Britannia Fire & Security Ltd have installed an access control system at the head offices of the Axiom Housing Association in Peterborough. The IP-addressable equipment, from ACT, consists of proximity readers, door controllers and ACT’s access control software suite.
The access control installed at Axiom House, pictured, uses ACTpro 4200 controllers. These are four-door controllers which can be extend up to 16 doors using ACTpro door stations, and networked together with the ACTpro software suite to control up to 4,000 doors.
Bandwidth use of the ACTpro system is minimal, and the ACTpro software suite offers auto-discovery alongside such features as timed anti-passback and counting areas.
Some 200 Axiom staff have been issued with proximity (125 kHz) ACTProx fobs, giving them privileges to open doors around the building. Standard rights access is for 12 hours in the daytime, five days a week, but senior administrators have year-round access to all areas, including sensitive areas such as alarm systems. Axiom opted for new suppliers when moving premises and wanted to balance ease of access and the precise control that an IP-addressable system provides.
Joseph Seery of Axiom said: “The ACTpro software is easy to configure and update, and we are able to run reports in common data formats such as CSV which can assist other departments such as human resources. In the event of a fire drill or a fire, we can print a report for mustering purposes. An important feature is that system-users must use their fob to identify themselves to a reader at the main entrance before the fobs will open any internal doors.
“Having a flexible access control system helps Axiom in many small ways which can add up to making general facilities management a lot easier. Examples include enrolling staff from our satellite offices who visit regularly onto the system and even issuing fobs to our refuse collectors so that they can access specific areas of the site on a controlled basis during specified time slots on certain days of the week.”
At Axiom House, the ACT installation is linked to Galaxy intruder alarms from Honeywell.
The installer for this project, Britannia Fire & Security Ltd, report recent work in healthcare, education (from primary schools to adult learning), lifestyle shopping and leisure. The company holds accreditation from SSAIB and NICEIC and is ISO 9001 certified.
About ACT
ACT are exhibiting at IFSEC 2014 – stand D1925. ACT have also launched their Cloud-based workforce management web site www.actcloud.net promoting visitor management (ACTvisitor) and Time and Attendance (ACTontime). The firm’s offices are in Dublin, and Manchester.
About Axiom
Axiom operates more than 2200 homes across Peterborough, Cambridgeshire and Lincolnshire, and provides housing and services to over 5,500 people. Supported services assist vulnerable people, those leaving care, people with learning difficulties or with mental and physical health needs.
