Lock America

Lock America, Inc., trading as L.A.I. Group, manufactures and supplies high-security locks and security hardware. The range covers padlocks, disc and combo disc locks, cam locks, tubular locks, T-handle locks with and without their own locks, plug locks, the Millennium round lock, and standard and replacement latches, described as pick-, drill- and bump-resistant and supplied with key codes registered to each customer.

The company sells into a spread of industries that share a common problem, securing an access point where cash or valuable goods sit. Self-storage is one; others are vending and amusement, gas pump dispensers, propane and anhydrous ammonia tanks, ATM and kiosk security, information destruction consoles and bins, sanitation, grease collection and recycling, car washes, and government key control programmes with identity labelling. It also sells money-handling equipment and currency validators, and publishes articles on storage security planning, key control and bump keys.

The business began in 1981 as a lock supplier to the vending industry, and the site says it has been a market leader for more than 40 years. It operates from 9168 Stellar Court, Corona, California, lists offices in California, Massachusetts, Mexico, Taiwan and the United Kingdom, and publishes sales@laigroup.com, 800-422-2866 and 951-277-5180 for orders and enquiries.

Prices are not published; orders are quoted, and the key control element means a buyer is setting up a registered key system rather than buying a commodity lock. Storage operators should ask about key blank and key code registration, keyed-alike options for staff, and whether latches match the existing door hardware. Much of the company background on the site is a reprinted trade article rather than current copy.