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Lots to learn from lock technology

Children can be a bit hard on door handles and locks at the best of times. And, when you multiply that by around 500, you can see the potential challenge.

Thriving Bluestone School, Kahurangi Toka, in Timaru had worn-out door handles, some “sticky” lock barrels, and a number of keys that were unaccounted for. The Principal at the time, Ian Poulter, and Property Manager Al Walker had had enough. They were looking for a security system with integrity and one which would stand the test of time.

They found it at Allied Locks and their fob-activated SALTO XS4 One Enhanced lock with a five-year battery life and industrial strength door handles.

It ticked all the school’s boxes.

Ian Poulter says the school was looking for reliability, ease of use for all staff and to avoid the costs of lost keys. “Allied Locks provided a well thought through solution. We were impressed by the quality because school locks get a hard life. Their system gave us confidence.”

“It was a quality product, at a good price, with good back-up.”

Al Walker says the new system also gave them the ability to add extra layers of security, so some areas including those containing hazardous substances or personal information were thoroughly protected, while at the lower level, members of the school community could apply for fobs granting access just to the playing fields via the gates. “The integrity of the system is intact but at the same time we can re-programme or change, as needed.”

Lost keys are no longer a problem, access can be tracked, money has been saved, and the school is once again safe and secure with the potential for technological upgrades that will take care of future generations of Timaru students too.

“Shocking” perimeter fences tamed

Keeping possums out is one thing. Giving staff a shock is another. Possums have a been a bugbear for New Zealand power companies for decades. Possums will climb almost anything and even barbed wire is not necessarily a deterrent.

In order to prevent damage and nuisance, some companies opted for a “hot” (electric) top wire to discourage the pests. The drawback to this solution was that the outward-opening metal safety gates sometimes connected with the wires giving staff an unpleasant shock.

Allied Locks considered the options and, after discounting the use of bollards to limit the arc of the gate, as that could hamper safe egress, they customised the hydraulic control arms on their Duragates to make them shorter. As a result, the metal doors avoided contact with the electrified fence wire, without compromising the integrity or safety of either the fence or the door. Chosen for durability and unshakeable performance, Duragate, with its hydraulic gate closer, latches securely every time without the reverberations which weaken locks.

Keeping trespassers out

A thriving forestry company growing, harvesting and replanting radiata pine and Douglas-fir was tired of their locks being shot-up and their property stolen or vandalised.

Whereas most people see a padlock as a clear barrier to entry, some local poachers had tended to see them as a target; their often high-powered, weapons being capable of shattering conventional locks. Further, the company’s padlocks were often used in remote areas where electronic or other methods of surveillance were impractical.

The implications of this weakness in security included; increased risk of fire, damage to gear and theft of diesel and heavy industrial batteries, along with compromised forestry worker and public safety.

Allied Locks’ answer was the ABLOY 340 Series hardened-body padlocks. The body of the padlocks is hardened steel which gives no quarter, compared with the usual brass in conventional locks.

The Southern Regional Manager of the forest said re-keying with Allied Locks had managed to stop “even the most determined” would-be trespassers. “It’s proven to be a successful strategy.” He described the integrity and performance of the locks under fire as “impressive”.

One 340 padlock had three shots discharged into it – likely from a distance of 20 to 50 metres – and still retained its integrity. They have also proved to be able to withstand being battered with rocks and attacked with a Waratah metal fence post.

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