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The University installed latest open platform ARX solution from ASSA ABLOY Access Control ASSA ABLOY Access Control’s innovative Aperio™ locking solution has been fitted by integrators WOT Security at the University of Surrey to instantly upgrade the security systems in place to an all encompassing wireless access control solution. The University of Surrey campus is based in Guildford and home to 18,000 students and around 3000 staff, who all play a role in c...

A gym and bike club for cyclists and runners commuting to work in London’s Soho has installed over 1400 lockers all equipped with smart electronic locks from SALTO to provide secure storage. Located next to Carnaby Street, in the London’s media, advertising and entertainment district, H2 Clubs is the brainchild of property developer and keen cyclist Piers Slater. Like many cyclists he was fed up with arriving at work hot and sweaty, then having to shower and change in cramped office...

ASSA ABLOY installed an IKON locking system incorporating 500+ CLIQ cylinders Ratiopharm Arena, a 9,000-seat multi-purpose venue in Neu-Ulm, Germany, has been fitted with security and escape route technology from ASSA ABLOY Sicherheitstechnik, placing it at the cutting edge of security. Built at a cost of approximately EUR 27.5 million, Ratiopharm Arena – which opened on 9 December 2011 – is one of the most modern stadiums in southern Germany. The building’s...

The ASSA dp master-key system was perfect for this type of building ASSA ABLOY Hong Kong Ltd. has delivered the ASSA dp master-key system to Hong Kong’s newest crowning glory: a brand-new, ultra-modern hospital opening in a few months. Hong Kong’s government decided in 2009 to build a hospital in the city of Tung Chung to meet the needs of the growing local population. Today, three years later, construction is almost complete. The new North Lantau Hospital is seve...

The KeyWatcher cabinet installed at the hotel is designed with a biometric access interface Luxurious amenities, ideal location, responsive service and fine dining are just some of the features of a first class hotel. First impressions can change quickly, however, if guests must wait in long lines when reception staff is slowed by additional chores such as dispensing and recording building keys used by maintenance or housekeeping. At the four-star Birmingham Marriott Hotel in...

ASSA ABLOY’s Aperio™ Technology will enable mechanical doors to be integrated into access control systems at an even more favourable price in the future. A communications hub providing a wireless connection with up to eight doors has just been added to the AperioT product portfolio. The new Communications Hub AH30 can operate up to eight doors within a transmission range of about 15 to 25 metres. Suitable for interior doors, this hub is particularly practical for hallways with a num...

Intelligent iPad Locker and Simple iPad Locker products were exhibited at the event Traka, the intelligent access management systems company, is exhibiting the latest generation of its iPad locker technology at BETT 2013 with its Intelligent iPad Locker and Simple iPad Locker products. The Traka Intelligent iPad Locker is designed to automate the process of issuing iPad tablets to students and ensuring they are returned and stored securely at the end of each school day. Negat...

ASSA ABLOY’s innovative Aperio locking solution has been fitted by local installers HE Simm at a £42million student accommodation complex in the heart of Liverpool. Vine Court, a BREEAM excellent project on Chatham Street, forms part of the University of Liverpool’s extensive sustainable accommodation programme. Comprising shops, a 250-seat restaurant and 749 en-suite bedrooms, the residences benefit from rainwater harvesting, solar thermal water heating an...

Smartair designed as a bolt on solution for a number of doors security in one location Mul-T-Lock UK’s innovative Smartair units have been fitted to exit doors at Samuel Cody School, to upgrade the school’s security from a mechanical locking system to an access control solution. The Farnborough based college, which provides for secondary age pupils with learning difficulties, needed to upgrade all exit door hardware and fire exit doors in line with latest fire reg...

IntroductionThe Lycée Ismaël Dauphin School in Cavaillon France is a large boarding school with over 1,000 students. Built in 1959, it comprises an extensive complex including administrative offices, 37 classrooms, 8 laboratories and 8 computer rooms together with two language centres. In addition there are conference and meeting rooms along with boarding houses for the students and extensive sports halls.The briefDue to the size and complexity of the site, the existing traditional k...

