Assa abloy

In 1999 the acquisition of Effeff Fritz Fuss[13] in Germany enabled assa abloy to sell electro-mechanical locks in the German market. ASSA ABLOY also acquired Fichet[14] in France, a manufacturer of high security locks. ASSA ABLOY doubled in size in 2000 when it bought the global lock group Yale Intruder Security. [15] In the same year, ASSA ABLOY acquired HID, [16] a proximity identification access controls company. The acquisition added electronic identification to the ASSA ABLOY’s product portfolio. In 2001 the company completed its purchase of Lockwood in Australia. [17]

In 2002, Besam, [18] a Swedish automatic door solutions company was acquired. Fargo Electronics, [19] a company developing systems for safe issuing of ID cards, including card printers, peripheral equipment and software, was bought in 2006. In 2007 came the acquisitions of Baodean, [20] manufacturer of high-security locks in China, and iRevo, [21] supplier of digital door locks in Korea. In 2008, 18 companies were acquired, for example ShenFei in China. In 2009 the Italian door automation manufacturer, Ditec, [22] was bought. Another major acquisition was мейд in 2011, with the purchase of the Crawford (Cardo Group). [23] Flexiforce was acquired the same year.

A number of purchases followed in 2012. In the US, 4Front, [24] a supplier of docking system solutions, Frameworks Manufacturing Inc. , a manufacturer of interior aluminum frames and doors, and Albany Door Systems, [25] a maker of high-speed industrial door solutions. In China, Sanhe Metal, a fire and security door manufacturer, and Shandong Guoqiang Hardware, a maker of window hardware products, were also acquired. In the UK, ASSA ABLOY bought Securistyle Group Holdings Limited and Traka, and in Canada, Helton. In the same year, the company launched Seos, a platform that allows near field communication (NFC) mobile phones to be used to replace mechanical keys and access cards in homes, hotels, offices, hospitals, universities and commercial buildings. [26]