Chubb locks are to disappear from the shelves late in 2010 we have been informed recently.

Unfortunately, the name was held under licence only from UTC, an American company and the licence runs out in August 2010. Assa Abloy, who have had the name since 2000, are running a campaign to re-assure customers that what is inside the locks are still the same as they have been for years - only in the future it will have Yale or Union on the packaging.

Chubb safes disappeared some years ago when that side of the Chubb business was taken over by Gunnebo.

It seems a shame that history repeats itself & once again we have let one of the great names of the UK's past be lost.