Chubb Security is an electronic security and fire safety business. It is owned by United Technologies Corporation.
The Company was founded by Charles and Jeremiah Chubb, who patented their Chubb detector lock in 1818. Apparently the Prince Regent accidentally sat on a Chubb lock complete with its key. The Company won a government competition for a lock which could not be opened other than by its own key. In 1835, the company produced its first Ch...
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Chubb Security is an electronic security and fire safety business. It is owned by United Technologies Corporation.
The Company was founded by Charles and Jeremiah Chubb, who patented their Chubb detector lock in 1818. Apparently the Prince Regent accidentally sat on a Chubb lock complete with its key. The Company won a government competition for a lock which could not be opened other than by its own key. In 1835, the company produced its first Chubb safe at its factory in Wolverhampton and, in the second half of the 19th century, the company expanded into the US and produced a time lock that was fitted to bank vaults across the country. In the 1800's 'Chubb' gained some important customers such as the Duke of Wellington and the Bank of England. Over the next 100 years the company turned out more than 2.5m locks.
After World War II, Chubb expanded its operations in 17 countries. From being a single company manufacturing specialized security products it turned into a broad based group...
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