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For the first time in lodging history, guests will be able to use their Near Field Communications (NFC) compatible cell phones to open their guestroom doors.

Mrs. Valerie Lobry
Director of Equip Hotel

Our credentials

ASSA ABLOY is the global leader in door opening solutions. This is why:

  • within the group there are over 150 companies operating in more than 40 countries;
  • our brands include well respected names such as Yale, Chubb and UNION;
  • we have a turnover of £2.3 billion per annum;
  • we deliver solutions worth in excess of £100 million per year in the uk alone.

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Our brands

ABLOY 's range consists of electromechanical locks, cam-locks, padlocks, office furniture locks, rim locks, lock cases, cylinders for different types of mortise locks, overhead door closers, door automatics, handles and pulls. The main target groups are project sales, professional end-users, original equipment manufacturers (OEM) and consumers. In Finland ABLOY products are sold through a network of ABLOY Authorized Locksmiths. A world-wide network of distributors offers ABLOY locking solutions for every application.

Adams Rite were the originators of the swing bolt mechanism, developed to cope with locking narrow stile aluminium doors, which remains the main method of locking on the vast majority of commercial aluminium doors. This is just one example of the technical advancements we have developed over the years and we will continue to refine and improve Adams Rite products to be ever more secure, reliable and innovative.

ASSA develops locks and integrated security systems for doors. ASSA is Sweden's leading supplier of locks and security systems for both professional customers and consumers. Quality, high security and design characterize ASSA locks.

Besam is a world-leading provider of safe, convenient and reliable entrance solutions and service. We have over 40 years of application expertise to bring to your project, and complete entrance packages to suit virtually any need. Our aim is to be involved from the design stage to installation and beyond, with service and maintenance programs that will ensure trouble-free and cost-efficient entrances.

Chubb Locks is firmly established as a respected and trusted name in the UK lock industry. It has a reputation for lock performance and quality that began when Jeremiah Chubb patented his first detector lock way back in 1818. The company that he founded has continued to build upon that reputation. Chubb was granted its first Royal Warrant for excellence by a young Queen Victoria. Throughout its long and remarkable history Chubb has continued to set the standards for innovative lock design, performance and quality across a wide range of security sectors. From banks, prisons and high security commercial installations through to offices and the home.

Chubb Locks Custodial - UK's number one supplier of Custodial Locks, providing locking solutions for prisons, secure hospitals, detention centres and other custodial environments.

HID Global is a leading manufacturer in the access control industry, serving customers worldwide with proximity and contactless smart card technologies; central station managed access controllers; secure and custom card solutions; digital identity and photo card management software solutions; secure card issuance solutions; and RFID electromechanical cylinders. HID leads the industry in 13.56 MHz and 125 kHz RFID card and reader technology for a wide range of applications including access control, IT secure authentication, time and attendance, and biometric verification. HID's award-winning product line includes iCLASS 13.56 MHz contactless smart cards and readers, 125 kHz proximity, magnetic stripe, and Wiegand technology cards and readers. Headquartered in Irvine, California, HID Global operates international offices that support more than 100 countries and is an ASSA ABLOY Group company.

Mul-T-Lock , founded in 1973, is a worldwide leader in developing, manufacturing and marketing High Security products for institutional, commercial, industrial and residential applications. Mul-T-Lock holds hundreds of international patents for its innovative products, which include cylinders, locks and padlocks, electromechanical locking systems, automatic assembly and key-cutting machines and complementary accessories. The Company sells its solutions through its seven subsidiaries in the UK, US, France, Canada, the Czech Republic, Argentina and Turkey through a distribution network in nearly 100 countries. Over 100 million users are supported through the auspices of 20,000 service centers worldwide.

Powershield offer a range of high-performance steel doors and windows, tailored to contract specifics and client demands. Our attention to detail in both customer service and product quality has gained us a reputation as a market leader in hinged doors. We are continually raising the design, production and installation standards of our steel doors and steel glazing systems to new levels.

Safeguard are manufacturers of standard or non-standard bomb-blast doors, providing protection from fragmentation in addition to providing blast resistance.

UNION grew out of a family business set up in 1840 in the Willenhall district of the West Midlands - the heart of the British lock-making industry for over four centuries. The company - Josiah Parkes & Son Ltd - grew rapidly, necessitating a move to new premises in UNION Street in 1882 - and with it was born a name that is now recognised in over 80 countries. UNION is committed to applying innovative design principles to the production of locking hardware. Continuing product development is a large part of this ethos - and one that directly benefits users, specifiers and installers to achieve the levels of security and aesthetics they require.

Vingcard is the world leader in hotel security technology, with products installed in more than 33,000 properties worldwide, securing in excess of 5.5 million hotel rooms. VingCard provides numerous electronic locking system solutions, including traditional magnetic-stripe and smartcard systems, fully integrated PMS interface software solutions and worldwide service and support.

Yale - the Yale Lock tradition began around 1840 when Linus Yale Sr. opened up a lock shop specializing in expensive handmade bank locks. Linus Yale Jr. introduced the Monitor Bank Lock marking the transition from key-based bank locks to dial or combination ones. Today Yale is the brand behind locks of every design and function in over 125 countries. Yale international is represented and distributed in builders’ warehouses and DIY stores, door- and window manufacturers, contractors, wholesalers, hardware stores and locksmiths and Yale Security Point stores. Yale aspires to become a global consumer brand. This will be achieved by combining global presence with local knowledge of ASSA ABLOY and Yale staff worldwide. Yale is a trusted name. All over the world people are actively securing their home or their business with the name they trust the most, Yale. That’s why we proudly say that Yale is ‘the world’s favourite lock’.


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