Security Update Nr. 2/2001 - English

Number 24 – October 2001
English Edition
Boost in stadium construction
Top-level communications
The Unican success story
KabaA and
quantum Unican
leap over the billion mark
Both sides are happy with the outcome.
On April 12, Kaba took over Unican Systems
Ltd, Montreal. The merger of Kaba
and Unican makes sense from a number
of perspectives: markets and products
complement each other perfectly, and all
the stakeholders wind up winners in the
process.
As promised, this issue includes a full
report on this quantum leap, of a magnitude
and significance unparalleled in Kaba’s
history. Kaba’s approach has been very
cooperative. We have carefully adapted our
procedures, marketing strategies, and
product portfolios to the new organization,
and taken over most functions unchanged.
Jean-François Wulpillier
Our co-workers at the Unican Group
have already prepared and submitted
articles for this issue. We hope you enjoy
reading them!
J.-F. Wulpillier and the Editorial Team
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sans que les fonctions respectives des
partenaires ne subissent de changements importants.
Kaba et Unican –
une société qui vaut
des milliards
Les désirs de collaboration ont
désormais fait place
à la réalité. Le 12
avril 2001, Kaba a
repris la société
montréalaise Unican
Security Systems
Ltd. et parfait ainsi
sa présence sur
les marchés et la
diffusion de ses
produits. Kaba a
intégré progressivement dans son
organisation les
procédures et stratégies de Unican,
Cette reprise constitue un événement
unique dans l’histoire de Kaba. Dans
la mesure où ils ont
participé activement
à la rédaction en
nous fournissant
leurs premières contributions, nous
dédions le numéro
que vous tenez entre
les mains à nos
nouveaux collègues
de Unican.
Nous vous souhaitons d’agréables
moments à la lecture
de ce journal.
J.-F. Wulpillier
et la rédaction
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4 «Two plus two equals five!»
Editors
Jean-François Wulpillier
Editor-in-Chief
Peter Bütikofer & Company
Public Relations and
Perception Management Zürich
Markus Gugger
Denise Keller
Tanja Parello
Joachim Schmidt
Reader Service
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Cover photo
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editorial offices in Moscow.
A newspaper, an advertising
and a travel agency are incorporated under one roof.
8 Boost in stadium
construction
18 Elolegic lock expands
the Kaba elolegic family
18 New Security Modules
Legic plus
7 Fully coordinated
editorial offices
10 Flexible elolegic solution
for a dynamic institution
11 Top-level
communications
12 FIFA – committed
to football
13 Fürstenberg companies
rely on Kaba Benzing
19 IPA clean room certification
for Kaba Gilgen sliding doors
19 Kaba Benzing launches
high-performance
EDC terminal 95 80
20 VdS certification for
burglar alarm systems
20 New Bedanet 93 20
entry-level
time recording terminal
14 Night shifts
in Hong Kong
16 Open house
with complete security
17 Legic Power
at the 31st ISC Symposium
in St. Gallen
21 The Unican success story
22 Global Player Kaba
24 At home in Montreal
for a few days
25 Five star services
26 A Perfect Synergy
27 Brand value through
participation in trade shows
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«Two plus two
equals five»
The new Kaba Group is
stepping up its global presence in the «Total Access»
market. With the takeover
of Canada’s Unican Group,
Kaba suddenly enters the
billion-franc revenue league
and becomes a global
leader in several product
areas. President and CEO
Ulrich Graf talks about
the promising prospects.
Ulrich Graf
President and CEO
Le groupe Kaba
élargi renforce sa
présence mondiale
sur le marché
du «Total Access»
Avec la reprise du
groupe canadien
Unican, Kaba s’est
positionné d’un
seul coup en tant
que groupe pesant
plusieurs milliards
et leader mondial
dans plusieurs secteurs de produits.
Pour le président
et CEO Ulrich Graf,
cette évolution
ouvre de nombreuses perspectives
prometteuses.
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security update (su)
Mr. Graf, how did Kaba’s takeover
of the Unican Group come about?
Ulrich Graf (UG) The Kaba
Group’s objectives include an ambitious performance target of 20%
sales growth per year. To achieve
this benchmark figure, we focus
on three core elements: internal
growth in EBIT margins and earnings
and external growth through acquisitions. With annual growth in the
«Total Access» market of approximately 5 --6 % and a realistic improvement in EBIT margins of some
1--2 %, we must rely on acquisitions
to achieve our goal. Unican presented an exceptional opportunity to
further our goals for growth in terms
of product portfolio and market.
We have been interested in Unican
for quite a while, and we finally
succeeded in an international
takeover process.
su What makes this takeover so
attractive strategically?
UG From a strategy perspective,
we are a great fit – we are both global leaders in the security sector.
One unusual advantage that is so
seldom part of the merger picture is
that our product portfolios complement each other well, and we both
target nearly identical markets. In
our view, then, we are combining
two companies, but in terms of
profitability, we see significant synergy potential. We are convinced
that in this case, two plus two can
equal more than four.
su You mentioned synergy
potential. Could you define that
in more detail?
UG We see the greatest potential
in the area of market synergies.
Through this merger, Kaba gains
Above: Kaba Headquarters, Switzerland
Below: Plant in Mexico
immediate access to the vital North
American market, which opens up
many cross-selling opportunities.
At the same time, Unican products
can now be marketed through existing Kaba sales channels. Product
synergies can also be tapped in
the medium term by having each
company undertake market-specific
product adaptations, opening the
door to increased cross-selling.
Finally, although this is not the biggest priority, we expect cost
savings and increased efficiency –
a goal that can be attained even
outside the scope of a merger.
su Has Kaba’s market position
changed?
