Assa Abloy Favorability Statistics 2023
Assa Abloy is one of the largest access control manufacturers, recently settling with the DoJ over anti-trust concerns. Assa reported growth in the past year, but raised issues regarding market difficulties in PRC China. What do integrators think about the company in 2023?
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In this report, we examine statistics and commentary from ~170 security integrators on Assa Abloy's positioning, pros, and cons.
Net ******** *******
**** ***** *** * ****** +**% net ******** ******, **** **** *** not ******* ***** *** *******:
*** *********-***** **** ***** ** **** known ******* *** **, *** ******** similar *** ************ ****** *** *****:
Assa ***** ************ ******** ** ***
**** ***** ******** * ****** *** positive (+**%) **** *** ********** *** (+27%). *** *** ******** ************** ******* *********, *** *** ************ ******** ** the **** * *****.
Key ******
******** ********* **** ***** **** ****** into *** ********* ******:
- *********** **** ******* ******* & *****
- ********
- **** ***********
- ******* ************ ******
- ******** ******** ** *** ********* ** the ******* & *** *&**
- ********** **** **** *****'* *&** *** business *****
- ***** ***** ** *******
- ***** ***** ** *******
- ****** ***** ***** ********
Compliments **** ******* ******* & *****
**** *********** ************ **** ***** *** its ******* ******* *** **** ***** of ******* *******:
- "** **** ***** ******** *** **** of *** ****** ******* ********* *** built ****** *** *******, ******* ***********, LifeSafety ***** **********, *** **** ***/**** locks."
- "**** ******* *** **** ********. ****** rarely ***** *** **** ***** *** a *** ***** *** *******."
- "*** ******** **** ***** *** ***** up *** * **** ****. ** have ***** * *** ** ****** locks *** ***** ***** ***** ********* and **** **** **** ** **** well. ** ****** *** ** **** dealing **** ****."
- "** *** ***** *** ******* *** their *** **** (*********) ** ** love **** *** ***** **** ********. Adams **** ** **** *** *** their ***** **** ***** **** ** sometimes."
- "** **** ****** *** ****** ******* with *** ******** (***** *** **** Abloy ********). ***** ****** ******* *** credentials *** *********. ** **** *** their **** ******** *** **** *** a *** ** ******* **** ****."
- "**** **** * ******** *** ********* any ********* ** *** ****. *'* sure ** ******* ** ***** ** the ***-********* *** **** ****, *** everything **'** **** **** **** ***** great."
- "******* ******* ********. ** ******** *** them *** ********** *** ********** ************. We **** ********** *** ***** **********, Yale (*** ******* ** * ********* shop ** **** ** *** *******)."
- "*** ** **** ****** ** *******/***********. Mercury ****** *** **** ******** *** flexible. *-******** *** ********** ****** *** very *************. **** ***** ** **** with."
- "* **** **** *****'* ***** ******** and **** ******** ******* ***** ****** control ***** ******* **** *****. ** far ** ****, ***** ******* *** easy-to-use ********."
- "* **** **** ***** **** ***** electrified ***** */* ****** ******* **********. I **** *** *** *** ****** in *** ***** **** ************ ** testing."
- "*** ***** ** ******** *** ********* is ***** *******, ****** ******* ******* to *********** ** **** *** *** for **** *******."
- "***** ******** **** ******** *** ****** integration **** *** ****** **** ********* than *****."
- "***** ********, * ***** ******** **** the ******** *** ******* **** ********."
- "* **** **** ** **** ***** a ***** ***** ** ******* ******** that *****."
- "**** **** ***** **** *********, ***, VonDuprin, *** ***** ***********. ******* **** Aboy ** **** ***** *** ** complete."
- "**’** **** **** ** ***** ****** control ******** ** *** **** *** had **** ******."
- "**** ***** ** * ****** ** locking ******** *** ***** ******** **** been **** ****."
- "** **** **** **** ***** ** several ******** *** **** *** *******."
- "***** ******* *** ********** **** ** install *** **** **** ** **** well."
