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Mul-T-Lock’s Watchlock padlock receives Physical Security Product of the Year at IFSEC 2012

Tue, 22 May 2012 08:00:00 GMT

The Physical Security Product of the Year category showcased the highest quality physical security products

Mul-T-Lock UK is celebrating after the newly launched Watchlock intelligent high security padlock won Physical Security Product of the Year at this year’s IFSEC Security Industry...

HID Global and ASSA ABLOY will jointly showcase their higher security physical access control at IFSEC 2012

Mon, 14 May 2012 08:00:00 GMT

HID and ASSA ABLOY will demonstrate its technologies, products, solutions in Stand C50 in Hall 4

HID Global and its parent company ASSA ABLOY, trusted leaders in solutions for the delivery of secure identity and door opening solutions will jointly showcase their world-class products and solutions for migrating...

Mul-T-Lock’s MT5 high security locking system installed on Stockport Homes fire doors

Fri, 11 May 2012 08:00:00 GMT

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...

Alpro’s access control equipment secures premium residential development on Dorset coast

Wed, 02 May 2012 08:00:00 GMT

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...

Traka acquired by door locking solutions provider ASSA ABLOY

Mon, 16 Apr 2012 08:00:00 GMT

ASSA ABLOY will provide routes to market previously unavailable to Traka

Traka is pleased to announce a strategic development which sees the company being acquired by ASSA ABLOY, the world leader in door locking solutions.

Traka has been a remarkable success story from the company's...

Dortronics names Vihon Associates as manufacturers rep for its line of access control solutions

Wed, 28 Mar 2012 08:00:00 GMT

Vihon Associates will represent Dortronics in Tennessee, Alabama, Georgia and Mississippi

Dortronics Inc. announced a new manufacturers rep for its line of access control solutions. Effective as of March 1st, Vihon Associates of Roswell, GSA and Tullahoma, TN will represent Dortronics in Tennessee, Alabama, Georgia and...

ASSA ABLOY to demonstrate range of access control solutions at IFSEC 2012

Wed, 21 Mar 2012 08:00:00 GMT

ASSA ABLOY will also be unveiling the newest addition to its improved portfolio, Watchlock

Visitors to stand C50 in Hall 4 at IFSEC 2012, will be introduced to ASSA ABLOY’s range of industry-leading technology-based security and access control solutions, including its popular Aperio enabling technology.

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Automated key control and management systems boost electronic access control

Thu, 16 Feb 2012 08:00:00 GMT

An automated key control system bridges the gap between mechanical and electronic access control systems

The vast array of doors, entrances and restricted areas securing semi-public locales are increasingly demanding the need for effective and easy access control management. In this article, Fernando Pires, VP Sales and Marketing at Morse...

ASSA ABLOY launches new website to demonstrate advantages of latest smart security technologies

Tue, 14 Feb 2012 08:00:00 GMT

The new website will help create a cost effective link between online access control and physical security
ASSA ABLOY Access Control has launched a new website to demonstrate to security professionals and end users the advantages of latest smart technologies such as Aperio.
The new website, at www.assaabloy.co.uk/aperio, has been designed to offer the very latest news and industry updates, product developments and...

Mul-T-Lock's Smartair Offline access control solution secures Inspire Leisure centre in Littlehampton

Mon, 30 Jan 2012 08:00:00 GMT

The leisure centre in Littlehampton has installed Smartair Offline access control solution
Mul-T-Lock (UK)'s innovative Smartair Offline access control solution has been installed to form a combined mechanical and access control security solution at a local community leisure centre to enable better monitoring of door entry systems for staff and visitors.
Inspire Leisure in Littlehampton offers a diversified range of facilities, activities and services to the local...

UK mailbox supplier selects SALTO Systems to provide electronic locking solution

Mon, 30 Jan 2012 08:00:00 GMT

SALTO'S locker solution provides security protection to mailboxes, lockers, cupboards and cabinets
The UK's leading manufacturer and supplier of lockable mailbox systems and letterbox anti-arson solutions has selected SALTO Systems to provide an electronic locking solution for its products.
The SALTO XS4 locker lock is designed to bring all the advantages of electronic access control to a lockable mailbox and is designed to provide a high...

IMS Research announces strong growth in door automation market

Thu, 26 Jan 2012 08:00:00 GMT

The door automation industry is set to grow according to a recent study by IMS Research
After struggling in recent years, the $5.4 billion world market for door automation is poised for a robust recovery, according to a recent study by IMS Research, the leading provider of market intelligence to the global electronics industry.

