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1. New emergency centre set to be built in Wales

   22 September 2014 3:02 pm Leave a Comment

   Access control systems are a must have for any public services’ buildings where the safety and security of personnel is of utmost importance, such as fire and rescue, ambulance or emergency centres.

   Included in the above category is also the new £15 emergency centre that’s currently being built in Wrexham in Wales. The facility will house a six-bay ambulance station and eight-bay fire station, a recent media news report on the matter was able to reveal.

   The Health Minister Mark Drakeford l praised the government for its "significant investment" saying that the new centre will "allow greater coordination when it comes to responding to incidents and improve response times."

   Access Control UK employs a variety of access control technologies in order to create advanced solutions, enable users to exert solid, reliable and accurate control over the access to specific premises or zones.

   If you’d like to find out more about the range of solutions supplied by Access Control UK, both in terms of hardware (smart card readers, biometric readers, turnstiles, etc.) and software (access rights management software solutions, etc.), just contact us, we’ll be more than happy to answer any queries you might have.

2. Biometric systems to help track vaccination records in developing countries

   15 September 2014 4:45 pm Leave a Comment

   Biometric systems are typically used for restricting access to sensitive, high security areas, but their actual range of uses can extend much further, as researchers from Michigan State University have recently proven.

   The team of scientists managed to develop a fingerprint-scanning system for children under five years old that could replace ineffective paper vaccination records in developing countries around the world, a news report on the matter was able to reveal.

   Until now, experts in the field of biometrics believed fingerprints of babies and toddlers were too unreliable because image sensors are designed for the ridges and valleys of adult fingertips. Nevertheless, researchers developed software that makes it feasible to accurately match fingerprints of children under five with off-the-shelf equipment.

   The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation funded the research specifically for recording vaccinations, but the patient-identifying system has broader applications, says Anil Jain, a distinguished professor at Michigan State University’s Computer Science and Engineering Department and coauthor of the paper.

   The technology could be used “in any health-care scenario where you have the potential for fraud, such as insurance fraud,” says Jain.

   Recording fingerprints from infancy into early childhood and adulthood would also allow countries to link civil registries, such as birth and death certificates to health care records, school enrollments, and voter registration.

   Access Control UK employs a variety of access control technologies (including biometrics) in order to create advanced solutions, enable users to exert solid, reliable and accurate control over the access to specific premises or zones.

   If you’d like to find out more about the range of solutions supplied by Access Control UK, both in terms of hardware (smart card readers, biometric readers, turnstiles, etc.) and software (access rights management software solutions, etc.), just contact us, we’ll be more than happy to answer any queries you might have.

3. New Engineering Innovation Centre is to be built in Manchester

   12 September 2014 11:47 am Leave a Comment

   A new £60m Graphine Engineering Innovation Centre is to be built in Manchester, a recent news report in the local media was able to reveal.

   The new facility will be added to the £40m National Graphene Institute that BAM is currently building for Manchester University.

   Sir Richard Leese, Leader of Manchester City Council, said: "The announcement of the Graphene Engineering Innovation Centre in Manchester, to complement the existing National Graphene Centre, is a highly significant one.

   "It is another compelling illustration of Manchester’s ability to attract foreign investment in a competitive global market. This announcement is another manifestation of Abu Dhabi’s commitment to working with Manchester and the network of constructive relationships which have been built up over the last five years."

   Given the specific nature of the activity set to be carried out on the site’s premises, it would certainly require the implementation of a very solid and reliable access control solution.

   Access Control UK employs a variety of access control technologies in order to create advanced solutions, enable users to exert solid, reliable and accurate control over the access to specific premises or zones.

   If you’d like to find out more about the range of solutions supplied by Access Control UK, both in terms of hardware (smart card readers, biometric readers, turnstiles, etc.) and software (access rights management software solutions, etc.), just contact us, we’ll be more than happy to answer any queries you might have.

4. New student accommodation in Portsmouth gets planning permission

   8 September 2014 5:05 pm Leave a Comment

   Plans to build new student accommodation in Portsmouth have been approved by the local council, with construction work set to start shortly, a recent news report in the local media was able to reveal.

    

   The site located in Portsmouth’s Greetham Street is being acquired from Portsmouth City Council. Unite Students, the developer, will provide a home for 836 students, due to be completed for the the 2016/17 academic year.

    

   The development represents a £42 million investment, and is projected to have a development yield of 9.5%.

