Door access control - Case studies

ASSA ABLOY provided electric mortise locks and door closers to the centre ASSA ABLOY New Zealand was proud to contribute to the completion of the Carteron Events Centre in the Wellington Region of New Zealand’s North Island by providing cylinders, electric mortise locks and door closers from the Group brand Lockwood. By incorporating the public library built in 1881 into the overall design of the new multipurpose centre, Opus Architecture has created a link between Cart...

ASSA ABLOY supplied modular Smartair systems and tailored master key systems to the schools ASSA has supplied security products – including master key and access control systems, locks and door closers for the first two UK schools to be formally certified under the Passivhaus standard for energy efficiency. Continuing its involvement with energy-efficient public building projects, ASSA – working with West Midlands-based Architectural Ironmongers Locks & Fittin...

The handles are supplied with bolt-thro or back-to-back finishing as standard with appropriate fixings Pull handles with a stainless steel finish from Alpro Architectural Hardware have been used at a new hangar within Stansted Airport. The hangar and associated office complex are owned by an international business tycoon and the new facility will also function as a fixed base operator (FBO) within the airport. The hangar houses a Gulfstream jet; one of the world’s most...

Sandviken Municipality has installed ASSA ABLOY ARX or RiTA in its newly constructed or renovated projects ASSA’s ARX access control system is used on a large scale in Sandviken, Sweden, where it secures thousands of doors to administrative offices, gymnasiums, concert halls, schools, preschools and homes. Sandviken Municipality has installed ARX or its predecessor, RiTA, in all of its newly constructed or renovated projects, including housing. “Access control fo...

Good installed a SARGENT® SE LP10 lock on the door to an executive’s office that was being used as a conference room Good Technology provides mobile data security solutions that enable enterprises and government to keep corporate and personal data safe, secure and accessible. Its focus on secure enterprise mobility makes Good an ideal candidate to help pioneer the use of mobile smartphones for physical access control. The company believes that digital keys stored in...

Netflix launched the pilot by providing its employee participants with Samsung Galaxy S III handsets Netflix, founded in 1997, is the world’s leading Internet subscription service for enjoying movies and TV shows. With more than 27 million streaming members, Netflix serves customers in the United States, Canada, Latin America, the United Kingdom and Ireland. In August 2012 Netflix announced plans to expand streaming service to members in Denmark, Norway, Finland and Swed...

Nedap installed Convexs M80FC readers at 480 access points at Kiev stadium and at 380 access points at Lviv Arena Almost 70,000 spectators watched Spain win the European Football Championship – EURO 2012 – in Kiev’s Olympic Stadium. They enjoyed the match in a fun and safe setting that Nedap Security Management had helped create. Both the brand new Arena in Lviv and the renovated Kiev stadium had been equipped with Nedap’s AEOS security management syste...

Nedap Locker Management’s strength is that it allows for dynamic locker management In October 2010, Getronics BeLux relocated and introduced a radical improvement in working conditions. From then on, employees could work whenever they wanted to, and wherever was most convenient, as long as they delivered results. The new approach clearly had consequences for security and access. When the clean desk policy went into action and all drawer units were eliminated, employees n...

ASSA ABLOY Access Control’s Aperio smart technology was found to be the most cost effective solution ASSA ABLOY Access Control’s innovative Aperio locking solution has been installed and interfaced to the ACS PLAN Access Control System at the London offices of international law firm Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer. The London office has recently undergone some refurbishment and at the same time security arrangements were reviewed. Following significant research by...

SALTO’s XS4 smart locks in brass finish with the latest RFID technology have been installed at the hotel The Lucan Spa Hotel, a long established family hotel and now one of Ireland's premier wedding and conference venues, has just upgraded its guest security arrangements with a tailored electronic access control solution from SALTO Systems. Hotels probably have one of the toughest security tasks of all. On the one hand they have registered guests staying with them but t...

Alpro's access control systems also secure the University of Westminster Alpro’s overhead transom closers are a means of hydraulically controlling the opening and closing of aluminium doors and can have light, medium or heavy spring strengths to suit type of usage, with a 90 degree hold-open option. The university is using the devices at its building entrances on Guildhall Walk. Transom closers are well suited for use at universities and colleges since alternative optio...

The ASSA ReKey easily restores security, should someone lose a key ASSA ReKey solves problems with lost, stolen, or unreturned apartment keys, without having to replace the cylinder. Housing company Kommunfastigheter Eskilstuna and the housing co-operative association Stockrosen in Eskilstuna, Sweden have chosen ASSA ABLOY ReKey for lock security for their residents. Now ASSA ReKey easily restores security, should someone lose a key. A new key is made and when it is turned in...

