Electronic security systems - Case studies
Integrating RFID with GPS & GSM/GPRS technology, the solution delivered highly mobile security for Perot Systems’ employees Mobile employee protection In recent years, outsourcing to India has meant an exponential increase in job opportunities in the country. This expansion has spurred the creation of corporate regulations to address the demands of Information Technology (IT) industry security. Due to special work schedules needed to serve global businesses, emp...
For many Nemours patients, medication refills are needed as frequently as every 30 to 90 days Committed to improving the health of children for over 70 years, Nemours Children’s Health System is one of the nation’s largest integrated health systems. Nemours selected HID Global to deploy strong authentication solutions enabling Electronic Prescriptions for Controlled Substances (EPCS) to enhance their processes and patient experience. Complications in existing syst...
Trigion UK has secured a new contract to provide security services to Domino UK—the Cambridge-based industrial equipment supplier—thanks in part to the cleaning services provided by Trigion’s sister company, Facilicom Cleaning. Domino has been using Facilicom Cleaning Services for several years and the hard work and dedication of those operatives was recognised as playing a part in Trigion being able to bid for the security contract. Electronic security solution The new thre...
15,000 mobile readers distributed to exam centres across the country To combat the high instance of identity fraud and improve the overall student validation process at the time of the exam, the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) in Nigeria has adopted a mobile ID system. Now more than 2.2 million students register online and receive machine-readable HID Global smart cards every year. The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) is West Africa’s foremost examining...
A leading orchestra, admin staff, 200 contractors, and thousands of music fans all need access at various times. Auditoriums, rehearsal rooms, wardrobes, offices, a sauna, the canteen and an archive all need securing. The requirement at Stavanger Concert Hall was for dependable access control with maximum flexibility. The answer was Aperio® wireless technology from ASSA ABLOY. The new Stavanger Concert Hall, designed by RATIO Arkitekter, required a modern access control system to match its...
The integrated solution provides the site with a triple layer of electronic security of the highest quality The integrity of the fresh water supply to London has been stepped up with an array of cameras, high security fencing, vibration sensors, and razor wire.Protecting water supply from trespassers The risk to the water supply forced the UK's largest water and waste company to further enhance the security along one side of the perimeter of reservoirs in South London, where...
The central library is the first public building to be completed in the new Europaviertel (Europe Quarter) currently under development in Stuttgart. This cube-shaped 20,000-square-metre building is thus state-of-the-art in terms of both architecture and security technology. Library security system The Korean architect Eun Young Yi designed the building envelope to feature a double façade with glass bricks and entrances on all four sides, creating the new central library as an inspiratio...
The system also integrates into Dar’s own front end system that gives staff operational notifications With a famous slogan, “Dar, and it is fresh,” Dar offers a wide range of waste management and public space services, supporting a variety of customers from residents, organisations, as well as a large number of government municipalities. These services range from waste collection and recycling through to street cleaning, pest control, landscaping and the main...
Care homes present many unique security challenges. Above all, a residence needs to feel like an open, welcoming space. It must work for the resident, and provide a pleasant environment to greet family and other visitors. It should be a home, in every sense. However, at the same time, managers must ensure security of the site, including its staff, sensitive data, and areas where medicines are kept. If there has been an unauthorised access attempt, staff need to know as soon as possible. When res...
A modern hospital demands flexible, modern, secure access control, around the clock and 365 days a year. At Ghent’s new Hospital Maria Middelares, ASSA ABLOY delivered just that. Aperio® wireless locks now protect patients and confidential patient data, as well as medicines and other valuable hospital equipment. Securing doors with Aperio® wireless locks: Hospital Maria Middelares is a vital part of the health infrastructure in Belgium’s second largest city and must r...
University Hospital Frankfurt is the largest public health facility in the Hesse region, delivering medical care and education through 32 clinics and 20 research institutes. Extensive new construction, expansion and renovation in multi-phase stages have been under way since 2001. The goal is to create a flagship healthcare organisation equipped for the 21st century.As part of the overhaul, hospital managers sought a new secure locking system for a recently completed large building. They turned 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...
