| Chamberlain Group | |
| Area Served: | Worldwide |
| Industry: | Perimeter Access |
| Parent: | Blackstone |
| Website: | Website |
| Type: | Subsidiary |
| Foundation: | 1954 |
| Location: | Oak Brook, Illinois, U.S. |
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]
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]
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]
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]