Case Studies

1. An accountants' office manager noticed an inexplicably quick depletion of some of their office supplies. These were kept in a separate room, which was never locked.

   Solution:

   

   Metrolocks installed a medium duty digital mechanical latchlock. Only a few people were entitled to know the code. The thefts stopped forthwith.

   
   

2. A gym found that the moisture in the air near the changing rooms repeatedly wreaked havoc onto their existing heavy duty mechanical digital latchlock: It had to be replaced nearly every year.

   Solution:

   

   Metrolocks installed a moisture resistant keypad with a latchlock and an electronic door release. This solution has now been in place for 5 years with no repairs whatsoever.

   
   

3. The management of a large block of flats felt that over the years their key-security was compromised by numerous tenants not returning their keys, when they moved out. The cost of changing all main entrance and back door locks every few years was considered prohibitive in view of the great number of keys required.

   Solution:

   

   Metrolocks installed a fob reader onto every entrance door and wired all of them back to a central computer. The porter can now manage with ease and immediate effect all the fobs, which need to be added for new tenants and deleted for departed tenants. As a result, the tenants' confidence in the building's security improved greatly.

   
   

4. A busy pub kitchen had a simple fob reader installed, to avoid guests erring into the kitchen. Having to hold a fob up against the reader proved impractical for staff carrying dirty dishes back into the kitchen.

   Solution:

   Metrolocks installed a proximity reader near the door, which was able to read the employees' fobs from a distance of up to 1 meter. When staff now approaches the door, the lock buzzes open on its own.

5. A hospital needed a vital area secured by means of a keypad. Even though power-cuts are an infrequent occurrence, the management was very keen to avoid any problems resulting from electricity supply issues.

   Solution:

   

   Metrolocks installed a heavy duty Unican digital mechanical latchlock. The lock is suitable for hospital use due to its sturdy build and needs no electricity.

   
   

6. A swanky model agency lost their bouncer and was left with a rimless armour-plate glass door and no easy way to add locks to it. In addition, the area leading from the door to the receptionist could not be cluttered up by a cable-run for any access control.

   Solution:

   

   Metrolocks installed a magnetic lock to the top of the door. It was made to hold to the glass by a specialist bonding agent and by a springy steel pressure-plate. A little wireless receiver was added to the magnet and a transmitter installed to the receptionist's desk. Pressing the button on the wire-free transmitter sent a signal to the receiver, which then released the door. This elegant installation has so far chalked up four years of trouble-free operation.