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The Security Event 2026 (TSE 26) takes place at the Birmingham NEC from 28–30 April 2026. The event brings together the global security industry for three days of discussion, innovation, and collaboration. Manufacturers, installers, consultants, and end users come together to explore the latest developments in security and access control.

This year, the Open Security Standards Association (OSS) will be exhibiting at Stand 5/L05, focusing on open standards, cooperation, and Freedom of Choice. The OSS is a non-profit organisation that helps access control companies work together through shared standards. These standards allow different systems to communicate, giving customers more flexibility and long-term security.

The key message for 2026 is “Our standards. On Your Government Card.” OSS members are working together to support secure, standardised use of government-issued cards within access control systems. This approach helps reduce dependency on single suppliers, improves interoperability, and supports trusted identification across different environments.

At TSE 26, OSS and its members will demonstrate how open standards create real choice for manufacturers, integrators, and end users alike.

Find out more about each exhibiting OSS member:

ASSA ABLOY

ASSA ABLOY is the global leader in access solutions. Every day we help people feel safe, secure and experience a more open world.

We provide advanced access control innovations, including Aperio® wireless locks, built on open architecture and designed for seamless integration with major access control platforms — including support for OSS standards.

With the acquisition of Uhlmann & Zacher, we further expanded our OSS‑compatible portfolio with modular electronic cylinders, door handles, and readers that integrate easily and without additional wiring.

Together, our future‑proof solutions enable businesses to digitalize their access with confidence, combining security, flexibility, and broad credential compatibility.

We are joining the OSS stand to highlight our long‑standing commitment to open standards, interoperability, and Freedom of Choice. By supporting OSS protocols across our solutions, we help integrators and end users build secure, flexible, and fully interoperable access ecosystems.

For more information: https://www.assaabloy.com/group/en

DOM UK

DOM UK is a well-established manufacturer of security and access control solutions, supplying mechanical and digital locking products across Europe. The company is known for robust, high-quality access control hardware designed for reliable performance across a wide range of applications.

As an active member of the Open Security Standards Association, DOM UK supports the principles of Freedom of Choice and open collaboration. At The Security Event 2026, DOM UK will showcase OSS-compatible access control hardware that supports secure, interoperable systems including the use of government-issued cards within access control environments.

Through its commitment to open standards, DOM UK helps promote improved compatibility, higher security, and greater long-term flexibility for manufacturers, integrators, and end users.

For more information: https://www.dom-security.com/uk/en

HONEYWELL

Honeywell Security and Access Solutions offers a wide range of products for access control, intrusion, and video surveillance, along with integrated security solutions designed to meet the needs of large facilities, critical infrastructures, enterprise customers, integrators, and end users. Our advanced security technologies are engineered to provide reliable protection while optimizing business operations.

As a proud member of OSS, Honeywell Security and Access Solutions supports the principles of Freedom of Choice and interoperability in access control systems. We believe that adopting open standards is essential for fostering collaboration among manufacturers, integrators, and end users. This ensures that our systems can communicate seamlessly with a wide range of products, enhancing the overall security infrastructure.

Whether it’s for government, healthcare, education, retail, or critical infrastructure, Honeywell Security and Access Solutions are designed to enhance security while providing the flexibility and scalability needed to adapt to changing requirements.

At The Security Event 2026, we invite you to visit the OSS booth to explore our latest advancements in access control solutions. Discover how Honeywell Security and Access Solutions, alongside other OSS members, is leading the way in creating a more secure and interoperable future, with our focus on quality, innovation, and collaboration.

LEGIC

LEGIC is a leading Swiss company in secure authentication, providing a flexible and interoperable Security Platform built on key management, trusted services, and secure contactless semiconductors. For more than 30 years, LEGIC has enabled trusted access, mobility, and IoT solutions worldwide, supporting a global partner network of more than 350 system integrators, OEM’s and technology partners. Its modular approach allows vendors to design secure, multi‑application systems and empowers enterprises to maintain full ownership over their installations.

LEGIC is an advocate for interoperability and an active supporter and contributor to the Open Security Standards Association (OSS) since its founding.

For more information: www.legic.com

MADA Marx Datentechnik GmbH

For more than 45 years, MADA Marx Datentechnik GmbH has been an established provider of contactless identification systems. As an independent full-service provider, MADA develops and produces identification media and related systems in various technological forms for leading companies worldwide – everything “Made in Germany”. The range of services is completed by in-house developments for encoding, card printing and the associated personalization, among other things.

By becoming a member of the Open Security Standards Association (OSS), MADA supports the open collaboration within the OSS community and the further development of open and interoperable security standards. True to the motto “Freedom of choice”, these standards give partners and customers increased liberty of choices, flexibility, security and integration capabilities. Professional exchange within the OSS also promotes practical, reliable, and future-proof solutions for identity applications.

For more information: https://www.mada.de

Plasticard

Plasticard-ZFT is a company that operates throughout Europe and whose focus of activity is the plastic card in all its variations. The special thing about our company is the broad range of ID-media and their capacities which we can produce economically, even in small and medium runs from 100 up to 500,000.

Plasticard-ZFT also offers its customers a comprehensive range of services from simple numbering on cards to highly complex lettershop services with PIN letter creation, passphoto digitalisation and coding in a high-security department.

We see the wishes of our customers as a motivation and challenge to find new solutions for their realisation. That’s why we are excited by requests which require the development of new products or solutions. Constant innovation and the willingness to tackle “difficult” topics are at the core of our brand.

For more information: https://www.plasticard.de/en/

Zevix

Zevix is a Dutch security technology company, built on more than 90 years of combined experience in the European security market.

We design and develop security technology in the Netherlands, with a strong focus on open standards, security by design and sovereign infrastructure.

Zevix acts as a driving force behind the application of OSS technology within complex governmental access control projects, particularly in environments built around national or governmental badge infrastructures.

Working in close collaboration with the OSS Association, compatible lock manufacturers and ecosystem partners, we focus on translating OSS principles into practical and secure implementations — especially in the field of high-assurance offline access technology.

With expertise in the Dutch Rijkspas ecosystem and experience working alongside parties such as IDWARE, Zevix helps bridge central identity platforms with secure offline door components.

Open. Secure. Sovereign.

For more information: www.zevix.nl