ASSA ABLOY: Creating safe and secure access for travellers and commuters

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Creating safe and secure access for travellers and commuters

The COVID-19 has indeed changed the way we live and work over the last two years. We see modifications made to homes and businesses as well as public spaces with features that minimize contact and provide extra protection for residents, tenants, and visitors against the deadly virus. Being the global leader in door opening solutions, ASSA ABLOY is dedicated to satisfying end-user needs for security, safety, and convenience. Every day, we help billions of people move through a safer, more open world with ease. As the world slowly recovers from the pandemic, ASSA ABLOY understands there are still concerns on public health safety as well as continuous need for security particularly in places with heavy foot traffic such as public transportation facilities. Airports, train terminals, and subway stations see millions of travellers every day. For instance, the Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA), the largest and busiest airport in Malaysia, handled 13,156,363 passengers, 505,184 tonnes of cargo, and 124,529 aircraft movements in 2020, making it the world’s 23rd-busiest airport by total passenger traffic1 . In view of these issues, the new normal we live in today, and for a safer world tomorrow, ASSA ABLOY has formulated total access and security solutions, with a focus on: • High quality doors and door hardware that are durable and secured to meet transportation needs; • Keeping things hygiene with automatic and touchless features; • Efficient key management solutions that enable public transportation operators to efficiently manage their keys for multiple accesses while ensuring the safety of the travellers and staff.

ASSA ABLOY’s access and security solutions cover a wide range of security needs for public transportation facilities. These solutions include: • door automation systems like automatic revolving doors, sliding doors and swing doors that only ensure convenience but are also an important representation of the building; • high-security doors with smart card

credentials and biometric features are priority for restricted areas as they can conveniently and remotely monitor a door’s status – whether it is open, closed or unlocked – and makes a log of all events, which make incidents easier to track; • a variation of industrial doors such as high-speed doors, horizontally moving folding doors, overhead sectional doors

and extra-large doors that are wind and weather resistant; • durable door control and door hardware for utilities spaces that are often exposed to extreme weather conditions or chemicals; • general doors including door hardware that are capable of operating smoothly and provides continuous security even after thousands of openings; and, • emergency exits and panic exit devices that are in compliances with regulations, ensure safe passage during extreme situations while maintaining security for the building and protection for the people in the building.

Since its establishment, ASSA ABLOY has shown great strength in providing solutions that are reliable and relevant to the current trends for security, life safety and convenience. Regardless of the end-user application, ASSA ABLOY has a deep understanding of what matters most in your building, and will continue formulating innovative solutions and products to suit all door security needs so you can enjoy life to the fullest, with peace of mind.