PSINovember2017

APPLICATION
IP door entry solution at
waterside development
Revised fire and security
systems for school
Amthal has worked with Garston Manor School to
create a scaleable solution to upgrade the fire and
security systems in place and maintain it for the
protection of staff, pupils and visitors.
Garston Manor School is a specialist school for
autism, learning difficulties and speech and
language, with a vision to ensure all students leave
school as confident and self-reliant individuals,
following a learning experience that is rewarding and
enjoyable.
To ensure all staff can focus on this mission,
Amthal carried out an investigative site visit, to
understand existing fire and security systems in
place, and make recommendations on how to build
on, complement and maintain it. They then created a
New control room for Stockport
Homes at Cornerstone HQ
Stockport Homes, the organisation responsible for
managing housing stock on behalf of Stockport
Metropolitan Borough Council, has unveiled a new
control room at Cornerstone, its recently opened
head office. Designed and built by OpenView
Security Solutions (OSS), the new control room will
enable the delivery of an efficient concierge and
security service to over 2000 properties across
Stockport.
OSS was asked by Stockport Homes to
recommend an upgrade for its existing fibre optic
cable-based network infrastructure which was
used to link CCTV cameras installed in 22
residential tower blocks.
Lancroft has installed Comelit’s ViP
system in a residential development
which comprises 286 apartments across
four blocks, where fourteen 3one6 Sense
digital panels have also been fitted at
the entrances. Featuring a built-in colour
camera, the IK08 rated 3one6 Sense
series has no mechanical keys, using
capacitive touch technology instead.
Residents at the Hendon Waterside
apartments are able to communicate with
visitors using Comelit’s Smart monitors, which
feature full duplex hands-free loudspeakers and
3.5-inch LCD displays. The monitors are flushmounted
to provide additional elegance, while
contributing to the smart, contemporary interior
décor.
The system’s concierge feature enables the
concierge to send messages to all, or groups of,
residents, for example to give notice of
maintenance work on the lifts.
The ViP system sits on the network as well as
being connected to the site’s 80-camera IP
surveillance system. Being IP-based, the system
is able to provide an unlimited number of users
with simultaneous video and audio
communications, while at the same time
enabling remote connection and diagnostics.
The development will include a daytime
concierge service, private fitness suite, rooftop
garden and community hub service.
works programme to complete additional works and
ensure a maintenance programme was in place to
look after intruder, CCTV and fire systems on site.
Caroline Caisley, School Business Manager at
Garston Manor School said: “The school firmly
believes in creating an environment whereby all
students have the right to access learning at a level
and setting appropriate to their needs that will
enable them to enjoy and achieve. To ensure this can
occur, we must establish an atmosphere of trust,
security and mutual respect. Security in this respect
is an absolute priority for the school, right from the
perimeter and the site boundaries through to all
internal areas.”
David Williamson, Account Manager at Amthal
added: “By its very nature, Garston Manor is a
specialist school with very focussed aims and a vision
to encourage every child who attends to enjoy their
learning experience, celebrate their individuality and
make the best possible progress and attainment.
“Our role, following the site survey, is to support
the site management team and continue to look after
the fire and security systems, eliminating any
concerns and planning works necessary around
learning timetables. This way, staff can commit to
their integral role in each child’s life, and students can
learn in a safe and secure school environment, all
without affecting every day operations or the
aesthetics of this educational facility.”
OSS recommended the installation of a wireless
Ethernet network which not only provided higher
capacity but also eliminated the high ongoing
costs of rented fibre optic circuits. The company
then scoped and designed a dual Ethernet ring
topology that would provide a resilient, 1GB
wireless network based on Bridgewave equipment
with the ability to upgrade to 3GB in the future if
required. OSS upgraded the main equipment at
the tower blocks with Layer 3 Cisco 3850 network
switches.
Prior to moving the control room facilities to its
new location, OSS also upgraded the CCTV
platform with Dallmeier NVRs and software
platform to allow all existing equipment to be
migrated to the new network.
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