Danny Garrido has over 15 years of experience in the security industry Traka USA, a developer of intelligent key management and locker systems, has chosen Danny Garrido as its new General Manager to spearhead the US market. Since Traka USA introduced its line of key management systems and solutions to the United States in 2008, the company has achieved massive success. Originating in the United Kingdom, and looking to continue expanding its industry growth in 2013, Traka high...

The Broadway Center needed to  controland manage access to their theaters, halls,classrooms and office buildings Broadway Center for the Performing Arts in Tacoma, Washington began operation in 1983, but its buildings have been a vital part of the town for 90 years. Broadway Center’s Pantages Theater was originally a vaudeville house and the smaller Rialto Theater was a silent movie palace. In 1994, Broadway Center added a third theatre, Theatre on the Square. Situa...

Hospitals, schools, military, commercial and retail facilities often require openings that need increased monitoring, extra protection against theft or vandalism, or unique safety and notification solutions. For these applications, Ingersoll Rand Security Technologies has brought together a suite of Von Duprin products that provide high security exit devices and indicators. “There are many openings that require elevated security based on the people, property and equipment that they protec...

Brenda was previously Business Development Director for EMEA at Lenel Traka, the intelligent access management systems company, has named Brenda Taylor (formerly Koesterman) as its new Sales and Marketing Director. Taylor, previously Business Development Director for EMEA at leading security systems provider Lenel, brings a wealth of experience building brands in the security market to Traka. She will lead Traka’s global sales and marketing efforts as it seeks to continu...

With the acquisition of 4Front, ASSA ABLOY has now acquired 100 companies With the acquisition of 4Front, announced on 27 December 2012, ASSA ABLOY has now acquired 100 companies since Johan Molin joined the Group as President and CEO in 2005. Despite two major recessions, the ASSA ABLOY Group has experienced impressive growth since the beginning of 2005. Sales have increased by 84 percent from SEK 25 billion to SEK 46 billion (rolling 12 months per September 2012). ASSA ABLO...

Traka products have made the list of top 50 products and services twice Traka is proud to announce that its new iPad lockers and Anti Drive-off Solution have been selected as winners in the Tomorrow’s FM Products & Services Awards 2013. The new industry awards celebrate the top 50 products and services from the entire FM industry across the UK and Traka was the only entry to make it onto the list twice. Member of the judging panel and Assistant Editor on Tomorrows F...

The Premier-Swing 85 is ideal for new door systems or retrofitting to existing doors Fireco Ltd. has recently supplied and fitted automatic door operators for use at the University of London's College Hall undergraduate hall of residence to help ease disabled access in a number of locations, including the reception area, dining hall and laundry. The Premier-Swing 85, supplied and installed by Fireco, is a heavy-duty swing operator designed for today's busy entranceways. It is...

In response to customer demand, SALTO Systems has launched a black version of its class leading GEO (Global Electronic Opening) electronic cylinder lock. Already one of the most versatile electronic cylinders available on the market, the new GEO product is now available in a satin chromium black finish. Modular, flexible and easy to fit, the IP66 rated SALTO GEO black can be used in any type of door. Part of SALTO’s innovative 360° wire free locking solution, it is fully compatible w...

ASSA ABLOYS's Security Lower Deck Doors maintain access to the lower deck level Bespoke doorsets from ASSA ABLOY Security Doors have been used to secure a purpose-built museum at the Portsmouth Historic Dockyard, which houses a wooden hull that was submerged for 437 years. Housed in the new Mary Rose museum constructed over a dry dock, the ship was rediscovered in the 1960s, and has been sprayed for the last 18 years with a chemical to preserve its fragile timbers. Displayed...

With its seductive and essential design, and its technologically advanced interior, iLOFT has become one of Fermax most successful products in the international market. Now, Fermax has gone beyond that, transforming iLOFT’s singular aesthetic in a collection that offers versions that suit all tastes: surface and flush mounted, with different colors and with interesting accessories. A different model for each style and need. The iLOFT Collection is Fermax's latest proposal based on a monit...

