Assa Abloy Digital Access Protects a Luxury Car Dealership
Customers expect a degree of refinement in a car showroom environment, so as well as security and reliability, access devices must blend with the high-end interior design.
Smartair, part of a suite of connected digital access solutions from Assa Abloy, is an out-of-the-box system ideally suited to medium-sized premises with a broad range of openings to equip. Growing businesses require flexibility and easy scalability from their access management. Choosing a secure digital solution that easily adapts and grows as needs change, ensures that the organization is well prepared both for today and tomorrow.
H.R. Owen is a dealership specializing in the sale, service and repair of luxury and sports cars. Its portfolio of high-end brands includes Lamborghini, Bentley, Aston Martin, Rolls Royce and Lotus. The company expanded operations with a new facility in Hatfield, and this new showroom required high security due to the nature of its vehicle stock. Managers sought a single, unified access management solution for the new premises that could encompass a wide range of openings including glass doors, fire doors and parking barriers. H.R. Owen customers expect a degree of refinement in the showroom environment, so as well as security and reliability, access devices must blend with the high-end interior design.
“During the planning stages with H.R. Owen and the architects, it was clear that Assa Abloy’s Smartair solution was the only real choice for the site,” says Matthew Taylor, Operations Director at Knightsbridge Security, who installed the dealership’s system. Among more than 100 devices installed throughout the facility, Smartair wall readers and i-max escutcheons were selected for their sleek aesthetics and versatility. The devices are wireless, and are therefore quickly installed, minimizing onsite disruption.
H.R. Owen also chose Smartair’s mobile access solution Openow: staff can use their smartphones for access, rather than physical cards or fobs. Access by secure mobile app boosts both security – with fewer lost credentials – and sustainability performance by cutting single-use plastics. Openow’s parking mode feature allows drivers to unlock barriers from a few meters away – they do not need to get out of the car to open the barrier. This reduces the risk of opportunist theft or unauthorized access, which is a critical benefit for premises like H.R. Owen with such high-value goods inside.
