Doors / Frames & Security Hardware

CELEBRATING 60 YEARS OF SUCCESS

It was our intention to celebrate… We planned to throw a party or two! Invite you to an Open House! Have you join us as we celebrated our Sixty Years of Success throughout 2020. But here it is, December, with

Computer monitor displaying security cameras of parking lot and roads around building

Aesthetics Matter in Access Control Installations

Fischer Paper Products, a paper packaging manufacturer serving the foodservice industry, recently moved into new headquarters in Antioch, Illinois. This architecturally stunning, state-of-the-art, 162,000 square foot manufacturing facility merged Fischer’s two former locations under one roof. Joshua Fischer, the company’s

Close on man using door stud to install red door

New Door Installation Tools

New Door Installation Tools Hold Doors for You Jim Newenhouse, Founder / CEO of The Door Stud® specialty tool company, selected Anderson Lock as its Chicagoland partner / distributor. Last December, Jim visited our Door Division where he led the

Button, Button, Who’s Got the Button?

‘Button, Button, Who’s Got the Button?’ is a children’s party game from bygone days. It went like this: guests sat in a circle with their hands out, palms together. The child who is “it” pretends to place a button into

Anderson Lock Service Vans with "Ready to Serve Your Security Needs" Labeled on the Photo

Safety and Security in Troubled Times

These are troubling times. Security threats are growing. The eruptions of ugly violence and destruction, defiling cities and suburbs throughout America, punctuate the need, not only for change, but for stronger barriers against forced entry while the slow wheels of

Hands Free Latching

HANDS FREE LATCHING Sooo, before writing this blog, I Googled “hands free latching” and learned a lot about “proper positioning for breastfeeding.” Interesting, but irrelevant. Changing the search terms to include “door hardware” led me to products traditionally called “hospital

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