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The business was founded as the '''Yale Lock Manufacturing Co.''' in 1868 by [[Linus Yale, Jr.]], the inventor of the [[pin tumbler lock]], and Henry R. Towne.<ref name=history>[http://www.yalelock.com/en/yale/com/About-Yale/History-of-Yale/ Yale: History of Yale]</ref> The name was later changed to '''Yale & Towne'''.<ref name=history/> In the following century, the company expanded worldwide.
The business was founded as the '''Yale Lock Manufacturing Co.''' in 1868 by [[Linus Yale, Jr.]], the inventor of the [[pin tumbler lock]], and Henry R. Towne.<ref name=history>[http://www.yalelock.com/en/yale/com/About-Yale/History-of-Yale/ Yale: History of Yale]</ref> The name was later changed to '''Yale & Towne'''.<ref name=history/> In the following century, the company expanded worldwide.


The company merged with the 'Valor Company in 1987 becoming [[Yale & Valor]].<ref>[http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1G1-4853504.html "First City Industries Inc. to sell its Nutone and Yale Security subsidiaries to Valor PLC."] PR Newswire, 1 June 1987. Retrieved 17 April 2010.</ref> In 1991, it became part of [[Williams Holdings]] who sold the business to [[Assa Abloy]] in 2000.<ref>[http://articles.latimes.com/2000/mar/08/business/fi-6504 Swedish firm to buy Williams's Yale Lock Unit] Los Angeles Times, 8 March 2000</ref> The Yale Security subsidiaries produce [[Fire alarms]], [[Burgalar alarms]] and [[Glass break detector]]s.
The company merged with the 'Valor Company in 1987 becoming [[Yale & Valor]].<ref>[http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1G1-4853504.html "First City Industries Inc. to sell its Nutone and Yale Security subsidiaries to Valor PLC."] PR Newswire, 1 June 1987. Retrieved 17 April 2010.</ref> In 1991, it became part of [[Williams Holdings]] who sold the business to [[Assa Abloy]] in 2000.<ref>[http://articles.latimes.com/2000/mar/08/business/fi-6504 Swedish firm to buy Williams's Yale Lock Unit] Los Angeles Times, 8 March 2000</ref> The Yale Security subsidiaries produce [[Fire alarms]], [[Burglar alarms]] and [[Glass break detector]]s.


==See also==
==See also==

Revision as of 10:57, 15 August 2011

Yale
Company typePrivate
IndustryLocks
Founded1868
FounderLinus Yale, Sr.
Headquarters,
ParentAssa Abloy
Websitewww.yalelock.com

Yale is a lock manufacturer owned by Assa Abloy. It is associated with the pin tumbler lock, which is often known as the Yale lock.

History

The business was founded as the Yale Lock Manufacturing Co. in 1868 by Linus Yale, Jr., the inventor of the pin tumbler lock, and Henry R. Towne.[1] The name was later changed to Yale & Towne.[1] In the following century, the company expanded worldwide.

The company merged with the 'Valor Company in 1987 becoming Yale & Valor.[2] In 1991, it became part of Williams Holdings who sold the business to Assa Abloy in 2000.[3] The Yale Security subsidiaries produce Fire alarms, Burglar alarms and Glass break detectors.

See also

References