Integrated Protection Maintenance Services (IPL,) an Amthal Group company, is pleased to work with WCS Care, for the ongoing safety of staff, residents and visitors.
WCS, is a registered charity and runs 13 care homes across Warwickshire, eleven offering residential and short-term respite care and a further two for younger adults with physical disabilities or long-term conditions.
IPL currently provides maintenance to three of WCS’s homes for their biometric access solution, Castle Brook, Woodside Care Village and Fairfield.
Says Trudi Harrow, Head of ICT at WCS Care: “Care home security is really important to us as we need robust security measures that don’t affect the ambience of the setting, or residents’ independence.
“We rely on our partners to work with us on a continuous basis to assess and maintain our security measures. IPL is a professional partner we trust, as they go above and beyond on a 24/7 basis. We are very grateful to the team, and there’s the potential to work together on other projects going forward.”
On three sites, IPL has installed and now maintains an integrated Paxton access control solution to operate through its dedicated building management system. The system is simple to operate and seamlessly blends with its surroundings to ensure staff and residents can operate every day routines.
Says Ally Keating, IPL Senior Technical Engineer: “Care homes have unique requirements when it comes to security. By their very nature they want to create a welcoming environment, yet at the same time it is where dependent and often very frail individuals live. Keeping them safe, without impacting on their everyday requirements, or their carers and visitors, is paramount.
“For us, as part of our commitment to customer excellence, we create a scheduled maintenance programme with charities such as WCS, who provide exemplary good care. We work in partnership to ensure all aspects of the access control and biometric systems are fit for purpose and will respond quickly as and when required. This is all without disturbing the care home facilities or the essential services they offer.”
IPL is part of the Amthal Group, an independent owned company dedicated to satisfying end user needs for security safety and convenience offering design, installation, service and remote monitoring of advanced electronic fire & security solutions, including intruder, Fire, Access and CCTV systems.
Amthal Group is accredited by the Security Systems and Alarm Inspection Board (SSAIB) United Kingdom Accreditation Services (UKAS) National Security Inspectorate ( NSI ) and British Approvals for Fire Equipment (BAFE.)
For more information, please visit www.amthal.co.uk.
