Control who can access your premises, facilities and sensitive areas with integrated access control systems designed around the way your organisation operates.
Access control is an important part of any physical security strategy. It allows organisations to manage who can enter a building, site or restricted area, when they can enter, and what level of access they should have.
iOCO SBT designs and integrates access control solutions for organisations that need greater security, visibility and control across their operations. From individual office buildings to complex multi-site environments, access can be managed centrally while accommodating different users, locations, security levels and operational requirements.
Modern access control goes beyond simply opening and closing doors.
A well-designed system can help an organisation manage employees, contractors and visitors across different access points while maintaining a clear record of activity. Permissions can be assigned according to a person’s role, location, working hours or security clearance, helping ensure that people only have access to the areas they are authorised to enter.
Access control can begin at the perimeter of a site, including vehicle entrances, parking areas and security checkpoints, and extend through reception areas, offices, production facilities, server rooms and other restricted areas.
Depending on the environment, access may be managed using cards, mobile credentials, biometric identification or a combination of authentication methods.
Every organisation has different security requirements.
A corporate office may need to manage employees, visitors and restricted areas across several floors. A manufacturing or industrial site may require more tightly controlled access to operational areas. Large estates, campuses and multi-site organisations may need centralised management across numerous entry points and locations.
iOCO SBT works with organisations to design access control systems around their specific operational and security requirements.
Solutions can include:
This allows access control to be applied consistently across an organisation while still accommodating the different requirements of individual sites, departments and users.
Biometric technologies can provide a stronger link between a person’s identity and their access credentials.
Fingerprint and facial recognition systems can be used where organisations require a higher level of identity assurance or where traditional cards and credentials may not provide sufficient control.
Biometric access control can also help reduce credential sharing and provide a clearer audit trail of who accessed a particular area.
iOCO SBT integrates biometric technologies into broader security environments, allowing identity-based access to form part of a wider access control, surveillance and workforce management strategy.
Access control becomes significantly more useful when it forms part of a connected security and operational environment.
iOCO SBT specialises in integrating security technologies and business systems rather than treating each component as a standalone solution. This integrated approach brings individual electronic security components together into a single environment.
Depending on the organisation and its requirements, access control can be integrated with systems such as:
For example, employee or contractor records can be linked to access permissions, while visitor management systems can provide temporary access for approved guests.
Access events can also be linked with surveillance systems, helping security teams investigate incidents and improve situational awareness.
Organisations operating across multiple branches, facilities or campuses, access control can be managed as part of a centralised security environment.
This can provide greater visibility across locations while allowing individual sites to maintain the permissions and access rules required for their own operations.
Centralised management can also make it easier to add or remove users, update permissions and review access activity without relying on separate standalone systems at every site.
Access control is primarily a security system, but the information it provides can also support wider operational requirements.
A properly integrated solution can help organisations:
This is one of the reasons access control has become an important part of wider security and building management strategies.
iOCO SBT has more than 30 years of experience implementing, integrating and optimising electronic security, workforce and building management technologies. Its customers include public sector organisations, blue chip enterprises, manufacturers, mines, healthcare organisations, banks, insurers, campuses and estates.
The focus is not simply on installing individual access control devices. iOCO SBT works with customers to design integrated environments in which access control can connect with surveillance, workforce, identity and building systems.
The company works with enterprise access control and biometric technology partners including Gallagher, Impro Technologies and IDEMIA, alongside related visitor management and security technologies.
An access control system manages who is permitted to enter a building, site or restricted area. Access can be granted using cards, mobile credentials, biometrics or other forms of identification, with permissions controlled according to the organisation's requirements.
Yes. Access control systems can be designed for multi-site environments, allowing organisations to manage users, permissions and access activity across different locations.
Yes. Access control can be integrated with workforce management, HR and other business systems, depending on the systems being used and the organisation's requirements.
Yes. Fingerprint and facial recognition technologies can be used to verify a person's identity before allowing access to a controlled area.
Yes. Access control can extend to vehicle entrances, parking areas and security checkpoints through technologies such as boom gates and licence plate recognition.