Electronic door locks - Case studies
When a leading English university sought electronic locks for its newest student accommodation block, it turned to Aperio® to extend its installed Gallagher Command Centre access control system. Energy saving wireless solutions The University of East Anglia (UEA) has relied on Gallagher access control for a decade. To extend their Gallagher Command Centre system to Crome Court—a student residence with 231 ensuite rooms separated into flats for between 8 and 13 postgraduates—the...
Enabling self-service in a secure way In 2012, the University of Salford library decided that they needed a unique selling point to draw potential students, and also to continue the brilliant services they were providing to their existing ones. At the time, the university library was using key based lockers to store and charge their laptops. These laptops where meant for students to borrow and were issued manually by the library employees. Whilst it was the right solution for the university li...
Working with architect Francisco Daroca Bruño, Spain’s Red Cross sought a new Córdoba office space designed around the person, to reflect the organisation’s human welfare-related goals. The new building combines modern materials with Andalusian design principles to create a flexible workspace bathed in natural light. The main security challenge? To offer the highest levels of protection, yet remain flexible enough for 300 daily users with various profiles, including emp...
The system allows for remote key management, providing audit trails on locks and padlocks Abloy UK and medical equipment manufacturer Bristol Maid have supplied the Queen Elizabeth (QE) Hospital Birmingham with over 1,400 keys and 1,600 locks, fitting PROTEC2 CLIQ© and Traka21 advanced key management systems to improve the security of medicines. Key management challengeIn addition to nursing efficiency, one of the major issues faced by QE and many other healthcare organis...
Abloy’s PROTEC2 CLIQ® offers a patented disc controller structure that requires a moving element in the key Security expert Abloy UK has supplied South Staffs Water (SSW) with a bespoke PROTEC2 CLIQ® electromechanical security system for 91 of its operational sites. SSW supplies high quality drinking water to approximately 1.3m people and 35,000 commercial customers over 1,500 square km in the West Midlands, South Staffordshire, South Derbyshire, North War...
Universidad EAFIT entrusts safety of visitors and facilities to Boon Edam’s turnstiles that operate with the highest efficiency level A high flow of visitors and a manual access control process led Universidad EAFIT (Escuela de Administración, Finanzas y Tecnología), a private institution located in the Colombian city of Medellin, to decide to upgrade its access system. To do so, the university installed 22 Boon Edam Trilock 75 turnstiles. Ten years have pa...
SMARTair provides flexible access control using smartcards instead of mechanical keys Rialto Court is a block of contemporary apartments for students attending Durham University and Teesside University in Middlesbrough. When management company Mezzino took ownership of the property, each apartment was secured using a master-key system. However, the rapid turnover of tenants, together with a need for scheduled cleaning and summer shutdown periods, meant keys were becoming diff...
Traka installed intelligent lockers into open access areas to allow students to study in a more social setting Traka, the specialist in key and asset management, has encouraged social studying in students at Portsmouth University through its laptop lockers. Laptop loan system Providing academic facilities to over 21,000 students, the University of Portsmouth approached Traka over four years ago, in search of a solution that would enable them to loan out laptops to students w...
Student rooms have been fitted with the Aperio solution, which is fully integrated into the Gallagher Command Centre A student residence at The University of Birmingham has been supplied with the Aperio wireless locking solution by ASSA ABLOY Access Control, a UK division of ASSA ABLOY, the global leader in door opening solutions. Chamberlain, based in Edgbaston, is a brand new student accommodation development comprised of a 21-storey tower and three low-rise blocks.Fully int...
Over 150 Trimec® ES6000 Hook Locks were supplied by ADI Global to the project Trimec®, part of ASSA ABLOY Security Solutions, a UK division of ASSA ABLOY, the global leader in door opening solutions, has supplied security products to a financial organisation project, based in the Middle East. Trimec® locks securing transit vehicles The project required a solution for securing money in transit vehicles that are being employed for a variety of banks and financial o...
