Chamberlain Group

Chamberlain Group
Company typeSubsidiary
IndustryPerimeter Access
Founded1954
HeadquartersOak Brook, Illinois, U.S.
Area served
Worldwide
ParentBlackstone
WebsiteWebsite

Chamberlain Group (CGI), the corporate parent company to LiftMaster, Chamberlain, Merlin, and Grifco, designs and engineers residential garage door openers, commercial door operators, security cameras, and gate entry systems.

CGI is also the parent company to Controlled Products Systems Group, the largest wholesale distributor of perimeter access control equipment in the United States.[1][2]

In September 2021, The Duchossois Group sold the Chamberlain Group to Blackstone.[3]

Product lines

  • Chamberlain — the company's do-it-yourself line of garage door openers.
  • LiftMaster — the company's line of garage door openers for professional installers.
  • Raynor — the company's line of garage door openers for professional installers. This line of professional installers is slightly less common than LiftMaster.
  • Craftsman — re-branded Chamberlain models sold at Sears. Those products have a "139" model prefix to denote that the Chamberlain Group made them for Sears.
  • Clicker — a line of universal garage door remotes.

Chamberlain, LiftMaster, and Craftsman have interchangeable parts, primarily the gear and circuit boards. The greatest difference between the brands is that Chamberlain and Craftsman operate on a square shaped split-rail system, while LiftMaster consists of one single solid piece of inverted t-shaped rail.[4]

Partnerships

Chamberlain's "myQ" technology is embedded in garage door openers and lights,[5] can be added to Wi-Fi networks to control these devices and is being incorporated into future home products, all through a monthly subscription.[6] At CES 2019, Chamberlain announced a partnership with Amazon, allowing packages to be placed in customers garages with myQ openers, as part of the Amazon Key service.[7]

Integrations

At the end of 2023, after previously ending Google Assistant support and discontinuing its official Apple HomeKit integration, the company disabled all other third party access to their "myQ" products, effectively stopping all open-source third-party integrations, like Home Assistant.[8]

References

  1. ^ "The Duchossois Group acquires Controlled Products Systems Group". www.securityinfowatch.com. 3 September 2014. Retrieved 2020-04-01.
  2. ^ "Duchossois Group Acquires Controlled Products Systems Group | Security.World". security.world. 3 September 2014. Retrieved 2020-04-01.
  3. ^ "The Duchossois Group Agrees to Sell the Chamberlain Group LLC to Blackstone". 7 September 2021.
  4. ^ "Chamberlain Garage Door Opener". Garage Doors and More. www.mydoorpro.com. 9 September 2014. Retrieved January 8, 2015.
  5. ^ "DIY Garage Door". Archived from the original on February 3, 2017. Retrieved February 2, 2017.
  6. ^ "Chamberlain and LiftMaster MyQ Works With Nest Cam – Bringing Live Video Feed and Activity Alerts to Consumers". Business Wire. www.businesswire.com. 5 January 2016. Retrieved January 5, 2016.
  7. ^ Palladino, Valentina (8 January 2019). "Amazon attempts less-creepy delivery by placing packages in your garage". Ars Technica. Retrieved 26 January 2019.
  8. ^ "This smart garage door controller is no longer very smart". The Verge. www.theverge.com. 2023-11-08. Retrieved 2023-11-16.
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