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1. Modern new Leisure Centre to be built in Manchester

   22 April 2014 3:52 pm Leave a Comment

   Construction work has recently started on a new leisure centre at Hough End, south Manchester, with the completion date being set for 2015, a news report in the local media can reveal.

   The new leisure centre is one of three new leisure facilities planned for the city and will feature a six-lane swimming pool and learner pool, with sessions for adults, women, over-50s, children, after-school clubs, water-based exercise classes and aqua-natal classes.

   The facility will also boast a state-of-the-art health and fitness gym, two squash courts and a sauna and steam room. A community room and dance studio will also be built providing a flexible space for events and meetings including baby and toddler sessions and youth clubs.

   Given the specific use of the future leisure facility, the implementation of a solid and reliable access control and time and attendance solution should be something developers will have to take into account, and this is specifically where Access Control UK could put its extensive experience in this field to very good use.

   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. New £6m food waste recycling plant opens in Wales

   16 April 2014 4:17 pm Leave a Comment

   A new £6m food waste recycling plant in Llwyn Isaf, near Caernarfon, Wales, has just been opened by the country’s first minister, a news report in the local media can reveal.

   Built by Biogen, a leading anaerobic digestion specialist, Prosiect GwyriAD is Wales’ first purpose built anaerobic digestion facility treating food waste collected by local authorities and generating renewable electricity.

   Tthe plant will process food waste collected from local homes and businesses by the council, diverting it from landfill to produce renewable energy and valuable biofertiliser for local farmland.

   The First Minister said: "Prosiect GwyriAD demonstrates what can be achieved by the Welsh Government working closely with the local council and the project team. Wales is the only country in the UK with a national programme to address household food waste, and we have provided leadership to local government and the market with our ambitions, as well as significant funding.

   "Thanks to Prosiect GwyriAD, 11,000 tonnes of waste a year will avoid landfill, where it would generate greenhouse gas emissions. Instead, the plant has created jobs locally and generates 3,500 megawatt hours of renewable electricity for the national grid – enough to power every home in nearby Penygroes continually for a year."

   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.

3. Plans put forward for £260m Health Campus in Watford

   14 April 2014 12:43 pm Leave a Comment

   The £260m Health Campus in Watford is one step closer to completion after developers put forward a hybrid planning application for this impressive regeneration project.

   The hybrid application (part outline and plan detailed), comprising 375,000sq ft of hospital redevelopment space, retail and business areas, housing and public open space, were submitted following extensive community engagement with the local community earlier in the year, a news report in the local business media could reveal.

   The project team also secured a detailed planning consent in December 2013 for the construction of a new hospital blue light link, which sits at the heart of the scheme and will improve access from the M1 to Watford Hospital. Work on the new link road is due to start towards the end of this year, taking around 18 months to complete.

   After its completion, the Health Campus would also require the installation of top-spec, reliable integrated access control solutions across the site, and this is specifically where Access Control UK could put its extensive experience in this field to very good use.

   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 Savoy Cinemas Multiplex set to be built in Corby

   10 April 2014 4:45 pm Leave a Comment

   Construction work on a new Multiplex cinema located on the former Tresham College site in Corby has officially started and should be completed in around 9 month’s time, a news report in the local business media can reveal.

   The project will be co-developed by Mulberry Property Developments (MPD) and Savoy Cinemas, and is scheduled to open in February 2015.

   The cinema complex will be capable of seating more than 900 people across six wall-to-wall screens in spacious, stadium seated auditoria. It will be fully digital and fitted out with the latest audio-visual technology including the new immersive sound and3D capabilities that will showcase the very latest blockbusters in the height of luxury, comfort and style.

   Leader of Corby Borough Council, Cllr Tom Beattie, said: "We are very pleased to see that work on Corby’s brand new cinema will now start. This has been something that has been a priority to deliver to the people of Corby and we are excited to see the facility develop over the next 9 months, adding to the leisure offer on George Street.

   Any public entertainment facility of this type will 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.

5. New HID Global survey provides insights into firms’ attitude towards access control

   7 April 2014 2:35 pm Leave a Comment

   HID Global, once of the most important global players in the field of access control, has recently published a very insightful study that tackles various organizations’ perceptions about change and the importance of industry best practices, and how well today’s technology and policy best practices are being implemented.

   The survey managed to obtain relevant information regarding just how well organizations can defend against increasingly dangerous and costly security threats, both now and in the future.

   Unfortunately, statistical figures reveal that just around 37 percent of the total of 600 respondents carry out annual security assessments, and most users do not contract a third party to test their existing PACS. Furthermore, in excess of 50% of respondents have not upgraded in the last year, and more than 20 percent haven’t upgraded in the last three years.

   Furthermore, 75 percent of end-users said cards with cryptography were important and the majority also believes that magstripe and proximity technologies provide adequate security, despite their vulnerability to cloning.