- "** **** **** **** ***** *** strikes *** ***** *** *** *** any ******."
- "**** ******** *** ****** **** *** possible ************. ********."
- "**** ** ****** ***** ***** ********. A ******* ** *** **** *****."
- "**** ***** * **** ***** ** flexible *** ****** ******* *******."
- "**** ***** ******** ***** **** ****** Control ******. ***** ****."
- "***** **** ** ***** **** **** about ***** *********** *******."
- "**** ********, ** *** ****** ** ancillary ******** **** ****."
- "**** *** ******** **** ***** ******** from *** ***."
- "**** ***** ******** ***** *** **** them ** ** **** ********."
- "**** **** ***** ********* * **** used *** ****** ****."
- "**** ******* ********, ****** ********** *** issues."
- "**** ******* ******** ********** ***** ********* brands."
- "****** ******** *** **** ** ***** locking **********."
- "**** ***** *** **** * **** job **** ***** ********."
- "****** ******** **** *** **** ******** products."
- "**** ***** ** ********, ***** *** many *******."
- "**** **** ** **** ********* ******* solutions."
- "*** ********** ** **** **** ******* products."
- "***** * **** ***** ***** **** a *** ** *******."
- "**** ***** ** ********. **** ** hold ** ****."
- "***** ********* ** ******** *****."
- "******** ****** **** ************."
- "**** ******* **** ** *** *** install."
- "***** ******** *** **** *******."
- "******* *** **** ***** ** ********."
- "**** * **** *** ****** ********."
- "***** *******. ***** ***** ********."
- "***** ******* ***** *******."
- "******** ** **********."
- "*****-**** ******* **********."
- "**** *********, **** *******."
- "**** ****-******* ********."
- "**** ** *******. **** ********."
- "********* **** ********."
- "****-******* *******."
- "******* ******** ** *****."
- "***** ******* *****."
- "******** *** *****."
- "**** ********* ** *****."
- "**** *******, ** ******."
- "**** ********."
- "****** ******* ****."
- "**** ***** *******."
- "******** **** ****."
- "******** *******."
- "******* ********."
- "**** ** *******."
********
* *** *********** ************ ******* *** that **** ***** ** ********:
- "**** **** *** **** * **** product, ** *** **** *** *** of *** ********** ******* *** **** other ***** *****. ** ** *** use **** *** **** ******** ** we **** ** *** ** **** of **** **** ** ****. **** I ***** ** **** ***** * just ***** **** **** *** **** is ****** *********."
- "* ***'* ******* **** ******** ******, but *** ********* ******* **** **** all *** **** ** ** ****** control **** *** **** **** **** reliably."
- "**'** **** * *** ** ***** products **** *** *****. ****'** **** around *** * **** **** **** and *** **** ********."
- "**** ******* *** ***********, ***** ***** to ****** **** *** ******** (******, etc)."
- "********** ******** *** ********* ******* ******* and ***** *******."
- "*** ** * *** ** ******** and *** ***** **** ***** ******** and ***** ***********."
- "**** ***** ******** ***** *** **** them ** ** **** ********."
- "******** **** **** ***** *** *** available."
- "**** **** * *** ** **** reliable *******."
- "******* *** ***********."
Good ***********
******* *********** **** **** **** ***** has **** ******* ************:
- "**** *********** **** ***** **** ******** and ***********. ****, ******* ******** **** key *********."
- "******** **** *** ************ ** ******** locks **** *******."
- "*** ******** ***** **** *** ****** in *******."
- "**** ************ **** **** ******** *******."
- "****** ************ *** ***********."
Product ************ ******
**** *********** **** **** **** **** Abloy's ******** *** ***** **** ** see **** ************:
- "*******, * **** ***** ******* ********, and ***** ***** *** *** **** great ** **** ****. * ***** have ***** **** ****** ****** **** aren't ***** ****** ** **** ********** locking ******** *** ** ******** ** and **** ******** ** **** ********** and *********."
