Door Industry Journal - Winter 2016

Also online at: www.dijonline.co.uk 96 THE door industry journal winter 2016 fire & security Tate delivers on security to the Astrum Education Group Tate Solutions has built up an enviable reputation for providing comprehensive and purposely designed security access control systems to a wide range of public sector buildings, schools, colleges, care homes and a wide range of residential facilities. Leading educational organisation the Astrum Education Group currently operates three major sixth form colleges in the central London area, Duff Miller, Kensington, Lansdowne College, Bayswater and Chelsea Independent College. The group have ambitious plans to expand their range of facilities with the recent acquisition of a new state of the art four story accommodation in Fulham Broadway as part of the Chelsea Collage together with boarding facilities at Fulham Place and Princes Beatrice House near Earls Court. Nationwide Security and Access Control experts Tate Solutions have worked closely with Astrum for the past two years, delivering highly effective, yet flexible and fully integrated range of access control systems that enables the facilities team to manage every aspect of access control, from a single low-rise office with just a few doors through to the busy student accommodation blocks with numerous doors, gates and barriers. The highly experienced Tate Solutions team has successfully delivered the highest levels of security without compromising the college’s convenience and ease of access for system users. The installations comply with all IT environments, and also serve as a security management station that integrates access control, intrusion detection, and video surveillance into a single system. In addition to installing one hour certified fire doors Tate Solutions have also installed new Fire Alarms Systems, both conventional and wireless, into Duff Miller and Lansdowne Colleges. Tate was also been commissioned to install the latest CCTV system at Chelsea Independent College and upgraded the CCTV equipment at Lansdowne, whilst at the same time carrying out a complete refreshment of the colleges IT provision complete with upgrades for both software and hardware. Commenting on the installations at Astrum Tate Director Keith Clare-Brown said “Our team have built up a good working relationship with Astrum. As a specialist security and access control company we pride ourselves on fully interpreting and understanding the individual client’s specification and we have the experience to provide both equipment recommendations through to complete installation and commissioning”.