LOCKEN’s cylinders allowed 21st century technology to be installed in doors over 100 years old Lincoln’s Inn is the earliest of the four Inns of Court in London, which houses a society of lawyers and judges, and is recognised as one of the world’s most prestigious professional bodies of barristers. With its origins dating back to the 1400s, all of the buildings and architecture are of huge historic significance, which is why security and access control at the...
Challenge Founded in 1666, Lund University is ranked among the top 100 universities in the world. It is also one of Scandinavia’s largest: the university has a single smart access card for its 42,000 students and around 7,500 staff. The university’s Faculty of Law teaches both Swedish and international students, and sought a replacement for its own 20-year-old access control system. Solution The secret is seamless integration between Aperio® locks and Pacom’s Unison sec...
The CLIQ Remote system allows only those with necessary authority and training to obtain access to animal enclosures Twycross Zoo has purchased ASSA’s CLIQ™ Remote system by Rossells Locksmiths and ASSA ABLOY Security Solutions, a UK division of ASSA ABLOY, the global leader in door opening solutions. Based in Atherstone, Leicestershire, Twycross Zoo is a registered charity, renowned as an internationally important primate conservation centre and has a wide variet...
Loughborough University’s campus has miles and miles of electrical cabling, gas piping and data communications, which demand a responsive engineering team to safely and securely maintain the day-to-day requirements of the university. The engineering suite’s master key system is the most expansive on site and required a high security solution that would also deliver a level of convenience, to ensure that administrating and managing the large number of keys and cylinders is as easy as...
Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust provides emergency and acute healthcare to around 350,000 residents in the North-East of England, typically handling 135,000 emergencies and 400,000 outpatient appointments every year. It manages an annual budget of around £300 million. The Trust was looking for a secure locking system to control access to drug cabinets across three hospitals and for a staff roster numbering around 6,500. Key requirements included: A modern replaceme...
Crome Court was designed to minimise environmental impact. Aperio®'s locking technology had to contribute to that goal When a leading English university sought electronic locks for its newest student accommodation block, it turned to Aperio® to extend its installed Gallagher Command Centre access control system. Energy saving wireless solutions The University of East Anglia (UEA) has relied on Gallagher access control for a decade. To extend their Gallagher Command C...
ASSA CLIQ remote system provides a simple and intelligent electromechanical locking system ASSA, part of ASSA ABLOY Security Solutions, a UK division of ASSA ABLOY, the global leader in door opening solutions, has supplied its CLIQ™ electromechanical locks to the engineering suite at Loughborough University. Loughborough University Loughborough University’s campus has miles and miles of electrical cabling, gas piping and data communications, which demand a respon...
Traka21 is used to manage access to the remote programmable Abloy Protec2 CLIQ keys NHS Trusts are becoming more and more focused on providing the best patient care in hospitals across the UK. A recent study by one NHS trust showed that nurses spent as much as 40 minutes in an 8 hour shift looking for keys to drugs cabinets. Traka21 is used to manage access to the remote programmable Abloy Protec2 CLIQ keys. Abloy’s drug management solution – Protec2 CLIQ programs...
Users can remotely send, revoke and monitor VIZpin electronic keys without the need for expensive onsite hardware The customer Located in the bustling metropolis of Charlotte, N.C., Advent Coworking offers a creative, collaborative work environment for remote employees, allowing individuals to enjoy the same benefits of a traditional office space without the cost and upkeep. With an increasing number of people seeking to achieve a greater work-life balance, the concept of...
Aperio E100 online escutcheons were installed with DDS electronic access control system at new Ashkelon plant As a manufacturer of security, safety and fire doors for commercial markets, Reshafim know what it takes to secure a property. To protect their own new manufacturing site, their choice was Aperio® wireless locks from ASSA ABLOY, integrated with the DDS access control system from Ardan. Around 30 battery-powered Aperio® E100 online escutcheons have been install...