- "**** ******* **** ***** ******** *****. The **** ***** **** ***** *** is * ********* ** *** ********** of **** **** *******. ***** **** handles **** ** ** **** ****** over ****."
- "**** ***** ** * ****** ** door ******** **** **** ******* ** suit **** *****. ***** ******* **** is *** ** ********* ** ******."
- "***** **** * *** *******, ***** is *** ********* *** **** ******. While * ***** *** *********** **** sets *** **********, * ******* *** battery **** ** *** **-** **** sets."
- "******** ******* ** *** ****** ****** and ****** ***** ********* ************* *** guides *********."
- "******* *** ******* ******."
Positive ******** ** *** ********* ** *** ******* & *** *&**
* *** *********** **** ******** ******** on **** *****'* ***** ******:
- "**** ** **** ***** *** **** a ***** *******. **** **** **** of *** ******** ** *** *** install **** *** **** ******* **** are ****-********* *** ********. **** *** to ***, ***** *****, **** **** and **, **** ******* * *** of **** ********."
- "***** ******* ****** *******-********, *** ***** installed *** ***** *** **** ***** portfolio. ** **** *** ******* *** variety ** *******."
- "************ ** *** **** ********/****** ******* industry. **** ** ******* ******** *** invest ** ** **********."
- "**** ***** *********** *** ******, ****'* like ****** ** * **** ****. This ** * ***** *** *** are ******* *** **** ****** *** VERY ***** *********..."
- "********, * **** ***** *** *********** company. **** *** **** ********* ************* and *** **** ** * ***** variety ** ********."
- "**** ****** **** *** **** ** the ****** ********. *** ***** **** the ***** ***** **** **** ****!"
- "**** ***** ************. **** ** *** companies ***** *** **** ***** ******** are *****."
- "**** ******* *** *** **** ********* they **** ********."
- "**** ****** **** *** **********."
- "*** ** *** ******** *******."
Complaints **** **** *****'* *&** *** ******** *****
**** **** **** *****'* ****** *** be *********** ** *********:
- "* **** **** ******* **** **** ABLOY ****** *** *****, *** **** been * ******** ********. ****** ***** is **** *********** ********** **** ** the *** *****, * *** *** they ***** ***-***** ******** **** ***-***** promotion *** *******."
- "****** *** ***** *** ******* **** perform ****. ***** ******** ** *** numerous ****** *** ******** *********."
- "******* ***** ****, *** ****** ****** with *** ******* ******* **** *** way *** **** ******** **** *** confusing **** ** ***."
- "**** ** *******. ******** ******** ******* seems ** *** **** ** ******* any *************."
- "**** ***** ** *** **** * unified ******** *** *** *** ********* they ********."
- "*** **** ****** *** **** ***********."
******* *********** ********* *** **** ** flexibility **** *********** **** **** ***** and *** *********:
- "**** ***** *** ****** *** * very ****** ******** ** *** ****** market, *** **** *** *** ************ over *** *****, *** *********** ****** becomes **** *********. ********* ** ***** with ******* *******, **** ******."
- "***** **** **** ** ***, **** not * ***. **** ******* ** 'it's ***** *** ** ** ***'. The ****** ******* *** ********** *******. Salto ****** *** ******* **** *** performance ** *********."
