European Locksmith Federation
ELF - stands for European Locksmith Federation ("European Locksmiths Federation"). The ELF was founded in 1984 on the initiative of the German key service company interkey in Frankfurt . Other founding members were locksmiths associations from Norway , Denmark , Sweden and England . Since then, ELF has been the European umbrella organization for improved cooperation between key services and representatives of the security industry. The association's headquarters are in Helsinki . Every year the ELF organizes a Europe-wide congress.
In 2020, the umbrella association can refer to 1,600 companies, 10,000 locksmiths and more than a dozen manufacturers of security products.
National Associations
Bulgaria
- Associated Locksmith of Bulgaria - Nalob
Belgium
- Federation Nationale Des Serruriers
Czech Republic
- Cech mechanickych zamkovych systemu (CMZS) - Czech Lock Systems Association
Denmark
- Lasesmede Foreningen
Finland
- Finnish Security Contractors' Association - Lukkoliikkeet
Germany
- interkey Association eV
Ireland
- Associated Locksmiths of Ireland
Israel
- Israel Locksmiths Association
Italy
- Esperti Riferme Serrature Italia
Latvia
- Ats leguserviss
Lithuania
- Lithuanian Locksmith Association - Asociacija
Netherlands
- Nederlandse Sleutel- en Slotenspecialisten Gilde
Norway
- Foreningen Norske Låsesmeder
Poland
- Polish Locksmith Association
Portugal
- ASSOCIAÇÃO PORTUGUESA DE EMPRESAS DE CHAVES E SISTEMAS DE SEGURANÇA
Spain
- Asoc Prof Espana den Cerrajeria y Seguridad
Sweden
- SLR Sveriges Lås & Säkerhetsleverantörers Riksförbund
United Kingdom
- European Locksmith Federation
Ukraine
- Ukrainian Locksmith Federation
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- interkey - anniversary newspaper, 1964–2014: 50 years of interkey ... safely through time together! Publisher: interkey Association of European Security and Key Stores eV, Lippstadt, Germany, May 2014
- Insight Magazine, ed. European Locksmith Federation, Forsberg, 2009