AGA | La industria de la cerrajería

What AGA | La industria de la cerrajería does

AGA (legal entity TALLERES AGA, S.A.) is a Spanish manufacturer of mechanical and electronic locking and closure systems founded in 1963 and headquartered in Arrasate-Mondragón, Basque Country. Operating from a 9,000 m² facility that produces approximately 1.7 million locks across 15,000 product references annually, the company serves three verticals: General Industry (lockers, office and urban furniture, elevators, vending machines, electrical cabinets, mailboxes, waste containers), High Security Industry (safes, parking meters, coin-operated locks), and Energy Transformation Industry (interlocking systems for substations and electrical transformation centers, extended to renewable installations). Core technology spans mechanical locking (padlocks, mortise locks, rim locks, cylinders, tongue locks, impact locks) plus electronic offerings such as the VEHOO connected lock under the AGAINTELLIGENT brand, and signature customized designs including the exclusive three-key extractable cylinder manufactured for SAG's SAFE-O-MAT coin locks. Many products are adapted to customer-specific protocols, particularly in energy where interlocking systems prevent erroneous maneuvers at critical installations.

AGA runs a B2B hardware sales model, selling components to industrial OEMs and enterprise customers through regional commercial delegates covering Spanish zones (Norte, Este, Centro-Sur) and through a dedicated export manager handling roughly 20% of revenue from international markets including France, Germany, Poland, the Czech Republic, and China. Pricing is managed through annual tariff publications, with the company having absorbed raw-material cost increases in some years to preserve customer loyalty. The customer base spans global industrial groups (Schneider Electric, Cahors, Ormazabal, Ingeteam, ORONA, Bosch) and specialty safe and locker manufacturers (SAG, HEXACOFFRE, METALSAFE, OLIVA TORRAS, ARCAS SOLER, MOLOK). The company is privately held with no public listing, holds ISO 9001:2015 certification, and is an APECS Partner of the Spanish professional locksmith association.

Name

AGA | La industria de la cerrajería

Legal name

TALLERES AGA, S.A.

Website

https://aga.es

Company type

Private

Founded year

1963

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

AGA (Talleres AGA, S.A.) is a 60-year-old Spanish manufacturer of mechanical and electronic locking systems serving industrial OEMs across general industry, high-security, and energy infrastructure verticals, with operations spanning Spain and select European and international markets.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Locking Systems Manufacturing

NAICS

Other General Purpose Machinery Manufacturing (3339)

SIC

General Industrial Machinery & Equipment (3560)

akta.pro primary industry

Doors, Gates, Loading Docks & Access Systems Service (IMAIABAH)

Keywords

• Mechanical locking systems
• High security locks
• Industrial cylinder locks
• Energy interlocking systems
• Custom closure solutions

Headquarters

HQ city

Mondragón, País Vasco / Euskadi

HQ country

Spain

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Lock and cylinder manufacturing: Design and manufacture of mechanical and electronic locking systems, cylinders, and closure solutions sold to industrial customers across multiple sectors including general industry, high security, and energy transformation

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

AGA designs and manufactures mechanical and electronic locking and closure systems — including cylinders, padlocks, mortise and rim locks, high-security locks, and custom interlocking solutions — for industrial customers across three segments: General Industry (lockers, urban furniture, vending, mailboxes, elevators), High Security (safes, parking meters), and Energy Transformation (electrical substations and transformation centers). Production is carried out at a 9,000 m² plant in Arrasate-Mondragón, Spain, with strong customization and ad-hoc engineering capability for client-specific applications.

Product overview

AGA is a manufacturer of mechanical and electronic closing/locking systems with over 60 years of experience (since 1963). The company produces a comprehensive portfolio organized into three main industry segments: General Industry (standard locking systems, cylinders, locker locks, and container locks), High Security Industry (maximum security locks for parking meters, safes, and specialized applications), and Energy Transformation Industry (interlocking systems for critical electrical infrastructure). The product range includes padlocks, mortise locks, rim locks, removable cylinders, impact locks, tongue locks, and custom interlocking solutions. Many products are customized to final customer needs with high personalization and maximum security protocols. Key products include SAFE-O-MAT removable cylinders, interlocking systems for transformation centers, and 60+ years of locker closing expertise.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Named customers18 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature6 records

Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered strategic, core and minor.

