Multiple security systems for a school in Birmingham

Following a recommendation from another primary school within the area, we were contacted by the school’s building services manager, under direction from the head teacher, to become involved with the design and build of the security system installation for the site.

The original brief encapsulated several different ideas, following on from visits to other sites, especially in the design process of how best to achieve the gate automation tie in with what was already on site.

The school was already in the process of substantial, additional  building works involving doubling the size of the school and refurbishing some of the existing site. This had to be taken into consideration during our time on site doing the security system installation, as access had to be maintained throughout the build time for the contractors.

After several round the table meetings, including governors, which finalised the design specifications and necessary health and safety requirements, orders were placed and installation commenced.

The timing was very important as we had to finish before the children returned from holiday, and additional meetings to discuss progress and minor alterations carried on throughout the build time.

We achieved an agreed staged handover process which ensured that site security was not compromised and also meant that we were able to support site staff in system operations and training over a longer period of time.

Full and final handover was accomplished with both Vaults and the school being delighted with the result.