Solutions in the Community

You can unlock your door without using your hands!

How come everyone has remote control locks on their cars but not on their houses?

We’ve been working on some pretty funky ideas that range from ‘intelligent’ mechanical locks, to fully remote electronic locking that enables you to dial up your front door before you get to it!

Imagine, no more fumbling for keys in the dark, balancing bags, children, dogs to get the key in the lock.

Bliss.

Queen's Medical Centre, Nottingham

The Queen’s Medical Centre in Nottingham was one of the first nucleus hospitals to be built in the late 1960’s. The original building had around 15,000 locks or ironmongery sets.

When the building was scheduled to be replaced in 2000 because the structure was worn out or no longer fit for purpose, there was just one exception – the ironmongery.

After 30 years of continuous use, the estates team realised just how little maintenance had been required and how well the ASSA ABLOY products were still working. As a result, the Trust requested that ASSA ABLOY solutions were re-specified because of their proven track record.

The Queen’s Medical Centre in Nottingham consists of 6,000m ² new build and 4,000m ² refurbishment of existing buildings that provide new Ear, Nose & Throat and Ophthalmology services. It comprises seven theatres, two ward areas, outpatient clinics and academic facilities – including a laboratory for the University Medical school.

We worked closely with the client to provide a locking system that matched the existing specifications throughout the hospital. By specifying a Twin Combi master system we could not only ensure extremely high levels of security but allow security to be tailored to the requirements of each door throughout the facility.

Additionally, the Trust needed to extend their existing master key system and we put forward a proposal that allowed them to integrate this with the new master key system for the new build.

All the solutions that were specified are fully DDA compliant and appropriate for the heavy traffic typical of this kind of facility – even minor internal room doors can often be opened 150 times a day.

One of the most vulnerable parts of any building security system is its users. Their keys and tokens can be lost, compromised or copied. For this reason, CLIQ Euro cylinders have been used to secure pharmacy cabinets, which are especially vulnerable areas.

CLIQ technology adds electronic intelligence to standard mechanical locking. Lost or stolen keys can easily be removed from the system. Keys can be given limited access to areas, as well as time controlled zones. The system records audit trails to help maintain the integrity of the security.

So the pharmacy cabinets at the Queen’s Medical Centre now have some of the most intelligent security around.