Case Studies

Neath Port Talbot Borough Council uPASS Target Installation

Neath Port Talbot Borough Council needed to upgrade an existing road blocker and tag system that was installed over twenty years ago and that vehicles could use the same tags as those used at Swansea University. Nortech recommended the uPASS Target readers, which have a read range of 10 metres so they could be mounted on high posts, to solve the problem of vandalism.

Nortech Count Management Avoids Congestion in Busy London Car Park

Bank Park, a car park management company that offers car park solutions whilst raising funds for local charities, recently acquired a new car park at Montrose Crescent. The car park is situated on a very busy one-way road and they needed to ensure that traffic flowed freely into the car park without causing congestion. Nortech provided a standalone counting system together with a single high-intensity RGB LED sign to display the number of available spaces or to display ‘FULL’ when no spaces are available.

Transit to the Rescue at Complex Vehicle Access Sliding Gate System

Heron Bros. award winning construction company needed cars, vans and HGV lorries to access their new garage via a narrow single-track road and through two 7m sliding gates. For cars and vans one gate would open, and for HGV vehicles both gates would open. With the help of Nortech, Inova specified a system using two Nedap Transit long-range readers together with CRC200 and Norpass3 software. The installers were able to adjust the position and angle of each reader to detect tags in all type of vehicle.

uPASS Reach Provides Primary Vehicle Access Solution for Science Park

Exeter Science Park required a vehicle access control solution to resolve problems at its 2 entry lanes and 3 exit lanes. They were each fitted with a barrier, a HD ANPR camera and a uPass long-range tag reader. The uPass long-range tag was used as the primary method of access control. It has allowed a quicker throughput through the barrier, whilst improving security on vehicle access.

ANPR Enables UWC Atlantic to Control Access to its Car Park

Gee Communications installed Nedap's ANPR Lumo cameras supplied and supported by Nortech Control Systems, alongside two new FAAC barriers to secure the car park of UWC Atlantic, an independent, international, residential Sixth Form College in the beautiful settings of St Donat’s Castle in the Vale of Glamorgan in South Wales. They are very pleased with the solution and the quality of the equipment used. It has solved the problem of not knowing who was entering and leaving the car park and increased security.

Upass Facilitates Asset Management at Caravan Storage Site

BTT Comms designed an ‘airlock’ system for Border Caravan Storage to improve caravan security and asset management. The solution uses an existing access control system and the uPASS long range reader with two separate electronically controlled gates to only permit valid caravan and towing vehicle combinations to enter or leave the site. The new system provides information in real time and site managers know which caravans and owners are on site at any time giving them total peace of mind.

Car Park Signs get an Upgrade at Truro Supermarket

Sainsbury’s Truro supermarket wanted to upgrade their car park counting system to make it as easy as possible for customers to find a parking space. In partnership with Access Automation Limited, Nortech provided a compact, easy to manage car park space counting system with full colour LED Variable Message signs.

Norpass is Approved by The British Board of Film Classifications

The British Board of Film Classification (BBFC) needed a secure 16-door access control system at their Soho Square offices and Norpass was the ideal choice. The system has been in place for many years and BBFC find it reliable and easy to use, and are grateful to Nortech’s customer service team for being helpful and informative.

ANPR Helps to Secure North West Ambulance Service Regional HQ

Nedap ANPR ticks all the boxes for Expert Security’s vehicle access solution for the North West Ambulance Service’s Lancashire regional HQ. The ANPR camera links to the existing Access Control system and, together with the new barrier system, prevents unauthorised parking.

Upass Target Controls Vehicle Access at Saint James's Market

Chosen for its elegant appearance and ease of installation, the uPASS Target long-range reader plays a key role in the delivery vehicle access control system installed at the St James’ s Market business and retail development in central London.

MRC350 Helps Gunnebo Improve Visitor Experience At The Shard

Read how Nortech MRC350 works with Gunnebo Security Group's SpeedStile FL range to secure the entrance with a system that had a modern and elegant design to complement the building while being 100% effective at preventing unauthorised access.

FeeMaster Smart Manages Free Parking at Tewkesbury Hospital

Tewkesbury Community Hospital overcame abuse of its free parking facility by using automatic barriers and FeeMaster Smart. The solution, installed by ASGuk, provides a simple and cost-effective way to avoid abuse by unauthorised motorists, while providing an unobtrusive and secure free parking facility for patients, visitors and staff.

