B au che ▁is ▁a ▁brand ▁owned ▁by ▁the ▁Gun ne bo ▁Security ▁Group . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁The ▁Fich et ▁company ▁ ▁Born ▁ 7 ▁February ▁ 1 7 9 9 ▁in ▁E tre p illy , ▁France , ▁Alexandre ▁Fich et ▁opened ▁a ▁lock sm ith s ▁in ▁Paris ▁in ▁ 1 8 2 5 ▁at ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 2 6 . ▁He ▁registered ▁his ▁first ▁pat ent ▁in ▁ 1 8 2 9 ▁for ▁a ▁safety ▁lock ▁and ▁further ▁pat ents ▁followed ▁in ▁ 1 8 3 4 ▁and ▁ 1 8 3 6 . ▁ ▁Short ly ▁after , ▁Fich et ▁set ▁up ▁a ▁small ▁work shop ▁in ▁Paris ▁and ▁began ▁expand ing ▁into ▁the ▁manufact ure ▁of ▁saf es . ▁In ▁ 1 8 4 0 , ▁he ▁made ▁his ▁first ▁modern ▁fire ▁safe ▁made ▁entirely ▁of ▁steel ▁and ▁using ▁his ▁now ▁ren owned , ▁Fich et ▁lock ▁and ▁key . ▁As ▁production ▁out g rew ▁the ▁work shop , ▁Fich et ▁built ▁a ▁factory ▁in ▁Mon ce au ▁in ▁Paris , ▁followed ▁by ▁a ▁second ▁and ▁third ▁in ▁Lyon ▁and ▁Marse ille . ▁ ▁Fich et ▁died ▁in ▁ 1 8 6 2 ▁at ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 6 3 ▁and ▁the ▁business ▁changed ▁hands ▁frequently ▁from ▁Lo ius ▁and ▁Apol line ▁Bon net , ▁to ▁Monsieur ▁Char lier , ▁manager ▁of ▁the ▁work sh ops , ▁and ▁then ▁to ▁business men , ▁Monsieur ▁Gu é not ▁and ▁Monsieur ▁Pin ot . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1