Banham Group (formerly known as Banham Patent Locks) is a family owned security company. Established in 1926, Banham Group is now the largest supplier of burglary and fire prevention systems in

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. The company's history dates back to 1926, when William F. Banham invented the first automatic latch bolt lock after a series of burglaries on his wife's dress shop. He opened his own locksmith shop on Oxford Street, London, and offered £25 to anyone who could pick or break one of his patented locks. Banham Group still offer the patented locks and security key registration system as well as other security products and services. Between the years 1968 and 1981, the company created an

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division, an access control division and opened an Alarm Receiving Centre. Since then, they have received awards from the Metropolitan Police for their alarm systems, and certificates from Secured by Design, the official UK Police flagship initiative, for their locks, shutters, grilles and safes. The company has a head office in

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, and showrooms in Kensington,

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, Maidenhead, Guildford and

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. Banham Group moved to its purpose-built headquarters in

from their offices in Vauxhall in 2015.

Companies in the Banham Group

*Aegis Alarm Systems *Banham Patent Locks Ltd *Banham Close Protection *Bridger Alarms *Capstan Security *Close Link Security *Banham Keyholding (Formerly CMS Keyholding) *GSM Security Ltd *Security 201 *Tara Burglar Alarms *Tops Security *Complete Security (Essex)

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(13 January 1931) p. 8

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*{{official, http://www.banham.co.uk/ Locksmiths Lock manufacturers Manufacturing companies established in 1926 Fire detection and alarm companies Security companies of the United Kingdom Technology companies established in 1926 1926 establishments in England