Why choose Traka?

Choosing Traka is not just about buying another security system. It’s about choosing a business that becomes part of your everyday life. 

That matters in environments where keys, vehicles, devices, and access to restricted areas all need to be controlled properly. 

It’s why we designed our intelligent key cabinets, locker systems, and management software to make life easier for the people actually using them, not harder.

And it’s why customers stay with Traka long after their system goes live. As businesses grow and change, we continue evolving alongside them.

Traka products by sector 

• Property management.
  Busy buildings create constant movement throughout the day, especially when contractors and maintenance teams need access to different parts of a site. Intelligent key cabinets and locker systems help property teams keep much clearer control over vacant unit access without relying on manual tracking processes.
  
  
• Retail.
  Fast-moving retail environments make it easy for store keys and handheld scanners to disappear into the background of busy shifts. Bringing electronic key management and intelligent lockers into the store helps teams keep tighter control over stock room access while cutting down on the daily frustration of missing equipment.
  
  
• Logistics.
  In logistics, even small delays can affect wider schedules across fleets and depots. Logistics key management solutions from Traka help teams securely manage vehicle keys, shared equipment, and driver access while improving visibility across daily fleet activity.
  
  
• Prison.
  Prisons rely heavily on accountability throughout changing shifts, especially around officer keys and restricted equipment. Fully auditable key cabinets and intelligent locker systems help correctional facilities maintain much tighter control over sensitive assets across the site.
  
  
• Automotive.
  In any automotive business, a missing vehicle key can slow things down almost instantly. Electronic key management systems help dealerships, workshops, rental companies, and fleet operators keep tighter control over vehicle access without staff constantly searching drawers or asking who had the keys last.
  
  
• Healthcare.
  Healthcare environments need quick access to critical equipment without losing accountability around sensitive assets. Healthcare key management solutions from Traka help providers securely manage medication, devices, radios, and keys while supporting safer day-to-day processes across busy clinical settings.
  
  
• Education.
  On large campuses, keys and shared equipment can quickly end up all over the place once different departments start using them throughout the day. Electronic key cabinets and intelligent lockers help schools, colleges, and universities keep much better control over important assets and restricted areas across campus.

Our history

Traka did not start as a global security brand. It started with a simple problem.

Back in the early 1990s, British Airways needed a better way to manage keys for its ground support vehicles. What began as a single idea quickly became the first Traka prototype cabinet in 1993, before Traka Ltd officially formed in 1995.

From there, growth came quickly. By 2004, Traka had expanded into overseas markets and won the Queen’s Award for Enterprise Innovation. 

A second Queen’s Award followed in 2008 for International Trade, with exports accounting for around 50% of annual turnover at the time.

But the real story is not just about growth. It is about constantly evolving alongside the people using our systems.

Over the years, Traka introduced innovations like the iFob, TrakaWEB, intelligent RFID lockers, and the standalone Traka21 system, helping organizations manage far more than just physical keys. 

Retailers, prisons, police forces, hospitals, universities, logistics operations, automotive businesses, and mining sites all began using Traka systems to solve very real day-to-day challenges.

In 2012, Traka became part of the ASSA ABLOY Group, helping accelerate global expansion across Europe, the Americas, Africa, Asia Pacific, and beyond.

Today, Traka continues building on the same idea it started with over 30 years ago: helping organizations bring more control, visibility, and accountability to the assets people rely on every day.

We are here to help

Over the last 30 years, Traka has had thousands of conversations with businesses trying to solve frustrations around keys, equipment, and restricted access.

A vehicle key goes missing often enough that staff start accepting it as normal. Shared devices slowly become harder to track as more departments begin using them. Older processes that once worked perfectly well start struggling to keep up as sites expand.

We have heard it all over the years. It is why we love what we do. And it is why our approach has never just been about installing systems. It is about understanding how people actually work and helping make everyday pressures easier to manage.