Banking
Major Ugandan bank
Gallagher GBUS to HBUS and Controller 7000 modernisation with 87 Suprema biometric readers, delivered in phases in a live bank.
Services
Access Control Systems Supply, Installation, Integration and Migration
What we supply and install
Access control is rarely one product. A working system is a credential, a reader, a controller, a door or barrier, a network, a software platform and a set of rules about who goes where and when. IDtek supplies and installs all of it.
- Credentials and readers: biometric readers including fingerprint, facial and iris, Suprema BioEntry and HID readers, proximity and smart cards, mobile credentials, PIN and multi-factor combinations for high-security zones
- Door hardware: electric locks, mag locks, door controllers, request-to-exit, door position monitoring, anti-tailgate detection, and rack-level electronic locking for data centre cabinets
- Physical barriers: speedgates, tripod and full-height turnstiles, stadium mass-access turnstiles with ticket readers, boom barriers, sliding gates, vehicle spikes, airlocks and mantraps for data halls and cash centres
- Vehicle access: licence plate recognition (LPR/ANPR), long-range tag readers, driver and vehicle pairing, visitor vehicle registration
- Visitor and contractor management: pre-registration, host notification, induction verification, contractor compliance gating
- Migration and modernisation: legacy and end-of-life systems moved onto Lenel OnGuard, Gallagher or Genetec Security Center, Impro estates moved to Gallagher or Lenel, several platforms consolidated into one, and field-bus and controller upgrades without replacing the platform
- Software and integration: access control integrated with Milestone, Genetec and Avigilon video management, fire detection, gas suppression, intercom, time and attendance, HR systems and building management
- Resilience and cybersecurity: highly available multi-site architecture, redundant servers, controllers that run autonomously if the head end is lost, network segmentation, and encrypted credentials and biometric templates
- Infrastructure: the structured cabling, fibre, network switching and power the above runs on, which is a common point of failure when a project is split between two contractors
The access control platforms we supply, install and support
| Platform | What IDtek uses it for | Delivered on |
|---|---|---|
| Lenel OnGuard | Enterprise access control for large corporate, utility and data centre sites, with large cardholder populations, multi-site administration and integration with enterprise video management | Delivered onOld Mutual Head Office Sandton, City Power Johannesburg, various data centres |
| Gallagher | Enterprise access control and perimeter integration, including GBUS to HBUS and Controller 6000 to 7000 modernisation | Delivered onSteyn City, Clara Anna Fontein, The Marc, New Liberty Gold Mine, Roxgold, a major Ugandan bank |
| Genetec Security Center | Unified access control and video on one platform, and integration of legacy access control hardware into Security Center | Delivered onThe World Bank, BT Comm, Foundever, a Tier 1 financial institution in South Africa |
| Software House C-CURE | Enterprise access control on iSTAR Ultra G2 and iSTAR Edge G2 controllers with HID readers, built to global corporate security standards | Delivered onA global contact-centre provider (two Cape Town facilities), one of South Africa's largest banks, multinational companies with branches across South Africa |
| Impro | Large access control installations across corporate, banking, education, energy and government estates | Delivered on300+ doors for a leading South African university's engineering faculty, Reserve Bank of Malawi, CTICC, Boshof Solar Plant, University of the Free State, Engen Fuel Depot, Department of Environmental Affairs |
| Suprema | Biometric readers integrated into enterprise access control, with desktop enrolment at the head end | Delivered on87 BioEntry W2 readers integrated with Gallagher for a major Ugandan bank |
| Schneider Electric Security Expert | Enterprise access control for a live-event venue, migrated from I/NET Seven, with 177 controllers, 189 readers and 239 magnetic locks | Delivered onDHL Stadium |
| SKIDATA and Turnstar | Stadium mass access: turnstiles and ticket readers, including the Vario.Gate to Flex.Gate reader replacement | Delivered onDHL Stadium (88 turnstiles) |
| ASSA ABLOY VingCard | Hospitality-suite electronic locking | Delivered onDHL Stadium (241 locks) |
| Bosch | Access control and integrated security | Delivered onAbsa, DHL Stadium, Sasol, Groote Schuur Hospital, Saint Helena Airport and 8 further sites |
| Honeywell | Access control and integrated building systems | Delivered onSasol Head Office, Saint Helena Airport |
| Tyco | Access control and integrated security | Delivered onThe Marc, The Yacht Club and Marriott Hotel |
| AMAG Symmetry | Access control in data centre environments | Delivered onData centres |
| Sagem / IDEMIA | Biometric readers | Delivered onCape Town International Convention Centre |
| Tridium Niagara, KNX | Building management integration | Delivered onCTICC, Department of Environmental Affairs, a Ugandan bank head office |
| Cisco | Network infrastructure underpinning access systems | Delivered onCTICC, DHL Stadium, The Yacht Club |
IDtek holds certifications on every platform in this table and is an accredited partner to each vendor.