UG Nothing has changed in
terms of our corporate vision, our
«Total Access» strategy. On the
contrary, we are now positioned to
pursue this basic concept even
more aggressively, through a global
approach. Thanks to the merger,
the new Kaba Group is the market
leader in several strategically
important product segments. For
example, we are the worldwide
leader in key blanks, key coding
machines, and transponder keys,
as well as in the high-security lock
market. We are also the market
and technology leader in Europe for
electronic access solutions. In the
areas of security and automatic
doors, hotel lock systems, and
comprehensive access control, we
are also one of the worldwide
leaders.
su How will customers benefit
from this situation?
UG Basically, the product line is
becoming significantly broader and
will be available worldwide, which
significantly increases the choices
available for specific customer
solutions. Customers active on a
global scale will be able to use the
same products or systems internationally, another significant benefit. The various components will
be coordinated so that, as usual
with Kaba, products will be mutually compatible in the future. The
procurement process is also being
significantly simplified, so that
customers will now be able to benefit from single-source or singlechannel convenience.
su How are you going to
Above: Hotel lock and key production
Below: Key cutting machine
deal with the issue of branding and
market presence?
UG Kaba has adopted an
umbrella brand name strategy. Well
known, strong brand names such
as Legic, Silca, and Ilco will be
preserved. Other areas will adopt
two-part names such as Kaba Ilco,
Kaba Mauer, and Kaba Mas. The
situation in specific markets is the
deciding factor. As far as possible,
we want to stay with brands and
product names that have already
been successfully introduced. This
approach means that appearance
and marketing issues may have to
be settled on a country-by-country
basis where local activities are concerned. These measures
will not affect IT platforms and
financial reporting systems, which
will be coordinated group-wide.
su How have employees reacted
to the news?
UG Very positively, because the
main emphasis is correctly being
placed on the opportunities
afforded by the merger. Kaba and
Unican have merged in order
to expand existing markets, make
better use of sales channels, and
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Net sales 2000 / 01 pro forma 12 month
in Mio.CHF
tap new sales opportunities
together. Other parties that expressed an interest in acquiring Unican
during the merger process did not
have this asset. Their focus would
have been mainly on cost savings,
which would have resulted in the
job cuts that are so common
with mergers. Unican employees
were well aware of this! Our focus is
not primarily on cost savings –
this aspect was of secondary
importance to us. In terms of seamless customer service, we intend
to maintain existing national structures and contacts, without issuing
overriding directives from Rümlang.
In the future, local managers will
continue to liaise with customers.
Extensive training programs will
be added, however, so that managers will be well informed about the
expanded product line and about
logistics and marketing activities.
The whole integration process will
proceed without large-scale upheaval for the employees.
su How has the integration
process been going since it began
in June?
UG We are still in the first half of
the first 300 days during which the
companies are being regrouped.
We will push ahead with market
development, projects, and procedures during a second 900 day
phase. Control of the overall integration process lies in the hands of
a specially created post-merger
integration team. In the next few
months, of the over 70 potential
value-driver integration projects
that have been identified, those
with the greatest potential and the
best chances of success will be
Americas
Access 400
35 %
Asia/Pacific
Access 70
59 %
6%
Kaba
Unican
Complementary Product Portfolios
Net sales in Mio. CHF, pro forma consolidated for FY 2000 / 2001
Door Systems
EDC and
Time Management
Electronic Access/
Identification
Mechatronic/
Compact Locks
High Security Locks
Cylinder Locks
Key Blanks and
Key Machines
Door Hardware
Kaba
Unican
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implemented energetically. A number of specific measures will also
be implemented in addition to these
project-specific ventures. These
include the group’s corporate identity, reporting, and adaptation of the
IT and communications structure.
[email protected]
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Europe
Access 260
Doors
230
Keys
110
Data Coll. 70
Total
670
100
150
200
250
300
Fully coordinated
editorial offices
The editorial offices of Moscow’s
Extra-M leave nothing to be desired:
they offer the greatest possible
level of comfort. Kaba Gilgen supplied
an operable partition system
to divide a large conference room.
Many things are in flux in Russia’s capital. With the reorganization
of the economic system, a large
number of new, privately run companies have sprung up. At the same
time, the increased openness in
terms of the freedom to express
political views has changed the formerly state-controlled press, and
new, independent daily newspapers
and television broadcasting companies have been launched.
Salles de rédaction
ultramodernes
La réorganisation
du système
économique donne
lieu à une grande
effervescence à
Moscou. Les salles
de rédaction du
grand quotidien
moscovite Extra-M
ne seront pas
en reste; elles disposeront de l'équipement le plus
perfectionné et
d'un confort élevé.
Kaba Gilgen a
conçu une paroi
pliante-coulissante
spéciale, livrée à
l'état terminé, pour
la subdivision de la
salle de conférence
ultra-moderne.
A few obstacles had to be
overcome before the system could
be installed and made fully operational. First, the technical challenges of the layout, two half
ellipses with a previously automated section, had to be mastered.
Then there was uncertainty regarding the situation at the building site,
a crucial matter because nothing
short of absolute accuracy was
required for this particular partition
wall system. It soon became clear,
however, that no corners had
been cut, and in the end, the fit of
the partition system turned out
to be just perfect, much to the satisfaction of our installation team
and especially the client.
[email protected]
Extra-M is one of these newspapers. This new sense of identity is
documented not only in its reporting, but also comes to the fore in its
editorial offices in Moscow. In addition to the free-floating reception
desk in the style of the helm of the
starship Enterprise, the office sauna
provides a welcome leisure retreat
from the daily routine of the office.
To divide off the ultramodern conference room, Kaba Gilgen custombuilt an operable partition system.
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Boost
in stadium construction
Starting this season, the AufSchalke Arena gives FC Schalke 04,
a major German national league football team, the most modern multifunctional stadium in Europe. The arena’s architectural highlights
are its retractable turf and mobile roof, enabling the open arena to be
turned into a hall in just a few minutes. In preparation for the 2006
World Cup games in Germany, further stadiums of this type will be built
and existing facilities will be completely renovated.
