A case study of lockers at the University of Bath, pictured; allowing the uni to lend laptops and consoles to students at any time of day and night. The university wanted to help its students gain access to laptops and games consoles as and when they required them. The Traka laptop lockers enable students to loan equipment 24 hours a day, without staff monitoring the process. The lockers also loan expensive games consoles as part of the university’s ongoing work to enhance the student social experience.
The university came first for student satisfaction in the National Students Survey in 2013 and 2014 and second in the Times Higher Education Student Experience Survey last year.
The Traka lockers charge the laptops so that students do not have to waste time trying to find a power source. If devices are broken, damaged, lost or stolen, the product notifies staff through its database, showing who has taken what and whether it has been returned.
The university has also installed Traka key cabinets at various campus buildings, including the library, security offices and inside academic departments, which have saved staff time. The cabinets were installed to allow contractors, such as cleaners and porters, access the buildings around the clock. Previously, poor key management might mean that keys went missing with limited records of who had access to them and when they were taken or returned; nobody could be held accountable.
Brian Schofield, Head of Security Services said: “Before we had the Traka cabinets installed, we were having to issue keys to people allowing access into the buildings, which was taking up a lot of time. The key cabinets have saved many staff hours each week. Now we have a readily accessible audit trail as to who has the keys and where they are at all times. We are able to control who has access inside the buildings and manage what rooms they have access to. The feedback from staff and students has been great and they can all see the benefits of having these two systems in place.”
About the product company
Traka which offers access control, key management control solutions and keyless electronic lockers is an ASSA ABLOY Group brand. Its products are used for property access control in prisons, secure units, hospitals, hotels, schools, universities and managed accommodation; distribution and MHE management; fleet management in police, road haulage and car dealerships; equipment, asset management and control in casinos, petrochemical, mining, airports, docks, railways, quarries, military and emergency services.
