Improved access control for expanded site

Following the completion of the newly-enlarged James Cook University Hospital site in Middlesbrough, which now serves around 300,000 people and has more than 1,000 beds, the decision was made to enhance the security of the hospital by installing a state-of-the-art access control system. The security system ensures that only specified people can gain access to secure areas at a given time. Locally-based Bayley Security was appointed to specify and install the system.

“The size and complexity of the installation made our choice simple,” said the company’s director, John Bayley. “We specified a Bewator Granta system, which could easily handle the scale of the project – more than 200 access points – but also integrate other elements of their security system, such as door alarms and a baby tagging system for the maternity unit.”

Granta is a modular access control system which can be expanded to control more than 2,000 access points. Managed via a PC-based software system, Granta is also future-proof, meaning it can easily be upgraded to protect the end user’s investment.