Electronic access control - Case studies

Sites with SOAA-compatible offline locks can now run a single access control system Offline access control systems store access rights directly on a card, rather than relying on a database to approve or deny access. Sites with SOAA-compatible offline locks can now run a single access control system using multiple brands of wireless lock without problems, including Aperio® from ASSA ABLOY. The result - More flexibility and choice for customers—as long as they choose...

The site is now equipped with padlocks, cylinders and keys from the ABLOY Protec2 CLIQ range A critical public utility that also attracts 190,000 tourists every year provides the ultimate security challenge. Infrastructure safety is paramount, but so too is the flexibility required to welcome hundreds of daily visitors. At Llyn Brenig Reservoir and Visitor Centre, the answer was ASSA ABLOY`s CLIQ® technology. ASSA ABLOY UK, Technical Sales Manager Comments “Cri...

ACT door controllers, door stations and proximity fobs are being used at Urban Village development Secured Alarm Systems are installing access control equipment from ACT at a £25m regeneration project in Swansea, Wales. The integrator is using ACT door controllers, door stations and proximity fobs at the Urban Village development, an ongoing project that has already transformed the High Street and Strand area of Swansea with a set of mixed-use commercial and residen...

The access control and digital video systems now in place have played a key role in making the campus safer Sending your kids off to college is an exciting and nerve wracking time for any parent, and the last thing a parent wants to do is worry about the safety of his or her child. The Department of Public Safety at American University understands these concerns and prides itself on maintaining a safe and secure environment. That’s why American University invested in an...

CEM’s access terminal, emerald, has been installed at the airport providing solution beyond access control CEM Systems, part of the Security Products business unit of Tyco, can announce that its long standing customer London Gatwick Airport has undergone a major upgrade of its AC2000 access control and security management system. The project was phased throughout 2014 and involved an upgrade of AC2000 Airport software, as well as the upgrade of more than 700 card rea...

CLIQ® remote programming devices enable managers to update keys anywhere even in the field Challenge Founded as a private gas company in the 1800s, Industrielle Werke Basel (IWB) is now an independent utility owned by the city and canton of Basel. It employs over 750 people and supplies around 190,000 customers in Basel and north-western Switzerland with electricity, district heating, biogas and natural gas, energy services, telecommunications and safe drinking water. As...

Xesar and EPS locking systems meet very strict security standards and provide ideal protection More than 200 students in various secondary school types receive tuition and training on their way to becoming high-performance athletes. The secondary school in Vösendorf, south of Vienna, is due to open its doors in September 2014. An educational institution requires a flexible security system. Xesar – The Ideal Solution EVVA Partner Wehrhan TPS Sicherheitstechnik...

LEGIC provides its Connect trusted service through an existing Kaba Saflok room key management solution Opening hotel rooms with smartphones became reality in Las Vegas. The Cromwell Las Vegas decided to use the combination of the LEGIC Connect trusted service, Kaba Mobile Access Solutions and Bluetooth Low Energy, allowing the hotel to send keys onto smartphones with the touch of a button. The Cromwell Las Vegas, operated by Caesars Entertainment, is now one of the first hot...

see bigger image The contract follows a pilot program that allowed ESBT to ascertain benefits of LOCKEN’s access control solution ESB Telecoms (ESBT), a subsidiary of Ireland’s public electricity distribution company, has contracted LOCKEN to upgrade its access infrastructures. The contract, which covers the provision of 1,000 access systems for Global Systems for Mobile Communications (GSM) base stations at 450 locations throughout the country, follows a pil...

CEM AC2000 SE was installed to secure the hospital and to keep staff, visitors and patients safe The dedicated university hospital which opened in Saudi Arabia in 1982 provides 800 patient beds, over 20 operating rooms and fully equipped and staffed laboratories. The university hospital contains a special outpatient building and provides primary and secondary care services for Saudi patients. CEM AC2000 SE (Standard Edition) security management system was installed to secure t...

Urmet equipment has been specified recently at high-profile residential projects Property and infrastructure developer Lend Lease is using Urmet’s IP video door entry and access control system at a new-build apartment complex in South London. Urmet IPervoice solution - single-platform control Cobalt Place, a luxury eco-friendly project in the heart of Battersea Village, will use the Urmet IPervoice solution which requires only one Virtual LAN for the whole location...

Access control solution alongside & class change systems have been installed St Margaret’s was founded in 1749 and owned by the Clergy Orphan Corporation until 1996 when it became a fully independent school for girls, aged 4 – 18. Today, the school is the UK’s longest running girl’s boarding school and one of the oldest independent girls’ schools in the UK and the oldest in Hertfordshire. Integrated access control solution installed Wor...

With Nedap’s flexlockers, students can now only claim a locker when they need it, using their existing smart card Leading university hospital, King Khalid, has saved significant time and money by shifting from traditional, key-based metal lockers to flexlockers secured by Nedap’s electronic locks. Locker key management was becoming increasingly more time consuming and expensive, but it’s important for the university to provide a safe place for students’...

Alpro’s overhead transom closers are a means of hydraulically controlling the opening and closing of an aluminum door The Exhibit, a retro-themed bar, restaurant and cinema in south London, is using transom door closers and bespoke handles from Alpro Architectural Hardware. The Balham site which has a focus on art and creativity wanted custom-made aluminum-framed glass doors with a Fifties design which have been constructed by Essex-based IDF Aluminium Ltd. Alpro&nb...

SMARTair’s all-in-one access control solution reduces the cost and inconvenience associated with wiring Mul-T-Lock’s innovative SMARTair™ access control system has been installed at the White Hart Hotel in Harrogate as part of a refurbishment programme of works, carefully planned to be sensitive to the historic significance of the Georgian manor house. Mul-T-Lock at White Hart Hotel The White Hart Hotel is one of the finest hotels in Harrogate and has b...

