The Locking Systems Division designs and manufactures locking systems for a broad range of industrial OEM customers worldwide through its Lowe & Fletcher and Euro-Locks operations. The division supplies over 80 million products annually, including simple mechanical locks, the latest electronic locks and many bespoke solutions, enabling us to meet diverse locking requirements.
Lowe & Fletcher operates from two sites in the West Midlands, UK.
The Wednesbury site is a modern purpose built factory manufacturing locking systems. The factory has a dedicated production area for advanced electronic locking solutions.
The Bloxwich site is a dedicated metal finishing operation supporting the Group and a range of external customers requiring expert finishing and coating solutions.
Opened in: Wednesbury, 1998. Bloxwich, 1968
Manufacturing Space: Wednesbury 7440m². Bloxwich 2330m²
Markets: The British Isles, Ireland, the Middle East, Canada, India, Australasia, Africa and the Caribbean.
Bastogne was our first European factory and today is our largest manufacturing site producing a range of mechanical locks along with many bespoke solutions for our major international customers.
Opened in: 1972
Manufacturing Space: 9600 m²
Markets: Benelux, Scandinavia, Central and Southern America, Italy, Israel and Greece.
The Folschviller factory was established to serve growing demand for our products in France. The factory has full production facilities and manufacturers a broad range of locking systems.
Opened in: 1981
Manufacturing Space: 4,100m²
Markets: France, Spain, Portugal, West Switzerland and North Africa.
Sulzbach opened to support the expansion of sales within the Germanic and Balkan territories.
Opened in: 1983
Manufacturing Space: 2,500m²
Markets: Germany, Austria, The Czech Republic, Turkey, and Slovakia.
The growing Eastern European market saw the need for a dedicated factory for the region. This saw the establishment and construction of our plant at Ruda Śląska.
Opened in: 1997
Manufacturing Space: 5780m²
Markets: Poland, Ukraine, Baltic, Balkan, Caucasus and Central Asia states
With the growth of key customers a dedicated facility was established to help us better serve the US market.
Opened in: 2000
Manufacturing Space: 600m²
Markets: The USA