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Cost-Effective
Solutions for
Upgrading
Security During
Refurbishment
Projects
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effective security equipment is always
an important consideration within
commercial buildings. Even when
appropriate measures are in place,
security risks will often need to be
reassessed and expanded as a result of
any refurbishment work, especially if
the building is being extended or new
access points are installed. Businesses
and organisations are also under pressure
to keep costs low while still meeting all
relevant health and safety requirements,
says Jeremy Cassady, Managing Director
of Securikey, in this article for The
Locksmith journal.
Thankfully, there is a wide range of low
cost safety and security solutions available
designed to meet any requirement,
ensuring that the refurbishment budget
does not have to be stretched to ensure
a safe environment is maintained. This
breadth of choice, however, goes hand
in hand with the need for reliable advice
so customers can traverse the array of
options, and an experienced locksmith
is well-placed to offer advice to ensure
the right solution is chosen for each
application.
Convenience without
Compromise
Access control is one of the primary
security concerns in many commercial
buildings, particularly applications such
as student accommodation, hospitals and
educational buildings which have a high
number and turnover of traffic. Business
owners or facilities managers usually want
to implement a more streamlined way of
maintaining lock security, as inconvenient
or time-consuming security measures
can lead to their being used intermittently
by building users or, in the worst case
scenario, disregarded altogether.
‘A master key system
can provide a very
practical and userfriendly solution’
A master key system can provide a very
practical and user-friendly solution, as
well as being easy to schedule as part of
planned building refurbishment works.
This type of system allows key holders to
access both the main door of a building
and other interior doors using the same
key, offering maximum convenience
by eradicating the need for excessive
quantities of keys to be carried around
or stored safely. Master key systems are
ideal for a wide range of commercial
properties, from offices to commercial
buildings, retail stores, hotels, and student
accommodation, and can be easily
planned for installation where doors or
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locks are being fitted or replaced, or even
on all existing doors where compatible
to further reduce costs. As long as doors
feature the euro profile cylinder key lock,
the capability to switch to a master key
system is set up even if only required at
a later stage. Leading suppliers such as
Securikey expand the possibilities still
further by offering a ‘one key’ option that
not only works on doors but can also
be used to access key cabinet ranges,
cash safes, high security post boxes and
emergency key holding boxes, which can
be located around the building.
Keyless Access
For applications where the allocation
of keys or cards is impractical owing to
the volume of people entering and exiting
the building, digital door locks are widely
used because they provide a low cost,
easy to install access control solution. As
with the ‘one key’ euro profile cylinder,
digital door locks can be installed on new
or existing doors as part of an ongoing
refurbishment project. As they require no
additional hardware and are completely
self-contained, they are quick and easy to
fit as well as being ideally suited for retrofit
on a small budget.
When undergoing building upgrades,
building owners want to know that the
work being carried out will last in order
to justify any expenditure. This longevity
extends to the requirement that any
products installed be adaptable to meet
changing needs within the building. As
digital door locks offer a simple solution
compared to ‘high tech’ electronic