Brisant Secure Acquired By Allegion Plc

Wow, the M&A train is in sixth gear right now…

This afternoon it has been announced by Brisant Secure by Allegion Plc. This follows hot on the heels of their acquisition of UAP announced last week. You can read that here.

Allegion announced the news on their website with the following statement:

Allegion Plc, a leading global security products and solutions provider, through one of its subsidiaries, has acquired Brisant Secure Limited (Brisant), a leading security hardware provider in the UK.

Founded in 2011 and based in Dewsbury, UK, Brisant sells a range of innovative residential security solutions, including mechanical and electronic locks as well as door accessories. Its Ultion brand is renowned for premium high-security lock cylinders and key systems.

Brisant will report into the Allegion International segment, further strengthening Allegion's presence in the region while complementing Allegion UK's non-residential portfolio and its recent acquisition of UAP Limited.

"We are thrilled to welcome the Brisant team to Allegion, further strengthening our European portfolio with yet another leader and innovator in our industry," said Tim Eckersley, Allegion senior vice president and president of Allegion International. "Brisant's premium, patented solutions are a natural complement to Allegion UK's best-in-class product and service capabilities."

Kevin Harvey, managing director of Brisant, will join Allegion with this acquisition, supporting a smooth integration and helping advance Allegion's regional business.

"Joining Allegion is an exciting evolution for Brisant and our customers," Harvey said. "Not only are we expanding our strategic partnerships and scale, but we're now part of a global leader in our space that's known for innovating to make the world safer while also driving strategic growth."

Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

Read the original press release here: https://www.allegion.com/corp/en/news/year/2025/brisant-announcement.html

Nick Dutton confirmed the acquisition with a post on Linkedin:

We've sold Brisant.

I've had some exhilarating professional journeys, but this trip with my genius mate Steve Stewart building Ultion to be the premium brand it is, has to be my proudest. I'm not going to roll out the cliché and say I've loved every minute – our lows were too low (one Christmas Day especially), but our highs were impossible to describe.

Whilst that's me out out, Alex is staying with Allegion to take what he's helped build even further. So I think our chats over beer, at Forest matches and family gigs will still feature ways for how amazing locks can flog doors, and how to present new anti-pick pins!

Feeling like I should be doing the Oscars thing and thanking everyone who has been on the journey, but there are loads of you. So other than my astonishing wife Sally (who is long overdue payback), you know who you are and I hope you enjoyed the trip.

I congratulate Nick Dutton, Steve Stewart and the team on this acquisition and wish them the best going forward in any new ventures they begin.