Bloomsbury Institute delivers a lesson in secure access control with ASSA CLIQ Remote

Background

The Design Museum in Kensington is a major exhibition venue spanning 10,000 square metres and accommodating more than 100 staff across galleries, event spaces, restaurants and public areas. When preparing to open its new building, the museum required a secure master key system capable of protecting valuable assets and exhibits while supporting a busy operational environment.

With multiple contractors and visitors requiring varying levels of access throughout the building, the museum needed a solution that would provide enhanced security and greater flexibility than a traditional mechanical locking system.

Solution

ABLOY UK supplied more than 56 PROTEC2 CLIQ electromechanical cylinders to secure doors throughout the building. The system combines high-security mechanical cylinders with encrypted electronic locking and identification technology.

PROTEC2 CLIQ was selected because it allows access rights to be changed without replacing cylinders. The software provides detailed audit trails and enables authorised personnel to access only the areas relevant to their role. This significantly reduces the risks and costs associated with lost keys while improving overall building security.

The solution also reduced the need for security staff to escort contractors around the site, helping improve operational efficiency while maintaining strict access control.

Brian Reeves, Head of Facilities at the Design Museum, said:

"We felt that a traditional cylinder locking system wouldn't work for us, because if keys were lost we'd have to replace the whole suite. By using CLIQ we can just replace the lost key, or cancel access."

"The system also allows us to audit access, giving us more granular control over the building."