*** *********** **** ******** ** **** Abloy ***** *** *** *** **** innovation:
- "**** ***** ***** * ***** ***** of ******** ******** ****-*** ** ***-***, and ********* ******** *********. ** **** as * ** * *** *** strong ******** ** ***** ******* *****, and **** **** **** *** ******** on **** ****** ** ********, * feel **** **** ***** *** ** slow ** **********. * **** ******* would ** ***'* *********** ** *******. Mercury *** *** ** ****** *** new ** ***** *** ********/********. * can't *********** ********* **** ** **** ABLOY, ***** ** ****** ** ******** to ***. ********, **** * ******* many ** *** **** ***** ********* that *** ********* ********, * **** a **** **** ******* ******* **** ABLOY *********/******** ** *** ***** ******** market. **** * **** ******** ***** higher-level **** ***** ********** ** ***** some ** *** ******** ********* ** the ***** ******** ****** **** *** be ******* ******* ** *** ***** continent, **** ***** **** **** *** trying ** ****** ***** ******* ****** of ********* **** *** **** **** focus ** ***** ******* ********* **** then **** ** ****** *******. **** ABLOY ****** *** **** ****** ******* the ***** ** *** ******** *** the ******* *********** *****. **** **** many **** ***** ******* ***** ** a ************ ** **** ******* *** lost ** *********** ** **** ****** through *** **** ****** ** **** ABLOY ***********. ******* *********** ***** ****** all ****** *** ******* ***** **** to *** *** ** *** ****** and ** ***** ** *** *****."
- "***** ******* ******** *** **** **** become * ****-****** ***** **** ** falling ****** *** **** ** *** industry."
- "******* ******* ******. ** **** *** end ****."
******* *********** ********* ******* **** ********:
- "*** ******** ** *** **** - major **** ******** ******* *** **** happens ** *** *** ****/****** (***) & *** **** ********* ***** (*******). The ** ********** ****** ***** **** monopoly **."
- "**** ***********. ****** ** ********** ** sight. ** **** ** *** ******* until **** ****** **** *** ******** started ****** ****** *** *********** ********."
- "* ***'* **** **** **** *** lots ** ******** ********. **** *** dictate *** ***** *** *** ****. They **** ******* ** * ******** with *** **********."
- "***** **** **** *** "****** ****" the ******** ********, *** ******** *** solid."
- "****** ** *** *********** *********** *** monopolize *** ******."
- "*** * *** ** *** *** they ***."
Mixed ***** ** *******
******* *********** **** **** *****'* ******* lines *** *********:
- "***** ********* ** ***** ********. ****** keeps ******* ****** *** ****'* **** a *** ** *****. ****** ** losing ***** ******* *** **'* **** to **** *** ***** ** ************ anymore."
- "**** **** * ***** ****** ** access ******* ********** *** *********** *** they **** ** ** ****** **** cost."
- "**** **** ********** **** ***** ***** and **** *******. **** ******, **** attractive ******, *** **** ** *******. a *** *********, **** ** ******* for *****."
- "* ***'* **** ***** ****** - very *********."
- "*********** ***** ****."
- "***** *********."
**** * *********** **** *** ******* is **********:
- "**** ******* **** * **** ******** value. ** *** ****** *** ***** EL ********** ***** ** *** *********** shop, ** **** *** *** *********** too."
- "**** ******* *** *** *****."
Mixed ***** ** *******
**** *********** **** **** *****'* ******* is ****, ********** *** *** ******** of **** * *** *******:
- "** *** **** ***** ** **** projects. **** ** ******* ****** **** one ** ***** ***** **** **** receptive ** *** *****. ***** ********** issues, **** **** **** ********* ** investigate *** *****. ** *** ********** to ** * ****** **** *** they **** ***** ** ******* *** issue."
- "***-**** ** ****/*********. **** ** ** RFP ********* *** *** **** ** products *** ********. ********* ************* ******** and ********... ********, *****, ************, *******. I **** **** ***** ** ******** and ******** *** ** **** ** I *** ********."
- "**** ******* ** ****** *******. * like **** * *** ** * 3rd ***** **********, **** * ******* ticket **** **** ******* ************ *********, and *** ** *** *** **** will ***** **** **** ****** **** the ******* **********, & *** ****** that ******** *** ****. **** *** been ************ ******* ** ******** ***** vendors *** *******."
- "********* ********** *** *******, **** ************* of ********** ******* ** ***** ******."
- "**** ***** ** * ***** ********. We ***** *** * ******* **** support."
- "**** ******** *** ********** ***** ***************."
- "***** **** *** *** **** *** super ******* *** **********."
- "*** ***** * **** ******* **** still **** **** ***** *******."