• APECS (Asociación de Profesionales de España en Cerrajería y Seguridad)strategicGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 March 2026APECS Partner status recognizing AGA as reference company in the security sector. Provides access to trust seal, security recommendation badge, professional training courses, SEO positioning support, and inclusion in the Registry of Verified Locksmithing Companies (REVC).
• Schneider ElectriccoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 March 2023Global partnership with French multinational Schneider Electric (185 years old, recognized as world's most sustainable company in 2021) for supplying locking and interlocking systems to their global operations. Renewal of 3-year collaboration agreement covering worldwide operations. Supplied over 20,000 product sets (cylinders, locks) annually to Schneider Electric globally.
• HEXACOFFREstrategicStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2022Partnership since 2022 with French safe company (founded 1927, Marseille) for supply of high security locks. HEXACOFFRE serves French-speaking markets with installation, maintenance and repair services. Collaboration includes joint efforts with METALSAFE at Security ESSEN fair.
• CahorscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOver 24-year partnership with French energy distribution equipment manufacturer Cahors (part of Groupe Cahors, over 50 years in business). AGA supplies closure solutions for Cahors' power distribution equipment with focus on proximity and customized service.
• SHENGJIU GroupstrategicStrategic or Co-development PartnerOver 20-year partnership with Chinese company SHENGJIU Group for cooperative manufacturing and supply chain development.
• METALSAFEminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with Czech safe manufacturer METALSAFE. Companies share booth at Security ESSEN fair demonstrating collaborative approach to European high security market.
• HAZITEK 2023 / CLEANLOCK Project ConsortiumstrategicStrategic or Co-development PartnerParticipation in CLEANLOCK R&D project under HAZITEK 2023 program of Basque Government. Consortium includes MIRVAT and Hjos. de Juan de Garay covering entire industrial value chain for developing environmentally sustainable lock components with low-lead brass and trivalent chromium finish.
• SAG (Schulte-Schlagbaum AG)strategicStrategic or Co-development PartnerGerman company (since 1833) for security systems. 5+ year partnership designing exclusive extractable cylinder system for SAFE-O-MAT coin locks with three-key functionality for user, management, and security officer access.
• Cluster de EnergíaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMember of Basque Energy Cluster working on sustainable future initiatives and collaborative projects within the regional energy sector.
• AES SeguridadminorOthersAssociation AES Seguridad member for collaboration on security industry initiatives.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• ABUS: German lock and security hardware manufacturer producing padlocks, mortise locks, cylinders, and high-security products across industrial and consumer segments. Directly comparable in mechanical lock categories where AGA competes, particularly in European markets.
• MUL-T-LOCK: High-security cylinder and lock manufacturer (part of ASSA ABLOY) specializing in high-security and master-keyed systems. Directly comparable to AGA's High Security Industry segment (safes, parking meters, certified locking).
• HEXACOFFRE: French safe manufacturer founded 1927 with installation/maintenance services. AGA's partner since 2022 for high-security locks. Comparable to AGA's High Security Industry segment and useful as a French-market peer.
• EVVA Sicherheitstechnologie: Austrian family-owned manufacturer of mechanical and electronic locking systems, cylinders, and access control. Highly comparable in scale, European ownership heritage, and product mix; competes with AGA in industrial and high-security cylinders.
• Schulte-Schlagbaum (SAG): German lock and safe-locking manufacturer (since 1833) and AGA's partner/customer. They co-developed the exclusive SAFE-O-MAT extractable cylinder system. SAG is a direct peer in coin-operated cabinet locks, removable cylinders, and high-security locking, with which AGA's business model overlaps almost one-to-one.
• ISEO Serrature: Italian family-owned lock and cylinder manufacturer with a similar profile to AGA: mechanical and electronic locking systems, high-security cylinders, and industrial applications. Closely comparable in size, ownership structure, and product portfolio.
• DOM Security Solutions: European lock and cylinder manufacturer producing mechanical locking systems, high-security cylinders, and master key systems. Directly comparable to AGA's general industry and high-security product lines.
• CISA (part of Allegion): Italian lock manufacturer specializing in cylinders, mortise locks, and high-security products with strong presence in European utilities. Comparable to AGA on industrial locking products and on adjacent energy-sector security hardware.

Broad incumbents

• ASSA ABLOY: World's largest lock and access solutions group, with mechanical locks, cylinders, and high-security products overlapping AGA's portfolio across all three of AGA's industry segments (general, high-security, energy). A broad incumbent that competes with AGA on energy-sector interlocks and high-security cylinders but at vastly greater scale.
• dormakaba: Global access solutions and locks manufacturer (including TESA brand in Spain) competing with AGA in cylinders, high-security locks, and electronic access systems. Comparable as a broad incumbent across AGA's three verticals with particular overlap in Spain via TESA.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance2 records

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Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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Investments

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