The wireless access control system comprised of products from ASSA ABLOY brands Adams Rite and Sargent Customer Andersen & Sons Shelling, located in Vina, California, farms and ships walnuts to customers around the world. In 2002 it expanded with a world-class nut processing facility.  Challenge Andersen & Sons makes food safety and security a top priority. The 110-year old family agricultural business wanted to address modern facility challenges by simultaneou...

ASSA ABLOY supplied UNION Codehandle sets, providing effective key-less locking/unlocking for students’ interior doors ASSA ABLOY UK has worked closely with Lincoln Security to provide one of the top performing schools in the country with effective access control solutions. Priory Academy LSST - One of the top performing schools The Priory Academy LSST, based in Lincolnshire, provides places for around 240 pupils in each year group and many of the school’s studen...

Matrox cards installed to capture & display real-time, high-quality video & data from multiple sources The Bouches-du-Rhône Fire & Rescue Department (SDIS 13) chose Agelec to design and integrate two new video walls in their emergency response center, in order to monitor ongoing interventions and operations across this largely urban area of France. SDIS 13 now relies on Matrox Mura MPX cards—installed within Agelec AGCWALL video wall processors&mdas...

G4S to deliver catering, cleaning, security and grounds maintenance at Bayer House G4S Facilities Management has won a contract to deliver total facilities management to Bayer, at the global pharmaceutical company’s UK and Ireland headquarters in Newbury, Berkshire.  Under the contract, which starts on 1 April, G4S FM will deliver catering, cleaning, security, reception, helpdesk, mailroom, building and grounds maintenance to the 450 staff based at Bayer House,...

IMID access system enables over 10,000 members and staff to freely enter and exit access-restricted areas of the facility The Granite Club, Canada’s premier family, social, recreation and athletic club, recently announced it has implemented a state-of-the-art access and security system designed to allow freedom of movement for members and staff, while restricting access to authorized users only. “Following a comprehensive process, we selected FST’s IMID Acce...

Nedap’s sensors will help reduce search traffic by guiding motorists to free parking spaces smoothly As the world population continues to grow and more people move to urban environments, major cities are concerned with the growing parking demand, increasing traffic searching for a parking space and thus CO2 emissions. To improve the usage of the new and existing parking capacity and to offer citizens and visitors the best parking service, cities like Madrid are in a...

Over 62 high profile doors at the center are fitted with offline networked SALTO XS4 handle sets Customer As the number of people attending Accident and Emergency Departments and Acute Medical Units (AMU) continues to grow and put pressure on the NHS, a brand new medical center in South West London is welcome news. Nelson Health Centre in Merton, South West London, is being developed on the site of the former Nelson Hospital on Kingston Road. NHS Merton Clinical Commissionin...

QID functions as a classroom function lock for everyday use & features instant deadbolt ability Securitech, the industry leader for innovative, purpose-driven locking devices, is making classroom security faster, easier and stronger with its QID™ (Quick Intruder Deadbolt) classroom lock, on display at the Annual National School Boards Association (NSBA) Conference and Trade Show on March 21-23 in Nashville, TN. Designed to exceed safe school government standards,...

SALTO’s new JustIN mobile key technology allow its guests to access their rooms by using their own smart phones The Astoria 7 hotel in San Sebastian, Spain, is one of the first in the world that can now manage the reservations and stays of its guests by sending their room keys direct to their smart phones. Opened in April 2009, the Hotel Astoria 7 is the ideal hotel for lovers of cinema. Built on the foundations of a former Gipuzkoa cinema, the hotel appeals to an e...

Two COSEC DOOR PVRs were installed at gym’s main entrances and integrated with the turnstile Introduction: Viva Gym is having a vision to roll out a successful fitness model throughout South Africa with approximately 5000 members per club, as well as innovative, fresh and fun fitness concept with quality finishes and the latest products and designs. They wanted access control solution to be integrated with their KRS gym management software at one of their gym at Hil...

The PalmSecure readers have been installed as a security protocol to authenticate employee Security Systems Technology Ltd (SST) have implemented palm-vein biometric authentication by Fujitsu(PalmSecure) for Hiscox London Market, a division of the Bermuda-based insurer that underwrites international businesses via Lloyd’s of London. The PalmSecure readers have been installed as a security protocol to authenticate employee access as Hiscox introduced secure document sca...

The inspectors have expressed confidence on G4S’s plans for the future Government inspectors published their second review into progress made at Britain’s newest prison, HMP Oakwood near Wolverhampton.   Inspectors found that the prison, which is managed by security company G4S, had “turned the corner” after a challenging initial period and commended the prison director’s leadership, the hard work of the staff and expressed confidence in...

The high-end houses will be installed with Allegion’s Schlage SEL 300 or Schlage SEL-2.0 Series Electronic Anti-Burglary locks Allegion, a leading global provider of security products and solutions, recently announced that Allegion Security Technologies (China) Co., Ltd., the subsidy of Allegion in China, has successfully signed a two-year strategic cooperation agreement with Zhenro Group, headquartered in Fujian Province of China. And the first delivery has been complet...

Bosch fire alarm system provides protection, safeguards life and property & meets needs of the hotel The only luxury hotel in Surabaya, the Shangri-La is a sanctuary within a bustling city. Known for their focus on the security of their guests, Shangri-La Surabaya takes a professional and responsible approach for their security and safety planning. With a fire alarm system that was installed close to 20 years ago, ShangriLa recognized the need to install a new system t...