Louis Bunnick, Allentown Architectural Hardware
Louis Bunnick’s decades-long experience and expertise in the lock industry make him a perfect candidate for Locksmith Ledger’s 2024 Gale Johnson Legends of the Lock Industry Award. An undergraduate degree (Lehigh University) and a graduate degree (Case Western Reserve University) in Metallurgy, along with an MBA in Marketing (Baldwin Wallace University), gave Lou a rock-solid foundation for his years in the industry, a career that started as a Metallurgist at US Steel and a Senior Product Manager at The Ridge Tool Company.
In 2000, Lou joined the Baldwin Hardware Company as the Director of Marketing. For his seven years at Baldwin, Lou was responsible for new product development for the lock hardware product lines, developing locks for the famous Baldwin brand. He led cross-functional teams that worked on project specifications, including design, cost, and profitability. Additionally, he worked closely with Baldwin’s showroom partners and acted as liaison with the company’s OEM partners to find business growth opportunities.
In May of 2007, Lou founded the Allentown Architectural Hardware in Emmaus, Pennsylvania. Developing its reputation for being a leading architectural hardware showroom, Lou’s company became a direct source for more than 30 makers of door, cabinet, window, and specialty hardware. Then, in 2013, at the urging of several hardware manufacturers who saw the need for a higher level of quality and expertise in the greater Philadelphia area, Lou moved the company to the Philadelphia Main Line at Paoli.
Today, the Allentown Architectural Hardware Company is the premier architectural hardware showroom in the greater Philadelphia region. With a staff that has over 35 years of experience in the industry, Lou has built a company with a goal of providing its customers with the exact right product that will fit their “function, style, and finish wishes – hardware that will stand the test of time and bring years of enjoyment.” As Lou says, “We are Philadelphia’s hardware experts!”
