Roper Lock Box

What Roper Lock Box does

Roper Lock Box, LLC is a privately held Ohio-based manufacturer of physical security hardware founded in 1975, specializing in lock boxes and key-management solutions for three vertical markets: municipal fire and EMS departments (critical-entry programs for residential emergency access), real estate professionals (lock boxes for property showings), and REO and property preservation contractors (locks, deadbolts, padlocks, and ancillary supplies for vacant and foreclosed properties). The company's technical core is a family of three proprietary tubular lock mechanisms — Roper, ACE, and Change-Matic — engineered to be universally compatible across multiple vault and lid form factors, enabling a single-key environment across mixed installations. Supporting products include padlocks, deadbolts, entrance locks, hasps, door hole covers, precut keys, and winterization/moisture-management supplies targeted at the property-preservation segment.

The business operates entirely through direct-to-consumer e-commerce on roperlock.com, with no disclosed third-party resellers, distributors, or app channels. Pricing is per-unit across an SKU range of roughly $1 to $53, and the company accepts credit/debit cards, Cash App Pay, and PayPal. Distribution is domestic (United States), with documented municipality partnerships concentrated in Ohio and an emerging presence in Southeast Florida. Sub-brands include Crest Guardian (vaults and lock box lids), Guardian Vaults, Change-Matic, Push Button Lock Box, and Avanti Combination.

The company is privately held with no disclosed external funding, no parent company, and no public listing. Headcount is reported in the 11-50 range. There is no disclosed management team, M&A activity, or regulatory enforcement in the source material. Revenue is undisclosed, and the company's AI/software surface is non-existent, consistent with a hardware-only niche manufacturer whose moat is built on proprietary mechanical design, custom coding and master-key systems, and 50 years of category presence in critical-entry and property-access hardware.

Name

Roper Lock Box

Legal name

Roper Lock Box, LLC

Website

https://roperlock.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1975

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Roper Lock Box is a US-based manufacturer founded in 1975 that designs and sells tubular-mechanism lock boxes, padlocks, and key-management hardware to fire departments, real estate agents, and property preservation contractors through direct e-commerce at roperlock.com.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Physical Security Hardware

NAICS

Hardware Retailers (44414)

SIC

Bolts, Nuts, Screws, Rivets & Washers (3452)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYIMADAIAI

Architectural Hardware & Door Controls (Hinges, Locks, Closers, Panic Devices)

Industrials, Manufacturing & Construction/Building Materials & Products/Doors, Windows & Architectural Openings

SECONDARYHSAHAEAD

Key Management, Duplication & Locksmith Services

Home & Personal Services/Home Security, Alarm & Smart Home Services/Smart Locks, Access Control & Entry Systems

Keywords

• Lock box hardware
• Physical security products
• Key storage solutions
• Municipality lock boxes
• Property preservation supplies

Headquarters

HQ city

Hudson

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Lock Box and Hardware Product Sales: One-time product sales of lock boxes, keys, padlocks, deadbolts, hasps, door hardware, and related security products through direct e-commerce sales to municipalities, real estate professionals, and property preservation contractors.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Roper Lock Box manufactures and sells physical lock boxes, key security hardware, padlocks, deadbolts, entrance locks, vaults, and precut keys primarily through their own e-commerce website. Their products are designed for three core use cases: critical entry lock boxes for fire departments and municipalities to access residential properties during emergencies, secure key storage for real estate agents showing properties, and lock/hardware supplies for REO contractors securing vacant and foreclosed properties. The product line features three proprietary tubular lock mechanism tiers (Roper, ACE, Change-Matic) with universal compatibility enabling one-key systems.

