The US$6.7 million (￡4.5 million) Allam Marine offices building within East Yorkshire installed ievo fingerprint readers that leverage Lumidigm multispectral imaging sensors to control building access. According to IT Manager Martin Conley, the high-profile building had complex requirements and found a suitable solution that met all its requirements. The system replaces traditional ID cards. Members register their fingerprints upon joining the business, and when they arrive at the building, they simply press their fingers onto the reader to open the bidirectional access system.
The US$6.7 million (￡4.5 million) Allam Marine offices building within East Yorkshire installed ievo fingerprint readers that leverage Lumidigm multispectral imaging sensors to control building access. According to IT Manager Martin Conley, the high-profile building had complex requirements and found a suitable solution that met all its requirements. The system replaces traditional ID cards. Members register their fingerprints upon joining the business, and when they arrive at the building, they simply press their fingers onto the reader to open the bidirectional access system.
The installment involved a Boon Edam circular interlocking door system at the entrance, which provided standard access along with secondary opening actions from dedicated readers elsewhere in the building. The system consists of two sliding doors, which will open one after the other, creating an interlocking security booth. One of the main benefits of the system is the ability to “latch” open the circle lock in the event of corporate open days, together with full biometric accountability.
Allam is just one of many high-profile office buildings that have turned to biometrics for access control in the recent months. Other installs include two premiership football grounds and buildings within the Canary Warf area in London. The difficultly of tracking cards due to staff losing or swapping cards, alongside their brittle nature, was the main reason that the building owner wanted to veer away from standard card access. “Since the installation, we have been extremely satisfied … it is outperforming all of our initial expectations,” Conley said.