ARGE - The European Federation of Locks and Building Hardware Manufacturers welcomes the opportunity to provide feedback in response to this call for evidence. The Federation represents around 250 companies in 15 European countries (EU, Switzerland and UK). Most of these companies are privately owned, many of them being medium-sized enterprises. Some 50,000 employees generate annual sales of more than 10 billion.
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ARGE - The European Federation of Locks and Building Hardware Manufacturers
Industry association · Germany · EU Transparency Register 881365536049-72
3
positions filed
in the 665 files tracked
3
legislative files
of 665 tracked
3
with a full position paper
attached to a submission
Counts here are a floor, never a total: they cover the 665 consultation files tracked so far (57,774 submissions, mostly 2021–26), so an organization's real filing history is larger, not smaller.
Who they are
Among the 1518 trade and business associations on this site, they rank #851 by legislative files engaged, a count of participation, not a measure of influence.
1.5
declared lobbying FTE
self-declared
€25K+
declared costs / yr (floor)
0
EP accreditations
as declared to the register
2019
in the register since
Declares membership of
- Construction Products Europe (https://www.construction-products.eu/)
- Construction 2050 Alliance (www.euconstruction2050.eu)
- CEN TC33 (https://standards.cen.eu)
- CEN TC350 (https://standards.cen.eu)
- ETSI (https://www.etsi.org/)
- Institut für Bauen und Umwelt (https://ibu-epd.com/)
- European Locksmith Federation (https://eurolockfed.com)
- EuroWindoor (https://www.eurowindoor.eu/)
- RoHS Industry Umbrella Project
Self-declared to the EU Transparency Register (snapshot 14 Oct 2026).
- Register category
- Trade and business associations
- Registered as
- ARGE – The European Federation of Locks & Building Hardware Manufacturers (ARGE)
- Head office
- Velbert, Germany
Self-declared to the EU Transparency Register (snapshot 14 Oct 2026); cost bands are floors, not audited totals. Reused under Commission Decision 2011/833/EU.
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Their record over time
ARGE - The European Federation of Locks and Building Hardware Manufacturers filed 3 positions between 11 Jul 2022 and 13 Apr 2026, across 3 of the 665 legislative files tracked here, attaching a full position paper 3 times.
2022 · 1 filed2025 · 1 filed2026 · 1 filed
What they argued
ARGE – The European Federation of Associations of Locks and Builders Hardware Manufacturers represents around 250 companies and 50,000 employees in Europe who generate an annual turnover of close to € 10 billion with developing, manufacturing, and marketing locks and building hardware.
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