Mobile credentials, touchless opening solutions, electronic lock advances and increased customer demand for additional electronic access control (EAC) devices are just a few of the trends driving the security locks and door hardware market right now.

“The pandemic and associated global economic impact were major disrupters that created new trends, while simultaneously accelerating others,” says Brad Sweet, commercial marketing leader, Allegion, Carmel, Ind. “What surprised me is the pace at which change related to commercial and institutional buildings occurred.”