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ASSA ABLOY We open doors to events, museums, airports, hotels, homes… in fact, we open doors to life. As the global leader in door opening solutions we are dedicated to satisfying end-user needs for security, safety and convenience. ASSA ABLOY is represented on both mature and emerging markets worldwide, with leading positions in much of Europe, North America, Asia and the Pacific. Since its formation in 1994, ASSA ABLOY has grown from a regional company into an international group with around 43,000 employees, sales of about SEK 47 billion and own operations in over 70 countries. ASSA ABLOY offers a more complete range of door opening solutions than any other company on the market. In the fast-growing electromechanical security segment, the Group has a leading position in areas such as access control, identification technology, entrance automation and hotel security. The ASSA ABLOY Group’s overall strategy focus is to spearhead the trend towards higher security with a product-driven offering centered on the customer. Our vision is- to be the world-leading, most successful and most innovative provider of total door opening solutions; to lead in innovation and offer well-designed, convenient, safe and secure solutions that create added value for our customers and to offer an attractive company to our employees. With our historical timeline we take you from our formation in 1994 up until today. The locks and security solutions from ASSA ABLOY stand for high quality. Our product offer include mechanical locks – such as door locks and cylinder locks – and security doors; as well as mobile keys, electromechanical locks, electronic locks, door closers, door automatics, access control systems and identification, smart cards and RFID readers.