Access control by sector
Data centres and server rooms
Access control in a data centre is a chain of custody, not a door lock. IDtek has delivered electronic security on six of the largest data centres in South Africa, on Lenel, AMAG Symmetry and C-CURE, including Tier III and Tier IV facilities. We build layered access from perimeter to cabinet with multi-factor authentication, anti-tailgating mantraps, role-based access, rack-level electronic locking, camera verification of every door event, redundancy and a full audit trail, all inside the operator's uptime and change-control rules.
Banking and financial services
Absa, the Reserve Bank of Malawi, one of South Africa's largest banks on C-CURE, and a major Ugandan bank where IDtek kept Gallagher as the core platform while migrating GBUS to HBUS, introducing Controller 7000 and integrating 87 Suprema biometric readers, all in phases with 162 scheduled reader changeovers inside an operating bank.
Universities and campuses
Seven South African universities run IDtek access control: Pretoria, the Witwatersrand, Stellenbosch, the Free State, Johannesburg, UCT and UNISA. For one leading university's engineering faculty, IDtek has delivered more than 300 Impro doors between 2018 and 2026, alongside 300+ Axis cameras and around 10,000 Cat6A network points. The University of Pretoria was migrated onto a new biometric platform on a live campus.
Stadiums and live-event venues
DHL Stadium, a venue of up to 55,000 people, where IDtek has been principal contractor for fire and access since January 2018. Back-of-house doors run on Schneider Electric Security Expert, spectator entry on 88 turnstiles with SKIDATA Flex.Gate readers, and hospitality suites on VingCard locks, with door and shutter interfaces to the fire system, all supported through event days.
Mining
IDtek has delivered access control on mine sites in Tanzania, Burkina Faso, Liberia and Ethiopia, including Gallagher at New Liberty Gold Mine and Roxgold. Mine access control has to survive dust, heat and vibration, handle shift headcount, gate on induction and medical compliance, and control vehicles with licence plate recognition. Controllers run autonomously where connectivity is intermittent, and multi-mine groups report into one platform.
Corporate campuses and contact centres
Absa, Old Mutual Head Office Sandton, Sasol Head Office, The Marc, 22 Bree Street and the CTICC, on Lenel OnGuard and Gallagher. For a global contact-centre provider, IDtek installed client-specified C-CURE across 48 doors at two Cape Town facilities, in phases around live operations and integrated with Avigilon CCTV, fire detection and gas suppression.
Oil, gas and renewable energy
Sasol, Engen Fuel Depot, Boshof Solar Plant and various solar farms. Contractor compliance gating and muster reporting on petrochemical sites. On remote solar sites, access control is integrated with perimeter detection and CCTV and monitored centrally, with field equipment protected against lightning and surges.
Large residential estates
Steyn City and Clara Anna Fontein, on Gallagher. Resident, staff, contractor and visitor access on one system, licence plate recognition at the gates, and integration with perimeter detection and Milestone estate CCTV.
Hospitality and mixed-use
The Yacht Club and Marriott Hotel, on Tyco. Hotel, residential and commercial tenants with different access rules sharing one building and one life safety system.
Government, utilities and multi-site organisations
City Power Johannesburg, the Department of Environmental Affairs and Saint Helena Airport, with substation zoning and suppression events integrated with access control at City Power in line with the approved cause-and-effect design. For multinational companies with branches across South Africa, IDtek runs C-CURE estates nationally from one platform and one maintenance contract.
Standards, compliance and accreditation
IDtek is ISO 9001:2015 certified, registered with the Construction Industry Development Board at Level 7SF, registered with PSIRA, and B-BBEE Level 3, and holds certifications on every access control platform it supplies and installs.
- CIDB Level 7SF sets the contract value IDtek is qualified to tender for in the specialist fire and security class. It decides eligibility on public-sector and large private tenders, and few electronic security contractors in South Africa hold it at this level.
- PSIRA registration is a legal requirement for any company providing security services in South Africa. A contractor who cannot produce a current PSIRA certificate should not be on a tender list.
- ISO 9001:2015 covers the documented quality management system governing how IDtek designs, installs, commissions and hands over a system.
- POPIA applies the moment biometric data is captured, and to the personal data in an access control database. IDtek has strict policies and procedures to enforce compliance and handle personal data lawfully and securely, and specifies systems that store encrypted templates rather than images.
- SANS and SABS requirements apply where access control interlocks with fire detection and emergency egress. Doors on escape routes must fail safe, and interlock logic is commissioned and documented as part of handover.
