What American Locker does

American Locker, operating legally as CKI Locker, LLC dba American Locker, is a U.S.-based manufacturer of coin-operated, keyed, keyless, and electronic locker systems headquartered in North Las Vegas, Nevada. The company traces its origins to the U.S. Voting Machine Company (1895) and was incorporated as American Locker Group in 1958; it invented the world's first coin-operated locker in 1953 and became the nation's leading storage locker maker for business, recreation, and the U.S. Postal Service from 1973 to 1990. Today it operates four product lines (Standard, Premium, Advanced, Custom) covering mechanical personnel/asset lockers, high-security stainless units, electronic locker systems with cash/credit-card acceptance and online management, and laptop charging lockers, supported by a proprietary key system offering 16 million non-duplicative key code combinations.

The business model is predominantly hardware sales (Standard Personnel Locker 1-door at $622/unit up to Premium Accessory Locker at $1,989/unit, with keyless upgrades priced as add-ons) augmented by a flat-rate $50 lock-repair service and replacement parts revenue. Distribution combines direct sales (toll-free phone, e-commerce, email/fax with $100 minimum order and free shipping over $200), a small Architect's Studio specification channel, and long-tenured distributors/resellers such as Pace Locker (ski resorts, since 1999), Solutions for Leisure (European hospitality, since 2005), iSpace Environments (testing centers, since 2008), and franchise-level partnerships with Sky Zone (preferred vendor since 2014) and UPS Store (since 2004). Customer concentration spans corporate offices, amusement/water parks, gyms (including LA Fitness and Rumble Boxing), ski resorts, postal/retail, healthcare, hospitality (Hard Rock), and government end markets. The company is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Sweden-listed conglomerate ASSA ABLOY (Nasdaq Stockholm: ASSA B), with no independent venture funding and no disclosed revenue.

Name

American Locker

Legal name

CKI Locker, LLC dba American Locker

Website

https://americanlocker.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1958

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

American Locker is a U.S. manufacturer of mechanical and electronic locker systems serving corporate, fitness, hospitality, postal, ski resort, and government customers via four product lines and a network of direct sales and long-standing distributors; it is a wholly-owned subsidiary of ASSA ABLOY.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Commercial Lockers and Storage Solutions

NAICS

Showcase, Partition, Shelving, and Locker Manufacturing (337215)

SIC

Partitions, Shelvg, Lockers, & Office & Store Fixtures (2540)

akta.pro primary industry

Workplace / Office Parcel Locker Solutions (TLAAAMAE)

Keywords

• Commercial locker systems
• Electronic locker solutions
• Asset management lockers
• Package management lockers
• Postal lock parts

Headquarters

HQ city

North Las Vegas

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Locker Hardware Sales: Primary revenue from manufacturing and selling intelligent locker systems including Standard, Premium, Advanced, and Custom product lines. Products range from basic personnel lockers to advanced electronic systems with smart features. Revenue is generated through one-time hardware purchases with various customization options.
2. Replacement Parts and Accessories: Sales of replacement lock parts, cylinders, keys, coin selectors, and other locker components. Products include postal lock parts, mailbox locks, mini locker parts, and new locks. Revenue from ongoing maintenance and repair needs of existing customer installations.
3. Lock Repair Services: Flat-rate lock repair service at $50.00 USD per lock, providing ongoing service revenue from existing customer base.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels6 records

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

American Locker designs, manufactures, and sells intelligent and mechanical locker systems across four product lines (Standard, Premium, Advanced, Custom) for commercial and institutional customers. Products include personnel lockers, asset lockers, accessory lockers, electronic locker systems, laptop charging lockers, pistol lockers, and custom-configured lockers, sold primarily through direct sales, e-commerce, and authorized distributors worldwide.

Product overview

American Locker is a locker manufacturer offering four distinct product lines: Standard Line (traditional mechanical lockers including Personnel, Asset, and Accessory lockers with coin-operated, keyed, or hasp options), Premium Line (cold-rolled stainless steel lockers with concealed hinges and electro-galvanized finishes), Advanced Line (technology-enabled lockers featuring Electronic Locker Systems with cash/credit card acceptance and online management, plus Laptop Lockers with integrated charging), and Custom Line (bespoke locker solutions with configurable dimensions, materials, and lock types). The company also offers comprehensive locker parts, postal lock components, and pistol lockers. Founded in 1895 and headquartered in North Las Vegas, NV, American Locker invented the world's first coin-operated locker in 1953.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Personnel Locker 2-door, 15-inch doors All-welded painted steel personnel locker with keyed lock (16 million non-duplicative key code combinations), welded hasp assembly, or 4-dial Keyless lock with resettable combinations. Designed for schools, gyms, hospitals, manufacturing facilities, and corporate offices.
• Personnel Locker 1-door, 15-inch doors Single-door personnel locker constructed of painted steel with lock options including Keyless or Hasp. Suitable for corporate offices, gyms, hospitals, manufacturing facilities, and schools.
• Personnel Locker 2-door, 12-inch doors Compact two-door personnel locker with 12-inch doors, featuring painted steel construction and lock type options including Keyless or Hasp.
• Asset Locker 6-door, 15-inch doors (Statesman) Painted steel asset locker renowned for high-quality construction, secure locking mechanisms, and fewer pry points. Built with electro-galvanized steel. Features coin-operated, keyed, or hasp lock options.
• Asset Locker 5-door, 15-inch doors Five-door asset locker with electro-galvanized steel construction offering secure locking mechanisms and fewer pry points for guest storage applications.
• Asset Locker 4-door, 15-inch doors Four-door asset locker featuring proprietary locking systems with coin accumulator options (1-6 quarters) and painted steel construction.
• Asset Locker 5-door, 12-inch doors Compact five-door asset locker with 12-inch doors, electro-galvanized steel frame, and multiple lock type options including coin-operated, keyed, and hasp.
• Asset Locker 4-door, 12-inch doors Compact four-door asset locker with 12-inch doors featuring coin-operated or keyed lock options and electro-galvanized steel construction.
• Asset Locker 6-door, 12-inch doors

