Greater Melbourne, VIC
Access Control — Melbourne
Access control replaces the key with a credential you can switch off. Somebody leaves, you delete their fob, and nothing else changes for anyone. On a site where staff turn over, that difference is the entire business case — the alternative is rekeying every time someone hands in their notice.
What this covers
- Fob and card readers
- Standalone keypads for single doors
- Intercom and audio entry integration
- Electric strikes and mag locks
- Free-exit and fire-safety interfacing
- Adding a door to an existing system
- Credential issue and removal
How we work
Everything happens where the lock is. There is no shop, no counter and nothing for you to drop off — the key machines, the cylinders and the tools travel in the van, which is also why there is no closing time to work around.
You get the cost before any work starts. No prices are published on this site, deliberately: a real figure depends on the hardware, the door, the time of day and where you are, and a number on a web page would be wrong more often than it was right. What we will do is tell you on the phone what is likely, and confirm it in person before anything is touched.
We ask you to prove your right to the property or the vehicle on every single job, without exception. It is the same check that stops somebody doing this to your home.
Need access control in Melbourne?
Tell us the suburb and what door you're standing at. We'll tell you where the nearest van is before you commit to anything.
Access Control — what people say
Locked myself out at 11pm with the baby asleep inside. He talked me through it on the phone, told me which van was closest, and had the door open without a mark on it. I was told what it would cost before he started, which at that hour is not what I expected.
Sarah M.Brunswick Rekeyed every lock in the house the week we moved in — front, back, laundry, garage side door — all onto one key. He also pointed out that the sliding door lock was basically decorative and sorted that while he was here.
Daniel K.Glen Waverley Lost the only key to my car in a basement car park. He came down to the car, cut and programmed a new one on the spot, no tow truck and no dealership. He asked for my registration papers first, which honestly made me trust him more, not less.
Priya R.Docklands
Access Control — questions
Do we need to rewire the building?
Often not. Standalone units and battery-powered readers cover a single door with no cabling, and they suit a lot of small sites better than a full networked system does. Which one is right depends on how many doors and how many people, not on which is newer.
What happens in a power failure?
That is a design decision made before installation and it depends on the door: some doors must fail secure, and some must fail open because people have to get out. We will ask you which each door is, because getting it backwards is dangerous in one direction and useless in the other.
Can we keep a normal key as a backup?
On most doors, yes, and on most sites you should. A mechanical override is the thing you will be glad of on the one day the electronics do something unexpected.