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dormakaba builds on long-term collaboration with UWE

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Applicable Industries	Education
Applicable Functions	Facility Management
Use Cases	Perimeter Security & Access Control
Services	Hardware Design & Engineering Services System Integration
Challenge	The University of the West of England (UWE) needed a high-security mechanical locking system for its new Faculty of Business and Law building. The new building includes two showcase law courts, a city trading room, a 300-seat lecture theatre, two Harvard lecture theatres, and technology-enhanced active learning classrooms. The university required a system that would allow quick access to all rooms to aid fast evacuation and ensure a lower number of keys in circulation. The system also needed to be flexible enough to evolve with UWE, helping to future-proof the installation. Read More
About Customer	The University of the West of England (UWE) is a Bristol-based university that caters to over 28,000 students and 3,000 members of staff. It is one of the UK’s most desirable universities. The new Faculty of Business and Law Building is located on the Frenchay Campus and comprises two showcase law courts, a city trading room, a 300-seat lecture theatre, two Harvard lecture theatres, and technology-enhanced active learning classrooms. Read More
Solution	dormakaba, a company with which UWE has had a relationship for over 40 years, supplied the university with the Kaba 20 and Quattro plus Master Key systems. These systems allow selected keys to open a number of pre-defined doors and are compatible with a variety of locks. Over 500 new dormakaba cylinders were installed in the Faculty of Business and Law Building. The Kaba 20 and Quattro plus locking systems’ high security characteristics made them the ideal choice for the university. The Quattro plus system also includes protection against bumping, picking, and drilling, by incorporating additional pins within a reinforced steel cylinder core. In addition, the Quattro plus provides greater flexibility to UWE by benefitting from an interchangeable modular core system. Read More Log in to view content
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Applicable Industries

Education

Applicable Functions

Facility Management

Use Cases

Perimeter Security & Access Control

Services

Hardware Design & Engineering Services

System Integration

Challenge

The University of the West of England (UWE) needed a high-security mechanical locking system for its new Faculty of Business and Law building. The new building includes two showcase law courts, a city trading room, a 300-seat lecture theatre, two Harvard lecture theatres, and technology-enhanced active learning classrooms. The university required a system that would allow quick access to all rooms to aid fast evacuation and ensure a lower number of keys in circulation. The system also needed to be flexible enough to evolve with UWE, helping to future-proof the installation.

About Customer

The University of the West of England (UWE) is a Bristol-based university that caters to over 28,000 students and 3,000 members of staff. It is one of the UK’s most desirable universities. The new Faculty of Business and Law Building is located on the Frenchay Campus and comprises two showcase law courts, a city trading room, a 300-seat lecture theatre, two Harvard lecture theatres, and technology-enhanced active learning classrooms.

Solution

dormakaba, a company with which UWE has had a relationship for over 40 years, supplied the university with the Kaba 20 and Quattro plus Master Key systems. These systems allow selected keys to open a number of pre-defined doors and are compatible with a variety of locks. Over 500 new dormakaba cylinders were installed in the Faculty of Business and Law Building. The Kaba 20 and Quattro plus locking systems’ high security characteristics made them the ideal choice for the university. The Quattro plus system also includes protection against bumping, picking, and drilling, by incorporating additional pins within a reinforced steel cylinder core. In addition, the Quattro plus provides greater flexibility to UWE by benefitting from an interchangeable modular core system.

Impact #1	The master key system allows quick access to all rooms to aid fast evacuation.
Impact #2	The system ensures a lower number of keys remain in circulation.
Impact #3	The flexibility of the system means it can evolve with UWE, helping to futureproof the installation.

Impact #1

The master key system allows quick access to all rooms to aid fast evacuation.

Impact #2

The system ensures a lower number of keys remain in circulation.

Impact #3

The flexibility of the system means it can evolve with UWE, helping to futureproof the installation.

Benefit #1	Over 500 new dormakaba cylinders were installed in the Faculty of Business and Law Building.

Benefit #1

Over 500 new dormakaba cylinders were installed in the Faculty of Business and Law Building.

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