COMPANY PROFILE
2014
Assa Abloy
+27(0)11 761 5000/0861 277 222 | www.assaabloy.co.za
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Making the world safe-smart Editorial: Colin Chinery Production: Hal Hutchison
ASSA ABLOY, the world’s foremost name in security systems, is one of the leaders in the South African lock, access control and security systems market, with names like Yale and Union in its 100 brand-plus portfolio. Established in South Africa 17 years ago, its continental reach now extends up to Egypt and as Stephen Rossiter, Senior Vice President Africa explains, there’s still a vast market waiting to be unlocked.
Wherever you go, expect ASSA ABLOY to be waiting at the door. ASSA ABLOY is the world’s largest supplier of intelligent lock and security solutions, responsible for one in every ten lock and security installations - and six of the 2014 FIFA World Cup stadiums in Brazil. Recently named by Forbes as one of the world’s 100 most innovative companies, the Swedishheadquartered global giant opened in South Africa 17 years ago, bringing products and solutions for a wide range of end-user markets and competitive advantage to OEM and system integrator partners. This is the security brand with the key to
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phenomenal growth, growing from a regional company start-up in 1994 into an international Group with over 43,000 employees operating in more than 70 countries. On the African continent the group’s reach extends beyond South Africa into Zimbabwe, Tanzania, Mauritius, Kenya, Nigeria and Egypt, with Angola and Mozambique among its export markets.
MASSIVE GROWTH “Over the past 20 years, ASSA ABLOY has grown globally almost 15 times larger than when it started and we are still growing in terms of
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brands, divisions, people and profitability,” says Roodepoort –based Stephen Rossiter, Senior Vice President Africa. ASSA ABLOY security systems are found in homes and offices across industry and business; public transport, schools and universities, retail, hotels and hospitality, public facilities, offices, and health care. In South Africa construction and wholesale are the biggest market sectors. An area of particular concern, especially to business people, will be the security of an office or corporate premises. Office security solutions including security doors as well as physical and logical access control need to be flexible; they
need to handle a flow of people with varying access permissions throughout the day, as well as allow for safe exit in case of emergency. ASSA ABLOY has this base covered providing smart access systems where an electronic smart card can be used to access the main building through a physical entrance, access upper floors through the elevator, provide access to private office rooms, allow access to printing and copying machines and, of course, allow access through emergency exits. Botswana’s tallest building - the 21 storeys iTowers - and the Soweto Theatre in Johannesburg are among ASSA ABLOY’s major
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Dispak has come a long way since inception in 2007 . With many changes over the years, our objective still remains the same: To give our clients the best deliverable packaging to maximise their sales.
We have thrived by making it easy for our customers to first join and then return to us for more, year after year. We create rigid plastic thermoformed packaging for our customers’ products. But that’s not the whole story. We get to know our customers personally and create packaging products which have a positive effect on their sales, branding and reputation. The founders of the business are till today hands on in all levels of the business, which means personalised customer service from beginning to end. “We prefer to deal with our customers on a one to one basis, in this way we are sure that our company has done the best we can”. Since inception, new technology and globalisation have changed the shape of the plastic thermoformed packaging business forever. Dispak has been at the forefront of those changes. Some things, however, are always the same: our commitment to quality, customer service and competitive pricing. With the advantage of our in-house plastic extrusion plant we are able to ensure high levels of quality from the acquisition of raw materials to finished thermoformed product. We create products with an environmental conscience, products of minimal size and weight, but which deliver superb quality.
Shainal Patel | Director 011 769 1347 | info@dispak.co.za 27 Chenik Street, Chamdor, Krugersdorp
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We are proud to work with customers that market their products all over the world, accommodating a huge range of specifications, tastes and styles including:
• Gift Set Inserts
• Component Handling • Shelf Ready Packaging (SRP)
• Fragility Packaging
• Food & Drink Packaging
“Over the past 20 years, Assa Abloy has grown globally almost 15 times larger than when it started and we are still growing in terms of brands, divisions, people and profitability” projects in Africa, and its systems and products can be found in Palmridge Magistrates Court in Katlehong, the South African Police Service in Durban Central, and the Cecilia Makiwane Hospital in Mdantsane, Eastern Cape. Virgin Active gyms, Toyota dealerships, Spar outlets and the Sandton offices of global process automation group Endress Hauser are among other clients.
