Twickenham Traka Keeps the Home of England Rugby Secure

Twickenham Traka keeps the Home of England Rugby secure Experience a safer and more open world Traka, the key and asset management specialist, Stadium. The catering and hospitality teams can is helping keep the home of England Rugby request access to certain keys for staff members. secure. As part of major refurbishment work, the This means that RFU’s partners have flexible RFU installed Traka key management systems at access to areas they need, while still maintaining Twickenham Stadium. visibility for the RFU on who is accessing what area. The venue, which is the largest dedicated rugby union stadium in the world, underwent “Traka systems are invaluable to a facility like development, ready to invite rugby fans from Twickenham Stadium” all over the world in preparation for the 2015 Rugby World Cup. Part of that refurbishment Phil Parker, Head of Security at RFU said: work included investment in the latest access control and locking technology. To protect that “Traka systems are invaluable to a facility like investment, the RFU wanted to ensure that an Twickenham Stadium. With so many businesses, effective key management system was put in people and areas to oversee, having visibility of place. where keys are and who has used them makes individuals accountable. This in turn makes The seven manually-operated key boxes that everyone more responsible. “The whole security were spread across the grounds were replaced team is really impressed with the system, they with two Traka L-Series. The system allows can see first-hand how Traka can be utilised, automatic tracking of who has taken which and how it is helping us centrally manage the key, and more importantly when it has been returned. The software also allows the security team to grant access rights to users to individual keys or keysets, so even though they may be able to access the key cabinet, they can only remove the keys to areas they are authorised to be in. The key cabinets are also used by the other businesses that are based at Twickenham distribution of our keys. Our role is to keep the Businesses are able to monitor key usage home of English rugby safe, and the L-Series is and produce audit reports showing usage by helping us do that.” date, time and user, as well as other useful management information. The L-Series helps to Vertical Solutions Specialists at Traka said: enforce H&S compliance by controlling who can gain access to equipment and machinery. “Twickenham Stadium was an ideal venue for the Traka L-Series. When it comes to Traka key cabinets can be accessed in a number key management you need to be able to of different ways. Users can use a unique PIN balance three factors: flexibility, security and code to gain access, alternatively card readers, accountability. Flexibility is important, as you proximity tokens and biometric finger prints want staff to be able to access the keys they need can be programmed into the system to ensure quickly and easily. Security is important, as you secure access to the units. need to ensure that keys to sensitive areas are not getting into the wrong hands. Accountability ensures that you can see who is taking the keys and when they are returning them, this significantly reduces lost and unreturned keys, as there is now an electronic trail, tracking the use of the keys. We’re really pleased with the success of the Twickenham project” About the L-Series The L-Series can manage between 10 to 180 keys or keysets and can control who can access, take and return keys. It can also restrict access to an organisation’s most important keys for vehicles, equipment and secure areas. The system ensures keys are available 24/7, but restricted to authorised users only. For more information on Traka’s specialist key management and equipment management solutions, please visit www.traka.com traka.com The ASSA ABLOY Group is the global leader in access solutions. Every day we help people feel safe, secure and experience a more open world CS-TW-AA V3.

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