ASSA ABLOY acquires MAB, Italian market leader in door closers
Through the acquisitions of the Yale Intruder Security Group and effeff, ASSA ABLOY
has established a good position in Italy. The acquisition of MAB strengthens this position considerably and increases opportunities to develop the market, including the introduction of products for higher levels of security.
has established a good position in Italy. The acquisition of MAB strengthens this position considerably and increases opportunities to develop the market, including the introduction of products for higher levels of security.
ASSA ABLOY has the ambition of establishing a leading position and offering a complete range of products in all major markets. Door closers form an important part of a lock package, providing secure operation of a door.
The Maselli family founded MAB in 1948. The company, with 136 employees, is located in Bologna close to two other ASSA ABLOY manufacturing units - Nuova F.E.B. and Yale Corni. Over the years MAB has built a leading position in Italy in the door closer segment and has successfully developed export business in Europe and the Middle East.
There are two main types of door closers, overhead-mounted and floor springs. The company's position is particularly strong in floor springs. A floor spring is a concealed door closer installed in the floor and is widely used with glass doors, a growing product segment. More than 60% of sales are to the replacement sector, for renewing worn-out floor springs with a product having identical dimensions.
MAB's sales are expected to reach 18 million EUR in 2001. The company is operating with high profitability, and the acquisition is expected to add to ASSA ABLOY's earnings per share from 2002. The acquisition will create goodwill of 9 million EUR. There are also cross-selling synergies to be developed. Besides the replacement throughout the Group of similar products currently sourced externally, there is interest from ASSA ABLOY companies worldwide in adding MAB products to their portfolios.
For further information, please contact
Carl-Henric Svanberg, President & CEO, tel: +46 8 506 485 51 or +46 70 510 0551,
or Göran Jansson, CFO, tel: +46 8 506 485 72 or +46 70 698 8572
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The ASSA ABLOY Group is the world's leading manufacturer and supplier of locks and associated products,
dedicated to satisfying end-user needs for security, safety and convenience. Current sales for the Group are in excess of
SEK 20 billion (approximately USD 2 billion) and the number of employees is more than 20,000.