Alsop High School is one of the largest secondary schools in the city of Liverpool, with nearly 1800 students, including over 300 in the sixth form. In 2010 the Building Schools for the Future (BSF) programme provided Alsop with £22 million to create new facilities and refurbish the 82 year old school’s existing premises and playground. As part of the BSF programme, they invested in a Fingerprint Access Control System from Controlsoft. They chose the system based on the size of the database, needing the reader to handle over 1000 users at a fast pace. The Controlsoft reader can handle up to 50,000 users and can identify a user in one second or less, storing user templates locally in the reader so the PC does not need to be on-line to make an access control decision.  

Broughton Hall High School is a Technology College for girls, located in the city of Liverpool, with nearly 1600 students and 250 staff. In 2010, the Building Schools for the Future (BSF) programme provided Broughton Hall with funding to create a new shared sixth form facility with neighbouring Cardinal Heenan High School for boys and refurbish the retained part of the school, which dates back over 90 years. As part of the this BSF programme, Mike Clays, Premises/Facilities Manager for Broughton Hall School, decided to replace the existing card access system with a fingerprint access system to control 38 doors. They chose the fingerprint system from Controlsoft for the simplicity of the enrolment software and the speed of identification by the fingerprint reader. The network capability of the system also enabled Controlsoft to utilise the schools existing IT infrastructure, which saved on cabling costs. 

Orchard Junior School is situated in the village of Dibden Purlieu, Hampshire, where the staff prides themselves on their “happy, safe and purposeful environment.” The school needed an easy to manage and reliable means of improving security whilst allowing staff access to the main school entrance. Having previously used a keypad system, the school wanted to upgrade their system and chose NanoQuest, a solution from Nortech, which was fitted by Southampton based security installer, Complete Security. The system provided a cost-effective means of managing staff access and enhancing security through a standalone proximity based integrated access controller and reader accompanied by contactless key fobs, which eliminate wear and tear.

Lydney C of E Community Primary School is a medium sized primary school set on the edge of the Forest of Dean. The school has seven classes with 216 children on roll and was using a standalone access control system using a magnetic stripe card reader. The school were looking to upgrade their system and chose Nortech to provide an IP networked CRC220 2-door controller with slim line proximity readers to control access through the main entrance to the building.

Gunnebo South Africa used Nortech's MRC350 Card Capture reader in their exit turnstiles at a major South African bank to provide a means of capturing the pass cards of visitors as they leave the building.