The unique key retention locks are permanently attached to the special Traka iFobs Procedures for managing access to, and the maintenance of pipelines involve processes that control and securely lockout sections. These procedure need to be enforced and rigorously policed to prevent potentially highly dangerous accidents from occurring. Lockout procedures are frequently documented but usually hard to physically enforce. A slight infringement of such procedures could have letha...
The Bradford County Sheriff’s Office has five Vanderbilt SMS clients running and installed 80 card readers to control access Home to 30,000 residents, Bradford County is a rural community located 45 miles Southwest of Jacksonville, Florida. Committed to keeping the county a safe place to live, work and play, the Bradford County Sheriff’s Office is mandated to protect its citizens and at the same time, safeguard sensitive criminal justice information, such as finger...
The hospital chose Nedap AEOS access control integrated with Aperio wireless locks A modern hospital demands secure, but flexible, access control, around the clock and 365 days a year. At Ghent’s new Hospital Maria Middelares, ASSA ABLOY—in partnership with Nedap—delivered just that. Instead of old-fashioned mechanical locks and cumbersome keys, the hospital chose Nedap AEOS access control integrated with Aperio® wireless locks to protect staff, patie...
Challenge Helsingin Energia is one of Finland’s largest energy companies. It supplies around 400,000 customers with electricity, covering about 90 percent of the heating needs of the national capital, Helsinki. The company required a secure locking system suited to a large and dispersed workforce: Helen Oy has around 1,250 employees and 2,600 contractors, with ever-changing access requirements. Key requirements included: High levels of security to ensure reliability of energy supply,...
The college deployed HES K100 wireless cabinet locks with Aperio technology Introduction Berklee College of Music is home not only to a lot of talented musicians, but also to a variety of expensive audio equipment. Relatively small microphones worth more than $50,000 each, for example, are not uncommon. To put an end to theft and other issues that came with storing equipment in traditional cabinets with locks and keys, the college recently deployed HES K100 wireless cabinet l...
Electric locks were installed in the main stadium, and multi-point locking in athletes’ village ASSA ABLOY UK Specification, a UK division of ASSA ABLOY, the global leader in door opening solutions, has provided security solutions to major stadiums in the now iconic Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park. The ASSA ABLOY UK Specification team, which is dedicated to working with architects and design-led contractors, successfully met the criteria to supply the prestigious project w...
Products from ASSA ABLOY, ASSA and UNION, have been fitted throughout the educational establishment The leading East Midlands University has been provided with security solutions across its campus, by ASSA ABLOY Security Solutions, a UK division of ASSA ABLOY, the global leader in door opening solutions. Loughborough University is ranked in the top 13 in all three national university rankings and is renowned for its sporting facilities. The university has recently worked...
The idea for the Solar Decathlon originates in the USA. Since 2002, the competition has been bringing together universities from around the world with the objective of designing and operating an energy-efficient, solar-powered house. The aim is to support solar technologies in buildings. Each year the competition is hosted alternately in Europe and America. In summer 2014, it was held in Paris Versailles for the first time. Twenty pavilions that had been designed by teams of students from 16 nat...
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Allegion and ALOA are dedicated toeducating locksmiths and helping theindustry maintain a high standard Allegion, a leading global provider of security products and solutions, has worked with the ALOA Security Professionals Association to further develop the organisation’s national training centre located in Dallas, Texas. ALOA is the world’s largest organisation for locksmiths and other physical security professionals. Educating locksmith p...
SALTO Aelement electronic locking system was selected for its ability to incorporate the client’s existing door handles A mile offshore from the Isle of Wight, appearing to float in the Solent, you can find one of Britain’s most unique Victorian structures. Built between 1867 and 1880, No Man’s Fort has recently been re-launched as a luxury hotel and party venue by AmaZing Venues, part of the Clarenco Group. Originally designed to house 80 soldiers defen...
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