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• Sim Card Packaging
• Clam Shell Packaging • Blister Packaging • Medical Packaging
Public facitlity locks is an important sector for ASSA ABLOY and the company says that it has the solution to meet the needs of any public facility. Locker rooms, VIP areas, perimeter and ground security and public areas can all be covered by ASSA ABLOYS’s unique product and service range. With a core business in high security products like mortice locks and padlocks, door closers, access control, card readers and high security doors, ASSA ABLOY Group’s major brands include BESAM, Yale, UNION, VingCard and HID. And it’s not just business solutions for popular locations where ASSA ABLOY can assist. The company has a product range suited to smaller, residential properties. For example, the UNION Night Latch KB502 Cylinder is suitable for single action doors, hinged left to right, 32mm to 50mm thick. And as the global leader in door opening solutions, ASSA ABLOY is leading the technological shift from mechanical to electromechanical locks, the fastest -growing
Assa Abloy security segment and the one in which innovation is most apparent. Here ASSA ABLOY holds leading positions in areas such as access control, hotel security, entrance automation, and identification technology. In hospitals for example, the ABLOY CLIQ system is replacing the traditional bulky bunch of keys passed between nurses needing to access drug cupboards or fridges, as each member of staff is allocated their own ‘unique key’ at the
“Innovation, market presence, product leadership and product reliability that meet our customers’ needs and demands are the keys to our success in South Africa” start of a shift and an electronic computer trail details the assignee, the cupboards opened as well as the frequency and duration. Today, only five percent of all doors are fitted with electromechanical locks or access control systems, but this is changing fast with as much as 20 percent of doors estimated to feature advanced solutions of this type in the future.
Midlands, heart of the British lock-making industry for over four centuries, today provides an extensive range of architectural products for commercial and contract applications and widely recognised in over 80 countries. Another Group brand, California-based HID Global, is the sector leader for the delivery of secure identity solutions for millions of customers around the world. Recognised for robust quality, and innovative designs, HID is committed to enhancing customer value by delivering the most trusted, advanced and dependable secure identity solutions in the market. Here in South Africa, the majority of ASSA ABLOY’s own brand products are produced locally. “ASSA ABLOY is a strong believer in hiring internally, and very willing to help our employees reach their full potential. “Many of our staff have been with the company for an average of 30 years and have been promoted within the organisation.” Having recently passed a BEE plan inspection, ASSA ABLOY South Africa is well on its way to empowering staff and achieving a management structure more representative of the
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100-PLUS GLOBAL BRANDS With more than 100 global brands and many different products under its umbrella, “we are definitely the global leader in door opening solutions,” says Mr Rossiter, responsible for day to day management, leadership, strategy and development of ASSA ABLOY’s Africa region Yale - with 98% recognition and still the leading name in home security - is an ASSA ABLOY brand. Another - VingCard - provides electronic locks, in-room safes, and advanced energy management systems for hotels. UNION, which grew out of a family business set up in 1840 in Willenhall in the English West
Based in Johannesburg’s industrial hub, we have a team of over 60 employees focused on meeting our customers’ requirements and are proud to have been partnering with ASSA ABLOY delivering service excellence since 2009.
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Contact Details Tel. (+27) 861 55 56 57 Fax. (+27) 11 766 1084 sales@zinkast.co.za Or personally contact Brian Sedgwick at bas@zinkast.co.za
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Assa Abloy demographics in which it operates. The company says that it is committed to the principles promoted by the Employment Equity Act as well as to implementing the principles of empowerment and transformation throughout the organisation. ASSA ABLOY also supports local charities, sponsoring products for education, shelter, HIV/ Aids villages, previously disadvantaged homes, and many projects where locking devices are need to provide safe, secure and a supportive environment for those of the community in need. With security an increasing feature of modern life, does Mr Rossiter see traditional locking devices becoming obsolete and being overtaken by electronic access control systems?
REMAINING LEADER “The Electromechanical security segment is fast growing and ASSA ABLOY has a leading position in areas such as access control and identification technology. And while we expect this market segment to continue to grow, a position will always remain for traditional locking systems. “Innovation, market presence, product
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leadership and product reliability that meet our customers’ needs and demands are the keys to our success in South Africa. “And our target for the next two to three years is quite simple: to continue to grow as the global leader in door opening solutions, leading in innovation.”
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“Innovation, market presence, product leadership and product reliability that meet our customers’ needs and demands are the keys to our success in South Africa”
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