Door access control - Case studies

Abloy UK fire door solution secures battery rooms of ScottishPower

The Abloy door range comprises of pre-engineered steel and timber security door sets Abloy UK has supplied ScottishPower with a compliant fire door solution to secure their battery rooms without compromising on health, safety, or aesthetics. ScottishPower is part of the Iberdrola Group, a global energy company and world leader in wind energy. They operate in the generation, transmission and distribution of electricity, energy management and supply of gas and electricity in th...

Nedap locker management system simplifies security at TweeSteden Hospital

Operation of the locks on the door makes the system comfortable and easy to use TweeSteden Hospital had no fewer than 1600 lockers. Each employee had access throughout the year to a personal locker with a traditional lock. This had a number of disadvantages: keys disappeared without a trace, there was no insight into use of the lockers and management of them was opaque. During a major renovation project in the hospital, it became clear that there would no longer be suffic...

Vanderbilt SiPass access control provides enhanced security at Dublin Airport

Dublin Airport provides on-site maintenance facilities for many of the hundreds of aircrafts that use it every day Presented with the requirement to provide a security installation for refurbished offices associated with a busy aircraft maintenance facility at Dublin Airport, Gallant Security Systems selected SiPass Entro access control equipment from Vanderbilt Security Products as the basis for its solution. This range of equipment was chosen because of its excellent track r...

Vanderbilt Security Management System improves Sheriff's Office access control

Vanderbilt SMS helps make sure that all personal information at the Sheriff's office is protected Home to 30,000 residents, Bradford County is a rural community located 45 miles Southwest of Jacksonville, Florida. The Bradford County Sheriff’s Office is mandated to protect its citizens and at the same time, safeguard sensitive criminal justice information, such as fingerprints and backgrounds from unauthorised exposure. Bradford County started out using security technol...

SALTO XS4 and SVN wireless access control platform secures office building in Wolverhampton, UK

Security Direct (GB) Ltd chose SALTO’s XS4 wireless access control solution for Deansgate Deansgate, a brand new high specification serviced office building in Wolverhampton has chosen an electronic security solution from SALTO systems to provide smart access control for its tenants and staff. Located in Tettenhall, Wolverhampton, Deansgate was previously an old HMRC VAT office and the landmark property dates back to the early 18th Century with a retained listed fa&cced...

French job centres installed with Aiphone JP video intercom systems

Each of the Pôle emploi offices are being equipped with a JP video intercom solution from Aiphone Pôle emploi is a French governmental agency which registers unemployed people, provides social benefits and helps them find jobs. It also offers opportunities for companies to hire staff. The agency was created in 2009 as a result of a government pledge to reduce the unemployment rate. Aiphone JP video intercom systems have been installed at each of the 450 Pôle...

Secured Alarm Systems installs ACT365 access control system at Dr Organic's new UK base

ACT365 removes the need for extensive PC equipment on site allowing remote control to Secured Alarm Systems Secured Alarm Systems has installed ACT’s cloud-based access control system, ACT365, at the new UK base of Dr Organic, a natural skincare and beauty product company.  Dr Organic created a production, design and distribution centre within the 18-acre Swansea Enterprise Park to consolidate its operations in Europe.  Remote access solution ACT365 gives use...

Princeton Identity implements iris recognition system at Pennsylvania elder care facility

The easy-to-use solution ensures instant identification and requires no codes to be remembered Princeton Identity has recently implemented an iris recognition system at Brevillier Village, a long-term care and independent residential/retirement facility in Erie, Pennsylvania, that will make access control procedures easier and more convenient for both residents and staff. Iris recognition technology According to Jean LaFuria, Vice President of Residential Services, Brevillie...

Network Security & Alarms secures Raymarine HQ with Vanderbilt access control and CCTV solutions

Vanderbilt’s integrated security installation is providing flexible protection for Raymarine facilities Vanderbilt has worked with value added partner Network Security and Alarms Limited, an expert installer of electronic security systems, to develop a comprehensive yet efficient and cost-effective security solution for Raymarine's new purpose-built headquarters in Portsmouth. The installation, which incorporates tightly integrated access control and CCTV systems, is pr...

