Installers, Customised Security, have backed up a claim by BPT Security Systems UK that its systems bring large installations within the reach of smaller installers.
BPT says that its door entry systems are now so easy to install that even relatively small installers can now successfully complete large access control installations with confidence.
Customised, a small company that had gained a good reputation in installing door entry systems, had never attempted large installations until it tackled Courtney House, Brixton, which has 102 apartments spread across three wings and seven floors.
The company say they undertook the job knowing the BPT System 200 was easy to install. Maintenance of the system is also virtually non-existent and the cabling design made it easy to link the three wings to a centre point on each floor. It also has colour coded wiring and easy-to-read manuals.
The resulting door entry system features a flat plate digital vandal resistant panel on the main entrance linked to BPT C/200 audio handsets with door release buttons in each apartment up to the fourth floor and to VMF200 mono video monitors from the fourth to sixth floors and penthouse apartments.
Director of Customised, Bhimji Patel, said he was pleased with the outcome:
"This is very good experience for a small company like us to complete a large scale project ion time. We always had a good service provided by BPT and delivery on product was excellent."
No wait for guards
Installers, Parking Facilities Ltd, had to meet customer requirements for a secure system for the staff entrance at a major automotive components manufacturer in the midlands. Staff had to be allowed in and out of the site without having to wait for security guards.
Parking Facilities Ltd chose Nortech's Hyper X automatic vehicle identification system and Norpass products.
All 75 staff have Hyper X tags in their cars for vehicle identification by the reader. The system has a guaranteed long distance read range and uses 2.45 GHz microwave technology which eliminates interference from outside sources.
Norpass access control software was specified to allow continuous activity read-outs. As well as allowing employers to know who is on site, it provides a backup system for the clocking in system.
Card copes with quick change
An extension of 121 bedrooms at the Crown Hotel in Cricklewood needed an access control system which could cope with frequently changing occupancy.
The DOM CardSystem from Dom-Nemef-Corbin, especially designed for hotels, colleges and hostels, was chosen.
Based on a programmable key card, it offers an alternative to a conventional room key. Cards can be programmed to include time-sensitive validity for guests and variable access for staff. This allows for special purposes such as emergencies, special functions or one-off maintenance.
It can be used with either magnetic or proximity readers and the reader records the last 400 times of access. This information can be read with a hand held terminal and can be recorded and printed by a pc.
It can also switch off lights and air conditioning so reducing running costs and be used as registration for self service dispensers connected to an accounting programme.
Access by the phone
TelGuard, provider of "access by the tone on your phone" has completed an installation with an unusual requirement at a large private property in north Wales.
Designed for secure gate entry some distance from the building, the wire free system features a four button coded entry user unit at the main gate.
These named buttons are linked directly to the four individual homes within the main house. Each activates the phone system in that house and access is permitted via activation of the hash key on the handset.
The system is said to be easy to install and operate, requiring minimal maintenance.
Smart way to pay
A cashless payment technology allows visitors to a water park in the Baltics spend all day in their swimwear!
Visitors to Livu Akvapark in Jurmala get a wristband with a Legic contactless smart chip enabling them to access all rides and services without having to worry about carrying cash or credit cards.
Entry systems and cash register technology is provided by Legic partner n-tree solutions Ticketsysteme GmbH.
More than one thousand people a day visit the park, which features seven water slides, wave pools, a river, pool areas, solariums, whirlpools and bars and restaurants.
The wristband serves as their ticket, electronic wallet and locker key and stores all cash transactions. purchases are paid for when the visitor leaves the park.
Hospital reputation boosted
ADT is protecting patients and staff at the new University College London Hospital (UCLH) with some of the most advanced fire and security measures in the health sector when it opens next year.
The Private Finance Initiative is being constructed on Euston Road in central London and will offer the best of healthcare. It will also boost the hospital and medical school's reputation as a research centre.
A state-of-the-art fire and security system is being installed by ADT who will include an access control system with cards and readers restricting access to certain areas.
CCTV cameras at strategic points will be monitored in three central control rooms. Nursing stations in wards will also be able to view images.
An advanced fire detection system will monitor for any potential outbreak of fire and, if necessary, control evacuation procedures and sprinkler systems.
