Door Industry Journal - Summer 2015

Also online at: www.dijonline.co.uk 112 THE door industry journal summer 2015 powered gates GATE AND ACCESSORY PURCHASING MADE EASY WITH TAILOR MADE SOLUTIONS FROM EASYGATES Easygates, Nationwide electric gate automation, access control and safety supplier are seeing an increase in sales due to their tailor made solution packages. The company pride themselves on offering customers unique step by step support when embarking on the purchase of gate automation and related products. Over the last 6 months investments in the trade website, 3d animation and training programmes have raised the bar in terms of the customer offering and support. Managing Director, Tony Daniels-Gooding said: “We are one of a number of key providers of gate automation and associated products across the UK and acknowledge it is becoming an increasingly competitive marketplace.” “We believe our favourable prices, quality products, and quick delivery are enhanced by our tailor made solutions and make us stand out from the rest.” “Our customers receive pre and post sales and technical advice from our dedicated in-house team to ensure the right purchasing decisions are made. They can utilise our 3d animated reference guides and tutorials as well as the plethora of detailed manuals.” “We also offer 3d proposed installation imagery to show customer what the gates and accessories would look like in situ and offer personalisation of products through our laser etching department.” Easygates have over 25 years’ experience in the industry and specialise in gate automation, safety solutions and access control. The company stock over a 1,000 products ranging from gate automation, gate & door safety, access control, garage doors and intercoms. As ASO Safety Solutions UK competence partners, a number of core safety products are supplied to the marketplace and is renowned for supplying quality, safety and technical service to a wide range of customers. www.easygatesdirect.co.uk COMELIT TAKE A SWIPE AT VIDEO ENTRY Comelit has expanded its market-leading access control range with a door entry monitor based on the look and feel of a smart phone. The Icona, which was displayed at IFSEC 2015, allows the user to reveal programme icons with a finger swipe across an impressive 4.3” 16:9 screen and use capacitive touch keys. The monitor has a sleek minimalist design with the clean straight edges that now characterise the entire Comelit offering. Focus is on ease of use with the product being unobtrusive and able to blend into any architectural style at apartment complexes. The unit boasts a high acoustic fidelity microphone and speaker while unrivalled brightness and contrast control can assist users in poor lighting conditions. The Icona door entry monitor has advanced functionality but the ‘Sensitive Touch’ interface is kept simple with the two main buttons – audio-in and lock release – always displayed on white backlit keys. If required, secondary programme icons are revealed intuitively by finger movement across the screen. Successive levels give extra functions such as sound in/out volume, ringtone melody and volume, display contrast and brightness as well as privacy function. A valuable feature for users in sheltered housing or comparable environments is a setting where the resident can opt temporarily to allow a health worker or similar visitors to grant themselves access automatically without interaction at the monitor. The main body of the unit is constructed of scratch- resistant polycarbonate with a matt brushed metal finish on the edges. The concave extremities optimise the performance of the hands-free full-duplex audio. The Icona underlines Comelit’s mission to combine minimal visual clutter with maximum functions. Installers working in various environments will appreciate that the Icona is available in flush-mounted, surface- mounted and desk-based versions. Two eight-position DIP switches allow user code and button programming. A riser distribution terminal model is available. Integrators use the Simplebus TOP System model with Comelit’s own 2-wire Simplebus wiring. The VIP System model can be used with Power Over Ethernet (PoE). Both options enable rapid problem-free installation. The IP- based VIP System allows additional functions, such as video memory function with an absent message, alarm and panic inputs and a micro SD slot. http://www.comelitgroup.co.uk/uk Comelit’s new Icona door entry monitor uses touch sensitive technology