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Managing Director, Brian
Mcaleer, discusses the benefits
of offering access control…
“The electronic security
industry has been hit quite
hard over the last few years
with margins being squeezed
by a whole raft of cheap
produc ts appearing on the
market. Okay, driving down
the price can be good for the
end user, but it ultimately
means either
increasing your
mark-up on product
sales, or selling a
whole bunch more
to get to the same
amount of revenue.
Now, when we bring in our
competitors who are quoting
for the same jobs, making the
mark-up on the product isn’t
so easy, and many smaller
companies just don’t have the
staffing levels to be running
multiple installations at once.
“This doesn’t necessarily
apply to all sectors of
electronic
security. CCTV
has probably been
hit the hardest by this,
with Intruder Alarm systems
generally being historically
low-margin. However, Access
Control systems have not
really been subject to this
influx of budget brands, thus
meaning that margins have
remained relatively healthy
and stable. With Access
Control manufacturers
making systems easier
to quote, install and use,
combined with innovative
technology appearing on the
market at quite a fast rate, the
UK Access Control market
has grown by approximately
7% in the last 4 years and is
currently worth in the region
of £325m (around 20% of the
total UK electronic security
market).
“Whilst CCTV remains the
largest sector (approximately
50% of the UK electronic
security market), it’s
limitations are numerous,
namely that if the system
isn’t remotely monitored,
the only value it adds is after
the incident. Similar with
Intruder Alarms – the alarm
is only raised after entry has
been gained to the premises.
Access Control by its nature is
designed to stop unauthorised
entry, but can also integrate
with both the CCTV & Intruder
systems (system dependant) to
create a powerful, end to end
solution. Why wouldn’t you
want to include this in your
skill set.”
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Nominated for Access
Control Product of the Year
» » GENIE’S AC5000SC HAS BEEN
nominated for Access Control Product
of the Year in the PSI Premier Awards.
The PSI Awards recognises the best
technologies and businesses within the
security industry that offer great benefits,
service and ease of installation.
The AC5000SC is Genie’s flagship
biometric fingerprint authentication
system. The system is networkable
or standalone, with an IP65 rating
and system that can detect ‘fake’
fingerprints.
At the end of 2016, the system received
UK Government approval and included
in CPNI’s trusted Catalogue of Security
Equipment (CSE).
Steve Baker, CEO, commented, “We are
very excited to be nominated and proud
to be part of the forward movement for
biometric technology in access control.
The AC5000 is our flagship biometric
reader that has proved to be an outstanding
solution for many organisations.”
Winners will be announced on 11th July
at Luton Hoo Country House & Estate.
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Sponsored by Insafe International
ABOUT GENIE
Genie is a British born company and
a trusted leading supplier within the
Security Industry. It designs, develops,
manufactures and distributes CCTV Video
and Access Control Solutions to a global
customer base, successfully engaging
with the Retail, Healthcare, Rail, Haulage,
Aviation and Sea Freight industries.
http://www.geniecctv.com