▁designed ▁for ▁the ▁manufact ure ▁of ▁v ault ▁room ▁doors ▁and ▁saf es ▁was ▁built ▁in ▁Barcelona , ▁and ▁new ▁offices ▁were ▁opened ▁in ▁Argentina , ▁Brazil , ▁Portugal , ▁Malays ia ▁and ▁Hong ▁Kong . ▁ ▁Gun ne bo ▁Security ▁Group ▁ ▁In ▁December ▁ 1 9 9 9 , ▁Fich et - B au che ▁was ▁acquired ▁by ▁the ▁Gun ne bo ▁Security ▁Group . ▁With ▁its ▁factory ▁at ▁B az anc ourt , ▁Mar ne ▁the ▁company ▁remained ▁under ▁its ▁own ▁name ▁until ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁when ▁it ▁was ▁fully ▁merged ▁into ▁Gun ne bo , ▁and ▁the ▁name ▁became ▁one ▁of ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁Gun ne bo ▁br ands ▁of ▁saf es ▁and ▁v ault s . ▁ ▁Re ception ▁Writing ▁in ▁L ' Union ▁Ar den na is , ▁Guillaume ▁Fl at et ▁commented ▁that ▁the ▁Fich et - B au che ▁factory ▁was ▁resist ing ▁the ▁economic ▁crisis ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁its ▁saf es ▁resist ▁burg l ars , ▁describing ▁his ▁visit ▁as ▁a ▁rare ▁g limp se ▁into ▁a ▁quiet ▁but ▁well ▁performing ▁business . ▁▁ ▁Sa fe ▁special ist ▁Mike ▁Pal mer , ▁writing ▁on ▁In sur ance ▁Survey ors . org , ▁noted ▁that ▁Gun ne bo ▁had ▁acquired ▁major ▁br ands ▁including ▁Ch ub b ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁Fich et ▁Bau che ▁and ▁John ▁T ann , ▁the ▁world ' s ▁first ▁safe ▁mak er ; ▁Ch ub b ▁and ▁Fich et ▁Bau che ▁surv iving ▁only ▁as ▁br ands