Rudi Assauer, Manager of the FC Schalke
04 football club and Kurt Götz from Kaba
Türsysteme GmbH
Systèmes d’accès
High Tech
pour les WM 2006
En vue du championnat du monde
de football qui
se déroulera en Allemagne en 2006,
Kaba s’est lancé le
défi d’installer
et d’intégrer le plus
confortablement
possible un système
réglant le problème
du ticketing et de
l’accès des spectateurs. Pour faire cela,
Kaba a installé, dans
le stade moderne
et multifonctionnel
«AufSchalke», un
système de tourniquets qui constitue
le must absolu en
matière de sécurité
et de confort.
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On November 21, 1998, the symbolic groundbreaking took place for
construction of the privately
financed DM 358 million AufSchalke
Arena. Meanwhile, Europe’s most
modern sports stadium – with
the capacity to handle 62,000 spectators – has been inaugurated
in the middle of Gelsenkirchen, in the
heart of the Ruhr mining region.
The new home stadium of
the tradition-steeped FC Schalke 04
club is one thing above all: multi-
functional. The arena has a
retractable turf housed in a reinforced concrete container
that is brought into the building for
football matches only, just six hours
before the game. For the rest of
the time, the turf lies out in the
open outside the arena, where it is
exposed to all sorts of weather
conditions and can grow back into
perfect condition. Another of the
AufSchalke Arena’s special features
is the mobile roof, which can be
opened or closed in 30 minutes.
The 560-ton sliding roof converts
the open stadium into a closed hall
for concerts, musicals, or television
shows.
The AufSchalke Arena sets an
international standard by combining
all the know-how of modern
stadium design. This also relates to
the important role of smooth access
control, even when enormous
crowds must be accommodated
in a very short period of time.
The Kaba Group’s product developers have many years of experience in dealing with the special
requirements for access control in
football stadiums and other venues
that host large-scale spectator
events. The «Kentaur Sport» turnstiles, which were recently installed
at the AufSchalke Arena, and the
«Kerberos» tripod barriers are characterized by a very high level of
security and ease of use. Kaba,
through its subsidiary Kaba Türsysteme, Bühl/Germany, is playing
a pioneering role in stadium
equipment throughout Europe, as
evidenced by widely publicized
projects in Glasgow, Amsterdam,
and Paris.
Germany has the highest concentration of stadiums in Europe,
but until now, (too) little emphasis
has been placed on security
improvements, modernization of
access control concepts, and
the installation of modern ticketing
systems. Now that Germany has
been chosen to host the 2006
World Cup games, demand for
modern, comfortable, and integrated ticketing, access, and crowd
management solutions has become
a hot issue. In the next few years,
many stadiums will be rebuilt or at
least thoroughly modernized.
Kaba is perfectly poised to be a
major player in the installation
of convenient ticketing solutions and
secure access control equipment.
Entering the stadium, Kaba installations
control each and every spectator.
[email protected]
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Flexible elolegic
for solution
a dynamic institution
Linköping University was
looking for a lock system for
the students’ union Kårallen
building that provided a high
level of security while
remaining easy to use. Kaba
found the best solution with
a Kaba elolegic electromechanical lock system.
Solution souple
pour une institution
dynamique
L'Université suédoise de Linköping
avait besoin d'une
installation de
fermeture à la fois
simple à manipuler
et de haute sécurité pour sa maison d'étudiants
de Kårallen. Kaba
Abax a pu satisfaire
ses besoins de
manière optimale
avec un système
de fermeture
électro-mécanique
Kaba elolegic.
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More than 10,000 students are
present on the Linköping University
campus in Sweden. Some of them
are registered for a period of years,
while others are there only to attend
specific classes. This large, heterogeneous body of students calls
for a flexible access control system
that can handle selective authorization profiles at the various department and building entrance points.
The old security system entailed
considerable administrative expense,
and the whole security arrangement
was becoming increasingly undermined by a large number of lost
keys.
So the university administration
decided to install a new lock
system. The Kaba elolegic electromechanical system turned out
to be the best solution for Kårallen,
because it is easy to manage and
provides a high level of security.
The Kaba elolegic technology was
also compatible with the existing
mechanical lock system, so no par-
ticularly noteworthy complications
arose during the installation process.
On the one hand, the new Kaba
elolegic equipment effectively filled
the gaps in the existing security
system. On the other hand, it is a
solution that will adapt to increased
demands in the coming years.
Now students need just a single key
for the main entrance, common
rooms, and limited-access areas.
[email protected]
Top-level
communications
With its ONE mobile phone network, Connect Austria quickly became
one of the leading providers in Austria’s mobile telephone market.
Kaba Gege supplied a Kaba exos 8300 online access control system
for the company’s Vienna headquarters.
Connect Austria GmbH obtained
the third Austrian mobile telephone
license in August 1998. The company’s ONE mobile phone network –
the most modern network in Austria – helped the company achieve
a market share of approximately
10 percent within just one year of
operation. Meanwhile, Connect
Austria has more than doubled that
figure, offering guaranteed network
coverage of 97 %.
Connect Austria operates under
the brand name ONE. In addition to
its ONE mobile phone service, the
company is also doing well with its
i-ONE Internet product and f-ONE
terrestrial network solution. A number of interactive and other services
are also offered at www.one.at.
About 1,500 employees oversee
the rapid expansion of the ONE
network, which is setting new
standards as the first Austria-wide
provider with GSM-1800 technology
and the EFR technology used in
fixed and mobile networks.
Kaba Gege installed a comprehensive online access control
system at the company’s modern
Vienna headquarters, basing the
system on the Kaba exos 8300 software. Over 80 readers and some
3,000 Legic cards are now in use.
One particularly noteworthy element is the installation of a graphic
application with a building floor
plan, making it possible to identify
the location of any door as soon
as it is opened.
Communication
au plus haut niveau
Avec son réseau
de téléphonie portable ONE, Connect
Austria est devenue
en peu de temps le
principal prestataire
autrichien sur
le marché du téléphone portable.
