Access Control Case Studies | Page 5

Essilor is the worlds largest manufacturer of spectacle lenses. Essilor has had a presence in Britain since 1881 when Société des Lunetiers opened it’s British operation in Hatton Garden, London. It maintained a presence in the city until 1975 when the company moved its offices and production facilities to Thornbury, near Bristol. The group employs 23,000 personnel world-wide, with around 400 people employed at Thornbury.

Johnston Sweepers’ production sites in the UK manufacture a wide range of municipal and contractor cleansing vehicles from the 4 tonnes GVM Compact series to chassis mounted units in excess of 18 tonnes GVM. State of the art engineering design facilities and manufacturing techniques ensure that the product range continues to be an industry quality leader, the company claims.

Baker Perkins Ltd process equipment has established a worldwide reputation for innovation, reliability and service in the bakery, confectionery, snack, breakfast cereal, and biscuit, cookie and cracker industries.

BOBST is the world’s leading supplier of machinery and services to packaging manufacturers in the folding carton, corrugated board and flexible material industries.

The Sands Centre is Cumbria and South West Scotland’s premier venue for sport and entertainment and is run by Carlisle Leisure Limited, a not for profit company. The Centre provides a diverse range of sports, recreation and health & fitness activities. Built in 1984, it deals with more than 735,000 customers per year.

Fläkt Woods is a global company providing solutions for ventilation and air treatment for buildings as well as fan solutions for Industry and Infrastructure applications.

Dole Fresh UK is a Fresh Produce company predominantly focused on supplying fruit products throughout the UK. They operate across the entire fresh produce supply chain, from farm to end consumer.

Inside Track specialises in providing tailored sales and marketing solutions to the automotive sector, from event management, training and media services to vehicle preparation, refurbishment and distribution.

Mondi Packaging is one of Europe’s largest integrated packaging manufacturers. They make a full range of corrugated and paper products including point of purchase displays.  When the management of the Mondi factory in March, Cambridgeshire wanted to replace their existing manual clock card system with a computerised one, they reviewed the various systems available. In particular, they wanted a system that was also an Access Control system capable of handling Fire Roll Call reporting.

The ASB Group is the European leader and number two in the world in the research, design and manufacture of Thermal Batteries, a highly technical, added value sector. Its products are the outcome of close collaboration with players from the world of high technology, including aeronautics, space, defence, armaments and energy.

Howdens Joinery is one of the UK’s leading manufacturers and suppliers of kitchens and joinery products. They have over 520 depots supplying over 350,000 complete kitchen sets each year, and employ around 6,300 staff.  

March Foods Ltd is a privately owned business operating from an 11,000 m² (120,000 ft²) purpose built factory in March, Cambridgeshire. It employs 150 people at this site and is one of the UK’s leading Food Contract manufacturers and packing businesses, specialising in providing timely and high quality production services to customers.