Door access control - Case studies

The client has integrated ACT access control devices into its IP network, which communicates across two bridges An access control solution from Access Control Technology (ACT) is being used on the main crossing points between England and South Wales. The two bridge crossings are the (suspension) Severn Bridge and the (cable-stayed) Second Severn Crossing which span the estuary between South Gloucestershire and Monmouthshire. The client, Severn River Crossing PLC, needed to be...

Transom overhead door closers are designed to be contained within the transom header bar of the door A £100m regeneration project at a leisure and retail complex in Dorset is using overhead transom closers from Alpro. Brewery Square in Dorchester features a multi-jet fountain, an ice rink and a big-screen television which is used to show films and sporting events. The complex is on the site of a former Victorian brewery whose main building is set to be turned into a four...

The existing door-entry system has been replaced with ISM’s Ultimate 3000 audio and video telephone system ISM continues to dominate the local authority and housing association door-entry market with two more high-rise installations in south London tower blocks at Amesbury and Durrington. Working in conjunction with installation partner, SCCI Alphatrack, ISM designed, supplied and commissioned the project for Lambeth Living, one of London’s largest housing associat...

SALTO GEO (Global Electronic Opening) cylinder was selected to be installed at the college The customer St Paul's College in Sydney, Australia, is an all-male Anglican residential college and affiliated with the University of Sydney. Founded in 1856, it is Australia's oldest university college and has nearly 200 residents, of whom about 150 are undergraduates; with the remainder being graduates undertaking further study or holding university positions. The college has a subs...

The KeyWatcher key system is used in casinos for security departments to store and track keys Casino managers, like managers in any other market, leave nothing to chance when it comes to the operation of the business. To protect the bottom line and guard against fraud, they rely on established practices and procedures and industry favoured technology such as Morse Watchmans key control and management systems. At sister properties Casino Arizona and Talking Stick Resort in Sco...

GEO locks can be fully integrated with the full SALTO platform, and are a versatile, cost effective solution The customer St Paul's College in Sydney, Australia, is an all-male Anglican residential college and affiliated with the University of Sydney. Founded in 1856, it is Australia's oldest university college and has nearly 200 residents, of whom about 150 are undergraduates; with the remainder being graduates undertaking further study or holding university positions. The...

Reflex System's RFID Tags help ensure the safety of mothers and newborns in Wexham Park Hosptial in Slough Parents of newborn babies at Wexham Park Hospital in Slough will enjoy greater peace of mind thanks to an innovative new wireless infant tagging and fully integrated door access security system from Reflex Systems.Heatherwood and Wexham Park Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust decided to invest in upgrading its security provision at Wexham Park in order to provide the best pos...

ACT’s proximity readers allow client to use same cards with time and attendance and PC logical access systems Capital Fire and Security have completed installation of an access control system at a site in Lincoln’s Inn Fields where lawyers have been practicing for over 600 years. The Grade-II listed building, in London’s largest public square, is now fitted with hardware from Access Control Technology (ACT). 4 New Square, a set of chambers for prominent barr...

The Smartair system was installed to upgrade a mechanical key lock to an all-encompassing access control solution Mul-T-Lock’s innovative Smartair handle sets have been fitted to a number of office doors within the Chief Executive’s Department of Leicestershire County Council. The Smartair system was purchased to upgrade a mechanical key lock system to an all-encompassing access control solution. Leicestershire County Council was recommended Smartair by Morgan&rsq...

ASSA ABLOY hardware for the openings throughout the building include Sargent exits, mortise locks and door closers Designed for net-zero energy efficiency, the Kohler Environmental Center (KEC) – a boarding school in Wallingford, Connecticut – features CURRIES Hollow Metal doors as well as a range of other ASSA ABLOY hardware including exits, mortise locks and door closers. Designed by Robert A.M. Stern Architects, the KEC is a stunning 31,325 square foot, LEED Pl...

For the access control element of the security package SALTO XS4 stand alone escutcheons were selected Pioneer School in Basildon, Essex, is a specialist school aimed at providing pupils with severe learning and physical disabilities with a range of facilities that will enable them to prepare for independence in adult life. Formerly two separate special needs schools – Elmbrook School and Moat House School – the schools amalgamated to form Pioneer School...

300 doors have been equipped with ASSA dp 4400 high-security cylinders Stadiums with areas that must occasionally be closed to the public pose security problems that require complex solutions. At Helsingborg Arena, ASSA met this challenge by supplying cylinders, lock housings, handles, accessories and automatic doors. Since it opened in November 2012, the arena has become the main venue for indoor sports in Helsingborg in the south of Sweden. It is open to the public from...

