Since 1975, Roper Lock Box has manufactured lock boxes and safety products from Hudson, Ohio, starting with a single combination box for real estate agents and growing into a supplier for emergency services and property-preservation work. Its distinctive Critical Entry Municipality Program now serves more than 100 emergency service departments across over 15 states, helping responders enter participating homes without forced entry. Roper’s Small Four Number Lock Box has sold more than 630,000 units, while its Guardian platform lets customers change combination lids without replacing the vault.
SentriLockFounded in 2002, SentriLock makes electronic lockboxes and integrated access-management tools for real estate professionals, combining property access with showing and client-management software. Based in West Chester, Ohio, the company is 100% owned by the National Association of REALTORS® and its system is used by more than 500,000 agents, with over 1.39 million lockboxes in use. SentriLock also holds ISO 9001 certification and supports its products with a U.S.-based customer service team.WEST CHESTER, OH
Midwest Security Products, IncFounded in 1985 to serve vending and coin-operated equipment makers, Sylvania-based Midwest Security Products designs and supplies mechanical, electronic, and intelligent locking solutions for OEM and commercial security applications. Its in-house engineering and manufacturing teams develop custom locks with integrated high-security cylinders, while the company’s full-service lock and key department produces more than 2 million made-to-order locks and keys each year. Midwest also supports deployments nationwide with installation, system management, training, and break-fix service.SYLVANIA, OH
Gardall Safe CorporationSince 1950, family-owned Gardall Safe Corporation has manufactured safes and security devices at its Syracuse plant, where its craftspeople still hand-craft Gardall Classic Safes. The company began as a northeastern regional safe maker and developed into an American-made manufacturer serving homes, businesses, and institutions worldwide, with several products independently tested by Underwriters Laboratories for fire and impact protection. Gardall sells through a dealer-distributor network and keeps its safes serviceable with replacement parts available.SYRACUSE, NY
Wilson Bohannan Lock CompanyWilson Bohannan Lock Company manufactures padlocks and locking devices, a business Wilson Bohannan began in 1860. The seventh-generation family-owned company says it is the oldest family-owned padlock company in the United States still producing padlocks, and has operated in Marion, Ohio since moving there from Brooklyn in 1926. Its American-made products include solid-brass weatherproof padlocks and related locking systems.MARION, OH