Product overview

Roper Lock Box is a physical security hardware manufacturer specializing in lock boxes and key management solutions for emergency services, real estate, and property preservation industries. The product portfolio centers on the Lock Boxes product line featuring multiple mounting configurations (over-the-door, door-hanging, wall-mounted) with three lock mechanism tiers (Roper, ACE, Change-Matic) ranging from standard to high-security applications. The Municipality Program serves fire departments and municipalities with customized lock box programs including installation services. Supporting product lines include real estate agent lock boxes, REO/property preservation supplies (entrance locks, deadbolts, padlocks, winterization products), and replacement parts (lock lids, tubular mechanisms). The Industrial Push Button Safe represents their highest-security offering with police-preferred specification and up to 12-digit combination codes. All products are designed and assembled in the USA since 1975.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Crest Guardian: A product line of heavy-duty lock boxes and vaults for secure key storage and critical entry access
• Guardian Vaults
• Change-Matic
• Push Button Lock Box
• Avanti Combination

Products and services

• Lock Boxes Primary product line of secure key storage lock boxes available in multiple mounting configurations (over-the-door, door-hanging, wall-mounted) and access mechanisms (push-button, combination dial, keyed) for emergency services, real estate professionals, and property managers.
• Industrial Push Button Safe

Named customers3 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Parma Heights Fire DepartmentcoreOthersMunicipality program partnership where Roper Lock Box provides customized lock boxes with Parma Heights Fire Department branding. The fire department provides free installation to residents and maintains master key access for emergency entry.
• Greenacres Fire RescuecoreOthersMunicipality program partnership where lock boxes are customized for Greenacres Fire Rescue with exclusive access for emergency personnel only.
• Union Township Fire DepartmentcoreOthersMunicipality program partnership serving Union Township residents with fire department providing installation appointments and maintaining emergency access.
• Geneva on the Lake Fire DepartmentcoreOthersMunicipality program targeting residents with disabilities, health issues, or those living alone to provide emergency responders easy home access.
• Miami Township Fire & EMS - Clermont CountycoreOthersMunicipality program partnership with Community Health Coordinator and Station 26 providing installation assistance.
• Narragansett Fire DepartmentcoreOthersMunicipality program with custom waiver forms and fire department-coordinated installation for residential lock boxes.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Master Lock: Mass-market padlock, combination-lock, and key-safe manufacturer sold through big-box retail. Competes with Roper on padlocks and combination lock boxes but does not specialize in the municipality/REO niches where Roper's customization and keying depth matter.
• ABUS: German security-hardware manufacturer covering padlocks, cylinders, and key safes globally. Competes with Roper in padlocks and key-safes but from a much broader portfolio and with stronger European brand recognition.
• Schlage: Major residential and commercial door hardware brand (deadbolts, locks, handles) competing with Roper on the entrance-lock/deadbolt SKU set sold to REO contractors, while also pushing into the electronic/smart-lock category Roper has not entered.
• Kidde: Residential safety products manufacturer (smoke/CO alarms, fire extinguishers, locks) often co-marketed with fire-safety programs. Overlaps with Roper's hardware-supplies catalog (CO alarms, smoke detectors at $4.95–$14.99) and shares the fire-safety buyer demographic.
• Kwikset: Residential lock and deadbolt brand owned by Spectrum Brands; competes directly with Roper on the HUD-coded entrance locks and deadbolts that Roper supplies to property preservation contractors, with much broader retail distribution.

Emerging players

• August Home: Smart-lock brand (now part of Fortune Brands) enabling app-based guest access that could substitute for physical lock boxes in real-estate and emergency-access use cases over time. Important strategic signal even though it does not directly compete on mechanical hardware today.

Direct peers

• SentriLock: Dominant electronic lockbox provider for the residential real-estate market, serving the same agents and brokerages that buy Roper's mechanical lock boxes. SentriLock also acquired Supra, consolidating the eKEY ecosystem and representing Roper's primary competitive threat in real-estate showings.
• Supra (Supra Systems): Long-standing electronic lockbox brand now under SentriLock; competes head-to-head with Roper's mechanical Push Button and combination boxes for the same real-estate showing workflow. Useful comp for the trade-off between electronic features and Roper's mechanical simplicity.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/roper-lock-box

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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