Kaba (UK)’s Systems Integration Division has recently completed the design and installation of an electronic access control system at Four Millbank.
Kaba (UK) has launched the Kaba exos sky access control system, developed to provide small to medium-sized premises with a security solution. No dedicated software is required; using a Pentium-class PC the user connects to the Access Hub using Microsoft Internet Explorer and can then, having given the authorised password, administer the access control system according to their administration profile, adding personnel, cards, security profiles and other functions. As for door hardware, using Plug and Play technology, installers connect the request to exit button, the break glass unit and the locking mechanism and Kaba exos sky will automatically know that the hardware is there. With no configuration required, the installation and commissioning time is dramatically reduced, the makers say. Systems inevitably grow and using Legic proximity media, such as cards, key fobs and even watches, there is flexibility for integration into other services, such as cashless vending and time and attendance, say Kaba. Typically a Kaba exos sky system will handle from a single door up to 16 doors and, based on the contact free Legic system can incorporate electromechanical cylinders or readers which can be concealed in, for example, metal profile-frame doors, glass sliding doors or metal and stone facades. There is also a self-locking panic lock, suitable for installation in escape and rescue routes. Tiverton-based Kaba (UK), with its Swiss parent company, is a manufacturer of access control, locking systems and time management, besides doors and partitions. Visit www.kaba.co.uk
Securing a building which is frequently visited by many of the most influential figures in politics, yet retains ease of access for members of the public, is a demanding brief which requires a particularly flexible solution. Kaba (UK)’s Systems Integration Division has recently completed the design and installation of an electronic access control system at Four Millbank, the prestigious London centre opposite the Houses of Parliament used by the media, news agencies, and other high profile organisations for high level meetings and broadcasts. The integrated system, based around Kaba’s Legic proximity card readers, was required to provide a balance between delivering security with advanced functionality and a pleasing aesthetic appearance that would be sympathetic to the classic design of the building, according to Kaba. National Accounts Manager Paul Owen explains: “The areas of the building that are accessible to the public, such as the Atrium, which is often used for political content television broadcasts, are finished in marble. It was therefore important that the visible component of the solution, the proximity card reader, was of an inconspicuous design. The Legic LA-PB proximity card reader was chosen for this reason from the range of Kaba Legic proximity readers available. As one of the most widely used proximity card mediums in Europe, the Legic can use its read/write function for cashless vending, remote access control, debit card applications and PC logon control.”
As well as meeting the aesthetic requirements, building management company Healey & Baker were keen to ensure that the system would be sophisticated enough to protect the non-public areas that are frequently used by distinguished guests requiring very high level security. The ability to remotely open or lock doors, implement an anti-pass-back policy and allow future use by the various building tenants, was essential to provide the central control that was necessary. The Kaba solution was designed so that the hardware can intelligently operate off-line from the local area control devices through to the individual proximity card readers, ensuring that the level of security is maintained. The existing system is already being extended to accommodate new tenants and, supported by Kaba’s Account Management, the company’s maintenance and system design structure within its worldwide organisation, the solution can be developed for an unlimited number of controlled entrances, whether at this site or sites around the world. Kaba can also offer integration with its extensive portfolio of systems ranging from CCTV, intruder alarms, LON, barriers, turnstiles and time and attendance.
Access control firm Kaba has acquired the Canadian Ilco Unican Group in what it calls a enhancement of its locking system portfolio. The Ilco-Unican deal, which was struck earlier this year, has created a new partnership, bringing together several names in the security locking industry. In the UK, Unican Electronics, which specialises in hospitality and commercial locks, will be reinforcing the Kaba (UK) Trade and Systems Integration divisions. The brand names and leading product ranges will be maintained. Silca UK, based in Sutton near London, will continue to trade as a separate company within the Kaba Group.
