MILWAUKEE - Master Lock's manufacturing facility in Milwaukee will begin closing this fall, the company confirmed Thursday, May 25, with operations ending in March 2024. A union representative said the company informed workers of the decision on Wednesday.

Master Lock’s world headquarters in Oak Creek is closing, affecting the 100-plus employees who work at the facility. The closure is part of a consolidation of offices by Fortune Brands Innovations, Inc., the parent company of Master Lock, to a new ...

Go to updated and illustrated post. __1887: __Harry Soref is born. The inventor will miniaturize the security of a bank vault into the everyday padlock. As a young man, Soref earned his living as a traveling locksmith in the United States, Canada and Mexico.