The history
Based in Umgeni Road, Durban, Ninian & Lester, manufacturer of the Jockey brand, has 850 employees. Factory staff were clocking in and out at old manual clocking machines. Calculating these hours was time consuming each week and prone to errors. There was also no access control for the office staff.
Access control was not needed for the factory staff as the security staff would open and close the doors. However, the main admin buildings were a problem as staff would come and go at all times. Whichever system was chosen needed not only to be reliable and accurate, but also aesthetically pleasing to match the company's fashionable image.
Ninian & Lester consulted the 'Access Control Handbook 2004' for a list of possible suppliers. They went with the company who, based upon presentations of the proposed solution, appeared to have the technology as well as the back-up service that was required. Control Concepts was chosen as the provider with ClockWatch Distribution the supplier of software and Sagem readers. Greg Brink analysed the requirements and then put together a system that surpassed all the requirements.
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