THE marketing director of ASSA ABLOY, the manufacturers Yale and Union padlocks Jayesh Shah, has said the company will sue dealers in counterfeit padlocks bearing their logo and brand name.
THE marketing director of ASSA ABLOY, the manufacturers Yale and Union padlocks Jayesh Shah, has said the company will sue dealers in counterfeit padlocks bearing their logo and brand name. David Muwanga reports that Shah said the most forged padlock on the market is the Three Lever Union lock with an aluminium handle. Shah said this recently at the re-launch of a new make of the padlocks at International Conference Centre. He said the culprits would be handled by his firm, Uganda Revenue Authority and the Uganda National Bureau of Standards. “We are trying to make sure our customers are not cheated,†he said. The company which is to set up a show room in Kampala also makes door closers, architectural locks, commercial cylinder locks, sliding doors and industrial locks. These are supplied to hotels, hospitals, airports, and homeowners.