Warehouse Access Control Systems

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Who needs a warehouse access control system?

Whether your business relies on distribution centres, multi tenant logistics hubs, cold storage or high value inventory warehouses to maintain operations, investing in a reliable warehouse access control system is essential.

These specialised security solutions are tailored to meet the unique challenges that facilities with high vehicle or visitor traffic face, streamlining access, reducing potential risks, and supporting smooth operational continuity.

They prove invaluable to managing the flow of vehicles, visitors, and staff while ensuring safety, compliance, and protection of valuable assets.

Why access control is important at warehouses and distribution centres

• Multiple access points: Warehouses commonly feature multiple access points that while practical, can significantly increase security vulnerabilities, potentially allowing unauthorised personnel access.
• High number of contractor staff: These buildings are often used by temporary staff working as contractors. This can pose difficulties with tracking and managing who has access to specific areas.
• High-value stock: Warehouses are often large sites that store high-value stock, making them a prime target for intruders and theft.
• Large scale facility: The sheer size of these commercial premises can result in blind spots, making a warehouse access control system especially critical for security, compliance, and safety purposes.
• Diverse access control: Not all warehouse employees or visitors will be afforded the same access permissions. Visitors, for example, shouldn’t be allowed unsupervised access to restricted areas.

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What should an access control system for a warehouse include?

Warehouse access control systems vary depending on the business’s specific security requirements. However, modern solutions tend to include:

• Readers: User-facing devices that verify a user’s identity (e.g. checking if they have a valid access card or number plate), allowing or preventing entry accordingly.
• Control panels: Receives a user’s credentials (whether a keycard, fingerprint, PIN code, or mobile credentials) and verifies them against a database to make access decisions and send commands to locks.
• Cloud-based access: These control systems offer centralised, remote management, allowing administrators to manage access and assign temporary permissions from anywhere via the internet, and scale operations quickly to accommodate future growth.
• Access points: Physical locations like doors, gates, or checkpoints where personnel and vehicle access can be controlled. 
• Software: A necessity for managing access and monitoring staff, visitor, and contractor activity, implementing the right warehouse access control software supports real-time reporting and alerts.
• System integration: For a more comprehensive and effective security solution, some more modern warehouse access control systems can be integrated with existing CCTV or alarm systems.

Warehouse access control system installations by Protive

At Protive, we offer a turnkey warehouse access control system service that covers incorporates site assessment, design, installation, commissioning, handover (complete with staff training), and even ongoing support and maintenance.

For more than a decade, our trusted team has been delivering compliant, high-quality warehouse access control systems across the UK.

And, as a SafeContractor Approved company and a long-standing SSAIB (Security Systems and Alarms Inspection Board)-certified provider of electronic security systems, we ensure every solution meets stringent industry standards.

Our extensive expertise in warehouse security system installation means we understand the unique challenges it poses, such as managing personnel access, protecting valuable stock, and maintaining full compliance with insurance and safety requirements.

Protive also stocks access control products from leading manufacturers such as Paxton, HID, Honeywell, and Hikvision, and ensures our team receives ongoing training, keeping us at the forefront of the latest security technologies.

Whether you’re looking for a cloud-based, on-site, or hybrid system, we begin with a full site inspection and risk assessment to design a modern, tailored solution that fits your operational needs – whether it’s a single loading bay or a multi-site logistics network.

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Benefits of adding access control to your warehouse security system

The benefits of installing a warehouse access control system include, but are not limited to:

• Greater control: Modern access control features like role-based permissions and time attendance tracking can define specific security parameters, offering greater control.
• Integration opportunities: Some warehouse access control solutions can now be integrated with existing infrastructure, such as CCTV and intruder alarms, for a more comprehensive and coordinated security system.
• Scalability: These systems are designed to grow and adapt with your business, making scaling easier as you take on new employees or adjust operational requirements.
• Real-time monitoring: Cloud-based access control systems provide real-time data and detailed logs of events, supporting safety and compliance.

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