Who owns MinuteKey?
MinuteKey is owned by Hillman (the United States, NASDAQ: HLMN).[1]
Evidence: Hillman Solutions Corp. Annual Report on Form 10-K filed 2026-02-17, SEC EDGAR, 17 February 2026. Verified from filings; last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- Hillman Solutions Corp. verified
- Owner HQ
- 🇺🇸 United States, Cincinnati, Ohio
- Origin
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Category
- Home, garden & DIY › Home improvement › Tools & hardware
- Parent ticker
- NASDAQ: HLMN
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About MinuteKey
MinuteKey is the self-service robotic key duplication kiosk technology of Hillman Solutions, which designs and builds the machines in Boulder, Colorado and Tempe, Arizona. According to the 10-K, Hillman retains ownership of the kiosks, which sit in retailers, and sells the keys cut by them, including licensed designs.
What Hillman's annual report says about MinuteKey
Sentences about MinuteKey from Hillman's latest annual filing[1], copied word for word.
Our self-service solutions are driven by our MinuteKey technology, while store associate assisted duplication currently uses the state-of-the-art KeyKrafter equipment and other legacy duplication machines.
Our MinuteKey self-service kiosk uses robotics technology in an innovative way that is accurate, easy to use, convenient, fast and highly reliable.
We utilize a proprietary network integration software within our MinuteKey kiosks to maintain high levels of machine up-time and ensure machines have the optimal mix of key types available for duplication.
How often Hillman names MinuteKey in its annual report
A plain count of the times the name appears in the text of each annual report, not counting the start of a sentence. A brand that an owner writes about more is usually one it treats as central. The brand is named less often than it was three years earlier.
Ownership timeline of MinuteKey
Where MinuteKey sits in Hillman
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Other brands owned by Hillman
Hillman controls 10 brands on Brandtree, 10 of them in home, garden & diy.
Also in home, garden & diy
Other brands in tools & hardware, and who owns them
Hillman has more brands in tools & hardware on Brandtree than any other owner: 10 of 44.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| CLC Work Gear | Hultafors Group | 🇸🇪 Sweden |
| Bahco | Snap-on | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Hilti | Hilti | 🇱🇮 Liechtenstein |
| Erbauer | Kingfisher | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom |
| Fiskars | Fiskars Group | 🇫🇮 Finland |
| Emtek | Fortune Brands | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Husky | The Home Depot | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Blackwoods | Wesfarmers | 🇦🇺 Australia |
About the owner: Hillman
Hillman is a publicly listed company headquartered in Cincinnati, Ohio, United States, founded in 1964. Brandtree records 10 brands under its control, and it is listed as NASDAQ: HLMN.
Hillman Solutions is one of the largest providers of hardware-related products and merchandising services to North American retailers, with net sales of about $1,552 million in 2025. Max Hillman founded Hillman Bolt & Screw in Cincinnati in 1964; the company listed on Nasdaq in 2021 through a merger with a special purpose acquisition company. It sells fasteners, keys, protective gloves and identification items through hardware stores, home centers and mass merchants.
🇺🇸 MinuteKey and other American brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 2,399 brands that began in the United States. 461 of them (19%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country; MinuteKey is not one of them.
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- Alamo Cement — Buzzi 🇮🇹
- American Olean — Mohawk 🇺🇸
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of MinuteKey?
The parent company of MinuteKey is Hillman, a publicly listed company headquartered in the United States.
Is MinuteKey American?
Yes. MinuteKey originated in the United States and its owner, Hillman, is also headquartered in the United States.
Is MinuteKey still owned by Hillman?
Yes. As of 9 October 2026, MinuteKey is still owned by Hillman. The ownership record was last checked against primary sources on that date.
Sources (1) & corrections
Last verified . Every ownership fact above is backed by one of these primary documents. Numbers in brackets in the text refer to this list.
- [1] Hillman Solutions Corp. Annual Report on Form 10-K filed 2026-02-17 — SEC EDGAR, SEC Form 10-K, published 17 February 2026; retrieved 6 October 2026.
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