1.3Premises and assetsBiometrics

Alarms and access control

An alarm nobody hears and a door anyone can open protect nothing. We design the protection of each space around its real risks and make sure every alarm reaches the person who has to respond.

Signs you need this

  • The alarm goes off so often for no reason that nobody pays attention any more.
  • There are keys to the warehouse in circulation and nobody knows how many.
  • After a theft, nobody can say who went in or at what time.

Protecting a space starts with understanding what needs protecting, where people can get in and who needs access. Every site carries different risks, and a system designed for the wrong scenario either fails when it is needed or goes off so often that it stops being taken seriously.

We visit the site, identify the entry points and the sensitive areas, and propose where to place detectors, sirens and access readers. Biometric access control replaces keys and keeps a record of who opened each door and when. Alarms can be monitored from a mobile phone and linked to the video surveillance, so that an alert can be checked against the footage.

Before handover, we set up the codes and permissions with your staff, show them how to arm and disarm the system and how to grant or withdraw access, and leave a plan showing where every device is.

How we deliver

  1. Site visit

    We walk the premises and identify the entrances, the sensitive areas and the routines of the people who work there.

  2. Proposal

    We state in writing where the detectors, sirens and readers will go, and who receives each type of alarm.

  3. Installation and set-up

    We install the equipment, configure zones, codes and permissions, and enrol the authorised people.

  4. Testing every zone

    We set off the alarm in each zone and confirm that the alert reaches the person who should receive it.

  5. Training and handover

    We show your staff how to arm, disarm and manage access, and hand over the documentation.

What you keep

  1. A plan showing the position of every detector, siren and reader
  2. A list of zones and of who receives each alarm
  3. Access permissions set up by person and by door
  4. Codes and administrator credentials held by your organisation
  5. A test report for every zone
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