MasterLock is improving productivity at their plant in Milwaukee by upgrading equipment and the company plans to continue bringing jobs back to Wisconsin.
MasterLock Company, the world's largest manufacturer of padlocks and related security products, is leading by example and bringing jobs back to the United States.
When MasterLock looked at their numbers, they saw that union workers in America could do the same job at competitive costs as non-union workers in China.
It took 50% ownership in United Stationers and in 1997 installed a chief executive, Randall Larrimore, who had headed Fortune Brands' hardware division, including Moen Inc. and MasterLock Co.
MasterLock sells a garage-door opener with a built-in fingerprint scanner, the Kwikset SmartScan Deadbolt will open up your front door with another finger swipe and Schlage's LiNK door locks allow owners to give anyone access to their home by punching a code into a computer keyboard or mobile phone's keypad.