Building security - Case studies

The IDIS security system installed by Trigion helped reduce crime, health and safety incidents at GLU Grafisch Lyceum Utrecht (GLU) is a creative and safe school that specialises in various multi-media disciplines as well as communications, media management and marketing. With approximately 2,100 students, GLU is located in Utrecht, The Netherlands and as at any education establishment the protection of its staff and students is of paramount importance, which saw the school fi...

The project follows sustainable building practices to minimise its carbon footprint with water-saving technology Multinational property and infrastructure company Lendlease is using IP video entry and access control from Urmet at a 16-storey apartment block and townhouses surrounding the largest park to be built in London for 70 years. Urmet Elektra INOX entry panels South Gardens is part of widespread regeneration at Elephant and Castle in the south-east of the city. T...

The flexible protocols of the controllers meant they could function with the existing third-party readers King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is one of London’s largest and busiest hospitals. It provides a full range of local services for over 700,000 people in southeast London. The ACT equipment enabled networking the company’s units to a PC allowing up to 2,000 doors to be monitored on a single system with 30,000 users. Flexible protocols Crucia...

Vision Security Services operates as an integrator across access control, video surveillance, intruder alarms and barrier systems London Fields is now using ACT’s recently launched ACT365 Cloud-based access control and video management system. The site is a co-working and private offices facility in east London and is run by Work.Life. Members are provided with hot-desking, meeting rooms, visitor greeting service and retreat areas. Work.Life operate additional London pre...

The Havenhuis recently opened, bringing together technical and administrative services from various locations in the harbour area Since 2005, the Antwerp Harbour Authority has relied on Nedap's AEOS access control platform. Now, some 12 years later, the Harbour Authority is expanding its system seamlessly to its prestigious new headquarters. The new Havenhuis was recently opened, bringing together technical and administrative services from various locations in the harbour are...

Raytec's Infra-Red and White-Light solutions will deliver huge improvement to surveillance image quality at night Raytec LED lighting has transformed security at a multi-site installation for the National Bank of Romania. As part of a large upgrade to an IP surveillance system, both Infra-Red and White-Light solutions were deployed to deliver a huge improvement to surveillance image quality at night and to create a safer, more effective working environment. Bank security chal...

Tyco's  Security Products will improve unified video surveillance, access control and building management Tyco Security Products has announced that New Ludgate, a well-known multi-use development property in Central London, has selected C•CURE 9000 Enterprise security and event management solution as the core platform for its new IP-based, integrated video, video intercom and access control security solution. The C•CURE 9000 security and event management so...

Hikvison’s outdoor cameras provide a wide coverage area for effective perimeter protection Hikvision USA, a provider of innovative, award-winning video surveillance products, delivered a new security system that will be used for classroom instruction as well as security at Kids World, a non-profit school for students with disabilities, located in Taylorsville, Utah. Kids World school The system was installed over the holidays. Since its founding in 2005, Kids World has...

The Abloy door range comprises of pre-engineered steel and timber security door sets Abloy UK has supplied ScottishPower with a compliant fire door solution to secure their battery rooms without compromising on health, safety, or aesthetics. ScottishPower is part of the Iberdrola Group, a global energy company and world leader in wind energy. They operate in the generation, transmission and distribution of electricity, energy management and supply of gas and electricity in th...

Nedap provided Unilever with a new security solution for physical access to its sites across the world Unilever wanted to enhance user experience, in the long run increase security and reduce costs, and chose AEOS as the solution to this challenge. AEOS will secure 20,000 doors across more than 800 Unilever sites, as well as providing video surveillance and a range of other access management services. Ian Dunning, Unilever’s Global Facilities Director, and Jeroen Gielin...

MediaCom decided to upgrade its established analogue video surveillance system to an IP networked HD solution MediaCom is one of the world’s leading media agencies. From its UK headquarters it plans and buys media for some of the world’s smartest advertisers including GlaxoSmithKline (GSK), Proctor & Gamble, Sky, Universal and VW Group. MediaCom UK HQ The company has 5,800 employees in 122 offices in 97 countries. MediaCom’s UK headquarters in Holborn,...

Security Direct (GB) Ltd chose SALTO’s XS4 wireless access control solution for Deansgate Deansgate, a brand new high specification serviced office building in Wolverhampton has chosen an electronic security solution from SALTO systems to provide smart access control for its tenants and staff. Located in Tettenhall, Wolverhampton, Deansgate was previously an old HMRC VAT office and the landmark property dates back to the early 18th Century with a retained listed fa&cced...

Samsung Wisenet Q and P series secure the Deansgate building from Hanwha Techwin Samsung Wisenet Q and P series cameras have been installed at Deansgate in Tettenhall Road, Wolverhampton, a two-storey building built by the Victorians comprising 24,000 sq.ft. offices which have been refurbished to an exceptionally high standard and converted into 24 office suites by local businessman Surj Dhami. “The building used to be an HMRC VAT office. When it became available we saw...

Vanderbilt’s integrated security installation is providing flexible protection for Raymarine facilities Vanderbilt has worked with value added partner Network Security and Alarms Limited, an expert installer of electronic security systems, to develop a comprehensive yet efficient and cost-effective security solution for Raymarine's new purpose-built headquarters in Portsmouth. The installation, which incorporates tightly integrated access control and CCTV systems, is pr...

