manufacturers?

Postby WOT » 23 Nov 2008 15:56



I see a list of brand names and product lines... not the top companies.


Now, there is a fine line I think....


Toyota:
Toyota
Lexus
Scion
since they're all the company's brands.

Ford:
Mazda
Jaguar
is meh.....
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Re: List of major lock manufacturers?

Postby Safety0ff » 23 Nov 2008 16:08

I thought the same until I looked closer and saw some discussion about manufacturers.
Example:
bluestar wrote:Notes:
- Abloy Smartdisc is, by the way, some sort of Exec+Cliq.
- Biffar is, by the way, a door manufacturer - they don't produce locks. Maybe they sell re-branded ones.
- Pfaffenhain was bought by Abus, so Pfaffenhain and Abus-Pfaffenhain are the same.
- ikon was originally called Zeiss-Ikon, but sice the company got sold to Assa-Abloy, they were named ikon. The logo still has the "z", so some people call ist zikon.
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Re: List of major lock manufacturers?

Postby Squelchtone » 23 Nov 2008 16:20

WOT wrote:I see a list of brand names and product lines... not the top companies.





fine fine

how about

ABUS
Abus
Phaffenhain


and you forgot that ASSA Abloy also owns:
Fichet
Lockwood
LIPS
Nemef
Ruko
Union
Vachette
Zeiss IKON
FAB

but Dexter is not one of them, that's listed below.

Ingersoll Rand
Schlage
Dexter
CISA
Falcon
Kryptonite
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Re: List of major lock manufacturers?

Postby Squelchtone » 23 Nov 2008 17:31

add to Black & Decker:
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