Barricade case studies

DNAKE intercom and Gira smart home in new investment

New investment of the highest standard. Three buildings, 69 premises in total. The project wants to ensure consistency in the use of smart home devices for controlling lighting, air conditioning, roller blinds, and more. To achieve this, each apartment is equipped with a Gira G1 smart home panel (KNX system). Additionally, the project is looking for an intercom system that can secure the entrances and integrate seamlessly with Gira G1. The solution Integration allows for centralised control o...

Gunes Park Evleri: Modern security with DNAKE system

Gunes Park Evleri is a modern residential community situated in the vibrant city of Istanbul, Turkey. To enhance security and convenience for its residents, the community has implemented the DNAKE IP video intercom system throughout the premises. This state-of-the-art system provides an integrated security solution that allows residents to enjoy a seamless and secure living experience. The solution DNAKE smart intercom system provides residents with easy and flexible access through a variety...

DNAKE Smart Intercoms in Country Garden developments

DNAKE, a pioneering provider of smart intercom solutions, has established long-term partnerships with top real estate companies in China and global markets over the past decades. Country Garden Holdings Company Limited (stock code: 2007.HK) is one of China’s largest residential property developers, capitalising on the rapid urbanisation of the country. As of August 2020, the Group ranked 147th on the Fortune Global 500 list. With a focus on centralised management and standardisation, Coun...

DNAKE IP Intercom: Security for exclusive apartments

A newly built, small, intimate building with 26 high-standard apartments. It features two staircases and two passages with access control between the underground garage and the staircases. DNAKE IP intercom solution Limited apartments often signify a sense of exclusivity and high-end living. DNAKE IP video intercom solution delivers both security and convenience for modern residential living. The 902D-B6 offers a hands-free and contactless ent...

SwiftConnect innovates with Silver Towers key solution

Silverstein Properties, a pioneering real estate development, investment, and management firm, and its partners SwiftConnect, Allegion, and Kastle, announced they are live with resident keys in Apple Wallet for all apartment units at a multi-family housing location: Silverstein’s Silver Towers residential property at 606 West 42nd Street in New York City. Silverstein’s residential tenants now have an easy and secure way to add a resident key to Apple Wallet to access the apartment b...

VIVOTEK enhances security at CDO Newton, Belgium

VIVOTEK, the global pioneering security solution provider, has played a pivotal role in enhancing campus safety at CDO Newton, a renowned educational institution in Sint-Niklaas, Belgium, that helps guide students in taking their first steps toward the job market. As CDO Newton expanded its facilities, ensuring the security of students, staff, and visitors across a larger, more dynamic campus became increasingly challenging. To address this, CDO Newton turned to VIVOTEK's state-of-the-art AI se...

Delta Electronics UK upgrades security with VIVOTEK

Delta Electronics UK is a globally renowned provider of telecom, datacentre and industrial power solutions. Jason Butcher, Managing Director of Delta Electronics UK in Hemel Hempstead, recognised the importance of staying ahead in today’s rapidly evolving security landscape. With a commitment to ensuring the safety of employees and visitors, he sought to upgrade the company’s existing video security system. Although the current system was functional, it lacked the advanced AI-drive...

Boost cybersecurity with Wesco Anixter entroCIM

As a real estate development firm’s facility was nearing completion, the firm identified potential concerns with limitations in the facility’s control infrastructure. Before the building reached full occupancy, the firm engaged with Wesco Anixter’s entroCIM team for a comprehensive cybersecurity and use-case audit. As a result, the facility pivoted to a cloud-hosted instance of the entroCIM platform to deliver on the organisation’s lofty vision for a truly connected spac...

Sound reduction & security fencing by Jacksons Fencing

Jacksons Fencing has successfully completed the installation of an innovative sound reduction barrier and security fencing system for Matthews Haulage at their Essex logistics facility. The project, completed in 2024, was designed to address the haulage company's dual needs for noise control and site security, providing a durable, compliant, and efficient solution. Robust security Matthews Haulage, a long-established player in the transport and logistics sector, sought to minimise noise...

ZeroEyes AI gun detection protects Susquenita Schools

ZeroEyes, the creators of the only AI-based gun detection video analytics platform that holds the full US Department of Homeland Security SAFETY Act Designation, announced that its proactive gun detection and intelligent situational awareness solution has been deployed by Susquenita School District of Perry County, Pennsylvania, to protect students and staff from gun-related violence. Located in Duncannon, the Susquenita School District comprises an elementary, middle, and high school, loc...

WTC Amsterdam chooses eCLIQ for digital access control

World Trade Centre (WTC) Amsterdam is home to more than 300 companies. The commitment of its security team to providing a safe working environment in WTC’s fixed and flexible offices goes without saying. However, building managers wanted more from their access solution. More than just an office space, WTC Amsterdam has complementary onsite facilities, including childcare, a gym, physiotherapy clinic, bar/café, dry cleaning service and more. All its facilities must be cleaned and se...

Gira G1 integration with DNAKE at Oaza Mokotów

New investment of the highest standard. Three buildings, 69 premises in total. The project wants to ensure consistency in the use of smart home devices for controlling lighting, air conditioning, roller blinds, and more. To achieve this, each apartment is equipped with a Gira G1 smart home panel (KNX system). Additionally, the project is looking for an intercom system that can secure the entrances and integrate seamlessly with Gira G1.   The solution Oaza Mokotów is a high-end re...

G4S Japan enhances security for multitenancy buildings

In Japan nearly two in five office workers work from home a minimum of once a week, particularly if they work in IT or consultancy, according to Nikkei research undertaken in 2023. When a global IT company announced they would be leasing out four floors in their Tokyo office last year, in response to changing working habits following Covid, G4S approached them to be their security provider. They had already been doing access control and meet and greet at the eight-storey building for the l...

