HARDWARE & SECURITY
SECURING SUCCESS AT LEADING LEGAL FIRM
» » AB ACCESS CONTROL, THE LATEST
division of aluminium manufacturing and
installation company AB Glass, has been
appointed by a leading South Wales legal
firm to enhance security at its offices with
state-of-the-art biometric technology.
AB Access Control was recently
contracted by JCP Solicitors to provide
biometric access control technology
across six of the company’s sites to
improve its security and entry provision.
An updated security system was needed to
meet the needs of JCP Solicitors’ modern
workforce, who frequently work across the
firm’s various office locations.
The project saw AB Access Control
undertake the installation of a Connective
Touch flexi gold unit, including biometric
door readers, high security video entry and
keypad access control. The new system
offers efficient entry using fingerprint
recognition, alleviating the need for access
via swipe cards and pin codes.
Justin John, director at AB Access
Control, said:
“With the wide range of services AB
Glass and AB Access Control offer, JCP
Solicitors can rest assured that the latest
technologies have been used across its
office locations to provide swift and secure
access control throughout its premises.
The new security system complements the
firm’s professionalism to its clientele in
addition to improving access control for
its staff.
“We are very proud to have partnered
with Connective Touch on this project,
which is a Wales-based research and
development company that manufactures
bespoke access control products. It
specialises in fingerprint biometric
technology, as such providing the next
evolution in access control and security
solutions. Expanding the range of
products we can install for our clients,
through such valuable partnerships,
enables us to deliver the most innovative
technologies to those businesses that are
increasingly mindful of the need to invest
in their security system.”
www.abforglass.co.uk
NOMINATIONS NOW OPEN FOR
IRONMONGERY INDUSTRY AWARDS
» » DEDICATED INDIVIDUALS
within the architectural
ironmongery industry will be
recognised at the Institute of
Architectural Ironmongers (IAI)
Awards next year.
There are four awards that
candidates can be nominated
for. Members of the Guild of
Architectural Ironmongers
(GAI) or the IAI can nominate
an IAI member via the GAI
website.
The IAI Fellowship Award
is given to an individual who
has shown a longstanding and
ongoing commitment to the IAI
over at least 10 years, and who is
still actively involved within the
industry and Institute.
The Paul Lewis Award for
Customer Service, sponsored by
Royde & Tucker, is given to an
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individual, group or company
that has made an outstanding
commitment to customer
services throughout the year.
The GAI Award for Services to
the Institute is always awarded
to a current IAI member who
has made a recent and visible
contribution at branch level.
The Promising Ironmonger
of the Year award is intended
to recognise the brightest
ironmongers in the early stages
of their careers. They could
be involved in scheduling,
estimating, sales or a
combination of them all.
Jo Milne-Rowe, chair of the
IAI, said:
“Each entry that is submitted
is judged by the Institute
executive committee and is
looked at on its merits. Entries
2019 award winners:
are growing year on year and
I hope we can get even more
nominations for 2020. It is
encouraging to see the industry
coming together to celebrate
each others’ successes, and
helping to inspire the next
generation of door hardware
professionals.”
The deadline for entries is
Friday 29 November 2019. To
nominate someone for an IAI
Award, visit the GAI website.
www.gai.org.uk
• IAI Fellowship Award:
Mario Del-Signore,
director of CES UK
and the current vice
president of the GAI
• Paul Lewis Customer
Service Award: Karen
Nelson, business
development
manager at HOPPE
(UK) and chair of the
IAI Midlands branch
• The GAI Award
for services to the
Institute: Michael
Spoors, managing
director of Norseal
and member of
the GAI Education
Committee and CPD
working party
• Promising
Ironmonger of the
Year: Cameron Parry,
sales advisor at
Locks & Fittings Ltd
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