Digital access upgrade for Amsterdam World Trade Center
James Thorpe
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World Trade Center (WTC) Amsterdam is home to more than 300 companies, reports ASSA ABLOY Opening Solutions EMEIA.
The commitment of its security team to providing a safe working environment in WTC’s fixed and flexible offices goes without saying.
However, building managers wanted more from their access solution.
More than just an office space, WTC Amsterdam has complementary onsite facilities including childcare, a gym, physiotherapy clinic, bar/café, dry cleaning service and more.
All its facilities must be cleaned and serviced regularly: They sought a more time-efficient way to manage the many contractors and suppliers who come and go every day.
They also hoped a modern digital solution would provide better oversight of movement around the building, including usage data to improve maintenance scheduling.
For convenience during installation and day-to-day management they targeted a wire-free solution – for simpler, less disruptive switching of 1,000 doors from mechanical locks to digital access – and intuitive management, allowing for easy changing of individual access authorisations, even at the last minute.
With all these criteria in mind, WTC Amsterdam managers decided on ASSA ABLOY’s smart key digital access system, eCLIQ.
They upgraded doors from mechanical to digital access by swapping the cylinder for an eCLIQ device.
Doors are unlocked by battery-powered user smart keys, with a typical battery lifespan of 10 years.
“Providing these doors with wired access control would be a huge job and become costly. Instead, we opted for the eCLIQ solution,” explained Sander Borggreve, Facility Manager, WTC Amsterdam.
Concrete improvements in operations
The ROI in terms of workflow benefits has been significant.
“Granting temporary controlled access to third parties is very easy with the eCLIQ system. We can set access for a certain period of time, but we can also revoke it at any time,” said Sander.
Scheduling is further simplified by storing keys with a Traka key management system.
After removing a key from the cabinet, authorized team members enter it into the adjacent eCLIQ Wall Programming Device.
In seconds, the key is issued with its access rights – covering both door-by-door and time validity.
With the eCLIQ system, WTC Amsterdam has gained control and insights into usage and user flows.
This data now informs maintenance and operations, reducing total cost of ownership for the solution.
“eCLIQ works very pleasantly in practice. My employees are very satisfied with how the keys work,” said Rutger Barendse of D&B The Facility Group, the company that provides security staff for WTC.
“It is easy as pie!” added Sander.
To learn more about managing access digitally with eCLIQ, visit https://www.assaabloy.com