    

   Richard Simpson, Managing Director of Property for Unite Students, said: "We are very pleased to have received planning for this development in a prominent city centre location in Portsmouth. The acquisition forms part of our regional development strategy where there is a growing demand for student accommodation. This year we have seen university applications continue to outstrip available places and there is a growing need for safe, secure purpose built student accommodation."

    

   Any modern building of this type should also be equipped with a suitable range of access restriction systems. Access Control UK employs a variety of access control technologies in order to create advanced solutions, enable users to exert solid, reliable and accurate control over the access to specific premises or zones.

    

   The access control systems supplied by Access Control UK also support an effective Fire Roll Call feature, which will enable employers to evacuate the personnel off the premises in a very orderly and clear manner, should a fire, explosion or some other type of catastrophe occur.

    

   If you’d like to find out more about the range of solutions supplied by Access Control UK, both in terms of hardware (smart card readers, biometric readers, turnstiles, etc.) and software (access rights management software solutions, etc.), just hit the contact button at the top of the screen, we’ll be more than happy to answer any queries you might have.

5. Ex-Brewery to become university technical college

   5 September 2014 3:35 pm Leave a Comment

   The site of a former brewery is set to be redeveloped and become a University Technical College (UTC) for West Midlands Construction in Wolverhampton, a recent news report in the local media was able to reveal.

    

   The former Springfield Brewery site is to become home to the new multi-million pound, West Midlands Construction UTC (WMCUTC) for 14 to 19 year olds.

    

   The new educational establishment will provide an education with a focus on construction and the application of IT in the built environment alongside core GCSEs and A Levels. Once graduating, students will then have the option of going into construction-related higher education, apprenticeships, or into employment.

    

   The curriculum will provide access to qualifications that open the doors to further and higher education in non-construction subjects.

    

   Any modern building of this type should also be equipped with a suitable range of access restriction systems. Access Control UK employs a variety of access control technologies in order to create advanced solutions, enable users to exert solid, reliable and accurate control over the access to specific premises or zones.

    

   The access control systems supplied by Access Control UK also support an effective Fire Roll Call feature, which will enable employers to evacuate the personnel off the premises in a very orderly and clear manner, should a fire, explosion or some other type of catastrophe occur.

    

   If you’d like to find out more about the range of solutions supplied by Access Control UK, both in terms of hardware (smart card readers, biometric readers, turnstiles, etc.) and software (access rights management software solutions, etc.), just hit the contact button at the top of the screen, we’ll be more than happy to answer any queries you might have.

6. Building work starts on a new £14 million retail development in Surrey

   1 September 2014 4:37 pm Leave a Comment

   Construction work has begun on a new £14 million retail development in Surrey, featuring two new retail units which will include car parking and soft landscaping.

   Midas Construction is the main contractor for this project on behalf of client Notcutts Woodbridge Ltd, which owns the site. Troika Project Management Ltd has also been brought it for essential services for the project, which is set to be complete by June 2015.

   Midas Southern director Paul Strachan said: "This is a fantastic new development for Bagshot, which involves the substantial redevelopment of a brownfield site providing many new jobs, and additional retail space in new, environmentally-friendly buildings and also offering space for another new store in the town."

   Considering the nature of the commercial activity set to be carried out on the premises, implementing a very solid and reliable access control system across the entire site is a must, especially for those specific areas where access should be restricted.

   Access Control UK employs a variety of access control technologies in order to create advanced solutions, enable users to exert solid, reliable and accurate control over the access to specific premises or zones.

   If you’d like to find out more about the range of solutions supplied by Access Control UK, both in terms of hardware (smart card readers, biometric readers, turnstiles, etc.) and software (access rights management software solutions, etc.), just contact us, we’ll be more than happy to answer any queries you might have.

7. New £6.7m medical facility set to be built in Northamptonshire

   27 August 2014 5:03 pm Leave a Comment

   Construction work is set to start on a new £6.7m medical and dental facility at RAF Croughton in Northamptonshire, a recent media news report on the matter was able to reveal.

   The three-storey facility includes treatment rooms, laboratories, offices and meeting rooms and will service the needs of the US Air Force team who operate the communication station based at the site.

   The building will be constructed to meet a DREAM Excellent rating, which Vinci Construction UK, the principle contractor, will see through, and the project is due for completion in April 2015.

