Assa Abloy

Infobox Company
company_name = ASSA ABLOY
company_
company_type = Public (OMX|SSE402|ASSA B)
foundation = 1994
location = Stockholm, Sweden
key_people = Gustaf Douglas (Chairman of the board), Johan Molin (President and CEO)
industry = Manufacturing and services
products = Locks, automatic and security doors
revenue = SEK 33,550 million (2007)cite web |url=http://www.assaabloy.com/Global/Investor_relations/Annual%20report/2007/ASSA%20ABLOY__Annual%20Report_2007_ENG.pdf |title=Annual Report 2007 |accessdate=2008-04-14 |publisher=Assa Abloy]
operating_income = profit SEK 5,458 million (2007)
num_employees= 32,000 (2007)
slogan = "The global leader in door opening solutions"
homepage = [http://www.assaabloy.com/ www.assaabloy.com]
intl = yesThe ASSA ABLOY Group is a Swedish company. The group is the world's leading manufacturer and supplier of locks. ASSA ABLOY was formed in 1994 when ASSA AB was detached from Swedish security firm Securitas AB. Shortly thereafter the Finnish high-security lock manufacturer Abloy Oy (a subsidiary of the Finnish company Wärtsilä) was acquired. The company was introduced to the Stockholm stock exchange later the same year. ASSA ABLOY now owns Yale lock, Sargent and the high-security lock firms of Medeco in the U.S., Mul-T-Lock in Israel and Fichet in FranceIt is controlled by Gustaf Douglas through his company Latour.

The name ASSA

August Stenman Stenman August http://www.assalock.com/history.htm

The name Abloy

The name Abloy comes from Swedish-Finnish bilingual organisation "Aktiebolag Lukkoteollisuus Osakeyhtiö". of which the two first letters are Swedish language, the three last, Finnish language.Abloy produces an extensive line of high-security disc tumbler locks.

Brands

A selection of brands owned by Assa Abloy

* American
** ARROW
** CORBIN RUSSWIN
** CURRIES
** GRAHAM
** CECO
** Fargo Electronics
** FLEMMING
** FOLGER ADAM
** HES
** HID
** EMTEK
** Medeco
** MCKINNEY
** RIXSON
** ROCKWOOD MANUFACTURING
** SARGENT
** SECURITRON
** Interlock USA Inc.
** Yale
* Australian
** Lockwood
** Whitco
** Trimec
** Padde
* British
** Chubb
** UNION
*Denmark
**Ruko A/S
**Besam
* Dutch
** NEMEF
** LIPS
* French
** Fichet
** JPM
** Laperche
** Vachette
* German
** IKON
** KESO
** Effeff
* Israeli
** Mul-T-Lock
* Norwegian
** TrioVing
* Swedish
** Besam
* Spanish
** Azbe
** Tesa

ee also

* List of Swedish companies

References

External links

* [http://www.assaabloy.com/ Assa Abloy] - Official site
* [http://biz.yahoo.com/ic/56/56145.html Yahoo! - ASSA ABLOY AB Company Profile]
* [http://www.assa.se] -Assa Official site.
* [http://www.assaks.se] -ASSA Key Solutions Official site.