Urmet will deploy its latest full IP video door-entry and access control system, IPervoice Market-leading audio and video door-entry manufacturers, Urmet, are delighted to have been appointed as the supplier for the first two residential buildings at the 67-acre King's Cross Central development. King’s Cross Central is a major mixed-use development site in central London, featuring offices, restaurants and shops, new homes and a university. Planning permission for 50 ne...

Urmet's IPervoice allows the system to be programmed and configured in advance Market-leading audio and video door-entry manufacturers, Urmet, are delighted to have been appointed as the supplier for the first two residential buildings at the 67-acre King's Cross Central development.  King’s Cross Central is a major mixed-use development site in central London, featuring offices, restaurants and shops, new homes and a university. Planning permission for 50 new and...

The project’s first phase was completed with high acceptance and further expansion is planned Ingersoll Rand Security Technologies, a leading global provider of security and safety solutions and manufacturer of contactless smart credentials and readers, and the CBORD Group, Inc., the leading provider of campus card and integrated security solutions to colleges and universities, recently announced the successful roll-out of near field communication (NFC)-enabled campus ca...

Bob Brown, senior specialist for Continuous Improvement at the United facility with an open keywatcher Key control and management systems from Morse Watchmans are used in corporate and educational facilities, museums, hotels and more to safeguard and track the use of door keys. The breakthrough engineering of the Morse Watchmans system also lends itself to other innovative applications including that of the United Airlines Jet Rebuild and Test Facility in San Francisco.  ...

The University installed a SALTO smart access control system The Institute of Biological, Environmental and Rural Sciences (IBERS) is a world class award winning research and teaching centre at Aberystwyth University, Wales. Located on the Penglais and Plas Gogerddan campuses, the venture brings together around 300 research, teaching and support staff to conduct basic, strategic and applied research into biology from the level of genes and other molecules to the impact of clim...

Operation of the system was converted from keypad usage to identification key cards Working closely with the client, Morse Watchmans has upgraded and expanded the KeyWatcher® key control and management system at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF). In addition to expanding the system to include more than 25 key control cabinets, operation of the system was converted from keypad usage to the University’s identification key cards. The cabinets were net...

Gonen Automation deployed 32 Idesco Access 7 C readers for Royal Euroma’s project Idesco’s Access 7 C readers were recently chosen by Gonen Automation for an access control system they designed for Royal Euroma, Wapenweld, in the Netherlands. Royal Euroma, the leading manufacturer of flavours and ingredients in Europe, articulated parallel goals of increasing worker safety and ensuring a hygienic environment in their facility. To achieve these goals, they decided t...

The Alpro transom closers are being installed on doors manufactured by Heritage Window Systems Transom door closers from Alpro Architectural Hardware are being installed at Stanmore Place, a luxury landscaped residential project of over 500 apartments in north-west London. The Alpro closers are being installed on doors manufactured by Hampshire-based Heritage Window Systems which are ‘thermally-broken’ meaning that temperature transfer through the doors is minimis...

The ACT equipment used at the college includes the ACTpro 4000 two-door controller The headquarters of the Royal College of Surgeons in London is being secured by door controllers and management software from Access Control Technology (ACT) as part of an IP security system. The college promotes and advances excellence in surgical practice and patient care in England and Wales. It is active in supporting surgeons at all stages of their careers and also promotes public understa...

MT5 is a fifth generation high security cylinder solution from Mul-T-Lock Stockport Homes has installed Mul-T-Lock’s patented MT5 high security locking system on all newly installed fire doors, to create a master key suite and balance resident reassurance with the need for emergency escape. Stockport Homes is a limited company that exists to manage the housing stock owned by Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council. The core role of the Arms Length Management Organisation...

The Alpro installation includes electric strikes and transom closers Access control equipment from Alpro Architectural Hardware has been used at a premium residential development on the Dorset coast, the Hutton Apartments in Weymouth, which also feature a ‘time capsule’ left by primary schoolchildren. The Alpro installation includes electric strikes and transom closers. The strikes are Alpro’s ANSI-style models which can be used in metal or timber door appli...

Alpro’s overhead transom closers hydraulically control the opening and closing of aluminium doors Exeter Chiefs, one of the UK’s leading rugby clubs, is using transom door closers from Alpro Architectural Hardware at its new 10,000-capacity Sandy Park stadium in Devon. Alpro’s overhead transom closers are a means of hydraulically controlling the opening and closing of aluminium doors and can have light, medium or heavy spring strengths to suit type of usage,...