Posts Tagged ‘ASSA ABLOY’
How one French racecourse saved security costs
Racecourse managers at the Hippodrome Côte d’Azur faced a familiar dilemma. How to stop duplicatable mechanical keys jeopardising security for employees and visitors? And how to drastically reduce the time they were wasting in getting locks replaced when someone lost their key? The racecourse’s 63-hectare site incorporates tracks used for many equestrian disciplines. Around 30…
Read MoreCampus renovation includes an upgrade to real-time access control
Around 7,000 people pass through the Luminy faculty’s suburban campus every day. As part of a major project to modernise two buildings, university managers sought a retrofit-ready access control solution to upgrade security. University administrators selected Aperio locks to secure doors in the new buildings. With Aperio, facilities staff deal with lost keys more efficiently.…
Read MoreSeven problems your access control software could fix right now
So often, our focus in security and access control zeroes in on the hardware. Its latest functionality or compatibility with emerging technologies grabs the headlines. Yet it is your access control software which knits a system together — and the signs are, this is finally getting the attention it deserves in security procurement. “Today, access…
Read MoreSMARTair software saves management time at a new student residence
Student accommodation is a fast-growing sector. Student numbers across France have grown around 10% in a decade. Around $1bn was invested in France’s purpose-built student accommodation just between 2016 and 2018. Efficient solutions to help manage security for these student properties are always welcome. For new premises in Rennes, France, specialist provider Easy Student sought…
Read MoreAssa Abloy give police a glimpse behind the scenes
Designing Out Crime Officers (DOCOs) from three police forces have been given a glimpse behind the scenes during a visit to ASSA ABLOY’s largest manufacturing site in the UK at Willenhall, West Midlands. The DOCOs from police forces in Cheshire, West Mercia and West Midlands were given a guided tour around the factory to see…
Read MoreNo keys — and no stock-room thieves — when you fit a Code Handle digital PIN lock
All retail outlets have doors off their shop floor where the public should not go. Yet managing keys creates a distracting staff workload. A bulky mechanical PIN lock ruins the aesthetics of the shop. In a small retail space, electronic access control could be overkill. Now, the Code Handle battery-operated digital lock secures your door…
Read MoreThe new SMARTair Lock puts advanced electronic access control into a familiar format
Now you can combine the advanced access control of a wireless electronic escutcheon with the intelligence and superior security of an electromechanical mortise lock With a robust design, the new SMARTair Lock is built to secure doors where high daily traffic and a large number of access events are all in a day’s work. This…
Read MoreASSA ABLOY Door Group unveils two brand new high performance steel door ranges
Door Group, a unit of ASSA ABLOY Opening Solutions UK & Ireland, has launched two new high performance steel doorsets within its Powershield Security Doorset range. The new SR3 and SR4 steel door ranges, also known as Torr and Titan, have been developed from scratch to offer a product compatible with increased frame and ironmongery…
Read MoreThe role access control can play in your sustainability strategy
A sustainability ethos is embedded within procurement departments in many modern organisations. Its influence cuts across sectors and functions. Less well-known, however, is the contribution security and access control can make. According to ASSA ABLOY’s latest “Wireless Access Control Report,” 73% of security professionals agree sustainability and energy efficiency have become more important in procurement…
Read MoreThe new SMARTair® Knob Cylinder: one small change has changed everything
Style, intelligence and robustness come together in the new SMARTair® Knob Cylinder from ASSA ABLOY. Part of the SMARTair® access control system, this intelligent device with integrated RFID reader is now more resistant to attack. It comes in elegant, contemporary finishes and colours, upgrading aesthetics and functionality in equal measure. It quickly upgrades almost any…
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