The Royal Scottish Academy of Music & Drama is Scotland's international conservatoire and the only one in the UK to offer music, drama and dance to degree level. With around 800 students from 45 countries, the Academy offers a performance-based training where excellence and the student experience are at the heart of every-thing they do.
It was here Kaba Ltd was invited to undertake a security survey to identify, provide and install a fully integrated solution that would meet all their security requirements.
With client consultation, Kaba went through a process of understanding the Academy's requirements to identify areas that needed enhanced security and to identify areas of low security risk. This would enable the initial installation to provide the best security solution and management of personnel movement, but with the ability to develop over time to include the areas that had been identified as lower security points initially.
Subsequently, nine on-line doors on the Academy's main site were secured using exos 9300, the latest product in an established line of access control systems developed by Kaba, with three stand-alone Kabaelolegic C-Levers on the main finance office and instrument room doors to secure valuable musical equipment.
Combining both mechanical locking cylinders with online access control has provided the Academy with a cost effective and flexible solution. |
A further five on-line doors are in-stalled at the new £ 6.3 million Speirs Locks Studios and also includes four LEGIC based C-Levers fitted to the staff and communications room doors.
Combining both mechanical locking cylinders with online access control has provided the Academy with a cost effective and flexible solution.
KabaexosCardLink seamlessly integrates these two system approaches. Using the innovative LEGIC contactless smart card technology, on-line and stand-alone components are now configured centrally - so from one single control system, the Academy can now manage both networked doors and access points with standalone door locks and readers. This enables the staff and students to gain access to their respective rooms in both buildings using a single card.
"I am delighted to have worked with the team at Kaba Ltd. As Scotland's international conservatoire it is only right that we ensure a safe environment for our staff and students.The Academy strives for excellence at all times, therefore it is only right that we utilise state-of-the-art technology such as LEGIC", says Chris McGeever, Buildings Operations Manager at The Academy.
The Academy bears testament to the success of a complete Kaba solution. Kaba technology has ensured all on-line and stand alone locking systems can be integrated, which not only provides diversity in levels of security, but also future proofs the Academy's investment.
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