   Data obtained from the survey also suggests that 75 percent of respondents state that the highest-security technologies were important or very important, but half said they weren’t implementing them well, or at all.

   Plus, over 90 percent felt the most secure policies were important or very important, with only 70 percent felt they were implementing them effectively or very effectively.

   Biggest barriers to best-practice implementation were budget-related, and management not seeing value in the investment.

   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.

6. Interserve wins contract for building new proton beam therapy facility

   3 April 2014 4:35 pm Leave a Comment

   The Christie NHS Foundation Trust has awarded Interserve a contract for designing and building a high energy Proton Beam Therapy facility, the first of its kind in the UK.

   Proton beam therapy is a specialist form of radiotherapy which can very precisely target certain cancers, increasing success rates and reducing side-effects and its introduction to the UK will bring the treatment closer to patients who currently have to travel abroad to receive it.

   For this very ambitious initiative, Interserve was appointed Principal Supply Chain Partner. The company initiated successful collaborations with HKS Architect, ARUP Engineers and Gleeds Cost Consultants, who’ll work together in order to design the future facility around the advanced equipment required for proton beam therapy.

   An advanced medical facility of this type will 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.

    

7. New, world class teaching centre to be built at Teesside University

   31 March 2014 12:53 pm Leave a Comment

   A new £20m pound world class teaching centre is set to be built at Teesside University, a news report in the local media can reveal.

   Construction company BAM will be in charge of the redevelopment project, which is set to “transform the centre of the University campus offering unrivalled modern, flexible teaching facilities for students with state-of-the-art new and innovative learning spaces and technologies.”

   The planned facility will have an impressive BREEAM ‘excellent’ rating and, given its specific nature, the project will also be used as a live example of building information modelling (BIM) for study groups.

   Malcolm Page, Teesside University Chief Operating Officer, said: "This is a fantastic new development for the University and represents a significant investment for students, the community and for Middlesbrough and the region. BAM were chosen for this project because of their innovative approach to the project which offered a top class solution to delivering our vision along with a strong emphasis on value for money."

   Solid and reliable access control solutions should be implemented within any facility of this type in order to provide a superior level of safety and security for students.

   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.

8. Wiltshire College receives planning permission for new £21m campus in Chippenham

   28 March 2014 11:42 am Leave a Comment

   Planning consultancy Turley, acting on behalf of Wiltshire College, has managed to secure planning permission from Wiltshire Council for building a new 9,100 sq m campus in Chippenham, a news report in the local media can report.

   The new £21m facilities will primarily focus on supporting growth in vocational training and apprenticeships in engineering, construction and hair and beauty as well as army resettlement.

   The campus will be housed in a three-storey building providing a flexible space to meet the demands of students, employers and the community and will include industry standard workshop space, vocationally tailored space and realistic working environments.

   Work on the new campus is to begin in May this year and is expected to take 16 months to complete, opening to students in September 2015.

   Solid and reliable access control solutions should be implemented within any accommodation of this type in order to provide a superior level of safety and security for students.

   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. 50 new residential apartments set to be built in London’s Holland Park, Kensington

   24 March 2014 3:10 pm Leave a Comment

   Shepherd Construction has managed to win a contract for designing and building 50 residential apartments in London’s Holland Park, Kensington, a news report in the local media has recently revealed.

   The development will comprise 41 luxury private apartments and nine affordable and shared apartments, and will be located in one of London’s most sought-after locations, 205 Holland Park Avenue.

   The new residential zone will be a mixed-use scheme of five linked pavilions, rising from four to 10 storeys. In addition to luxury apartments with dual aspect views, 8,500 sq ft of artist studios will be situated on the ground floor level, with residents benefiting from a basement car park.

   Demolition works on the existing property are substantially complete and Shepherd is preparing the site for an imminent start on the building works.

   Since we’re talking about high-end, luxury apartments targeting a rather select audience, the truth of the matter is that implementing a very solid and reliable access control system to this residences will certainly be a must, and this is specifically where Access Control UK will be able to put its extensive experience in the field to very good use.

   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.

10. New student property to be developed in Islington

    21 March 2014 12:35 pm Leave a Comment

    UNITE has managed to attain planning permission for building a new student property in Islington, London, comprising circa 900 beds, a news report in the business media has very recently revealed.

     

    The 1.4 acre, central London site earmarked for the development is located on Holloway Road and it is believed that the future 260,000 square foot scheme will help regenerate the area through the provision of community space and commercial units for local businesses on the ground floor, with competitively priced and well managed student accommodation above.

     

    The new accomodation has a forecast total development cost of £93 million and yield on cost of 8.8% and will include a mix of shared flats, with communal living and kitchen spaces, and self-contained studios. The plans also include common areas and study rooms interspersed with the accommodation, as well as a courtyard and several terraces, all designed to enhance the student experience, providing an environment that encourages success.

     

    Solid and reliable access control solutions should be implemented within any accommodation of this type in order to provide a superior level of safety and security for students.

     

    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.