Solutions in the Built Environment

There are phones that 'see'

The Seeingeyephone has been designed to help visually impaired supermarket shoppers.

A Near Field Communication (NFC) tag containing information about store products, such as price and nutritional information, is attached to the store shelf next to the product, allowing customers to hold an NFC-enabled mobile phone to the tag. The phone can then read the information aloud using a voice synthesizer.

PROFILE 36: ASSURE security panic hardware

“In this volatile world, both safety and security are paramount. We shall not choose between them; instead, we shall combine them.”

“Be confident by day, sleep soundly by night, knowing that you are protected by ASSURE, the new range of panic hardware from ASSA ABLOY Door Solutions.”

Why compromise between safety and security? Emergency escape hardware on fire exit routes must conform to BS EN 179 or BS EN 1125. But every exit door is also a potential entrance; it must be secure against forced entry. The new ASSURE range of panic hardware manufactured in the UK for ASSA ABLOY Door Solutions is designed to the highest standards to offer security as well as safety.

It features deadbolted security, single action escape and the option of multipoint locking, and is highly suitable for retrofitting to existing doors.

For further information please contact Karen Pearce on 020 8667 3251 or email karen.pearce@assaabloy.co.uk.