Quantifiable outcome

• Smart locker systems reduce equipment losses through automated tracking and usage logging
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers11 records

Segments9 records

Ideal customer profiles7 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature6 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Hard Rock Hotel and CasinominorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 1 January 2015Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, customer since 2015, uses American Locker's Electronic Locker System with unique customizations based on guest interaction levels. Includes sophisticated backend reporting for management, tracking and reconciliation via dedicated portal.
• Sky ZonecoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 1 January 2013Since 2013, Sky Zone Indoor Trampoline Park has turned to American Locker for security solutions. Became Sky Zone's 'Preferred' vendor in 2014. American Locker's Advanced Line Electronic Lockers are written into Sky Zone's 'Design Standards' and provided to all Franchise Partners.
• iSpace Environments IncminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 1 January 2008iSpace Furniture has been reselling American Lockers products to their customers since 2008. For Pearson Professional Testing Centers, they provide painted steel Asset Locker 1224 for secure student item storage during tests.
• Solutions for LeisurecoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 1 January 2005Since 2005, Solutions for Leisure has been distributing American Locker coin-metered Asset Lockers in hotels and most recently assisted American Locker in providing advanced line electronic lockers to Generator Hostels in Miami Beach, FL. Operations span Europe and the United Kingdom.
• UPS (The UPS Store Inc.)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 1 January 2004UPS has been using American Locker PO Boxes in their UPS Stores since 2004. For UPS Store franchisees, American Locker provides PO box rental customers with the convenience, security and reliability of best quality Mail Lockers. This is a long-standing partnership where American Locker serves as the locker provider for UPS Store locations.
• Pace LockercoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 1 January 1999Pace Locker has been a distributor for American Locker since 1999, installing advanced line electronic locker systems in ski resorts all across the state of New York and the Northeastern United States.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves2 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• List Industries: List Industries is a major U.S. commercial locker manufacturer offering steel, phenolic and specialty lockers to schools, fitness, recreation and industrial customers, directly competing with American Locker across personnel and athletic locker categories.
• Digilock: Digilock specializes in electronic locker locks and keyless locking solutions used across fitness, country club, healthcare and workplace lockers, competing with American Locker's keyless and electronic lock product lines on the locking-mechanism layer.
• Spacesaver Corporation: Spacesaver designs and manufactures high-density mobile storage, lockers and related fixtures for institutional and commercial customers; product overlap with American Locker in secure storage systems for schools, gyms, healthcare and government.
• Smarte Carte: Smarte Carte supplies luggage carts, strollers and electronic lockers to airports, transit hubs and entertainment venues - a direct adjacency to American Locker's workplace, hospitality and recreation locker use cases and a competitor for Advanced Line electronic locker contracts.
• Penco Products: Penco Products is one of the oldest U.S. manufacturers of steel lockers, shelving and storage products, serving schools, gyms, industrial and government end markets with a very similar product breadth (personnel, athletic, stainless, specialty) and B2B distribution model as American Locker.
• Hollman Inc: Hollman is a U.S. locker manufacturer (wood, phenolic and metal) providing custom and standard locker solutions for fitness, corporate, recreation and education markets, closely comparable to American Locker's Custom and Standard Lines.
• Lyon LLC: Lyon is a long-standing U.S. manufacturer of steel lockers, shelving and workspace storage serving industrial, institutional and commercial customers, with overlapping SKUs in personnel, athletic and specialty lockers and a comparable direct + distributor go-to-market.

Emerging players

• Luxer One: Luxer One is a tech-forward smart parcel locker provider focused on multifamily, retail and corporate package management, competing with American Locker's Electronic Locker System in the workplace/office parcel locker category.
• Parcel Pending: Parcel Pending by Häfele provides smart package lockers and automated parcel management solutions for multifamily, retail and corporate settings, directly competing with American Locker's Advanced Line smart locker offerings.

Broad incumbents

• Quadient: Quadient is a broader mail, parcel and customer-experience automation vendor that offers parcel locker hardware as part of a wider software-and-services portfolio; it overlaps with American Locker on workplace and postal parcel locker deployments but competes from a much larger enterprise portfolio.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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