Chubb Locks
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Chubb Locksis a former brand name of theMul-T-Locksubsidiary of theAssa AbloyGroup, which manufactureslocking systemsfor residential, secure confinement and commercial applications. When the brand licence expired in 2010 the name ceased to be used, with the same locks sold as Yale or Union locks.
History[edit]
Chubb was started as a ship's ironmonger byCharles ChubbinWinchester,England,and then moved toPortsmouth,England, in 1804. Chubb moved the company into thelocksmithbusiness in 1818, inWolverhampton.The company worked out of a number of premises in Wolverhampton, including the purpose-built factory on Railway Street, still known today as the Chubb Building. His brotherJeremiah Chubbthen joined the company, and they sold Jeremiah's patenteddetector lock.
In 1823, the company was awarded a special licence byKing George IV,and later became the sole supplier of locks to theGeneral Post Office(GPO), and a supplier toHis Majesty's Prison Service.In 1835, they received a patent for a burglar-resisting safe, and opened a safe factory inLondonin 1837. In 1851, they designed a special securedisplay casefor theKoh-i-Noordiamond for its appearance atThe Great Exhibition.
In the late-1960s, the company, working withSmiths Industries,introduced its firstATM machinecalled the Chubb MD2. The MD2's first customer wasNational Westminster Bank,who installed their first Chubb ATM machines in 1968.[1]
In August 1984, the company was purchased byRacalunder the chairmanship ofErnest Harrison.After the group was floated out from Racal, in February 1997 it was bought byWilliams plc.In August 2000, they were sold to Assa Abloy. In 2006, Chubb was merged into the group Mul-T-Lock withinAssa Abloy.The Chubb Electronic Security subsidiaries producesmoke detectors,fire alarms,burglar alarmsandglass break detectors.
In 2010, the "Chubb Locks" brand licence expired, and Assa Abloy decided not to renew. The products are still sold, but rebranded asYaleand Union locks, other well known brands owned by Assa Abloy.[2]
See also[edit]
- Chubb Security
- Baron Hayter
- Glass break detector
- Yale (company)
- Business Technology Association
- Westminster Group
- Security lighting
- Fire alarms
- Burglar alarms
References[edit]
- ^B. Batiz-Lazo (June 2007)."The emergence and evolution of ATM networks in the UK, c. 1967–2000".Mpra Paper.Business History, 2009 (51:1). Taylor and Francis, 2009.Archivedfrom the original on 3 November 2014.
- ^Jonathan (4 November 2013)."Why Did Chubb Locks Change their Brand?".SafeZone.
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