The Locksmith Journal May-Jun 2016 - Issue 44 | Page 22

22 • INDUSTRYNEWS PROUD SPONSORS OF THIS PAGE ASSA CLIQ at Twycross Zoo »»TWYCROSS ZOO HAS PURCHASED ASSA’s CLIQ™ Remote system by Rossells Locksmiths and ASSA ABLOY Security Solutions, a UK division of ASSA ABLOY, the global leader in door opening solutions. Based in Atherstone, Leicestershire, Twycross Zoo is a registered charity, renowned as an internationally important primate conservation centre and has a wide variety of monkeys and all four types of great ape, including the UK’s only group of bonobos. Rossells Locksmiths worked closely with the site development team at the zoo to explore a key management solution. ASSA’s CLIQ™ Remote system was selected and installed on the gibbon habitat, providing a simple and intelligent electromechanical locking system to improve security and access. The CLIQ™ Remote system allows only those with the necessary authority and training to obtain access to animal enclosures. ASSA’s CLIQ™ Remote has the functionality to create time defined user keys, allowing access for a specified period of time. This is a useful feature for vets and zookeepers who may need to access the enclosures outside normal opening hours. Chris Bowles, Director at Rossells Locksmiths, said: “We installed ASSA’s CLIQ™ cylinders at Twycross Zoo to upgrade the zoo’s previous masterkey suite, ASSA’s CLIQ™ Remote system has allowed the zoo to operate more efficiently.” Claire Oldham, Director of Discovery and Learning at Twycross Zoo, said: “We were looking for a modern key management system. ASSA’s CLIQ™ Remote solution enables us to have secure control over our keys. We have plans to install ASSA’s CLIQ™ solution across the whole zoo, as we redevelop the site.” Simon Wilson, National Sales Manager – CLIQ™ Remote, at ASSA ABLOY Security Solutions: “A copied or lost key is an immediate security issue in any organisation, ASSA’s CLIQ™ Remote system allows administrators to grant access, or to block lost or stolen keys remotely and LOCKSMITHJOURNAL.CO.UK | MAY/JUN 2016 Sponsored by ALLEGION conveniently at the zoo, reducing the risk of keys falling into the wrong hands.” Now celebrating over 50 years of business, Twycross Zoo is one of the UK’s major zoos and a World Primate Centre, home to one of the most diverse primate collections in Europe. The zoo cares for around 150 species of animals and is the only place in the UK to have every type of Great Ape (Gorilla, Orang-utan, Chimpanzee and Bonobo) and a wide collection of gibbons. The zoo is also home to many endangered species such as: Amur leopards, Asian elephants, giraffes and snow leopards. In March 2015 Twycross Zoo announced the launch of a £55million master plan vision to develop the zoo over the next 20 years. Plans include redevelopment of the zoo site and brand new enclosures for many of its animal species. After the opening of Giraffe Savannah at Easter 2015 and Gibbon Forest in February 2016 attention now turns to the development of a new chimpanzee exhibit. Rossells Locksmiths visit www.rossells.co.uk or call 0116 2628899 For further information on the full range of CLIQ™ products from ASSA, please visit http://www.assa. co.uk/en/site/assacouk/cliq-remote/