   Any modern building used by the military should also be equipped with a suitable range of access restriction systems. Access Control UK employs a variety of access control technologies in order to create advanced solutions, enable users to exert solid, reliable and accurate control over the access to specific premises or zones.

   The access control systems supplied by Access Control UK also support an effective Fire Roll Call feature, which will enable employers to evacuate the personnel off the premises in a very orderly and clear manner, should a fire, explosion or some other type of catastrophe occur.

   If you’d like to find out more about the range of solutions supplied by Access Control UK, both in terms of hardware (smart card readers, biometric readers, turnstiles, etc.) and software (access rights management software solutions, etc.), just hit the contact button at the top of the screen, we’ll be more than happy to answer any queries you might have.

8. School set to take over sports centre operation

   19 August 2014 3:35 pm Leave a Comment

   A school in Reading is set to take over the operation of a sports centre located on its campus, a recent news report in the local media was able to reveal.

   The Highdown School in Emmer Green will take over running the centre from Reading Borough Council and plans to honour existing lesson programmes and leisure bookings but has not yet decided whether it will continue to allow members of the public casual access to the pool and sports hall.

   Every organization that runs a public-facing service should also seriously consider the implementation of a modern and up-to-date access control system, designed to solely enable authorized persons access a specific area.

   Access Control UK employs a variety of access control technologies in order to create advanced solutions, enable users to exert solid, reliable and accurate control over the access to specific premises or zones.

   If you’d like to find out more about the range of solutions supplied by Access Control UK, both in terms of hardware (smart card readers, biometric readers, turnstiles, etc.) and software (access rights management software solutions, etc.), just contact us, we’ll be more than happy to answer any queries you might have.

9. Arts and design centre at Somerset College to undergo major refurb

   12 August 2014 12:54 pm Leave a Comment

   A well-known British construction company has been selected to redevelop the arts and design centre at Somerset College, a recent news report in the local business media was able to reveal.

   BAM will carry out extensive work on the existing 1970s Arts House on the college’s Taunton campus. The contractor for the £7 million project will put a new roof and exterior glazing on the main four-storey arts building, as well as giving it new mechanical and electrical services.

   Additionally, an existing four-storey building will be given major structural works to open the areas up for exhibition and circulation and to improve the natural light in the space, while a new single-storey gluam structural framed extension will complete the quadrangle of buildings and provide new reprographic and theatre performance space.

   Any modern building of this type should also be equipped with a suitable range of access restriction systems. Access Control UK employs a variety of access control technologies in order to create advanced solutions, enable users to exert solid, reliable and accurate control over the access to specific premises or zones.

   The access control systems supplied by Access Control UK also support an effective Fire Roll Call feature, which will enable employers to evacuate the personnel off the premises in a very orderly and clear manner, should a fire, explosion or some other type of catastrophe occur.

   If you’d like to find out more about the range of solutions supplied by Access Control UK, both in terms of hardware (smart card readers, biometric readers, turnstiles, etc.) and software (access rights management software solutions, etc.), just hit the contact button at the top of the screen, we’ll be more than happy to answer any queries you might have.

10. Willmott Dixon to develop new school in Liverpool

    8 August 2014 3:22 pm Leave a Comment

    Construction company Willmot Dixon has revealed plans to build a new school in Liverpool on behalf of the local council, a recent media news report on the matter was able to reveal.

    The company is working with architect consultancy Sheppard Robson to build the new Archbishop Blanch Secondary School in Liverpool’s Smithdown Road. The new 10,500m2, three storey school, will follow the same internal layout of the previous two schools in that classrooms are visible from several points – the whole school can be seen from one particular point – and there are no corridors.

    There is also solar-paneled roof to generate electricity, a theatre and recording and dance studios, while the facility will also include a synthetic sports pitch that opens in September 2015.

    Any modern building of this type should also be equipped with a suitable range of access restriction systems. Access Control UK employs a variety of access control technologies in order to create advanced solutions, enable users to exert solid, reliable and accurate control over the access to specific premises or zones.

    The access control systems supplied by Access Control UK also support an effective Fire Roll Call feature, which will enable employers to evacuate the personnel off the premises in a very orderly and clear manner, should a fire, explosion or some other type of catastrophe occur.

    If you’d like to find out more about the range of solutions supplied by Access Control UK, both in terms of hardware (smart card readers, biometric readers, turnstiles, etc.) and software (access rights management software solutions, etc.), just hit the contact button at the top of the screen, we’ll be more than happy to answer any queries you might have.