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constantly evolving technology; with 4K
televisions and voice recognition systems
now featuring in homes across the UK,
security products are also becoming
increasingly more advanced. Here, Suresh
Peri, Commercial and Technical Manager
for Mul-T-Lock talks exclusively to The
Locksmith Journal about the changing
face of security and the opportunities
available for locksmiths to increase their
offering to customers.
Today’s ever-growing technological
advancements are radically changing the
way we protect our homes and businesses.
With sophisticated yet affordable
solutions, locksmiths across the UK are
placing themselves at the forefront of this
smart revolution. From keyless entry locks
to remote access monitoring, traditional
locksmithing is certainly adapting as the
trade advances leaps and bounds into the
future of security.
With technology playing such an
influential role in people’s everyday
lives, business automation systems are
becoming increasingly common, allowing
organisations to control and monitor their
premises at the touch of a button.
Security is something business owners
cannot put a price on—especially when
it comes to keeping their business and
assets safe from intruders. Fortunately,
new technologies are being developed
and brought to market each day that
help give the power of fully customisable
security solutions to fit customers’ ever-
changing needs.
Although these high-tech security
systems can often still feel rather
dystopian, the increase of affordability
for these solutions mean more and more
organisations across the UK are protecting
their businesses with smart security
solutions.
This has provided locksmiths with a
whole new revenue steam, especially with
more customers than ever opting for ‘do it
for me’ rather than ‘DIY’. This is especially
true when it comes to new products
and technologies on the market, that
customers may be less familiar with.
The needs of businesses are constantly
changing, so their security solutions need
to offer flexibility and simplicity to reflect
this. With such a wide variety of different
trades and industries needing security
systems tailored to their specific needs,
sometimes a “one solution fits all” just
won’t cut it.
Even though keys provide physical
access to critical assets within
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organisations, including areas that house
servers holding customer data, and to
offices where customers’ accounts are
managed, we often see business owners
unsure of how many keys they have in
circulation, or where they are at any given
time. More worryingly, often when staff
leave there is no system to revoke access
or monitor if they return the keys.
Nowadays, electronic key solutions that
feature web-based management can be
integrated with existing telemetry systems
to help control and manage operations.
This offers a high level of both physical
and data protection – given they only use
accredited software and infrastructure
providers.
For example, some systems boast an
electronic key system where all the power
is retained by the key or locks themselves.
This means no wiring is required, whether
the system uses door cylinders, cabinet
locks or padlocks, offering an easy-to-
install and low maintenance solution to
meet business owners’ needs.
With these systems, users have
secure access to an online management
application from anywhere in the world
and can change key access permissions,
profiles, schedules and validity, even
revoking their use, virtually, at the click
of a button. Plus, keys can be validated
daily, weekly or monthly keeping them
continuously secure.