Abloy UK EL490 electric motor lock secures up to 1,000 Pod Works phone box workstations

Abloy UK’s electric motor locks offer high security, with a secure external override and manual escape at all times Lock manufacturer Abloy UK has created a bespoke locking solution for ART Security Solutions (ART), to secure up to 1,000 Pod Works quirky phone box workstations across the UK, specifying the EL490 electric motor lock alongside interior and exterior keypads. The Pod Works workstations have been created using iconic red BT telephone boxes, and each typicall...

Videx & Protectorcomms secure Cardiff University accomodation with flagship VX2200 digital door entry system

Videx expands its presence with Protectorcomms at student accommodation in Cardiff University Videx, provider of door entry systems, has recently fitted out a large scale student accommodation development in partnership with Welsh installation company Protectorcomms for Cardiff University students. The development consists of 320 apartments as part of an ongoing accommodation project, which is designed for those who have chosen to live and study in Cardiff City. VX2200 digita...

Boon Edam supplies Speedlane 300 turnstiles access control system to real Estate firm in Peru

Boon Edam supplies fully-automated, fast Speedlane 300 turnstiles for all office buildings in Lima, Peru Boon Edam, a global leader in security entrances and architectural revolving doors, announced that the real estate company Urbanova has standardised on Boon Edam turnstiles for all its Lima, Peru buildings. The real estate firm’s objective was to have an access control system that eases the control function for building guards with simple, robust equipment and a desi...

Electricity North West Limited infrastructure sites secured by ASSA ABLOY’s access control solution CLIQ

The battery-powered CLIQ keys are programmable, allowing time-limited access rights Upgrading security at Electricity North West Limited presents quite a challenge. The company owns 57,000 kilometres of overhead lines and underground cables, as well as 34,000 transformers, in urban and remote rural locations across north-west England. The company needs an access control solution that meets critical infrastructure standards for attack resistance. Key management must be secure a...

3xLOGIC infinias access control systems secure Orchard Place in Iowa

The user-friendly infinias access control system manages 450+ users at main campus and two other facilities 3xLOGIC, Inc., a provider of integrated intelligent security solutions, announces that Orchard Place, a Des Moines, IA-based provider of children’s mental health services, is standardising on 3xLOGIC’s infinias access control across nearly all of its facilities. With the help of a large professional staff, volunteers, and individual and corporate donors, Orc...

Farpointe P620 proximity/keypad reader installed at Morristown Fire and EMS Building

The mullion keypad reader mounts directly to a standard North American sized wall switch box or any flat surface Farpointe Data, the access control industry's partner of choice for premium RFID solutions, announced that Farpointe's new P620 mullion-sized combination proximity/keypad reader made installation much easier for Cameras Networking and Security of Vermont (CNSVT) of Barre, Vermont, at the Morristown Fire and EMS building, also in Vermont. The mullion keypad read...

ASSA ABLOY Aperio wireless access control protects Norway’s Stavanger Concert Hall

Aperio locks are cost-efficient to run and easy to install A leading orchestra, admin staff, 200 contractors, and thousands of music fans all need access at various times. Auditoriums, rehearsal rooms, wardrobes, offices, a sauna, the canteen, and an archive, all need securing. The requirement at Stavanger Concert Hall was for dependable access control with maximum flexibility. The answer was Aperio wireless technology from ASSA ABLOY. The new Stavanger Concert Hall, designed...

Vanderbilt access control secures Dublin commercial development

Georges Quay presented a number of access management requirements including the control of car parks and lifts George's Quay in Dublin is one of Ireland's largest and most prestigious commercial developments comprising retail, office and leisure accommodation. The latest phase of the development saw the total floor area more than double to 45,000 sq. m with the addition of two new office buildings and a further 285 car parking spaces. Access management requirementsGeorges Qua...