ONE a établi de nouveaux standards
avec sa technologie
GSM-1800 et sa
technique EFR mise
en oeuvre sur son
réseau fixe et mobile.
Kaba Gege a mis
en place une installation de contrôle
d'accès en ligne
dans son siège de
Vienne.
[email protected]
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FIFAcommitted to football
The international football
association FIFA (Fédération
Internationale de Football
Association) is the world’s
largest sports association,
with some 250 million
active players. Kaba Benzing played an active role
during reconstruction work
at the association’s headquarters in Zürich.
FIFA – engagée pour
le football
Avec ses 250 millions de joueurs et
de joueuses actifs,
la FIFA, Fédération
Internationale de
Football Association,
est la plus importante association
sportive du monde.
Depuis de nombreuses années, la
FIFA est domiciliée au Sonnenberg
à Zurich. Elle a
emménagé récemment dans un
bâtiment rénové et
agrandi, équipé
d'une installation
de contrôle d'accès
et de saisie des
temps livrée par
Kaba Benzig.
FIFA was founded on May 21,
1904, by a delegation from Belgium,
Denmark, France, the Netherlands,
Spain, Sweden, and Switzerland.
The association was founded
in Paris, the reason for its French
name.
For many decades, however,
FIFA has been located in a exceptionally beautiful spot on Zürich’s
Sonnenberg. At one time, FIFA was
housed in the former, charming
Hotel Sonnenberg, but as the
organization grew, the problem of
space became a pressing issue.
This led to the decision in 1995 to
undertake a comprehensive
expansion and conversion of the
Sonnenberg site. By early 2000, a
spacious general secretariat had
been created to accommodate
some 120 employees (in 1975, FIFA
had just 11 staff members). The
complex includes a state-of-theart conference center as well.
Besides its elegant exterior, the
new Sonnenberg site has a number
of unseen assets, including an
underground garage and an extensive basement, where computer
and telephone exchanges and the
other building control systems
are housed. While the FIFA headquarters were undergoing modernization, time recording and access
control were also brought up to
date with equipment installed
by Kaba Benzing (Schweiz) AG in
late 1999. Among other things, six
access control managers, eight
time recording terminals, and several sub-terminals were installed
in various buildings and on various
floors.
[email protected]
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Fürstenberg companies
rely on Kaba Benzing
The Fürstenberg Group based in BadenWürttemberg produces a number of
specialty beers, and is also active in the
timber industry. An electronic time recording
system and EDC terminals to process
production data have significantly increased
transparency in manufacturing operations.
Les entreprises
princières
font confiance à
Kaba Benzing
Outre la fabrication
d'innombrables
sortes de bière
produites dans sa
brasserie de
Donaueschingen,
le groupe Fürstenberg du BadenWürttemberg est
également actif
dans l'industrie du
bois. Un système
électronique de
saisie des temps
ainsi que des
terminaux BDE
pour le traitement
des données
d'exploitation ont
considérablement
augmenté la
transparence des
données de production.
The Fürstenberg name is associated not only with a centuries-old
noble family, but also with a well
known brand of beer. The privately
owned Fürstlich Fürstenbergische
Brauerei in Donaueschingen is also
one of Germany’s largest breweries.
Aside from its brewing activities,
the Fürstenberg Group, with over
700 employees, is also actively
involved in the timber and forestry
industry.
Since the early 14th century,
the house of Fürstenberg has owned
extensive tracts of forest land. The
Fürstlich Fürstenbergische Holzverarbeitungsbetriebe – a timber
processing business – were established in 1920 in order to tap the
economic potential of the abundant
raw material. Today, the business
develops and manufactures innovative packaging at three locations
for such well-known firms as Volkswagen and DaimlerChrysler.
An SAP R/3 system has been in
use both in the brewery and the
wood-processing operation since
1993. Data entry was recently automated with the installation of a
Kaba Benzing B COMM solution for
R/3 ERP time management. In the
timber industry, there was a need to
record and process production
information in real time, so the
company ordered the B COMM for
R/3 ERP PP EDC solution from
Kaba Benzing. Over 20 type Bedas
95 60 terminals with insertion and
barcode swipe readers have been
installed since late 1999.
[email protected]
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Night shifts
in Hong Kong
A Hong Kong, le
montage s’effectue
de nuit
Le 7 janvier 2000,
Kaba Gilgen a reçu
de la Mass Transit
Rail Corporation –
l'une des compagnies de transports
publics à Hong
Kong – une importante commande
portant sur l'équipement des stations du métro de
Hong Kong en portes automatiques
d'accès aux trains.
Ces travaux, qui
s'achèveront en
2006, se déroulent
à l'entière satisfaction des parties
intéressées,
grâce à un travail
d'équipe efficace,
une préparation
soignée des travaux
et une gestion de
projet professionnelle. Après
des essais exhaustifs, le premier
système d'accès
aux trains grâce
aux portes automatiques a été mis
en service à la gare
de Choi Hung il y a
quelques semaines.
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On January 7, 2000, Kaba Gilgen received a major order from the Mass
Transit Rail Corporation – one of Hong Kong’s public transit companies –
to outfit the stations of Hong Kong’s subway system with automatic platform
screen doors. The work, which will continue through 2006, is already
underway to the complete satisfaction of all parties involved. A few weeks
ago, after extensive testing at the Choi Hung station, the first platform
with automatic screen doors was inaugurated.
After the order was placed,
main design phase I and the prototype tests were completed in Fall
2000, to the customer’s satisfaction. In the first half of 2001, Kaba
Gilgen started up the Burgistein
production facility, which had been
built specifically for the Hong Kong
order. That is also the location
where the workshop for the first
100,000 cycle test was built, and
where the required 1 million cycle
test was completed. The 1 million
opening and closing motions, with
comprehensive computer-monitored test reporting, substantiated
the required structural strength
of the individual components. This
enabled the customer to assess
the functionality, aesthetics, and manufacturing operations for the
planned mass production under
real-time conditions. Finally,
in May 2001, main design phase II
was completed. Thanks to efficient
teamwork, flawless preparation,
and expert project management,
the entire project is proceeding to
Choi Hung – the first Hong Kong subway station featuring Platform Screen Doors
the complete satisfaction of everyone involved, both from a technical
perspective and with regard to
deadlines.
