ASSA ABLOY is the global leader in door opening solutions, we offer a more complete range of door opening solutions than any other company on the market. In, for example, the rapidly growing electromechanical security sector, the Group has a leading position in fields such as access control, identification technology, door automation and hotel security. The Group is represented in all major regions, on both mature and emerging markets worldwide, with leading positions in much of Europe and North America, Asia and the Pacific. We have our own operations in more than 70 countries, and through authorized distribution we cover the world. Since the Group was founded in 1994, we have grown from a regional company to an international Group with about 46,000 employees and sales close to USD 8.1 billion. ASSA ABLOY is for the second year in a row on Forbes 100 most innovative companies list, and rated among the 100 most innovative companies in the world, this year on #93 and in 2013 on #78.