- "**** ************* ***** ***** ******* - excellent ******* *****."
- "***** ***** *** ********* ******* *** excellent."
- "**** ******* ****, **** ******* *** designers."
- "**** ***** ******* *** *******."
- "********, ******* ****."
- "**** **** ******* *****."
- "***** ******** *******."
- "**** ********* *******."
- "**** *******."
- "****** *******."
- "***** *******."
- "**** ****."
*** ********** ********* *** **** ***** is ***** ** ******* ********** ***********:
***** ******** - ***** ** *** game ** ********** **** ** ************ - ** *** ***** ******** *** circa **% ** *** ******* *********. Good ******* ****** **** ***** - we *** **** ***** ******** ** their **** ******(*) - **** ******* issues **** *** *** ******* - but ***** ********* **** **** - one ********* ** *** ******* ** any *** ** ******* ***** *** EPED ********** ******* ********** ** ********* bespoke **** *** - *** ******* for ***** ** *** ***** *** you **** ** ******* * ********* system.
* *** *********** ********** ***** **** Abloy's *******:
- "* **** ****** **** * *** of **** ***** **** ********, *** recently **** **** ******** ************ ** inept ***** ********* **** ****'* **** to **** ***** *** ***** **** project *** *** *******. * **** like **** **** ****** *** ***; not **** ****** ***** ** *** little *** *** ****** ***** ** the ***** ******."
- "***** ******** *** ****** **** **** experience ******* **** ***** *****."
- "******** *** **** *** ******** ******* is *******."
- "******* ********* *** ****** ******* **** support *********."
- "******* ******* ** ******** *** **** patchy."
- "**** ***** ** ********, **** *******."
- "***** ******* ** *** *****."
*** *********** ********* ** **** *****'* channel *****:
- "**** ****** ***** ******* ** **** it ****-*********** ** ***** ******, **** delete **** ******* ***** *** ***'* buy ******."
- "**** ********. ************ ****** ** ***************, terrible ******** ************ **********. **** *** to “*****” **** ********."
Supply ***** ***** ********
**** *********** ***** ******* *** **** Abloy's *********' ****** ***** ******:
- "** ********* **** ****** ******** ***** and **** ***** *** ***** ******** so ** **** *** **** ******* this ******** ******** *** **** * year *** *** *** ** **** to ******* ** *** * ***** since **** ***** *** ***** * months *** ***** ******. **** ******* Schlage ** ** *********** ***** ** can *** *******."
- "***** **** ** **** **** ***** a ****** ******** ** **** **** some ****** **** ******** *** ***** inability ** ***** *** ***** ** with **** ***** ** ***** ******** Aperio ******** ** ***********."
- "****** ****** * *** ** ** desired - ***** **** ****** ******* is * ****** ********, *** ** you **** ******** *****, ****** **. They ***'* ***** ******** - **** build ** *****, ** **** * number *** ****."
- "**** ***'* ** ****** *** **** for *** ******** **** *****...** *** they? ******** ** ** *** **** boat **** ** ***** ** ***** so ***** ******** ******'* **** ******."
- "** *** ****** ********** ********. *** actual ******* *** *** ***** *** physical ******** *** ******* ***** *** hit ** ****."
- "********* ** ******* *** *******. * don’t ********** *** * ******* ** large *** **** ** **** ****** chain ********."
- "***** **** *** ****** ********* *** delays **'* **** ******** ********."
- "*** **** ***** ******** ***** ** the ******** ********** ******** *** ********."
- "****** *** *** **** *** ***'* get *** ******* **** ***."
- "**** ***** **** **** ********* **** some *****."
- "**** **** *****."
*******, * *** *********** ***** **** Assa ***** *** * **** ******:
- "***** ********* ** ****, *** **** and **** ********** ** ********* **** specific ****** ** **********. *** ***** have **** ** ***** * *** in *** **** *** *****, *** the ****** ***** ******* ** ** strong."
- "*** ***** *** ******** *** ****** in *****."
- "**** ****** ******** **** ******* ************."