Vanderbilt SMS helps make sure that all personal information at the Sheriff's office is protected Home to 30,000 residents, Bradford County is a rural community located 45 miles Southwest of Jacksonville, Florida. The Bradford County Sheriff’s Office is mandated to protect its citizens and at the same time, safeguard sensitive criminal justice information, such as fingerprints and backgrounds from unauthorised exposure. Bradford County started out using security technol...
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...
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...
Trigion partners with Batt Cables providing manned guarding with technical security services Trigion Security Services has won a manned guarding contract with Batt Cables – the leading UK cable supplier specialising in the supply, management and distribution of electrical cables and accessories – to guard its premises in Erith, Kent. This is an extension of the contract currently in place for Trigion to provide technical security services, such as mobile CCTV towe...
With Nakumatt’s expanding branch and distribution network, managing the security of both stores and company inventory had become increasingly complex. The mechanical key system was cumbersome and piecemeal. Managers had little insight into who was accessing which secure areas, and when. Lost keys had become more than an inconvenience; they posed a regular and very real security risk. The cost and time required to replace locks was a further drain on the business. Tailor-made master-key sy...
A recent 200-metre addition to Frankfurt’s skyline, Tower 185 incorporates several advanced environmental elements in its design. The original plans specified that the entire building should be equipped with a mechanical locking system. However, with repeated key loss, the management company decided to install a more flexible, user-friendly solution suited to securing a landmark new skyscraper: SMARTair™ wireless access control. Electronic cylinders To date, over 90 electronic cyli...
In 2015, Twycross Zoo launched a £55 million plan to develop its site over two decades. High on the agenda was a new access management solution to replace a mechanical master-key system that was labour-intensive to administer. The zoo’s development team worked closely with trusted security contractor Rossells to select the right system to meet their vision. They chose CLIQ®, which was initially installed at the zoo’s Gibbon habitat. This easy-to-install, intelligent mechat...
The new NVR-based system was designed to run on the existing network without overloading it When Payne County, Oklahoma, found that the video security system installed in its new jail and existing county courthouse did not meet their current or planned future surveillance needs, they opted to replace it. Looking for a system that could integrate existing security hardware with newer technology, while also improving access, the Payne County Sheriff’s Office selected Oklah...
Georges Quay presented a number of access management requirements including the control of car parks and lifts George's Quay in Dublin is one of Ireland's largest and most prestigious commercial developments comprising retail, office and leisure accommodation. The latest phase of the development saw the total floor area more than double to 45,000 sq. m with the addition of two new office buildings and a further 285 car parking spaces. Access management requirementsGeorges Qua...
Trigion’s security solution featured fixed low-light HD cameras, long-range low-light units and ANPR cameras Beaulieu’s world-famous International Autojumble, held in the grounds of the National Motor Museum, in the New Forest National Park, took place in early September under the watchful eyes of security staff from Trigion UK. The Autojumble now hosts around 2,400 stands, spread over 25 acres of Beaulieu’s parkland, in a two-day show which attracts over 39...
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...
Trigion is working with a number of prestigious theatres across London to provide electronic security solutions Trigion Security Services is working with a number of prestigious theatres across London to provide electronic security solutions that keep staff, patrons and property safe in an unobtrusive manner that doesn’t deflect from the enjoyment of the performance. With large crowds and high profile buildings to protect, the theatre owners were looking for a security...
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...
Zaun and Harper Chalice cite their largest ever contracts as the springboard to growth and success Two Midlands security businesses have celebrated their greatest day in history, exactly four years on from the opening of the London 2012 Olympics. On 27 July 2012, Queen Elizabeth II officially opened the 2012 Olympic Games after apparently surviving a death-defying skydive with James Bond actor Daniel Craig as part of Oscar winning director Danny Boyle's Isles of Wonder openi...
A MOBOTIX access control and alarm system was integrated with Temple Fitness's membership software “Australia’s first female only 24/7 gym concept giving our members the opportunity to train in a comfortable, supportive environment surrounded by like-minded women.” This is the key marketing message of Miss Temple, the latest venture of Queensland’s 24-hour gym chain Temple Fitness. Having already worked with Brisbane-based security integrator Al...
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...
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