ACCESS CONTROL
Abloy UK heats up security at Bonk & Co showroom in Inverness
» ABLOY UK HAS SUPPLIED BONK & Co with a CLIQ Local Manager access control solution to secure its custom-built showroom in Inverness , with the system specified and installed by MacGregor Industrial Supplies .
Bonk & Co supply and fit wood burning stoves , multi fuel stoves and range cookers across the Scottish Highlands . The Bonk & Co showroom in Inverness is home to the company ’ s exclusive collection of premium branded stoves , range cookers and outdoor heating and cooking products .
With over 25 feature fireplaces on live display , the value of the goods housed within the premises meant they required an access control solution that would not only provide high security to protect against theft , but also offer an overview of who had accessed what location and at what time to make staff accountable too .
Bonk & Co discussed options with MacGregor Industrial Supplies , who recommended Abloy ’ s eCLIQ enabled hardware on access points , controlled by CLIQ Local Manager solution .
The specification included padlocks to secure external gates , cylinders for key switches which control roller shutter
doors , and cylinders for mechanical lockcases .
CLIQ Local Manager is a locally installed software that is used for the dayto-day management of CLIQ master key systems , ideal for small to medium sized businesses .
CLIQ Local Manager allows system managers to perform a variety of tasks based on the specific needs of their environment , including managing access rights of user keys locally via desktop programming devices , and now , wall programming devices too .
CLIQ Local Manager software can be installed on a standard Windows PC , offering flexibility and easy operation , with everything needed to run programmable key access control for a business .
The user-friendly interface offers the ability to add or amend users and change the access rights of CLIQ keys with the companion programming device . System managers can limit access according to 32 programmable time slots , with key audit trails available .
Ideally suited to small or mediumsized businesses , CLIQ Local Manager works with electromechanical PROTEC2
CLIQ systems as well as eCLIQ , the fully electronic key access system based on the same technology .
Reagan Brice , Office Manager at Bonk & Co explained : “ Due to the high value of the products that we supply , we needed a high quality , high security solution to ensure our assets were kept safe . We also required a solution that didn ’ t need too much infrastructure .
“ CLIQ Local Manager really appealed to us as it allowed us to combine a variety of different locking solutions into one overall system . We are now able to programme time schedules for different members of staff , and block lost or stolen keys should we need to .
“ We also liked the ability to have audit trails , and being able to determine the movement of staff by viewing the userfriendly software has increased security significantly . The fact we could install the system with minimal disruption was another benefit , and there was no need to run cables or introduce power supply units .
“ MacGregor Industrial Supplies did an outstanding job in specifying and installing the system , and we appreciated the level of support we were afforded by Abloy as global company .”
For further information on products and services available from Abloy UK , visit www . abloy . com , call 01902 364 500 , or email info @ abloy . co . uk
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