"UCLH … will offer some of the most advanced fire and security protection available," said Calvin Avery, Systems Sales Manager of ADT City's of London branch.
Childrens' hospital secured
Link Integrated Security Systems of Nottingham has undertaken a major security installation upgrade at Great Ormond Street Children's Hospital in London.
Bewator Cotag equipment is being used to secure some 120 access points throughout the hospital building. Granta for Windows V4 system utilises 120 proximity readers throughout the site, providing a secure environment for staff and patients. David de Wet, Facilities Manager – Security and Transport, Great Ormond Street, said: "We wanted to secure the perimeter of the building in the face of rising crime in London, and to bring the Trust's security inline with BSIA standards. We need to ensure that our patients, staff and visitors feel safe and secure, and also to secure the safety of the drugs and equipment used in the hospital."
Granta for Windows Version 4 includes a CCTV Manager, Visitor Manager and TCP/IP support functions. Its Visitor Manager capacity allows users to check the status of visitor activities and security badges can be printed to incorporate logos, text and the visitor's portrait.
It will enable everybody visiting the hospital to be issued with a pass allowing them easy access to zones they are authorised to enter, while restricting access to areas they do not need to visit.
Hand readers at air base
Scott Air Force Base in St. Clair County, Illinois, is using biometric HandReaders to control access to the base from a new MetroLink station.
The base has a workforce of more than 13,000 people, including Air Force Reserves, National Guardsmen, civil service and other civilian employees.
HandReaders automatically take a three-dimensional reading of the size and shape of a hand and verify the user's identity in less than one second. Hand geometry is the most commonly used technology for access control and time and attendance, according to Frost and Sullivan's World Biometrics Report.
Equipment is supplied by IR Recognition Systems.
Scott Air Force Base is one of many U.S. Air Force bases to recently employ biometric HandReaders for heightened homeland security and automated access control.
The base commands and controls all logistics of US military in air, over land and across the sea.
Hand punch cuts fraud
Connecticut-based Simkins Industries, a packing materials provider, is cutting timecard fraud by using 14 HandPunch terminals from IR Recognition Systems to accurately record time and attendance information at its facilities.
"We were mainly concerned with finding a way to stop employees from clocking each other in," says John Liversidge, IT manager. "In one facility, we had a group of employees playing poker at lunch. When it was time to return to work, they simply handed off their timecards and were punched in by a fellow employee, so they could continue their game."
After unsuccessfully trying out finger scanning technology, Simkins installed the HandPunch 3000 terminals. Instead of filling out or punching timecards, employees place their hands on the HandPunch. It automatically takes a three-dimensional reading of the size and shape of the employee's hand and verifies the user's identity in less than one second.
"With the finger scanners, we constantly had problems," said Liversidge.
Airports access upgraded
BAA used CEM’s AC2000 Airport Edition (AC2000 AE) system to control access at its UK airports for over 15 years. Today, the seven airports combined have more than 3,500 card readers installed and over 240,000 active cardholders with the systems handling more than 4.5 million card swipes per month.
With the emphasis on tightening airport security and to ensure the systems would continue to offer high resilience into the future, BAA instigated an upgrade programme for all central control system equipment. It was essential hat the systems were able to be expanded as the airports grow.
The first phase of the upgrades saw all system hardware replaced. The second phase involved intensive software development of the customised BAA system. Each workstation was updated with software including Alarm and Event Display module and specially developed software features for BAA.
Contact free at Swiss Re
Contactless smart card access control using LEGIC technology has been installed in 30 St Mary Axe, the new London headquarters of Swiss Re.The distinctive 40-storey building is the fifth tallest in London and is a striking addition skyline.
System integrators on the project, Universal Security Systems, have installed networked digital colour CCTV and 200 card readers from Third Millennium for access control using Legic 13.56 MHz RFID contactless smart card technology.
“Given the current high levels of security awareness worldwide, controlling access to and within 30 St Mary Axe is obviously of the highest priority”, said Stephen Neff, Legic Vice President, Marketing & Sales.
As other tenants come into the building, they will be issued with carefully controlled smart ID cards permitting access to designated doors and areas.
Worn around the neck or clipped to a skirt or jacket, the smart card ID requires little effort to use. It takes less time than a swipe card and there is no wear and tear on either the cards or the readers which means less need for maintenance.
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