The Locksmith Journal Sep-Oct 2016 - Issue 46 | Page 80

80 • ACCESSCONTROL PROUD SPONSORS OF THIS PAGE ACCESS CONTROL SOLUTION FLEXIBLE ENOUGH TO MEET EXPANSION REQUIREMENTS »»NORTHERN DEVON Healthcare NHS Trust is one of the healthcare providers in the district offering a varied health care portfolio and specialising in community care. Recently the Hospital Facilities Management Team decided to review the access control system. Their existing system was ageing and becoming unreliable, and maintaining the system was proving to be inefficient and costly, due to it being outdated with limited capacity to meet the healthcare’s plans for expansion. The management team decided to seek specialist advice from Challenge Alarm Systems for a secure access control system that could accommodate, who chose Genie. The Genie’s Sphinx Door Access Control Panels and Proximity Readers system was used because of its reliability, robustness and slim attractive design. Since installed, Northern Devon Healthcare NHS Trust has been very pleased with the systems and the ability to monitor access and egress and improve patient safety by providing a safer and secure environment whilst monitoring staff activity. Kevin Ward, Deputy Head of Estates, commented: “We were all very pleased with the equipment flexibility that was offered to meet the current needs and future expandability.” http://www.geniecctv.com NEW SYSTEM PROVIDES GREATER SECURITY AND FREEDOM AT THE SAME TIME Videx has launched a new GSM door entry system that uses mobile technology to communicate and operate doors, automatic gates, car parks and remote site applications. »»THE GSM PRO INTERCOMS are available in kit form or as part of the popular 4000 Series modular door entry system for single call button applications up to 50 apartments all with the facility to divert to three additional numbers if the first is busy or unanswered.  Steve Natton, Special Projects Manager at Videx UK, said: “We’re excited to introduce our new GSM system as it’s the next generation of Videx GSM that provides users with much greater security and freedom. The intercom enables people to answer calls to their front door or gate from their mobile phone or land line so they never have to miss that important visitor and are made aware of who has visited even when they are not there. The systems provide spoken call progress information so that the visitor is informed how the call is progressing. Four call progress LEDs also offer the visitor a visual indication of the call’s status.” LOCKSMITHJOURNAL.CO.UK | SEP/OCT 2016