4Front offers a complete product range around docking systems as well as a large variety of accessories ASSA ABLOY has acquired the US company 4Front, leader in docking systems. 4Front offers a complete product range around docking systems as well as a large variety of accessories. "4Front, with its leading brands, is yet another strategic entry to the important North American market in entrance automation. I welcome this addition that further reinforces the ASSA ABLOY Group'...

Corbin Russwin (www.corbinrusswin.com), a leading manufacturer of architectural hardware and security solutions for over 160 years and ASSA ABLOY Group brand, introduces a new push/pull hardware solution that is ideal in a variety of healthcare settings, as well as in K-12 environments. Corbin Russwin's latest offering combines a proven locking solution - the Corbin Russwin ML2000 mortise lock - with the attractive and functional HPSK push/pull paddle trim.  The paddle shape and location o...

Design of the locking system was handled by Noora Piironen, an Abloy lock designer Designing a locking and door opening solution for the new 1,600-door Helsinki Music Centre in Töölönlahti, Helsinki, was no simple task, but Abloy rose to the challenge. A total of 243 designs were submitted for the Helsinki Music Centre building, in a competition won by Turku-based architects Laiho-Pulkkinen-Raunio with a proposal titled “A Mezza Voce”. The music cen...

Software House, part of Tyco Security Products, has integrated its C•CURE 9000 security and event management system with Deister Electronics’ key and asset management control system, proxSafe. The interface with proxSafe helps take security beyond the door and into the arena of key cabinets, weapons lockers, radio lockers and other asset storage solutions, where misplaced keys and other assets can result in significant monetary and security costs to organisations. It enables users to...

Aperio is a global, wireless platform that connects additional openings to an existing electronic access control system ASSA ABLOY, the global leader in door opening solutions, is a proud recipient of the 2013 BOM Top Products Award for its Aperio™ wireless lock technology. Award winners were 100% reader selected, by building and facility executives who participated in a national survey. Aperio was chosen from amongst 560 other products that were contestants in the surv...

BAM installs ASSA ABLOY Cleanroom doors as well as fire-rated Cleanroom screens ASSA ABLOY Security Doors, part of ASSA ABLOY has supplied and installed its high performance cleanroom doors throughout one of the largest Biotech manufacturing sites in the world. The Dublin-based facility manufactures, tests and develops medicines for patients worldwide and demands an environment that meets the stringent requirements of cleanrooms, as well as the sensitive nature of its work....

The IN100 lock with ASSA ABLOY Aperio™ wireless technology is a part of the Aperio family of wireless locks SARGENT, an ASSA ABLOY Group brand, is pleased to announce that the IN100 lock with ASSA ABLOY Aperio™ wireless technology has received a 2012 Product Innovation Award (PIA) from Architectural Products magazine. The PIA honors innovation in the development and refinement of buildings-related products that run the gamut from cladding systems to interior finish...

Mul-T-Lock high security solution deployed at the Glen Eyre and Bencraft Halls of Residence As part of an ongoing complete security upgrade across six campus sites, the University of Southampton has specified Mul-T-Lock’s patented security master key suites for their Halls of Residence. Mul-T-Lock has maintained a direct working partnership with the in house locksmith team at the University of Southampton for 14 years, supplying 1000’s sets of Nemef Locks, handles...

SALTO wireless locking devices to supplement Brivo’s portfolio of access control and video solutions Brivo Systems LLC, leader in cloud applications for security management, recently announced that it has formed a corporate business partnership with SALTO Systems, headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia. Brivo Systems offers cloud-based physical access control and video systems for a wide array of vertical market applications. Through this new partnership, SALTO wireless lock...

VingCard Elsafe provided 140 signature RFID locks to outfit the GKTW resort’s villas and VISIONLINE software VingCard Elsafe recently announced its continued involvement with Give Kids The World Village (GKTW) and donation of security solutions for wireless locking such as Signature RFID locks and VISIONLINE software in Kissimmee, Florida. In its latest charitable contribution, VingCard Elsafe provided 140 Signature RFID locks to outfit the resort’s villas and VIS...