{{Short description|Company}} '''Besam''' was an international supplier and manufacturer of automatic entrance equipment for commercial, health care and residential buildings owned by Assa Abloy.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://canadasecurityprotection.com/besam.php|title=Besam|website=canadasecurityprotection.com|access-date=2020-04-03}}</ref> The product portfolio included '''automatic doors''', '''automatic swing doors''', '''sliding doors''' and '''revolving doors''', as well as '''air curtains''' and dedicated service and maintenance.<ref>{{Cite patent|title=Automatic door operator|country=US|number=4333270|pubdate=1982-06-08|assign1=BESAM-EADS Inc.|inventor1-last=Catlett|inventor1-first=John C.}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=ABLOY |first=ASSA |title=Automatic Door Supplier |url=https://www.outusdoor.com/ |access-date=2020-04-03 |website=assaabloyentrance.com.au}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.assaabloyentrance.com.au/en/about-us/our-heritage/besam/|title=Besam|last=ABLOY|first=ASSA|website=assaabloyentrance.com.au|language=en-AU|access-date=2020-03-31}}</ref>
Besam was headquartered in Landskrona, Sweden, in offices which are part of the Assa Abloy group since. Assa Abloy Entrance Systems has 1500 employees at 26 subsidiaries around the globe and representation in another 55 countries.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.assaabloyentrance.com.au/en/products/automatic-doors/revolving-doors/|title=Revolving doors|last=ABLOY|first=ASSA|website=assaabloyentrance.com.au|language=en-AU|access-date=2020-04-03}}</ref> The company has production units in United States, Czech Republic 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.<ref>{{Cite web|last=ABLOY|first=ASSA|title=Besam|url=https://www.assaabloyentrance.com/en/about-us/our-heritage/besam/|access-date=2020-06-09|website=assaabloyentrance.com|language=en}}</ref> Since 2002 the Besam group of companies have been wholly owned by Assa Abloy, among other well knows brands, such as Crawford, Albany and Megadoors. <ref>{{Cite web|last=ABLOY|first=ASSA|title=Our heritage|url=https://www.assaabloyentrance.com/en/about-us/our-heritage/|access-date=2020-11-27|website=assaabloyentrance.com|language=en}}</ref>
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==External links== * https://www.assaabloyentrance.com/en/about-us/our-heritage/besam/
Category:Defunct manufacturing companies of Sweden Category:Defunct companies based in Landskrona Category:Manufacturing companies disestablished in 2009
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