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- ASSA ABLOY AB (publ) manufactures and markets door opening and access solutions worldwide. The company develops, produces, and sells mechanical and electromechanical locks, lock cylinders, keys, security doors, hinges, handles, panic exit devices, door closers, floor springs, automated entrances including swing, revolving, and sliding doors, electronic access control systems, digital identity verification with biometrics and mobile access, identification management solutions, hotel security products, and high-security fire-rated doors; it also offers repair, maintenance, building specification, educational training services, and Openings Studio BIM software for door, frame, and hardware specifications. Products are marketed under brands including ASSA ABLOY, Yale, ABLOY, Vachette, TESA, Kwikset, Baldwin, Weiser, Sargent, Curries, Norton Rixson, Papaiz, Odis, Philips, PanPan, Gateman, Lockwood, HID, Aperio, Accentra, CLIQ, Hi-O, Incedo, and Seos. ASSA ABLOY operates through divisions covering EMEIA, Americas, Asia Pacific, Global Technologies, and Entrance Systems, serving institutional, commercial, residential, education, healthcare, hospitality, retail, transportation, aviation, marine, self-storage, senior care, and industrial markets across more than 70 countries. Founded in 1994 and headquartered in Stockholm, Sweden, the company pursues growth through acquisitions, completing over 300 since inception including in 2025 the acquisitions of Kentix GmbH for datacenter monitoring and access control, SiteOwl for physical security lifecycle management, Calmell for smart cards and tickets, Kingspan Door Components for sectional door panels, TeleAlarm Group for remote care technology, Door System for fire-rated doors, Pedestal PRO for access control pedestals, Gesellschaft für Sicherheitstechnik for emergency exit solutions, Senior Architectural Systems for aluminum windows and doors, Wallace & Wallace and Wallace Perimeter Security for perimeter fencing and gates, Uhlmann & Zacher for access control handles, InVue for asset protection solutions, and 3millID and Third Millennium for readers and credentials; these bolt-on deals extend the core offerings in mature markets, access new technologies, and enhance service capabilities.