AS Thailand started its rapid ascent two decades ago to become an economic powerhouse, the new opulence replaced some of the country's old values.

Gone are the days when front doors can be left unlocked. Gone are the days when cars are parked unattended. Security becomes the modern watchword. Back then, all good quality, reliable lock systems were imported. The Solex Company was formed in 1978 by a group of Thai entrepreneurs who wished to provide the Thai market with its own home-grown products. Its first action was to acquire technology, to equip the company with research and development capabilities that will always keep apace with the latest product innovation. In less than a decade, the operation has grown not only to prominence in the local market, but is also making a strong presence abroad. This company profile brochure is being published to mark the opening of the new, maximum hi-tech manufacturing plant at Bangkhunteini in Bangkok an industrial enclavt; on the outskirts of Bangkok. The capacity of this new factory will be one of the largest in South East Asia. Solex brand products have also expanded from the simplest but most effective padlocks to the most sophisticated, computercoded car security systems. Solex also provides a most practical line of hardware products comprising hammers, screwdrivers, saw blades, garden shears and more, all made from good-quality steel, to provide long-life usefulness. Looking ahead from this point, it is not difficult to see that Solex's continued growth is not a mere speculation, it is a certainty.