Busy times for UK Biometrics Ltd

Former Entrepreneurs' Forum Young Entrepreneur of the Year Matt James, Managing Director of UK Biometrics Ltd, has been busy franchising his company all over the UK and abroad. The company is a leading supplier of fingerprint entry systems, membership systems and time & attendance systems, and here are just some of their recent news and developments. Keep a look out on http://www.ifwecanyoucan.co.uk/ for Matt's story, coming soon.


BIOMETRIC SECURITY TO PROTECT CHILDREN AT BRITAINS LAGEST NURSERY GROUP

Newcastle upon Tyne based UK Biometrics Ltd has announced the roll-out of a deal worth over half million pounds to supply and install biometric ‘Fingerprint Entry’ security systems at Busy Bees, Britain’s larges chain of children’s nurseries. The system will allow parents and carers easy access to the nurseries while ensuring unauthorised people cannot gain entry.

UK Biometrics has worked with Busy Bees for over a year, trialling the system at fourteen nurseries.

The new biometric locks allow Busy Bees personnel to register parents and carers fingerprints in seconds. Once registered parents press their fingerprint onto a sensor pad at the door then leave or collect their children without fuss. Un-registered visitors ring the bell and wait for a member of staff to admit them.

The new system will allow staff to spend more time with the children at busy drop-off and collection times, rather than answering the door to parents.

The multi-spectral scanner identifies key points on the users fingerprint, and scans sub-dermal ridges making it impossible to ‘spoof’ using a fake fingerprint. . No actual fingerprint is stored and the encrypted data is held only by Busy Bees individual nurseries. It is impossible to reproduce a fingerprint, or any part of a fingerprint from data stored.

Busy Bees Regional Director Carole Chadderton said;

“We are always looking at ways of improving the quality of our nurseries, and security for the children and staff is a prime concern. We have worked closely with UK Biometrics and their access system will enable us to maintain high security standards throughout our nurseries.”

UK Biometrics Operations Director Shaun Oakes said:

“Busy Bees has been the leading provider of quality childcare since 1983 and their commitment to biometric access proves they will adopt the latest and best technology to protect children and offer peace of mind to carers and parents. Biometrics provides the only key which cannot be lost, stolen, forged or hacked – the human fingerprint.”

Busy Bees nurseries are trusted by parents around the UK to provide their children with a safe, secure, happy, healthy and stimulating environment. They offer a child-centred approach where children are encouraged to develop their creativity, individuality and self-confidence in secure surroundings, led by fully trained staff.


BIOMETRIC SECURITY PROTECTS 210 BERKSHIRE CHILDREN

Berkshire Healthcare NHS Trust has become the first primary healthcare trust in the UK to install biometric access systems to protect 210 children and staff at three nurseries in the County. Little Dragons nursery in Reading, Kiddies Kabin in Maidenhead and Jack In The Box in Slough have replaced buzzer and intercom systems with biometric ‘Fingerprint Entry’ devices.

The multi-spectral scanner identifies key points on the users fingerprint, and scans sub-dermal ridges making it impossible to ‘spoof’ using a fake fingerprint. . No actual fingerprint is stored and the encrypted data is held only by individual nurseries making it fully data protection compliant. It is impossible to reproduce a fingerprint, or any part of a fingerprint from data stored.

The technology, supplied by the Thames Valley office of UK Biometrics Ltd allows nursery personnel register parent’s fingerprints in seconds. Parents then simply press their fingerprint on a sensor pad at the door to gain fast, easy access. They can leave or collect their children without fuss while un-registered visitors must ring the bell and wait for a member of staff. The new biometric system means staff can now spend more time caring for children and helping them attain their Early Learning goals.

Berkshire Healthcare NHS Trust Security Management Specialist Jim Tye says:

“The new biometric access systems provide state of the art security for children and staff, which is a paramount concern. Parents are comforted to know their children are protected by the latest high-tech device while fingerprint entry makes life safer and easier all round.”

All three nurseries recently attained ‘Good’ OFSTED reports in all areas of their childcare and education. Another OFSTED report praised the biometric entry system as ‘Protecting children from harm’.

UK Biometrics Ltd Director, Reading based Nick Morse says:

“Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust has specified the only key which cannot be lost, stolen, forged or hacked – the human fingerprint.”