Solitaire upgraded with new features
01 MARCH 2001
Following the success of the Solitaire 710 hotel locking system, Unican Security Systems of Canada says it has developed a new, mechanically simpler and more economical version to suit all budgets and all kinds of hotels and guesthouses.
The Solitaire 710-II also has fewer moving parts than the 710 and has high weather resistance, with the clutch built into the mortice and the four standard AA batteries housed in a slim compartment at the top of the lock. The system also features 400-event audit allowing management to check the use of cards at any one lock, and is expandable up to 15,000 rooms, according to a company spokesman.
''The 710-II is a complete system with a front desk unit enabling programming and audit, point of sale and property management interface capability and the use of keycards. The swipe reader itself is internally sealed to reduce the risk of dirt and moisture compromising efficient operation and the lock uses dual sensory feedback also detecting the sound of the keycard to operate the lock,'' he explains.
Most importantly, the new locking system is very competitively priced, he adds. ''The new Solitaire 710-II access control system is an economical alternative for all kinds of hotels and guesthouses,'' the spokesman says.
Unican Security Systems is the holding company for a group of international corporations and operates through subsidiaries and affiliates in Canada, the US, Italy and 15 other countries.
Operating worldwide as the Unican Group, the company employs more than 4,000 people and manufactures and sells key blanks, key duplicating machines, mechanical push button locks and specialised hardware for a broad range of industries.
The company's products are sold in more than 150 countries to customers that include original equipment manufacturers (OEMs), locksmith suppliers, the automotive industry, governments, hotels, and hardware stores.
Through internal growth, acquisitions and international expansion, sales have increased from $180,000 in 1967 to more than $475 million in 2000, the company says.
The Unican Group is represented in the Middle East by Silca Unican Gulf which is based in Sharjah's Saif Zone in the UAE.
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