Australian Lock Company
Australian Lock Company
| Australian Lock Company | |
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| Name | Australian Lock Company |
|---|---|
| Headquarters | Australia |
| Founded | 1982[1] |
| Founder(s) | Brian Preddey |
| Products | |
| Padlocks, Lock cylinders, Door hardware | |
Australian Lock Company (or BiLock (North America)) is an Australian lock manufacturer that produces padlocks, lock cylinders, and lock related hardware. Australian Lock Company is best known for their BiLock product line which uses driverless-pins and a double sidebar design. Recently they have branched out to other types of locks, including traditional pin-tumbler designs. The Bilock key can be cut for up to twelve tumbler pins which gives it a total of 17 million possible combinations.
History
Brian Preddey established the Australian Lock Company in 1982 because he saw a need for locks that resisted picking, impressioning and key duplication [2]. Brian then created the Bilock which is a dual-bladed key with each blade cut to a different pinset. Australian Lock Company was acquired by Safecorp Group, an Australian company, in 1989.[3]
