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Master Lock

Logo: Master Lock, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons3

American lock company

Master Lock Company is an American company that sells padlocks, combination locks, safes, and related security products. Now a subsidiary of Fortune Brands Innovations, Master Lock Company LLC was formed in 1921 by locksmith-inventor Harry Soref and is headquartered in Oak Creek, Wisconsin.2 It is part of Fortune Brands Home & Security.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

1921Founded1
  • Industrysecurity engineering1
  • HeadquartersMilwaukee1
  • Founded inMilwaukee1
  • Websitewww.masterlock.com
  • Legal formlimited liability company1

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Photo: 7r0w4w4y, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons4

Master Lock Company is an American company that sells padlocks, combination locks, safes, and related security products. Now a subsidiary of Fortune Brands Innovations, Master Lock Company LLC was formed in 1921 by locksmith-inventor Harry Soref and is headquartered in Oak Creek, Wisconsin.2

Corporate structure

Master Lock is part of a group headed by Fortune Brands Home & Security. 25 entities, 4 countries on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

  • Fortune Brands Home & Security Deerfield, Illinois, United States
    • Master Lock Milwaukee
    • Moen Wilmington, Delaware, United States
      • MOEN CHINA, LIMITED Subsidiary · Pudong, China
    • Emtek Products Group, LLC Subsidiary · California, United States
    • Fiber Composites, LLC Subsidiary · Delaware, United States
    • Fiberon Holding Company LLC Subsidiary · Delaware, United States
    • Fortune Brands Doors, Inc. Subsidiary · Delaware, United States
    • FORTUNE BRANDS FINANCE CANADA LTD. Subsidiary · Toronto, Ontario, Canada
    • Fortune Brands Global Plumbing Group LLC Subsidiary · Delaware, United States
    • FORTUNE BRANDS INTERNATIONAL COMPANY LLC Subsidiary · Wilmington, Delaware, United States
    • Fortune Brands Outdoors & Security, LLC Subsidiary · Delaware, United States
    • Global Plumbing Group Holdings LLC Subsidiary · Delaware, United States
    • Larson Manufacturing Company LLC Subsidiary · South Dakota, United States
    • Larson Manufacturing of South Dakota LLC Subsidiary · South Dakota, United States
    • MASTER LOCK COMPANY LLC Subsidiary · Wilmington, Delaware, United States
      • Master Lock Canada Inc. Subsidiary · Oakville, Ontario, Canada
      • MASTER LOCK EUROPE Subsidiary · Neuilly-Sur-Seine, France
    • MASTERBRAND HOME PRODUCTS, LLC Subsidiary · Wilmington, Delaware, United States
    • MOEN Subsidiary · Oakville, Ontario, Canada
    • NHB INDUSTRIES LIMITED Subsidiary · Toronto, Ontario, Canada
    • Riobel Inc. Subsidiary · Montreal, Quebec, Canada
    • Rohl LLC Subsidiary · California, United States
    • THERMA-TRU CORP. Subsidiary · Maumee, Ohio, United States

Built from parent and subsidiary links from GLEIF, the Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (CC0); subsidiaries listed in Exhibit 21 of annual reports filed with the SEC; subsidiaries, stakes and holdings from Wikidata (CC0). Each entity in the chart links to its source.

The story

Founded by Harry Soref in 1921, in Milwaukee.1

Leadership

Who has led Master Lock, and when. Pick a name to see everywhere that person has worked.

Products and brands

  • padlock

Listed on Wikidata.1

Subsidiaries and ownership

Parent company

Subsidiaries

From Wikidata.1

Acquisitions

  1. 2014Acquired Sentry Group1

Timeline

  1. Oct 3, 2011Acquired Acquired by Fortune Brands Home & Security1
  2. 1921Founded Founded in Milwaukee1

Funding

Where the company's money came from, by calendar year: private offerings filed with the SEC, federal grants, loans, contracts and other assistance from USAspending.gov, and PPP loans from the SBA. Each bar links to the records below.

Money received by year$37.8M 2008–2026
Money received by yearMoney received by year, 2008–2026: $37.8M in all. Federal contracts $37.8M.$0$2M$4M$6M2008 · Federal contracts: $4.4M20082009 · Federal contracts: $313.8K2010 · Federal contracts: $400.3K20102011 · Federal contracts: $768.4K2012 · Federal contracts: $1.9M20122013 · Federal contracts: $1.3M2014 · Federal contracts: $895.4K20142015 · Federal contracts: $669.0K2016 · Federal contracts: $1.3M20162017 · Federal contracts: $1.1M2018 · Federal contracts: $1.6M20182019 · Federal contracts: $3.4M2020 · Federal contracts: $2.5M20202021 · Federal contracts: $2.0M2022 · Federal contracts: $3.0M20222023 · Federal contracts: $3.0M2024 · Federal contracts: $2.9M20242025 · Federal contracts: $3.0M2026 · Federal contracts: $3.4M2026
Figures by year
YearFederal contractsTotal
2026$3.4M$3.4M
2025$3.0M$3.0M
2024$2.9M$2.9M
2023$3.0M$3.0M
2022$3.0M$3.0M
2021$2.0M$2.0M
2020$2.5M$2.5M
2019$3.4M$3.4M
2018$1.6M$1.6M
2017$1.1M$1.1M
2016$1.3M$1.3M
2015$669.0K$669.0K
2014$895.4K$895.4K
2013$1.3M$1.3M
2012$1.9M$1.9M
2011$768.4K$768.4K
2010$400.3K$400.3K
2009$313.8K$313.8K
2008$4.4M$4.4M

Federal awards

Obligated amounts from USAspending.gov5, by calendar year, 2008–2026, for its registration. Obligations are what agencies committed, not always what was paid out. Contracts pay for goods and services; grants, loans and direct payments are assistance. Loans are charted at the face value of the loans listed here. An award’s amount below is its lifetime total, and some began before the years charted.

Largest contracts

  1. Feb 3, 2008$1.4M from Defense Logistics Agency: Padlock6 To MASTER LOCK COMPANY LLC Award SPM5L308C0009
  2. Mar 26, 2008$381.4K from Defense Logistics Agency: Shoes,men7 To MASTER LOCK COMPANY LLC Award 0010
  3. Mar 26, 2008$329.8K from Defense Logistics Agency: Tire,pneu8 To MASTER LOCK COMPANY LLC Award 0004
  4. Dec 22, 2007$295.0K from Defense Logistics Agency: Padlock9 To MASTER LOCK COMPANY LLC Award SPM5L308C0006
  5. Feb 3, 2008$249.2K from Defense Logistics Agency: Padlock10 To MASTER LOCK COMPANY LLC Award SPM5L308C0010

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