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‘EASY ACCESS AND
ASSURED SECURITY’
FOR NEW £15M
INNOVATION HUB
» » ASSA ABLOY ACCESS
Control, a UK division of
ASSA ABLOY, the global
leader in door opening
solutions, has partnered with
NetNodes to deliver assured
and secure access to a huge
new innovation centre in
London.
Based at Queen Elizabeth
Olympic Park, Plexal is a new
£15 million project, acting
as a base for an ‘innovation
community’ that brings
together startups, enterprises
and academics all under one
roof.
The innovation hub has
been fitted with Aperio®
wireless, access card-based
locking technology, which
is fully integrated with
DoorFlow, an online platform
for managing and auditing
building access created by
NetNodes. In total, 59 Aperio®
L100 wireless high-security
door locks were installed
across the site. These lock
solutions provide Plexal with
the highest levels of physical
protection, and transmit
comprehensive information
on door status to DoorFlow
in real time. A further 31 HiD
R10 mobile access locks were
also provided where wired
solutions were necessary,
such as for the main office
entrances, and for elevators.
For organisations looking
to invest in a new access
control system, Aperio® is
an effective, straightforward
alternative to a wired,
high-end solution. It was
installed quickly and easily
at the Plexal site without
cabling, and will drastically
reduce the innovation hub’s
maintenance costs and
energy consumption going
forward.
Aperio® can also upgrade
existing mechanically locked
doors and wirelessly connects
them – online or offline – to
new or existing access control
systems. This can be achieved
with minimal modification to
doors and premises, offering
a cost-effective and simple
security upgrade.
Stewart Johnson, Director
at NetNodes, explains: “The
open-plan layout of the
space and the high glass
doors installed throughout
the site meant Plexal
needed an access control
solution that was discreet
and adaptable, with Aperio®
perfectly meeting these
demands. Should any
additional doors need to
be added to the system in
the future, this can be done
easily, without modifying or
changing the aesthetics of
the environment. This also
minimises future installation
costs, offering a cost-effective
and straight-forward access
control upgrade.”
David Hodgkiss, National
Sales Manager for ASSA
ABLOY Access Control,
adds: “With up to 800
entrepreneurs using the
space to devise, create and
launch new products and
services, Plexal required a
solution that was tried and
tested. Aperio® enables easy
access around the site while
providing assured security.”
www.assaabloy.co.uk
A NEW YEAR RENEWAL
» » BANHAM SECURITY HAS
renewed its membership with
Secured by Design (SBD),
the National Police Crime
Prevention initiative.
The Banham Group was
founded in 1926 as Banham
Patent Locks Limited and over
90 years later is still a family
owned and run company,
with the founder’s grandson
as the present Chairman.
Banham supply and fit high
security locks, gates, grilles
and shutters, safes, intruder
and fire alarms, CCTV, Entry
Systems, Access Control, and
other security products and
are the largest supplier of
burglary prevention products
in London.
As well as being members
of Secured by Design Banham
is accredited by the Master
Locksmith Association and
are a Gold Standard member
of the National Security
Inspectorate.
SBD Development Officer
Lyn Poole said: “Banham
Security are a great company
that have a well established
reputation, especially for their
unique locks. I am extremely
pleased they have renewed
their SBD membership and
are also having more products
accredited by us as having
met the Police Preferred
Specification”.
Banham Security said: “We
feel that SBD is an important
and influential initiative and
we are therefore very pleased
once again to renew our
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licence for another 3 years.
We have always had a close
relationship with Police forces
in the South East and sponsor
several local initiatives
including two Police cars for
Surrey and Sussex.
“With over 90 years of
excellence and experience
in security, we have built an
unparalleled reputation for
our products and services. As
a result, we are now the largest
supplier of burglary prevention
systems in London”.
SBD is a police-owned
organisation that works on
behalf of the Police service
throughout the UK to deliver
a wide range of crime
prevention and demand
reduction initiatives.
SBD plays a significant
crime prevention role in the
planning process to design
out crime in a wide range
of building sectors. It has
achieved some significant
success including one million
homes built to SBD standards
with reductions in crime of up
to 87%.
Products must be subjected
to vigorous testing and
auditing by an accredited
third-party organisation
before being allowed to carry
the SBD logo – this is the
only way for companies to
obtain Police accreditation for
security related products in
the UK.
www.banham.co.uk
www.securedbydesign.com