Besam is an international supplier and manufacturer of automatic entrance equipment for commercial, health care and residential buildings owned by

Assa Abloy Assa Abloy AB is a Swedish conglomerate whose offerings include products and services related to locks, doors, gates, and entrance automation. Related products and services include controlling access and confirming identities with keys, cards, ...

. The present product portfolio includes automatic doors, automatic swing doors, sliding doors and revolving doors, as well as air curtains and dedicated service and maintenance. Headquartered in

Landskrona Landskrona (old da, Landskrone) is a town in Scania, Sweden. Located on the shores of the Öresund, it occupies a natural port, which has lent the town at first military and subsequent commercial significance. Ferries operate from Landskrona t ...

, Sweden, Besam has 1500 employees at 26 subsidiaries around the globe and representation in another 55 countries. The company has production units in United States,

Czech Republic The Czech Republic, or simply Czechia, is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Historically known as Bohemia, it is bordered by Austria to the south, Germany to the west, Poland to the northeast, and Slovakia to the southeast. The ...

and China. U.S. manufacturing is based in Monroe, North Carolina. Besam originated as a manufacturer of automatic doors for the healthcare sector in 1962 and expanded its portfolio with automated sliding door systems in the 1970s as well as revolving doors in 1985. Due to the rapidly growing demand for automatic door solutions, especially in retail and transportation industries, Besam kept on expanding its portfolio. Since 2002 the Besam group of companies have been wholly owned by

among other well knows brands, such as Crawford, Albany and Megadoors.

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* https://www.assaabloyentrance.com/en/about-us/our-heritage/besam/ Manufacturing companies of Sweden {{Sweden-company-stub