Once the endurance tests were
successfully completed, the
customer authorized the start-up of
production for the first platform in
the Choi Hung subway station.
Production of the 40 drive units for
the first platform got underway
at the new Burgistein site in Bern.
The pre-assembled drive elements
and door modules were then
delivered to a special test workshop
in Hong Kong, where they underwent an additional 100,000 cycle
test under the customer’s watchful
eyes, prior to final installation.
This consistent, goal-oriented
cooperation with MTRC has proven
to be very fruitful so far. The excellent
track record of the project is due
not only to flawless production data
management, efficient cost controlling, and strict scheduling, but also to
optimized logistics procedures
and, especially, level-appropriate
information flows.
In the coming months, the next
four platforms will be designed and
manufactured. A second complete
platform screen door system will
be installed. The selection of local
manufacturers qualified to produce
subassemblies is underway as
well. Significant attention is also being
paid to setting up a high-performance service and maintenance infrastructure.
matic platform screen doors. One
day, the 2.2 million daily passengers
will benefit from the comfort of
2,960 automatic doors throughout
the system. Starting in 2006, the
stations and trains will be air conditioned efficiently and the blast
of air pushing through the tunnels
will no longer announce the arrival
of the next train, swirling dust into
the eyes of the waiting people.
Passengers in all stations will
then wait safely and comfortably for
the trains, which will roar in at
higher speeds. We’ll keep the ball
rolling for them.
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While the first major milestone –
the successful startup of operations
at the Choi Hung platform – has
been attained, there are still many
hours of hard work ahead until all
30 stations with a total of 13.5 km of
platforms are outfitted with auto-
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Open house
with complete security
The laboratories of the German Cancer Research Center in
Heidelberg are required to comply with extensive safety standards,
not least because radioactive and carcinogenic materials are
used there. For this reason, the research institute installed a new
Kaba locking system in combination with an access control system.
The German Cancer Research
Center (DKFZ) was founded 37
years ago in Heidelberg. It begun
work without its own hospital, but
in immediate proximity to the university hospitals with which it has
established a close working relationship over the past 20 years.
International exchange takes place
through cooperation with some
800 researchers and contacts with
over 300 universities and other
research institutions.
Maison ouverte en
toute sécurité
Dans les laboratoires du centre allemand de recherche
sur le cancer à
Heidelberg, un grand
nombre de normes
de sécurité doivent
être respectées,
du fait de la présence
de substances
radioactives et cancérogènes. C'est
pourquoi cet institut
de recherche a
installé un nouveau
système de fermeture Kaba combiné
avec un système
de contrôle d'accès.
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The goal of the research program
at the DKFZ is to make a substantial contribution to our understanding of what causes cancer, to
ascertain risk factors for cancer, to
prevent and diagnose the illness,
and to provide treatment. Every
day, the center’s 1,600 employees
experiment with a wide range of
chemicals and other toxic substances. Security plays a major role
there as a result, and it is important to ensure that only authorized
personnel can access particularly
sensitive areas.
To guarantee this, the center
was looking for a new system that
combines mechanical locks with
an electronic inductive secure
access system. After a request for
bids, the DKFZ opted for the offer
submitted by Kaba Benzing and
Kaba Systems: a mechanical Kaba
quattro lock system with mechatronic Kaba elolegic cylinders
and a Kaba exos system with online
readers for access control.
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Legic
at thePower
31st ISC Symposium in St. Gallen
In keeping with the topic of the 31st ISC Symposium at the University
of St. Gallen – «New Balance of Power» – Legic Identsystems demonstrated
their Legic power in the form of 36 readers and 1,500 smart cards used
for participant registration.
From the beginning, the ISC
Symposium has been organized on
a voluntary basis by the International Students’ Committee. The
concept underlying the symposium
is the free exchange of ideas, in
the sense of a liberal economic and
social order.
The roster of participants this
year was composed of some 700
decision-makers from business,
politics, and academia, as well as
100 members of the press and 250
including board and lodging, and
travel expenses. The winners also
share in prize money totalling
US$15,000.
Speakers this year included such
well-known individuals as Federal
Councillor Ruth Metzler-Arnold,
André Kudelski, Prof. Dr. Hans
Tietmeyer (former chairman of the
Legic-power au
symposium ISC
En parfaite harmonie avec le thème
«New Balance of
Power» du 31ème
symposium ISC
de l'Université de
St.Gall, Legic
Identsystems a
démontré la puissance du Legic
sous forme de 36
lecteurs et de
1.500 cartes à puce
pour l'enregistrement des participants. Ces derniers
ont pu assister à
de passionnantes
conférences sur
la «puissance des
média», le «savoir,
facteur de puissance» ou «l’équilibre de la puissance
au sein de l’UE».
students from around the world.
Student participants are selected in
an annual competition in which
each participant submits a paper on
that year’s general topic. The
authors of the best 250 essays
attend the symposium at no cost,
Deutsche Bundesbank), and
Dr. Thilo Bode (Greenpeace International).
All participants registered using
a personal Legic card, and gained
access to interesting speeches
on such topics as «The Power of the
Media», «Ideas – Information –
Knowledge as an Element of Power»,
and «The Balance of Power within
the EU».
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elolegic
expands thelock
Kaba elolegic family
Kaba Gege introduced the Kaba
elolegic lock as the latest member
of the Kaba elolegic family at the
«Beschläge Werkzeuge Sicherheit
2001» trade show in Salzburg. The
elolegic lock combines an electromechanical antipanic lock with a
Legic reader and related electronic
components built into the hardware,
a winning combination for its ease
of use and security.
engages again as soon as the door
closes. A positive-action mechanical sequence ensures that the
bolt is not extended until it is flush
with the strike place. Emergency
locking is provided by a mechanical
coupling through the lock cylinder.
