Flexible Access Solution For An Exclusive Outlet

Decorated shop windows, strolling fashionistas, a hip gastronomic scene and a world of adventure for the little ones – the Designer Outlet Parndorf offers a shopping experience for the whole family. Behind the scenes, two issues are particularly important to management: security, particularly compliance with data protection standards, and access permissions. General Manager Mario Schwann emphasizes: „At around 160 The processing of access authorizations plays an important role for brand partners. Secure, flexible, easy to maintain and compliant with data protection requirements: That’s what we wanted and with the help of EVVA we were able to achieve it.“

Access authorization as large Theme

Behind the glittering facades of the designer outlet, the employees ensure that everything always runs smoothly. Whether goods delivery, cleaning or sales: the teams always need access to the areas for which they are responsible and correspondingly authorized. In addition, there are the challenges of classic retail: Long opening hours, a wide variety of working time models, many part-time employees, often high fluctuation and, last but not least, numerous suppliers at all times of the day and night. This places special demands on the flexibility of the locking systems. Ongoing adaptation to changing needs, varied authorization models, the most diverse access levels make permanent adaptations necessary. This must be quick, flexible, easy and possible at any time.

Large project completed in six weeks

In the autumn 2020 Evva built the necessary 349 Airkey cylinder and additionally 200 mechanical 4KS cylinders in the Designer Outlet Parndorf. In addition, the EVVA experts set up 8 Airkey wall readers at neuralgically important points. The challenge was to enable rapid integration into an existing security concept during operation. The different designs of the doors and electronic components presented a particular challenge.

As individual as needed

Currently there are already 1. 787 Identification media and keys issued to the employees and daily in use. Due to the numerous different authorization models, the keys are available in more than 160 divided into different areas or user groups. Two people from the administration of the Mc ArthurGlen Designer Outlets Parndorf manage the access system, which opens the right doors – and only these – for employees and suppliers. This works very easily via the free online administration for granting or revoking access authorizations. Tenants can also take over the administration themselves without having to involve the center management operationally. This creates the desired flexibility for every store.

A key can be used to control access for all professional groups individually, depending on authorization. Heavy bunches of keys are passe. The light and handy key simply has to be held in front of the lock. Authorizations for suppliers are also managed cleverly and easily. Your access can be limited in terms of time and location and changed at any time. The system can give and change access authorizations very easily and very quickly.

The special challenge of the project for EVVA was the rapid integration into the existing security concept – and that during full operation six days a week. The different construction methods for the doors made things even more difficult. Those responsible for access were striving for easy handling when coding the access authorizations in order to offer the necessary flexibility in the event of staff or supplier changes – and with as little effort as possible. Key handovers and key management are no longer necessary, but are issued and withdrawn via the Airkey online administration. With Airkey, these administrative tasks are a thing of the past. Therefore, many operators such as the McArthurGlen Designer Outlet Parndorf already rely on Airkey and benefit from more security and flexibility.