Fire alarm interlock
Controlled doors release automatically on fire alarm activation so nobody is trapped behind a locked exit during evacuation. A regulatory requirement on most commercial premises.
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Access Control & Door Entry
Installed across Cwmbran, Newport, Cardiff, Abergavenny, Swansea and Caerphilly. Single-door panels up to PC-based multi-site estates.
Access control that decides who opens the door,and keeps a record when they do.
From a single keypad on a staff door to cloud-managed proximity across a multi-site estate. We design, install and maintain access control that integrates cleanly with the intruder, fire and CCTV systems already on site.
Reader technologies
Four ways to authenticate. One panel behind them.
Most real installs mix reader types: proximity on the main entrance, keypad on back-of-house, video intercom at reception, biometric on server rooms. The right combination depends on the site and the people moving through it.
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Keypad & codelock
StarterThe pragmatic entry point. Electronic or mechanical codelocks for staff doors, back-of-house corridors and communal entrances. Codes are cheap to rotate when they need changing.
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Proximity readers
Most commonCard or fob-based entry with revokable credentials. The right answer for most offices, HMOs and apartment blocks - an ex-tenant or ex-employee can be offboarded from the panel rather than by changing locks.
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Audio & video door entry
Reception-readyVisitor entry with verification. Audio-only for smaller buildings, video for anywhere you need to see who you are buzzing in. Handsets or smartphone-answered depending on the system.
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Biometric & cloud-managed
Multi-siteFingerprint or face-recognition readers for zones that need a strong identity check, plus cloud-managed platforms where the credential list, audit log and multi-site administration all live in one place.
Integrations
Access control that plays nicely with the rest of the building.
Intruder alarm
Readers can require the intruder system to be disarmed before granting entry, and can auto-disarm zones for authorised credentials arriving before opening.
CCTV
A denied read at a door can pre-position a PTZ or dome camera to cover the attempt, so the footage matches the audit log when you review later.
Locking hardware
Chosen for the door, not the catalogue.
The reader gets most of the attention, but the locking hardware is what actually holds the door. We fit fail-safe and fail-secure variants as the fire strategy demands, with mechanical back-up where the use case needs it.
Maglocks
Electric strikes
Electric release mechanisms
Solenoid bolts
Electric shoot bolts
Shearlocks
Security shutters
Audio intercoms
Video intercoms
Where we install
From a single back door to a multi-storey estate.
Offices
Staff-only zones, visitor reception, secure server rooms.
Flats, apartments & HMOs
Communal entrances with audio or video door entry, individual flat access and delivery access.
Industrial units
Yard gates, plant rooms, warehouses and goods-in doors with shift-based schedules.
Schools & public buildings
Perimeter control, safeguarding zones and after-hours access for caretakers.
Common questions
Before you book a survey.
The questions we answer most often on the first call. If yours isn’t here, ring us.
Can you take over an existing access control system?
Yes. A lot of what we install is a takeover of an existing estate. We survey what is there, document the credential list and panels, then take it on under maintenance. No rip-and-replace unless the kit is genuinely past it.
Do access doors have to release on the fire alarm?
On most commercial premises, yes. Fail-safe locking on escape routes with a direct release on fire alarm activation is an expectation of the fire risk assessment, and it is how we wire every install by default.
Can I manage the system from off-site?
Cloud-managed platforms let you add and remove credentials, check the audit log and remotely unlock a door from anywhere. The starter-tier panels are offline but still support scheduled auto-lock windows.
One door or a whole building?
Both. We install everything from a single keypad-controlled back door up to a multi-site PC-based system with proximity readers across every floor. The architecture is chosen after the survey, not before.
Ready to take control of who gets through the door?
Site survey, specification and written quote at no cost. Engineer on the call the same working day.