limited company traded as omx gunn industry security headquarters gothenburg sweden area served worldwide key people henrik lange president & ceo products cash management entrance security safes & vaults electronic security revenue 660 million 2015 number of employees 5 500 january 2016 slogan for a safer world website www.gunnebogroup.com www.gunnebo.com gunnebo omx gunn is a multinational corporation headquartered in gothenburg sweden specialising in security products services and solutions mainly in the areas of cash management entrance security electronic security and safes & vaults . the gunnebo group has operations in 32 countries with approximately 5 500 employees jan 2016 and a reported global revenue of 660 million for 2015 . 1 gunnebo has been listed on the stockholm stock exchange in sweden since 1994 and can be found on the nasdaq omx nordic exchange stockholm in the mid cap industrials segment . contents 1 history 1.1 origins 1.2 becoming a listed company 1.3 expansion through acquisitions 2 brands 3 major acquisitions 4 products 4.1 cash management 4.2 safes & vaults 4.3 electronic security 4.4 entrance security 5 locations 6 references 7 external links history edit origins edit gunnebo has its roots in the village of gunnebo in south east sweden where hans hultman created a forge in 1764 . 2 this small business grew steadily until the formation of gunnebo bruks nya ab in 1889 . this company later became known as gunnebo industries . 1 becoming a listed company edit in 1991 hidef kapital ab was formed by the swedish government as one of eight venture capital companies charged with investing in swedish companies suffering from the national financial crisis . 1 hidef became a listed company on the swedish stock exchange in 1994 and one year later took the name of one of its acquisitions gunnebo industries to become gunnebo ab aktiebolag . 3 expansion through acquisitions edit at this point gunnebo began a series of major acquisitions and bought several companies focused on security from sectors such as safes & vaults cash management entrance security and electronic security see section below . in 2005 gunnebo industries and its traditional fencing business was divested from gunnebo ab . in 2006 the 30 or so acquisitions made between 1994 2004 were brought fully under the umbrella of gunnebo to create sales companies in 29 different markets around the globe . as the group developed in growth markets these were added to through the creation of gunnebo china 2010 gunnebo brazil 2011 gunnebo malaysia 2011 and gunnebo south korea 2013 . brands edit the gunnebo group owns several major brands within the field of security . 1 brand product market origin chubbsafes safes & vaults global uk . founded 1818 . fichet bauche safes & vaults global france . founded 1825 . hamilton safes safes & vaults north america usa . founded 1967 . rosengrens safes & vaults global sweden . founded 1886 . steelage safes india india . founded 1932 . safepay closed cash management global sweden sallen cash management global spain . founded 1988 . gateway electronic article surveillance global sweden . founded 1984 . minimax fire safety india india . founded 1903 . elkosta outdoor perimeter security global germany . founded 1951 . major acquisitions edit major acquisitions year country gnosj group 1994 sweden rosengrens 1994 sweden presso industrier ab 1994 sweden gunnebo industrier 1995 sweden italdis 1997 italy wego 1997 germany carl seifert 1997 denmark praediator 1998 poland hygiaphone 1998 france garny 1998 germany polaraidat 1998 finland fichet bauche 1999 france rosengrens austria 1999 austria t kern 1999 switzerland chubbsafes 2000 uk clausen 2001 norway and sweden cs security ritzenthaler haffner 2001 france nurmi trade 2001 finland omega 2001 us leicher 2002 germany riva 2002 italy kubon 2003 germany securibel 2004 switzerland elkosta 2004 germany lips vago 2004 italy chubb 2004 belgium hammer sicherheit 2004 belgium gateway security 2004 sweden eurofence 2004 france aysec 2004 finland grand entrance control 2008 australia api security physical security division 2010 australia alltech 2011 south africa gateway do brazil 80 % 2011 brazil hamilton 2012 usa atg entrance corporation 2013 south korea dissamex 2014 m xico clear image 2014 uk grupo sall n tech s.l. 2015 spain products edit cash management edit cash management products provide security for those parties involved in the cash handling chain . typically these include central banks retail banks retailers and cash in transit cit companies . cash management encompasses products for cash transfer cash desposit cash recycling coin roll dispensing and the management of cash handling processes . safes & vaults edit includes safes safe deposit lockers and strongrooms . to determine the level of security provided by a safe or vault there is a grading system from i xii . a grade is always awarded by an independent body european certification body . 4 safes with grades up to iii are typically used by retailers or in offices whereas banks tend to use safes and vaults with much higher grades . safes can also be constructed to withstand fire and therefore can also carry a fire protection grade . this denotes the type of contents which can be protected either paper or data media and the duration of protection half an hour one hour or two hours . gunnebo markets its safes and vaults under two major brands chubbsafes and fichet bauche . electronic security edit electronic security covers cctv and remote surveillance systems access control systems such as smart card readers or fingerprint readers and electronic locking systems . it also typically includes the integration of such systems with one another . entrance security edit entrance security products include interlocking doors turnstiles and other entrance systems which only allow entry to authorised individuals . these are used for example in mass transit public transport systems or at stadia to allow passage to only those people carrying a valid ticket . entrance control is also used in airports to facilitate boarding and immigration control and to prevent passengers returning from landside to airside . locations edit gunnebo ab has subsidiaries in 32 countries 1 americas brazil canada mexico usa asia pacific australia china india indonesia malaysia new zealand singapore south korea europe middle east africa austria belgium czech republic denmark france germany hungary ireland italy luxembourg netherlands norway poland portugal south africa spain sweden switzerland uk united arab emirates references edit a b c d e gunnebo annual report 2015 pdf . gunnebo ab . gunnebo annual report 2005 pdf . gunnebo ab . gunnebo . mediaspjuth ab . pp. 145 149 . isbn 91 7000 229 0 . certification body . european security systems association . external links edit official website investor relations website retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title gunnebo group & 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