Access Control

Door access at No Man’s Fort

by Mark Rowe

A mile offshore from the Isle of Wight, appearing to float in the Solent, you can find one of Britain’s most unique Victorian structures. Built between 1867 and 1880, No Man’s Fort has recently been re-launched as a luxury hotel and party venue by AmaZing Venues, part of the Clarenco Group.

Originally designed to house 80 soldiers, AmaZing Venues has turned it into a get-away destination. It has 22 luxury bedrooms, a dining room to seat 200, games rooms, laser battle arena, an outdoor terrace with a sun deck, a hot tub, a sauna, and parking space for a helicopter.

The door access control product company SALTO Systems’ partner Lock-Tech Systems installed the hotel access control at the fort. The client was particularly concerned about providing a feature rich technical solution that was in keeping with the aesthetics of the doors inside the fort. To meet this specification, Lock-Tech selected the SALTO Aelement electronic lock, which provides all the features of SALTO’s access control, with the ability to incorporate the client’s existing door handles.

Aelement has been developed with the needs of hotels in mind and features hospitality-specific applications, including the ability to control the security of the entire hotel from a single location. This includes granting access privileges to guest rooms and gathering audit trail data from every door in real time – all from the front desk.

The product offers instant room move and instant extended stay abilities, as well as lost card cancellation, intrusion alarm, door ajar alarm, remote opening, real time audit trail, passage mode activation for meeting rooms and automated low battery reporting. This lets the hotel continuously upgrade its security without having to upgrade the locks, saving long term operating costs, the product company adds.

Lock-Tech Systems Manager Anthony Harvey says: “This project stood out for me because of the logistics involved in just getting to site. A helicopter may have come in handy at times to be honest! Despite the logistical challenges, our team pulled together and delivered a system that exceeded the customer’s expectations and I’m sure will continue to do so for many years to come.”

Phil Harvey, Lock-Tech MD, adds: “This project demonstrated Lock-Tech’s ability to meet a customer requirement no matter how difficult or impossible the task may seem. We look forward to continuing to work with AmaZing Venues on any of their exciting future developments.”

Related News

Newsletter

Subscribe to our weekly newsletter to stay on top of security news and events.

© 2024 Professional Security Magazine. All rights reserved.

Website by MSEC Marketing