ACCESS CONTROL
Hounslow council secures 900
entrances with GSM solutions
As a leading wireless access control system
provider, Intratone works with numerous
properties and housing associations
across the UK and Europe. Since 2016,
we have fitted the latest access control
technology at over 220 different buildings
across Hounslow Council in London.
» THE PREVIOUS ACCESS
control systems across both
Hounslow Council’s residential
and commercial portfolio had
become obsolete, and there
was an overwhelming desire to
move from mechanical keys to a
fob-based system. Residents had
been complaining at the delays
in receiving new keys, in some
cases with them taking up to six
weeks to be delivered.
Starting in 2016, Intratone
wireless access technology
has been installed at nearly a
thousand low- and high-rise
apartment blocks and council
offices, commercial buildings
and operational sites. Now,
new key fobs can be obtained
straightaway by residents when
visiting their local housing
office, through new, cloudbased
technology. Hounslow is
also utilising Intratone’s digital
communications solutions,
and have integrated digital
noticeboards into a number of
their properties.
Because the remote
management system is cloudbased,
changes made to key
fobs are almost immediate and
can be facilitated from anywhere
where there is internet access –
whether that’s at a PC, laptop or
a smartphone while on site.
“Intratone was recommended
by an installer and, so far, we
have been very impressed
– although it is a sizeable
investment for the council initially,
the build and technology of the
readers means that they will last
for at least ten years,” said Ian
Williams, Electrical Engineer at
Hounslow Council.
“At one point in time, fob
programming was carried out by
two full-time members of staff
who would visit the site daily to
program residents’ fobs. This can
now all be programmed remotely
by the relevant housing officers
at the local housing office – a
huge, long-term saving for the
council. The simplicity of the
database is such that some of
our concierge and caretakers
are being trained to manage the
system themselves, which frees
up even more of the engineer’s
time.
“With the older technology,
residents were able to copy fobs
in some local shops which did
not give the council full control
over who could access certain
blocks. With the new Intratone
fobs, you cannot rewrite or copy
them so when someone tries to
use a copied fob, it sends the
system a notification. We can
check the system when a certain
“Intratone was recommended
by an installer and, so far, we
have been very impressed –
the build and technology of the
readers means that they will
last for at least ten years.”
Ian Williams, Electrical Engineer, Hounslow Council
fob has been used, and so can
assist the police when they
are trying to track someone’s
whereabouts.”
Would you like to learn more
about Intratone’s track record in
transforming properties across
the UK?
intratone.uk.com
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