CEM Systems boosts security at Harland and Wolff sites with AC2000 security management solution

Harland and Wolff uses AC2000 Security Hub for alarm and CCTV event management CEM Systems, part of the Security Products business unit of Tyco, announced they have successfully won the contract to secure Harland and Wolff Heavy Industries sites in Belfast, Northern Ireland. G4S were selected as integrator to install the AC2000 security solution throughout the Harland and Wolff sites. Harland and Wolff is a heavy engineering company to the maritime, offshore oil and gas, and...

Alpro’s Functional 97 pull handles used on office buildings at Silverstone Business Park, UK

The Alpro Functional 97 pull handles are suitable for general users & those who may have an impaired ability to grip Pull door handles from Alpro are being used on office buildings at Silverstone Business Park. The park is a high-performance technology and motorsport cluster adjacent to the Silverstone Circuit, which is the current venue for the British Grand Prix. The handles are Alpro’s Functional 97 pull handles which cater for a broad user base since their wide...

ASSA partners with Warrior Doors to provide secure bin store doors at Solihull Community Housing

Doors by Warrior Doors contained ASSA’s deadlocks, which offer a robust design ideal for high usage areas ASSA, part of ASSA ABLOY Security Solutions, a UK division of ASSA ABLOY, the global leader in door opening solutions has worked with Warrior Doors to secure bin stores for Solihull Community Housing (SCH). SCH is an Arm's Length Management Organisation (ALMO) set up in April 2004 to run the housing service on behalf of Solihull Council. SCH is undergoing a regenera...

Videx to provide access control solution to brand new student accommodation development

VX2200 digital door entry system will not only ensure the safety of students but also allow convenient access Videx, the experts in door entry, has won a big contract to provide a robust access control solution to a brand new student accommodation development in Newcastle-upon-Tyne.The development, which will welcome its first residents this week, will provide 123 student flats in Clavering Place, a prime location in the centre of Newcastle for those choosing to study and live...

3xLOGIC Intelli-M Professional access control system secures Texas Health Huguley Hospital

3xLOGIC provides access control for more than 1800 users of Texas Health Huguley Hospital 3xLOGIC, Inc., a provider of integrated intelligent security solutions, announced that Texas Health Huguley Hospital, located in Ft. Worth and a member of Adventist Health System, continues to roll out its 3xLOGIC Intelli-M Professional access control system to an ever larger number of doors and entrances.With 46 hospital campuses and more than 8,300 licensed beds in 10 states, Adventist...

3xLOGIC Intelli-M Access control management solution secures Hamilton School District’s buildings

  To date, 174 doors across Hamilton School District have been fitted with 3xLOGIC security 3xLOGIC, a provider of integrated intelligent security solutions has announced Hamilton School District, located in Hamilton, Montana, has installed 3xLOGIC’s Intelli-M Access®, a browser-based access control management solution, at all the district’s buildings. Access control transition Judy Hake, Maintenance and Transportation Director for the school district led...

Boon Edam automatic revolving door improves customer experience at Snowbird Ski and Summer Resort

The former double sliding door entrance was replaced with a Boon Edam Duotour automatic revolving door Boon Edam, a global provider of security entrances and architectural revolving doors, has announced that The Cliff Lodge and Spa at Snowbird Ski and Summer Resort, located in the heart of the Utah’s Wasatch Mountains, has replaced its former double sliding door entrance with a Boon Edam Duotour automatic revolving door. Located 29 miles from Salt Lake City Internationa...

Castel Xellip IP audio-video Intercom chosen for redeveloped Mersey Wharf Business Park

The Business Park owners opted for Castel’s Xellip full IP/SIP intercom and audio-video solution Mersey Wharf is a 33-acre Business Park and Wharf in Bromborough. Located on the Wirral in northwest England, the rejuvenated facility has adopted two-way IP audio-video intercom designed and manufactured by Castel. Business park security requirements Security at the site is at a premium and the operators needed an IP-addressable solution at a main entrance station where vi...

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