Yanmar enhances security with VIVOTEK solutions

Yanmar Holdings Co., Ltd. is one of Japan's largest manufacturing companies, founded in 1912, and now has more than 25,000 employees worldwide. Yanmar has positioned itself in the international market as a pioneer in diesel engine technology and has developed a wide range of industrial equipment, including engines, agricultural machinery, installations, construction equipment, power systems, marine and other components. With over a century of manufacturing experience, Yanmar is actively promot...

Security upgrade: Akuvox at Holliday Wharf

Holliday Wharf & Canal Wharf in Central Birmingham is a bustling apartment complex of 143 properties and home to 400 residents. The development is located in a region that has experienced rapid growth and redevelopment, with a surge in new bars and restaurants opening, and new student accommodation also housed in the area.  Safety of residents The management group perceived the growth complex was facing rising security concerns With the recent influx of nightlife, hospitality outlet...

Mul-T-Lock master key systems for Loc8me security

Mul-T-Lock is working with Charnwood Lock and Key for Loc8me, a premier student accommodation management agency to provide dedicated master key systems enabling secure and efficient access for maintenance of its growing property portfolio. Since its establishment in 2008, Loc8me has grown to have over 6,000 tenants living with them and they manage over 2,500 properties across Loughborough, Bristol, Durham, Newcastle, Nottingham, Leeds, Manchester, Hull, Leicester, Liverpool and Birmingham. Hig...

VIVOTEK Cloud Detection with CMS: Innovative solutions

VIVOTEK successfully partnered with CMS, a pioneering provider of solar radiation measuring and analysis solutions, to implement an innovative Cloud Detection and All Sky Measurement system. The project aimed at delivering accurate and reliable data for applications such as weather and cloud observations, atmospheric and climate research, solar irradiance monitoring, and irradiance nowcasting for photovoltaic plants. Challenge CMS faced the challenge of developing a robust Cloud Detection an...

Matrix VoIP solutions for emergency call management

Client, a prominent regional R&D institution under MeitY, plays a crucial role in advancing India's technological landscape. With a focus on IT, electronics, and related sectors, the organisation leads in cutting-edge research, driving innovation to meet global trends and market needs. As a key player in high-end R&D, they have been pivotal in propelling India’s IT revolution, consistently expanding their expertise in emerging technologies. They utilise their knowledge and creativ...

AI surveillance at AVS: Cutting false alarms

American Veterans Security (AVS), a local pioneer providing comprehensive security solutions with over 30 years of experience, serves various clients, including commercial, residential, industrial, construction sites, and automotive sectors. AVS specialises in security monitoring and live interactive video services. AVS’s mission is to offer its clients reliable, scalable, and cost-effective security solutions while maintaining a high standard of service to meet the unique needs of its c...

Motorola M500 boosts Lancashire police's operations

Motorola Solutions announced that Lancashire Police will deploy the M500 in-car video solution across its entire fleet of vehicles. The new video solution observes the vehicle’s environment from multiple viewpoints to provide officers with real-time awareness of their surroundings, whilst capturing video evidence that can provide accurate incident documentation to aid investigations. Motorola Solutions M500 "Police officers face unpredictable challenges and fast-movi...

Secure multi-residential management with ASSA ABLOY eCLIQ

With a stock of over 13,000 apartments and an ambitious new residential development programme, GWW has been helping to make Wiesbaden affordable for a broad range of population groups over more than 70 years. Digital access is helping them meet the needs of the future with confidence and flexibility. Being the city’s largest provider of housing goes hand in hand with an aspiration to make a measurable contribution to living together in an urban environment. GWW’s corporate culture...

BMA International tackles POS fraud with HID fingerprint readers

Established in 1997, Dubai-based BMA International operates fashion retail in the Middle East and Asia across the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA), United Arab Emirates (UAE), Bahrain, Oman, Kuwait and Qatar with more than 250 stores offering two major brands — Redtag and twenty4. BMA’s steady growth is a testament to its focus on building trust with its shoppers, employees, suppliers and stakeholders to create a company that is people-centric, ambitious and results-oriented. Challen...

Indonesia immigration boosts security with HID U.ARE.U™ Camera

Reliable identity verification is an unwavering requirement at mission-critical checkpoints such as border crossings. Oftentimes, however, this involves slow manual processes that create a ripple effect of inefficiency and security risks. Passengers endure long wait times leading to frustration, fatigue and dissatisfaction. Indonesia Immigration recognised this strain on travellers moving through its destinations — specifically in one of the region’s busiest locations: the internati...

VIVOTEK cameras aid wildlife conservation in Port Phillip Bay

The project, a collaborative effort between two Australian government entities—Zoos Victoria and Parks Victoria, aimed to monitor seals on protected haul-out structures in the middle of Port Phillip Bay. Zoos Victoria, a world-pioneering zoo-based conservation organisation, is dedicated to fighting wildlife extinction. With four zoos—Healesville Sanctuary, Kyabram Fauna Park, Melbourne Zoo, and Werribee Open Range Zoo—Zoos Victoria provides unique and immersive experiences tha...

Traffic safety in České Budějovice with Hanwha Vision cameras

České Budějovice is a city located in Southern Bohemia in the Czech Republic that serves as the regional capital, with important commercial and political ties, and is the seat of many large corporations. An important trans-European road, the E55, that runs from Sweden to Greece also passes through the city. Protecting the citizens and visitors of České Budějovice on the roads is extremely important, both for strengthening the tourist attractiveness of the city and for ensuring smo...

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