Legic technology is used for inductive, encrypted data transfer.
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elolegic lock
complète la famille
Kaba elolegic
Kaba elolegic lock
est une combinaison d’une serrure
anti-panique électro-mécanique et
d'un lecteur Legic
intégré à la serrure.
The Kaba elolegic lock’s antipanic
C lock design always enables
occupants to exit from a locked
room. The lock automatically
New security modules
Legic plus
With the new Legic plus product
line, handling contactless identification has become easier for system integrators in electronic
ticketing and cash handling with
electronic funds transfer. In addition
to the basic functions, including
comprehensive multiple application
capacity, Legic plus comes in
expanded versions that cover additional special requirements.
Through dynamic segmentation,
segments can be programmed or
applied temporarily to an electronic
ticket. Virtual cash handling is
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enhanced with additional functions,
such as simplified high-level commands and the ability to share data
structures among several system
suppliers.
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Nouveau
module de sécurité
Legic plus
Legic plus simplifie
les manipulations
pour l'identification
sans contact dans
le ticketing électronique et le cashhandling pour le
trafic des paiements
sans argent liquide.
IPA clean room
certification
for Kaba
Gilgen sliding doors
Certificat salle
blanches IPA
pour Kaba Gilgen
Le système de
portes coulissantes
SLM de Kaba
Gilgen a été certifié
par l'Institut Fraunhofer pour l'utilisation en salles
blanches de degré
de pureté «Class
1000» conformément à la norme
fédérale US 209E.
The SLM sliding door system
developed by Kaba Gilgen has
been authorized for use in clean
rooms in airborne particulate cleanliness class 1,000 pursuant to U.S.
federal standard 209E. In report
KG 0012-227, the internationally
renowned Fraunhofer Institute
awarded the IPA compliance seal to
the automatic door system from
Kaba Gilgen after the product had
undergone extensive testing.
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Kaba Benzing
launches
high-performance
EDC terminal 95 80
Kaba Benzing introduces the
new Bedanet 95 80 high-performance
enterprise data collection terminal
for recording personnel and job
data, as well as machine capacity
and stock and quality data. The
Linux or Windows based PC terminal is programmed in Java, and
has a built-in browser, graphical
Kaba Benzing lance
le terminal performant BDE 95 80
user interface, Ethernet connection,
and a large display (up to 15").
The multilingual Bedanet 95 80 is very
user-friendly, and is fully compatible
with Kaba Benzing’s other EDC
terminals. The terminal offers the
user over 30 graphical function keys.
Work instructions, drawings, and
even entire websites can be displayed.
A l'occasion de
Systems, Kaba
Benzing présente
le nouveau terminal de saisie des
données d'exploitation Bedanet
95 80 multilingue
et basé sur
Windows ou Linux.
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Certification VdS
pour installations
d'alarme d'effraction
VdS certification
for burglar alarm systems
The lock monitoring device used
in Kaba Gilgen’s SLM automatic
sliding door system has been
approved for use in Class C burglar
alarm configurations by the VdS
Property Insurance Association. VdS
tested the lock monitoring solution
developed by Kaba Gilgen and
certified it under acceptance number
G 101021.
La surveillance
de fermeture utilisée
pour le système
de porte coulissante
automatique SLM
a été homologuée
par VdS pour
son utilisation
comme système
d'alarme d'effraction
de classe C.
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New Bedanet 93 20 entry-level
time
recording
terminal
Nouveau terminal
de saisie de temps
Bedanet 93 20
d'entrée de gamme
Le nouveau terminal de saisie de
temps économique Bedanet
93 20 de Kaba
Benzing a été
conçu comme
solution d'accès
à la gestion du
temps pour les
petites entreprises et administrations.
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Kaba Benzing’s new low-cost
Bedanet 93 20 time recording terminal is designed as an entry-level
solution for small businesses and
government offices that wish to gain
experience with automatic time
management. With its simple
wedge-shaped design, the new unit
fits in perfectly with the existing
terminal family. The easy-to-install
terminal, which can be configured to
suit customers’ individual requirements, is designed for standalone
operation but may also be operated
online. With its data memory, function keys, keyboard, and illuminated LCD display, the terminal can
record «In/Out» times as well
as temporary external assignments.
The terminal may also be used
to access information. The Bedanet
93 20 also comes with a Legic
inductive reader as standard equipment.
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The Unican
success story
Kaba significantly expanded
its position in the global
market with the takeover of
the Unican Group.
Unican’s list of achievements,
which are closely associated
with the name of Aaron
Fish, contains numerous
highlights.
The Unican Group enters the
new Kaba Group as a leading manufacturer and distributor of keys,
transponder keys, and locks,
as well as their related key coding
systems. In the high-security
segments, Unican supplies locks
for safes and automatic teller
machines. The company also specializes in hotel applications with
electronic key solutions, and
supplies transponder keys to the
automotive industry. Unican holds a
dominant market position in
North America. Italy and Hungary
are its main markets in Europe.
Unican’s success story began
in 1949, thanks to the entrepreneurial
spirit and single-mindedness of
Aaron Fish. With about US$100
worth of borrowed key blanks, he
pedaled his bicycle around his
home town of Montreal and sold
the blanks to specialized retailers.
In the following formative years,
Aaron Fish learned the security
business from the ground up and
established his own dealer network.
Aaron Fish –
la vision du succès
L’histoire du succès
d’Unican est inséparable du nom
d’Aaron Fish. D’une
entreprise avec des
clés empruntées
non traitées en
1949, en passant
par la cotation en
Bourse en 1968,
cet entrepreneur,
grâce à sa volonté
de réussir et une
vision à long terme,
a su mener sa
société au sommet.
