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ASSA ABLOY displays its security innovations at ASIS 2011

Tue, 27 Sep 2011 08:00:00 GMT

ASSA ABLOY showcased its full spectrum of products that accommodate today's need for on-the-go security

ASSA ABLOY, the global leader in door opening solutions, has showcased its full spectrum of products that accommodate today's need for on-the-go security.

New innovations include: mobile keys that turn smart phones into access credentials, standalone locks that communicate their status to any web-enabled device, eCylinders that instantly add electronic...

Abloy UK will demonstrate electromechanical solutions at IFSEC

Mon, 04 Apr 2011 08:00:00 GMT

Abloy UK is showcasing superior electromechanical security solutions at IFSEC 2011

Abloy UK will be showcasing the latest additions to its innovative electromechanical product portfolio at this year's IFSEC Exhibition.

Visitors to stand C50 can see live demonstrations of Cliq Remote, which is based on a...

Abloy introduces a high security key cylinder system for industrial locking environments

Thu, 31 Mar 2011 08:00:00 GMT

Abloy has become the first security specialist to launch a high security key cylinder designed to meet the needs of industrial locking environments.

Abloy UK has launched a high security key cylinder system specifically targeted at the high security retail, OEM applications and museum display case markets.

Designed for use in camlocks and furniture locks, Sentry incorporates a wide range of high security padlocks for use in demanding industrial environments.

The new Abloy Sentry cylinder system also incorporates a unique patent protected anti-wear key mechanism utilising high security traditional rotating detainer discs, which provide both durability and long-term performance.

Sentry has been industry tested to performance level, with results demonstrating its construction is extremely resistant against dirt, salt water and wear, with extended wear life of up to fifty per cent.

The design and operating principle of the disc...

Abloy UK's event at the Academy garners positive response from access control users

Fri, 19 Nov 2010 08:00:00 GMT

Abloy UK is running a calendar of events at the Academy

Abloy UK has hosted its first customer event at the brand new ASSA ABLOY Academy in Portobello, West Midlands, providing locksmiths, access control specialists and systems integrators...

Abloy UK's Open Door Sessions impart education on school security

Tue, 07 Sep 2010 08:00:00 GMT

An Abloy Open Door Session in progress

Abloy UK had opened a new series of seminars with a focus on education, offering industry consultants and end-users the opportunity to find out more about the security issues in this sector.

The first ‘Open Door Session', held at ASSA ABLOY Headquarters in Willenhall, included presentations on the different levels of security in a school building, and the importance of complying with current...

ABLOY products offer quality and durability to hospital security

Thu, 17 Apr 2008 08:00:00 GMT

High performance access control products have been at the heart of the security and safety regime at Ninewells Hospital, located on the western outskirts of Dundee, since it opened in 1974. Today, over 57,000 doors at the hospital, which is part of Tayside University Hospitals NHS Trust and serves 400,000 people in Tayside and the North East Fife region of Scotland, are fitted with an ABLOY product.

As the hospital expanded, local locksmith Lock Shop & Security Services met the security,...

Innovation from Abloy UK on show at IFSEC

Fri, 11 Apr 2008 08:00:00 GMT

Leading security and access control company Abloy UK will be showing a host of new products at IFSEC 2008 - including an access control product specifically aimed at SMEs.

Ideally suited to smaller sites, Smartair is an off-line access control system. Offering the protection of a technologically sophisticated and accurate access control system for a fraction of the price, and without the need for a more complex on-line system - which can be expensive and time-consuming to maintain - it is...

United Utilities renews locking suites framework agreement with Abloy

Wed, 26 Mar 2008 08:00:00 GMT

United Utilities and high security locking and access control solutions provider Abloy UK have signed an innovative framework agreement covering the sourcing, supply and pricing of parts for Abloy locking suites installed across the utility company's water and wastewater treatment sites, pumping stations, water towers and reservoirs in northwest England.

United Utilities Supply Chain Solutions Buyer, Kerry Hill, explains, "We renewed this framework agreement with Abloy to build upon the valuable benefits we had seen during the initial 12-month period. As well as quicker, more efficient ordering of parts at fixed prices and...

Joe Grillo leaves ASSA ABLOY

Tue, 01 May 2007 08:00:00 GMT

ASSA ABLOY's Global Technologies Division (GTD) has announced the departure of its CEO, Joe Grillo, who also serves as Executive Vice President of Swedish parent ASSA ABLOY, AB.
"The time is right for me to step down and search out new challenges," said Joe Grillo.
"Since its formation in 2003, I have had the pleasure of watching GTD grow and mature. I'm proud of the achievements made by the excellent management team and employees at all three business units making up the Division, which includes HID, Hospitality, and Identification."
Joe is probably best known as one of the founders and long time president of HID, by far the global industry leader in electronic...

The industry puzzle: what does the future hold for security products?

Tue, 25 Apr 2006 08:00:00 GMT

The solution is simple when you know how
It's the puzzle that everyone in our industry would like to solve: how will we secure our property in the future with so many products from numerous suppliers, and complex standards to meet?
ASSA ABLOY will be unveiling a major development within our organisation that interlocks all our power brands to give specifiers and industry professional's one product source - and a complete security solution.
As an important voice in the security industry, we would also like you to join us for a preview of Future Lab, ASSA ABLOY's exciting new initiative that will provide a platform for the industry's most inventive ideas - and allow the leading players to test and validate...