Jorma Issakainen
ALCEA acquisition to complement ASSA ABLOY Global Solutions’ critical infrastructure offering
ASSA ABLOY Global Solutions announced that French-based ALCEA (SAS), whose acquisition was made known in August this year, will be merged into Global Solutions’ Critical Infrastructure business. ALCEA has a strong focus on access control and relevant vertical markets. The parties will present their combined offering at the Expoprotection trade show in Paris, 15–17 November. ALCEA’s has a turnover of approximately 20 million euros. The company is well established in the French-speaking market, in addition to France, also in South America.
Race Driver Valtteri Bottas Partners With Locking Security Brand Abloy
One of the best-known Finns in the world, Valtteri Bottas, and the most valued brand in Finland, ABLOY, are to start a collaboration, with the aim of strengthening the renewed ABLOY brand overseas. Finnish locking solutions provider Abloy and racing driver Valtteri Bottas as announced at the launch of its renewed ABLOY brand to approximately 700 Abloy employees in Joensuu, Finland. With this collaboration, Abloy will start to implement its renewed ABLOY brand among its customers, partners and employees worldwide.