In 2022, Allegion remained competitive and committed to delivering innovative, high-quality processes, products and solutions.
As a testament to this, our company received notable recognition for environmental sustainability projects and our trusted brands. We also won a slew of awards from top industry and news publications for individual products.
Here’s a detailed look at many of Allegion’s wins.
Allegion was recognized for its innovation and commitment to sustainable business practices with a 2022 Sustainability, Environmental, Achievement and Leadership (SEAL) Award for our water savings project at two manufacturing facilities in the Baja, Mexico, region.
SEAL’s Business Sustainability Awards recognize organizations in five categories, including environmental initiative, sustainable innovation, sustainable product, sustainable service and organizational impact. Allegion was given the Seal Award for Environmental Initiatives.
Our water reduction project uses reverse osmosis technology and automation to reduce the amount of water needed in the manufacturing process. It also allows the in-house wastewater treatment plant to increase its recycled water supply. The system was a collaboration between Allegion’s local team in Mexico and corporate environmental, health and safety (EHS) experts.
Another Allegion project recognized for sustainability involved the transformation of a cemented patio area at our Indianapolis, Indiana, Operations (Indy Ops) into a nature habitat with pollinator-friendly native plants. This proactive project earned a Wildlife Habitat Council Conservation Certificate, which recognizes biodiversity enhancements on corporate landholdings. The certification will be re-issued annually if the natural area continues to meet standards, including the types of native species and pollinators the vegetation attracts.
Developed by the facilities, maintenance and EHS teams, employees who work at Indy Ops can spend time in the natural area enjoying butterflies, bees, chipmunks and local plants during breaks. A QR code in the space allows employees to take surveys and submit photos of their own habitat observations. Overall, this updated space not only meets employees’ needs, but also improves Allegion’s local sustainability footprint.
For the third year in a row, Schlage was named America’s Most Trusted Lockset Brand by Lifestory Research. The organization’s study is based on nearly 5,000 surveys that asked individuals about their experiences and opinions with top lock brands.
“Schlage generated the best reviews and trust ratings among the most popular lockset brands rated by consumers,” Lifestory wrote, noting a 5-star trust rating among people actively shopping for locks. Schlage came out on top, beating its competitors.
For the second year in a row, Schlage was voted the best brand for smart locks in 2022 by PC Mag’s readers. Schlage, which PC Mag called a “venerable” company that has “adapted well to the times,” received the highest customer satisfaction ratings compared to other home lock brands.
In addition, Allegion Australia was named supplier of the year in the door and window hardware category by Dahlsens, a leading Australian trade hardware supplier. Our residential sales team there has worked to elevate Allegion’s relationship with merchant partners so we remain the brand of choice.
The introduction of Schlage’s Encode Plus Smart WiFi Deadbolt made quite a splash in the tech world. The deadbolt – the first on the market to work with Apple home keys – made its debut in January 2022 at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES), an international conference staple in the industry for more than 50 years. Editors and product testers often noted the product’s simple setup and overall user friendliness.
The Encode Plus was recognized in eight publications for its impact at CES, including:
· New York Times Wirecutter’s Best of CES: What we’re most looking forward to
· Newsweek’s Best of CES 2022 Awards: One of the 25 coolest new products, gear and tech
· The Verge’s CES awards: One of the best things we’d actually buy
· Good Housekeeping Institute’s CES Editor’s Choice pick
· USA Today’s CES Editor’s Choice Awards
· Tom’s Guide’s Best of CES: Best smart home product
· Lifesavvy’s Best of CES Awards: Best smart home product
The innovative Schlage lock also stood out to those who ranked or tested tech gadgets and locks throughout the year.
“Schlage continues to innovate and impress,” Good Housekeeping wrote about the deadbolt, winner of the best high-security smart lock in the publication’s Home Renovation Awards. Its engineers who tested the lock’s technical data found it delivers the “highest protection against break-ins.”
Schlage’s smart deadbolt was also recognized by six publications in 2022, including:
· New York Times’ Wirecutter: One of the best smart locks (“Also great” No. 2 selection)
· BGR’s Best (Apple) HomeKit devices in 2022
· Apple Insider: The best HomeKit locks for your smart home in 2022
· Tom’s Guide Awards 2022 for the best home appliances and smart home tech: Best smart lock
· Good Housekeeping’s Home Renovation Awards: Best high-security smart lock
The Encode Plus and three other Schlage locks made the top 10 best electronic deadbolts list by Popular Mechanics. Schlage products took the top spot in four categories:
· Most secure: Schlage Encode Plus Smart WiFi Deadbolt
· Best upgrade: Schlage Camelot Keypad Electronic Deadbolt
· Best traditional with handle: Schlage Camelot Keypad Handled Electronic Deadbolt
· Best keyless with handle: Schlage Touch Century Electronic Deadbolt
The Schlage FSS1 Series High Security Door Position Sensor was selected as the platinum winner of the 2022 Security Today Govies Government Security Award in the intrusion detection and prevention solutions category.
Schlage’s NDE and LE locks were recognized by readers of Security Info Watch as one of the most impactful products introduced. The commercial locks took the top spot in the locks and door hardware category of the publication’s 2022 Readers’ Choice Awards.
Allegion’s LCN 6400 COMPACT Series low-energy automatic door opener took three notable awards, including the Security Industry Association’s 2022 best new product award winner. Allegion’s “contributions stood out among the impressive field of entrants,” the organization said. The door opener also was also picked as one of the top 30 technology innovations in 2022 by Security Sales & Integration. It won two 2022 Vision Awards by Facilitiesnet in the re-opening and fire safety and security categories.
Introduced in August 2021, the opener was designed to make for an easy upgrade to a touchless operation or an American’s With Disabilities Act-compliant door. It costs significantly less than traditional automatic operators and can retrofit onto an existing mechanical closer.
Kryptonite released its first-ever high security folding lock, the Evolution 790, in March 2022. It was the test winner in the German consumer publication My Bike, and featured on a German television network program about how to protect your bike from theft.
The Evening Standard, a U.K. based consumer newspaper and website, listed three Kryptonite bike locks among its top 12: the Evolution 790 Folding Lock, the Evolution Mini-7 With Flex and the New York Fahgettaboudit Mini.
Several Kryptonite products also landed at the top of product testers’ lists of best bike locks last year. Kryptonite took the top four spots in the New York Times’ Wirecutter’s best bike locks of 2022, competing with 29 other locks. The Evolution Mini-7 was No. 1, followed by the New York Fahgettaboudit Mini, the New York Fahgettaboudit Chain and the Keeper 585 Folding Lock. The New York Post also listed the New York Faghettaboudit Mini and the Evolution Standard among the top eight best bike locks of 2022.
The Swedish website Testat.nu named the New York Fahgettaboudit Mini its best bike lock. Out of 15 bike locks tested for security, the Evolution Standard was named the website’s test winner.