Far-sightedness and passionate
ambition were the key character traits
that urged him to establish what
would become the Unican group of
companies. In 1964, Aaron Fish and
his team patented the world’s first
push-button lock, which was immediately sold to such notable customers as the U.S. Air Force and
Navy. Unican, which has been listed
on the stock exchange since 1968,
continued to thrive, particularly after
1980. The company made numerous acquisitions, among them Ilco,
Silca, Kromer, Mauer, and MasHamilton. The decades of growth
and success culminated six months
ago when Unican merged with
Kaba to form a truly global security
corporation.
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Aaron Fish
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Global Player
Kaba
The Kaba-Unican merger brings together two companies with matching
strengths worldwide that complement each other perfectly in terms of their
existing main market focus and their product range. This new position
and the structural adaptations that it entails show great promise for the new
Kaba Group.
Global Player
Kaba et Unican
sont deux entreprises disposant de
forces complémentaires au niveau
mondial et dont
l’union leur permet
de parfaire aussi
bien leurs précédents points forts
sur le marché
que leurs produits.
Pour le nouveau
groupe Kaba, les
adaptations structurelles liées à la
modification de la
situation constituent des perspectives prometteuses.
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With some 6,700 employees
worldwide and a presence in more
than 50 countries throughout
Europe, North America, and the
Asia-Pacific region, Kaba has
become a global player with the
acquisition of Unican. Consolidated
sales of the two companies are
approximately CHF 1 billion. The
merger of Kaba and Unican gives
the new company the critical mass
it needs to tap into new global
markets and to provide uniformly
high-quality service to its globalizing customers around the world.
The new Kaba Group is already the
market leader in several strategically important product areas:
Kaba is now:
the global leader in key blanks,
key coding machines, and transponder keys (Ilco and Silca)
the global leader in high-security
locks (Ilco, Mas-Hamilton,
Kromer, Mauer, and Paxos)
the European market and technology leader in electronic access
solutions (Kaba, Legic, Ilco)
Number two in security and
automatic doors
Number three in hotel lock
systems
Number three in comprehensive
access control solutions
(Total Access)
Secure, comfortable, and
efficient access solutions, brought
together under the overall «Total
Access» strategy, will remain
Kaba’s core business. As has been
the case in the past, all of the
Group’s activities are compatible
with the existing divisional structure
or with overlapping domains.
More than ever before, Kaba’s
customers can expect comprehensive, highly secure access to
buildings and facilities, combined
with efficient organization and
maximum ease of use. High-tech
enterprise data collection and identification systems round out the
company’s offer. The expanded
product range includes mechanical,
mechatronic, and electronic master
key and lock systems, as well as
keys and key coding systems
for all applications, particularly on
behalf of major original equipment
manufacturers such as the automotive industry and the international key and hardware trades.
In the «Total Access» context,
Kaba has developed clear strategies
for several business activities,
which it has subdivided into eight
strategic business segments (SBS):
Systems Integration (SI) specializes in devising comprehensive
access, security, and organizational
solutions.
Hotel Lock Systems (HL) serve
the market for mechanical, mechatronic, and electronic hotel lock
systems with their applicationspecific requirements.
Ident Systems (ID) specialize in
contactless identification.
Key Systems (KS) focus on the
manufacture and sale of mechanical key blanks, and transponder
keys and their related encryption
systems.
Door Systems (DS) specialize in
automatic, security, and convenience
doors.
Access Systems (AC) include all
mechanical, mechatronic, and
electronic lock, master key, and
access systems.
Safe Lock Systems (SL) are
focused on high-security lock technology and combine the existing
business of Kaba and Unican in this
segment, thereby creating a leading
global provider of high-security
locks.
Transponder Keys and Key blanks
production
Data Collection (DC)
deals mainly with collecting enterprise data and produces software
and middleware applications
in addition to high-end data entry
terminals.
At the broader organizational
level, Kaba will continue to function
with its four divisions: Door
Systems, Data Collection, Access
Systems, and Key Systems.
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Kaba Holding AG
Board of Directors
Kaba Management+Consulting AG
U. Graf
President & CEO
(Deputy H. Allemann)
Executive Board
Members
Strategic Committee
U. Graf; A. Fish
Kaba Corporate Communications
J.-F. Wulpillier
Business Development
U. Graf
Chief Communication Officer
Door Systems
COO S. Bandixen
Data Collection
COO B. Schmitz
Access Systems
COO H. Allemann
Key Systems
COO M. Bianchi
Finance
Dr. W. Stadelmann
Executive Vice President
Executive Vice President
Executive Vice President
Executive Vice President
Chief Financial Officer
Access Systems
Europe
COO U. Wydler
Access Systems
Americas
COO F. Belflower
Access Systems
Asia -Pacific
COO H. Allemann
Executive Vice President
Executive Vice President
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At home in Montreal
for a few days
Located in the heart of downtown Montreal, Canada,
La Tour Centre Ville is one of the premier extended
stay properties in the city. Catering to visitors from around
the world, La Tour is known as the place to stay to
enjoy the festival events and the charms of this beautiful
city.
Quelques jours
à Montréal comme
à la maison
Au milieu du
quartier commercial
de Montréal se
trouve une des
meilleures adresses
pour ceux qui
souhaitent s’attarder
un peu: La Tour
Centre Ville.
A l’occasion de
travaux importants
de rénovation, la
direction commerciale a profité de
faire installer le
nouveau système
d’accès Ilco fonctionnant sans clé ni
carte.
Following extensive renovations,
the management of La Tour chose to
install the EPBL 4400 series, a new
access control system from Kaba
Ilco that is secure, simple to use,
and offers guests unique check-in
and access options. The easy,
keyless and cardless security and
pre-registration capabilities of the
4400 series were a perfect fit for their
application.
The 4400 series offers a unique
approach to security designed
for extended stay facilities like La Tour,
and makes guests feel right at home.
Whether they register by fax, phone,
internet or in person, guests receive
a unique access code that allows
them to open the door to their suite,
and is only valid for the time period
for which they have registered.