ASSA’s ARX users enjoy a high-security advanced online system with convenient offline readers The Södra Hamnen housing cooperative in Luleå wanted a simple and secure lock system that is easy to administer. “It should also be future-proof,” says deputy chairperson Christer Ejderberg. The clear choice was ASSA ARX. Södra Hamnen is the most attractive residential area in Luleå, and also one of the biggest housing cooperatives in the north...

ASSA ABLOY’s Aperio wireless locking solution allows free egress via the lock handle as and when required ASSA ABLOY Access Control’s innovative Aperio wireless locking solution has been fitted by system integrators Choice Security Solutions Ltd to complete an access control solution in Thames Reach’s Employment Academy, a Grade II Listed late Victorian ‘Baroque’ building. Located on Peckham Road in Camberwell, Thames Reach’s Employment Aca...

Siemens SiPass Entro access control products have been in use at the base for more than 10 years Thule Air Base in Greenland, the US Armed Forces’ northernmost location, has some of the most extreme weather in the world. Temperatures down to -60oF are commonplace, and the world’s second highest wind speed of 207 miles per hour was measured on the base. Despite these challenging conditions, standard SiPass Entro access control products from Siemens have been in...

SALTO GEO cylinders, which can be used with almost any type of door, has been installed at the college SALTO Systems has seen its 1000th RFID lock installed into Jesus College, one of 31 individual colleges at the University of Cambridge. Established between 1496 and 1516 on the site of the twelfth-century Benedictine nunnery of St Mary and St Radegund, whose ruinous buildings were adapted to house it, Jesus College like other colleges at the University is an independent self...

ACT units cover 60 doors and the equipment works with intruder alarms, CCTV and perimeter intrusion French retail chain Hyper U is using an access control solution from ACT at one of its largest stores, a 20,000-square-metre property with 200 full-time personnel at the western town of Savenay in the Loire Estuary. The integrator is 2ACOM who have installed the equipment in two phases after the end-user found the ACT solution to be robust, reliable and with the functionality n...

The AC2000 system integrated fully into the care centre's CCTV, intruder detection and lift control systems ADT Fire & Security, the UK’s leading provider of electronic fire and security solutions, recently announced its selection as the security provider for the new Aberdeen Emergency Care Centre. ADT won the competitive tender with a CEM AC2000 integrated access control, security management system (SMS); custom designed to secure the 400 doors throughout the premis...

Gene Tools installed CyberLocks on padlocks, doorways, and cabinets Gene Tools LLC shipped approximately one ounce of product and expected to gross $4 million in sales. The product consists of molecules of redesigned genetic material. This material is being used by researchers to help identify the function of some of the tens of thousands of human genes whose codes have been identified but whose purpose is as yet undiscovered. The Philomath, Oregon based company also devotes s...

Ingersoll Rand secured the contract by offering effective solutions in response to identified problems Global supplier of secure door solutions, Ingersoll Rand Security Technologies, has won a prestigious contract to provide steel doorsets to London’s latest skyline addition, the Leadenhall Building. The 225 metre high skyscraper, also known as the ‘Cheesegrater’ thanks to its unique wedge profile, was deliberately designed to preserve the sight-line to neig...

The Stockholm convention centre installed Aperio wireless card readers on the doors Safety and security are top priorities at Scandinavia’s biggest convention centre, Stockholm International Fairs. ASSA’s ARX access control system with Aperio wireless card readers on the doors make it easy for people to meet and greet in the venue. Stockholm International Fairs in Älvsjö outside Stockholm is Scandinavia’s biggest convention centre, annually attract...

ASSA ABLOY supplies its ASSA dp cylinder locks to thousands of doors in the arena ASSA ABLOY company ASSA has delivered lock and security solutions, including the ARX access control system and the ASSA dp cylinder lock, to the new Friends Arena in Stockholm. The Friends Arena was inaugurated at the end of 2012 with a giant show of 2,000 performers in front of a packed stadium, with a live TV broadcast. The new, top-of-the-line national arena seats over 50,000 people for sport...

The 700 heavy-duty doors are fire, acoustic and blast-rated The owner and developer of Canary Wharf, one of London’s most iconic business districts, purchased more than 700 steel door sets from ASSA ABLOY Security Doors for its 23-storey office building at 25 Churchill Place. Previously derelict docklands, London’s Canary Wharf is now 15 million square feet of prime office, retail and leisure space, thanks to the efforts of property development, investment and m...

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...

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 door mounted with SALTO'sXS4 units can read, receive and write information via the College's UCARD SALTO Systems announces the successful installation of a new proximity access control system to secure University College Dublin’s brand new Student Learning Leisure and Sports Facility (SLLS). UCD is Ireland’s largest university with almost 25,000 students and is one of Europe’s leading research-intensive universities providing undergraduate education, pos...

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...