Transit Ultimate Gives Express Parcels The Edge

Express Parcel Services needed to replace a manually controlled cantilever sliding gate system with a fast operating system to speed up vehicle entry and exit and avoid tailgating. It was also necessary to identify vehicles and log their entry and exit. Nedap Transit Ultimate RDIF Readers linked to Nortech’s NorPass3 Access Control Software were installed to overcome these challenges.

ANPR Controls Access to Historic Dockyard

Chatham Historic Dockyard, which houses a maritime museum and a mixed residential and business community with 400 residents and over 100 small businesses and organisations, required a means of controlling vehicle access while improving the traffic flow. Nedap ANPR cameras supplied and supported by Nortech, provided an ideal solution.

Nottingham Park Estate Converts to ANPR

Nottingham Park Estate Limited needed to replace their RFID vehicle tag system for vehicle access in and out of the estate. Sitewatch Fire & Surveillance Ltd. installed ANPR cameras linked to Norpass3 to provide a solution. This improved customer convenience and put an end to vehicles trying to use the park for a shortcut.

Norpass3 Makes Managing Holiday Facility Access a Walk in the Park

A replacement access control system utilising IEVO fingerprint readers was needed at the Warren Holiday Park to manage 6000 individuals. Cerberus Services installed Nortech CRC220 access controllers and Norpass3 software to manage all of the fingerprint readers controlling access throughout the park.

Gunnebo Uses Integrated MR350 to Capture Visitor Cards at Bank

Gunnebo South Africa used Nortech’s MRC350 Card Capture reader in their exit turnstiles at a major South African bank to provide a means of capturing the pass cards of visitors as they leave the building. This improved customer convenience and put an end to bottle necks.

Parking Management at Holiday Inn Express, Grimsby

Nortech case study to stop the misuse of the car park at the Holiday Inn express in Grimbsy ensuring that there are sufficient spaces for hotel guests and business delegates.

ANPR Access HD Used in Gate Entry System Upgrade

Nortech supplied Nedap's ANPR system to improve the site security at George Spencer Academy to meet Ofsted specifications allowing easy access for school staff, students and authorised visitors.

Parking Management at Brighton’s Holiday Inn

To supply a system to the Holiday Inn in Brighton that prevents the misuse of the car park by unauthorised users, ensuring that there are sufficient spaces for hotel guests and business delegates.

Hands-Free Readers Assist Staff at Woodland Vale Care Home

Following a refurbishment of the home, a new Access Control System was required to offer greater security.

Harbour Master At The Helm at Exmouth Marina

Exmouth Marina needed a single centrally managed system that would allow only authorised users access to its facilities, and enable harbour master to monitor who is using each facility. Learn more about Nortech's solution to this challenge.

Glenmorangie Singles Out Norpass3

Glenmorangie needed a user-friendly access control system to manage the movement of over 100 personnel within the company's new bottling plant. Learn more about how Norpass3 helped them to achieve that.

Border Force Alerted to Smooth Access System Upgrade at Terminal 5

In August 2013, the Border Force had become aware of the range of additional features available in Norpass3, Nortech’s latest access control system, and contacted their security provider, Universal Security Systems, to request a system upgrade to Norpass3.

Hybrid Access Control Solution for Lydney Community School

The school staff members were experiencing problems with their standalone access control system, due to the tendency of the magnetic stripe cards to wear and the lack of control over the cards. They needed to replace it with a reliable, user-friendly access control solution.

Biometrics Control Staff and Protect Public at Hospital Construction Site

It was necessary to provide a security system for the construction site in the middle of the very large, bustling hospital to prevent patients and visitors accidentally entering the site, thereby endangering themselves.

Box-it ID Cards Now Control Access As Well As T&A

Box-it needed a cost-effective and user-friendly access control solution to control 10 doors at the main office in Winchester. It was necessary for the installation to be integrated seamlessly with the existing Amano time and attendance system, allowing the use of existing Amano time and attendance cards with the access control system.

NanoQuest Providing Effective Access Control for Hampshire School

The school needed an easy to manage and reliable means of improving school security whilst allowing staff access to the main school entrance.

Norpass3 Controls Access at Renewable Energy Plant

The brief was to supply robust full height pedestrian turnstiles with a rugged and effective access control system in order to allow site access to authorised personnel

Parking Management at the Mercure Bristol Holland Hotel

The hotel management needed to eliminate abuse of the hotel car parks by local residents and their visitors so that a better service could be provided for hotel guests and spa users. They also wanted to obtain a cost-effective facility that would allow them to charge for use of the car park.

Hotel Upgrades to Feemaster Smart Parking Management System

To upgrade the existing FeeMaster parking management system to a FeeMaster Smart system without causing disruption to staff and customers.