Revenues from the sale, service, and maintenance of automatic doors and operators, driven largely by non-residential construction activity, came to a...

Ingersoll Rand Security Technologies continues to pioneer access control solutions to meet changing needs and budgets

Tue, 13 Dec 2011 08:00:00 GMT

Ingersoll Rand's PegaSys is a cost-effective way to upgrade a mechanical access control solution to an electronic one
Architectural journalist Gideon Sykes examines the problems of security key control, spotlighting how one innovative manufacturer is pioneering access control solutions to meet changing needs and tight budgets.

As technology develops, so do advances in building access and security. To satisfy the ever changing demands of clients, as well as compliance to changing rules and regulations, manufacturers are developing new and inventive solutions....

Inside Secure provides solutions to HID Global products

Wed, 07 Dec 2011 08:00:00 GMT

SecuRead(R) NFC solution from InsideSecure is securing and powering the HID Global iCLASS(R) digital keys
INSIDE Secure, a leader in semiconductor solutions for secure transactions, revealed that its SecuRead(R) NFC solution is securing and powering the HID Global iCLASS(R) digital keys and mobile secure identity feature available on multiple new NFC-enabled smartphones. Since the...

Videx wins "Best Building System Security Product" award for CyberLock Flex System Door & I/O module

Tue, 06 Dec 2011 08:00:00 GMT

Videx's CyberLock Flex System Door and I/O module activates a variety of relay-based devices
Videx won the "Best Building System Security Product" award for its new CyberLock Flex System Door & I/O module at the Worship Facilities Conference & Expo (WFX) in Dallas. Jim McGowan, Videx VP of Sales & Marketing, shares, "The award has great meaning for us and we...

Security systems leader MOBOTIX takes Pro-Vision on board as new distributor

Mon, 05 Dec 2011 08:00:00 GMT

Pro-Vision's strong performance and target audience will take MOBOTIX business to the next level
MOBOTIX AG, a leading manufacturer of digital high-resolution, network-based video security systems has taken Pro-Vision on board as a new distributor to offer its complete range to a community of several thousand installers across the UK.
Pro-Vision is an independently owned trade distributor of Closed Circuit Television (CCTV) and...

INSIDE Secure and CorFire join forces to roll out NFC applications

Mon, 05 Dec 2011 08:00:00 GMT

INSIDE Secure and CorFire have joined hands to speed up the rollout of NFC
CorFire(TM), the industry-leading mobile commerce business of SK C&C USA, and INSIDE Secure, a leader in semiconductor solutions for secure transactions and digital identity, announced an agreement that promises to accelerate the rollout of NFC applications by ensuring that INSIDE Secure's portfolio of MicroRead(R) and SecuRead(R) NFC solutions, as well as its Open NFC(TM)...

Axis Security appoints new Regional Manager for Scotland and Northern Ireland

Fri, 02 Dec 2011 08:00:00 GMT

Peter Honnan is the new Regional Manager for Scotland and Northern Ireland at Axis
Axis Security, the nationwide manned guarding and electronic security business, has appointed Peter Honnan as its new Regional Manager for Scotland and Northern Ireland. Peter, who has worked in the security industry for more than 30 years, has extensive management experience with such firms as Corps Security,

Legic develops new advant 4000 OEM reader module

Thu, 01 Dec 2011 08:00:00 GMT

Radio Frequency Systems, a Chinese provider of electronic RFID locks and contactless OEM reader modules, is a new partner of LEGIC Identsystems Ltd, leading manufacturer of contactless smart card technology for personal identification. Developing innovative OEM reader modules based on the new LEGIC advant 4000 reader chip generation, RF Systems trusts in a state-of-the-art technology that meets high requirements in terms of flexibility and convenience.

RF Systems will not only develop new reader modules with LEGIC, the Chinese manufacturer will also provide readers for access control applications. Banking on the latest LEGIC advant 4000 reader chip generation, RF Systems strengthens its competitive edge in the development of innovative multi-standard readers.

"We are continuously facing an ever-increasing demand for very flexible and efficiently working multi-standard reader modules", says Steven Cao, General Manager of RF Systems....

BSIA launches free guide for using access control systems in the utilities sector

Wed, 16 Nov 2011 08:00:00 GMT

The BSIA has launched a free guide to assist the utilities sector in access control systems
The British Security Industry Association (BSIA) has just launched a free guide to assist the utilities sector in the use of access control systems. The guide explains how access control systems can better improve the protection of sites such as water, oil and nuclear plants as well as administrative or production offices within...