Honeywell's Comprio D1 combines advanced audio management, flexible architecture in a compact design Located in the historic Scottish city of Inverness, the Drummond School is a purpose built educational facility for those with severe learning difficulties and complex needs. With a capacity for over 90 pupils in 20 classes, it has provision for nursery, primary and secondary education and aims to provide its pupils with an educational experience that promotes their independenc...

The system provides an ideal balance between security and convenience You want a security system that can solve your problems today, but you also want to plan for tomorrow. Vanderbilt integrated security systems are designed with the future in mind, making it easy for you to add new functionality, as and when you need it. The world-renowned Great Ormond Street Children's Hospital in London treated its first patient in 1852. It currently offers the widest range of paediatric s...

Boon Edam supplies fully-automated, fast Speedlane 300 turnstiles for all office buildings in Lima, Peru Boon Edam, a global leader in security entrances and architectural revolving doors, announced that the real estate company Urbanova has standardised on Boon Edam turnstiles for all its Lima, Peru buildings. The real estate firm’s objective was to have an access control system that eases the control function for building guards with simple, robust equipment and a desi...

eyevis and industry partners have delivered large Smart City security and transport Operations Centre in UK A combination of leading technology, collaboration between all agencies and strategic overview planning are key to the success of Smart City project across Britain, according to security and control room video wall experts eyevis UK. eyevis UK and their industry partners have successfully delivered several large Smart City security and transport Operations Centre p...

The mullion keypad reader mounts directly to a standard North American sized wall switch box or any flat surface Farpointe Data, the access control industry's partner of choice for premium RFID solutions, announced that Farpointe's new P620 mullion-sized combination proximity/keypad reader made installation much easier for Cameras Networking and Security of Vermont (CNSVT) of Barre, Vermont, at the Morristown Fire and EMS building, also in Vermont. The mullion keypad read...

Brivo Mobile Pass is interchangeable with residents’ access cards, as it can provide access to several of LC’s secured community locations Brivo, provider of cloud-based physical access control and video systems, recently announced Lifestyle Communities (LC), a niche residential real estate development and assessment management company, launched a mobile access control capability, Brivo Mobile Pass, to meet the growing demands of its residential population. Brivo...

Harland and Wolff uses AC2000 Security Hub for alarm and CCTV event management CEM Systems, part of the Security Products business unit of Tyco, announced they have successfully won the contract to secure Harland and Wolff Heavy Industries sites in Belfast, Northern Ireland. G4S were selected as integrator to install the AC2000 security solution throughout the Harland and Wolff sites. Harland and Wolff is a heavy engineering company to the maritime, offshore oil and gas, and...

Built in 1991, LaSalle Plaza is a 30-storey office tower in the heart of Minneapolis’ bustling theatre district. A 600,000-square foot building that spans an entire city block, LaSalle Plaza is home to many businesses as well as retail locations and restaurants that cater to the city’s theatre crowd. Connected by a seven-mile long skyway to an apartment building, the YMCA, a theatre, and the Target head office, LaSalle Plaza accommodates more than 16,000 people every day; making patr...

The Alpro Functional 97 pull handles are suitable for general users & those who may have an impaired ability to grip Pull door handles from Alpro are being used on office buildings at Silverstone Business Park. The park is a high-performance technology and motorsport cluster adjacent to the Silverstone Circuit, which is the current venue for the British Grand Prix. The handles are Alpro’s Functional 97 pull handles which cater for a broad user base since their wide...

Symmetry has been successfully installed in Faraday's headquarters, office, and R&D complex AMAG Technology, the security solution provider specialising in access control, intrusion detection, video management, policy-based identity solutions and visitor management, announced that Faraday Future has selected AMAG’s Symmetry Enterprise Access Control System and Symmetry CompleteView Video Management System to secure its headquarter building in Gardena, California. AM...

When the Bergen County Sheriff’s office in Paramus, NJ wanted to ramp up security in their new parking structure and renovated police services building, they selected Hanwha Techwin IP video surveillance cameras to do the job. A key factor in the decision to implement 5 MP cameras was the ability to accurately capture license plates from 60 or more feet 5MP IP cameras According to Philip Lisk, Director of Information Technology at the Bergen County Sheriff’s office, approximately 1...

3xLOGIC provides access control for more than 1800 users of Texas Health Huguley Hospital 3xLOGIC, Inc., a provider of integrated intelligent security solutions, announced that Texas Health Huguley Hospital, located in Ft. Worth and a member of Adventist Health System, continues to roll out its 3xLOGIC Intelli-M Professional access control system to an ever larger number of doors and entrances.With 46 hospital campuses and more than 8,300 licensed beds in 10 states, Adventist...

As first-time surveillance system users, the owners of Mama’s on the Half Shell installed 14 Avigilon 1 MP and 2 MP cameras to guard the restaurant’s interior and exterior. Seven of those cameras are used to watch the exterior of the premise including the front doors, the alley behind the building and the dumpster. Additional cameras cover areas such as the dining room, bar and kitchen, with focus on areas housing cash registers. Working from a single work station, the restaurant&rsq...