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Welcome to the dormakaba selection of access control products

Why do these locks have so many different names: Simplex - Unican - Kaba - Ilco - Dorma - and various combinations of these names?

A Short History Of The Companies Involved

The American Simplex company was founded in 1961 and produced quality push button locks.  The Canadian company, Unican (1968), recognized a good thing and bought Simplex and then the name for these locks became Unican-Simplex. 

A few years later, the Independent Lock Co, ILCO (1922), was bought by Unican and for a few years the locks were known as Ilco-Simplex. 

In 2001, the Kaba lock company (founded 1862) bought Ilco-Unican and the relationship became known as Kaba-Ilco.  Since Kaba makes many other locks and products, the name Simplex still is needed to designate this particular line of pushbutton locks.  Many people around the world including here in the UK still refer to them as Unican or Simplex Pushbutton Locks.

Finally in 2015 the companies of KABA and Dorma (founded in 1908) merged to form a new company called dormakaba, which as you can tell, brings a wealth of experience, innovation, and high quality products.  These two brands share a passion for innovation and a commitment to delivering added value to their customers. They are now one of the top three companies worldwide in the access solutions market, and you can find their products below.

We offer dormakaba, Simplex, Ilco, Unican Spares, Repairs and New Locks. If you have any questions please do not hesitate to contact us.