About us

Everything we are today, we owe to the inspirational ingenuity of Linus Yale Senior and Linus Yale Junior. The Yale lock tradition started around 1840 when Linus Yale opened up a lock shop specializing in expensive handmade bank locks.

175 years in the making. Still pioneering

History of Yale

Yale is one of the oldest international brands in the world and probably the best-known name in the locking industry. The Yale history captures major innovations that have marked the evolution not just of Yale, but of the entire locking industry.

Yale taking security into the future

Yale builds on its unique heritage to continue taking care of people and their favourite things.

Yale in Portugal since the beginning of last century

Yale is known in Portugal for decades. The brand has become so well-known in the last century that it is still common to hear people requesting a Yale type Cylinder when referring to the European Cylinder profile. It is also very common to see many doors…

About ASSA ABLOY Group

Yale is a part of the ASSA ABLOY group that was formed in 1994 through the merger of ASSA in Sweden and Abloy in Finland. Since then ASSA ABLOY has grown from a regional company into an international group with around 49,000 employees and annual sales…