A 55-year partnership has been celebrated by hardware distributor, Carl F Groupco, and German lock manufacturer, FUHR. The company, then Groupco, was the original distributor of FUHR products in the UK and, after significant growth, Carl F Groupco is now said to be FUHR’s largest single customer worldwide.
The collaboration between the two companies dates back to 1962 and, according to Carl F Groupco,
FUHR’s range of locking solutions have always been ‘flagship lines’ in its catalogue. Six FUHR products are currently featured in Carl F Groupco’s top 10 best seller list, while the biggest selling line overall is said to be the FUHR 856 Type 3 door lock.
FUHR’s managing director and owner, Andreas Fuhr said: “We value our relationship with Carl F Groupco extremely highly. The strength of the partnership comes from our shared values and history – we look forward to continuing to work with the team to supply our traditional markets and expand into new sectors such as Smart Tech.”
Carl F Groupco’s managing director, John Crittenden, commented: “We have grown with FUHR to increase our offer from standard mechanical locks to the fully motorised 881 multipoint lock. FUHR is an important partner to us for a number of reasons including product quality, innovation and service commitment. Support also plays a key role and training is extensive – our entire sales team has visited FUHR’s German headquarters to gain a deep understanding of product features, benefits and how to make a lock.”
An extensive range of FUHR products is offered by Carl F Groupco including hardware that is said to cater` for all major aluminium systems. The FUHR multitronic fully motorised multipoint lock also plays a pivotal role in Carl F Groupco’s SmartSecure electronic door locking and Smart access control brand.
