Door Industry Journal - Winter 2013

Also online at: www.dijonline.co.uk building hardware 57 THE door industry journal winter 2013 ASSA SUPPLIES TO AWARD WINNING PROJECT ASSA, part of ASSA ABLOY Security Solutions, a division of ASSA ABLOY, has supplied products for an award winning children’s hospice. Led by Spiller Architectural Ironmongery Ltd based in Oxford Road, Yeovil, Little Harbour in Cornwall was awarded the Architectural Ironmongery Specification Awards, by GAI and RIBA for Public Health Buildings. The children’s hospice was an ambitious project, which focused very much on the specialist needs of its multiple users. Designed to provide a high standard of care for terminally ill children and their families, the self-contained building features patient and family accommodation suites, treatment rooms, spa, as well as administration facilities and reception rooms. ASSA worked closely with Spiller to ensure that patients and visitors had freedom of access around the building, but that this was carefully balanced with security for both the patients and staff. Supplying a masterkey system, modular lockcases, door furniture, remote door monitoring systems and standalone electronic locks, all helped to meet this brief. The masterkey system featured patent protected ASSA twin combi cylinders to provide added peace of mind as well as improved key management for the building owner and users. Both Codoor and Solicode access control systems from ASSA, were used by Spiller throughout the impressive hospice, whilst designated escape doors were incorporated within the monitoring system with single action egress, ensuring the building met with all the relevant fire safety standards. In addition, external doors incorporated both deadbolt monitoring by means of dual pole microswitches housed within the lockcase body, as well as door position monitoring. This provides a clear indication of each doors’ status and vulnerability - valuable information for overseeing patient access and security. Speaking on the award-winning project, Mike Trowbridge from Spiller Architectural Ironmongery Ltd, said: “Little Harbour is an impressive project, which provides a vital service for the South West. Given the importance of the development it was crucial that we were able to supply products and solutions that met with the building’s demands, as well as the latest legislation. ASSA products enabled us to do this. “The masterkey system and remote access control systems in particular, are vital in achieving the balance between access and security, whilst also creating management efficiencies for the building’s owners.” Paul Johnson, Commercial Manager, from ASSA ABLOY Security Solutions, added: “The quality of the ASSA solutions supplied by Spiller more than justifies the prestigious award and were very pleased to be a part of this project. Working with Spiller has helped to ensure that a holistic specification solution has been supplied, which works with the building’s design and structure, whilst facilitating the needs of the patients, visitors and staff.” For further information please visit www.spillerai.co.uk or www .assaabloy.co.uk/securitysolutions. PROMOTE YOUR BUSINESS WITH OUR HELP Low Cost and Free Publicity - You can benefit from some help in promoting your business, its products and services on the Door Industry Journal Blog at an incredibly low price (typically £25) towards our page creation and layout costs. But if you advertise with us, you will receive the publicity absolutely free of charge (see below). Regular Postings - We post articles up to twice a day and never delete them - we only archive them each year - so that they continue to remain visible to search engines. To have your story published - just send us your news item, logo and image(s) and we will review the material, make any necessary changes to the wording / word count and then advise you when it will be published. Extra benefits for our advertisers - If you take display advertising or product and literature features in our printed and online publications, you will also qualify for regular free postings on the Door Industry Journal Blog while you continue to advertise with us. Visit our Blog to see the kind of publicity we provide: www.doorindustryjournal.blogspot.com Email your articles to: mail@doorindustryjournal.co.uk BLOGGING