There are no keys or cards that can
be lost or stolen. Guests can
even personalize their code after
they check-in.
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Checking in or out couldn't be
any easier. Using their unique access
code, guests simply proceed directly
to their room and open the door.
When the guest's registered stay
expires, so does their access code.
Checking out is as simple as walking
out the front door, with no need
for a formal check out process.
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Five starservices
Service 5 étoiles
Les hôtels Meurice
à Paris et The
Peninsula à Bangkok comptent de
nombreux points
communs tels que
le style, l’élégance, une clientèle
exigeante et le système de sécurité
en ligne «Millenium
9000» de Kaba
Ilco. Celui-ci permet de contrôler
les accès aux 370
chambres et suites,
aux 6 restaurants
et bars et à une
section consacrée
au business et à
la détente.
A few steps from the Grand Louvre and the Faubourg Saint-Honoré,
the Meurice Hotel has been «the
most fashionable house in Paris»
for almost two centuries. Since its
creation, it has been referred to as
«The hotel of Kings», for its traditional character and exceptional
service. In 1997, a complete renovation of the hotel began, with the
intention of restoring as much as
possible of its historic atmosphere
while at the same time providing
guests with the most up-to-date
technology.
La Meurice Hotel in Paris
and The Peninsula Bangkok
share some common
features: style, elegance,
a luxury clientèle, and the
Millennium 9000 online
security system from Kaba
Ilco.
As part of its impeccable reputation, the management of the
Meurice was looking for access
control that must integrate the
highest technology, to meet both
the demanding security requirements of luxury clientèle and the
staff management needs of a busy
hotel. Millennium 9000 from Kaba
Ilco was the system selected,
along with its elegant and high
security Marlok key.
On the other side of the world,
every guestroom at the luxurious
Peninsula Bangkok hotel is
now secured by the Millennium
9000. The hotel, recently called an
«instant classic» by Conde Nast
Traveler magazine, blends traditional Thai touches with the most
advanced technology, resulting
in a synergy of stylishness and
symbolism that reflects gentle graciousness and effortless efficiency.
With its combination of building and
access control features, Millennium
9000 was selected for its ability
to integrate the 370 guestrooms
and suites, six restaurants and bars,
extensive recreational facilities,
banquet rooms, full-service business center and function rooms.
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other supplies. These supplies
need to be stored in secured cabinets
to reduce any liabilities.
Mount Sinai Hospital has incorporated a robotic courier into its daily
functions. This robotic courier is
used for transporting secured cargo
within the hospital. Simply, the
robotic courier is a medical cabinet
on the move. The problem is, the
secured cargo in this mobile cabinet
has to be tamper-proof, yet retrievable by hospital personnel.
Kaba Ilco’s reliable,
all-mechanical Pushbutton
Cabinet Lock provides
security for a high-tech
robotic delivery system.
A perfect
Synergy
Un robot transporteur High Tech
en milieu hospitalier
A l’Hôpital Mount
Sinai de New-York,
un robot transporteur libre de ses
mouvements
accomplit fidèlement jour après jour
un service exigeant.
Après que le producteur Helpmate
eut expérimenté
divers systèmes et
fabricants de
serrures adaptés au
robot, il opta en
fin de compte pour
la serrure PBL de
Kaba Ilco.
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Kaba Ilco’s stable Pushbutton
Cabinet Lock (PBL cabinet lock)
solved a major security problem for
Mount Sinai Hospital in New York.
It was a typical security problem in a
not so typical setting. Cabinets
in hospitals are commonly used to
store medicine, instruments and
HelpMate, the manufacturers of
the robotic courier, realized from
the beginning that the security of the
robot’s cargo was an issue. The
cargo is kept in a cabinet like compartment on the back of the
robot. The difficulty in securing the
cargo was the need for various
hospital personnel to have access to
the robot’s cargo cabinet. The proposed security system had to allow
access by many users. This eliminated locking systems that required
keyed entry. Keys could be left lying
around and used by an unauthorized
person.
HelpMate experimented with
many different styles and makes
of locks before they settled on Kaba
Ilco’s PBL Cabinet Lock.
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Brandthrough
value
participation in trade shows
«Brand Value» grâce
à la participation
aux foires
Grâce à des concepts affinés sur les
foires stratégiques
importantes
d’Europe, Kaba est
parvenue à améliorer significativement son image et
la notoriété de la
marque. Dans cette
perspective, Kaba
sera également
présente à «Systems» qui aura lieu
à Munich du 15 au
19 octobre 2001
(Halle B6, Stand
A6.446) et à la
«Sicherheitsmesse»
qui se tiendra à
Zürich du 13 au
16 novembre 2001
(Halle 5, stand
5.127).
Various Kaba companies traditionally attend three trade shows each
fall: Orbit in Basel, Systems in
Munich, and Security in Zürich. We’re
looking forward to seeing you there!
Thanks to its sophisticated concepts, the Kaba Group has managed
to boost the image and familiarity
of the Kaba brand name significantly
at strategically important trade
shows in Europe. The many visitors
attending these shows have learned
all about the Group’s «Total Access»
product range. The main goals
of Kaba’s participation in trade shows
are to present the Group to the
public and to strengthen customer
loyalty, but especially to attract
potential buyers. Success at these
shows, therefore, depends on committed and motivated employees
who convey a positive image of the
Kaba Group’s leveraged potential.
«Systems» Trade Show in Munich
October 15 --19, 2001. The Kaba
Benzing stand is located in Hall B6,
Stand A6.446.
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«Sicherheit» Trade Show in Zürich
November 13 --16, 2001. Kaba AG
will be presenting access control,
systems integration, and asset
protection products at Stand 5.127
in Hall 5. Kaba Gilgen will be
presenting a selection of doors and
gates.
[email protected]
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Kaba Management+Consulting AG
Hofwisenstrasse 24
CH-8153 Rümlang
Switzerland
www.kaba.com