Our access control projects
Stadium and live events
DHL Stadium
Migration from I/NET Seven to Schneider Electric Security Expert and SKIDATA Flex.Gate on 88 turnstiles, with the venue in use.
Education
University of Pretoria
Migration onto a new biometric access control system across a live campus, with no interruption to staff and student access.
How we deliver
Risk and site assessment
What is being protected, from whom, and what the consequence of a breach is.
System design
Zoning, credential strategy, door schedule, controller topology, redundancy, network and power design, specification documents fit for tender.
Supply
Equipment procured through vendor channels, with warranty and spares held locally.
Installation
Cabling, containment, door hardware, controllers and network, including phased work on live sites.
Commissioning
Device-by-device testing, interlock and fail-safe verification, integration testing with CCTV, fire and BMS, documented and signed off.
Training and handover
Operator and administrator training, as-built documentation, credential administration procedures.
Maintenance and SLA
Preventive maintenance, defined response times, spares holding and health reporting, tailored to each client's uptime and critical fault requirements.
Frequently asked questions
- Who supplies and installs Lenel OnGuard access control in South Africa?
IDtek is a certified Lenel partner that supplies, installs, integrates and supports Lenel OnGuard enterprise access control, with references including Old Mutual Head Office in Sandton, City Power Johannesburg and several data centres. We also migrate existing access control systems onto OnGuard and integrate it with enterprise video management.
- Does IDtek supply and install Gallagher access control in Johannesburg and Cape Town?
Yes. IDtek is a certified Gallagher partner, with Gallagher delivered at Steyn City and The Marc in Gauteng, Clara Anna Fontein in the Western Cape, mine sites in Liberia and Burkina Faso, and a Gallagher HBUS and Controller 7000 modernisation for a major Ugandan bank.
- Who supplies and installs C-CURE access control in Cape Town?
IDtek supplies and installs Software House C-CURE, including for a global contact-centre provider at two Cape Town facilities, where C-CURE runs on iSTAR Ultra G2 and iSTAR Edge G2 controllers with HID readers, integrated with Avigilon CCTV, Ziton fire detection and IG541 gas suppression.
- Can you migrate our access control to Lenel or Gallagher without replacing every reader?
Often, yes. Whether readers, controllers and credentials can be kept depends on the installed hardware and the target platform, so IDtek starts with an audit of the installed base. The migration is then designed in phases, tested in a controlled laboratory-type environment, run in parallel with the existing system and cut over area by area, with the lowest-risk areas first. IDtek also migrates Impro estates to Gallagher or Lenel.
- Can Suprema biometric readers work with Gallagher?
Yes. IDtek has integrated 87 Suprema BioEntry W2 dual RFID and fingerprint readers into a Gallagher environment for a major Ugandan bank, with desktop enrolment at the head end, delivered alongside a Gallagher HBUS and Controller 7000 upgrade.
- Can you integrate Gallagher or Lenel access control with Milestone or Genetec CCTV?
Yes. At Steyn City, Gallagher access control runs integrated with Milestone video management, so a door event calls up verified video and a forced-door alarm arrives with footage. How much information two systems share depends on the manufacturers chosen, which is why IDtek settles integration at design stage.
- What access control does a Tier III or Tier IV data centre need?
Layered access from perimeter to cabinet, multi-factor authentication, anti-tailgating mantraps, role-based access, rack-level electronic locking, CCTV verification of every door event, redundancy so no single failure opens a boundary, and a full audit trail, installed and maintained inside the operator’s uptime and change-control rules.
- How much does an access control system cost in South Africa?
Cost is driven by the number of controlled doors, the credential type and the software platform, not by the size of the building. A controlled door with a new controller, lock, egress hardware, cabling and licensing costs far more than a reader on an existing door, and biometric readers cost more than card readers. IDtek quotes off a door schedule, so the first step is counting doors and deciding which are controlled, monitored or offer a free exit.
- How long does an access control installation take?
A typical 50-door installation takes up to three weeks, and with 82 vehicles and 140 technical resources IDtek can expedite that to suit the client. Equipment supply is usually the long lead item. Multi-building campuses and live-site migrations are phased over months around occupancy.
- Can you install access control without disrupting an occupied building?
Yes. Most of IDtek’s work is on live sites. New infrastructure runs in parallel, is developed and tested in a controlled laboratory-type environment first, and is cut over door by door with the least risky areas first, so no door is ever without a working means of access.
- Is biometric access control legal under POPIA?
Yes, but it is regulated. Biometric data is personal information, so you need a lawful basis, notice, security and a retention limit. Reputable systems do not store a picture of your fingerprint or face. They convert it into an encrypted mathematical template, encrypted at rest and in transit, and IDtek specifies systems that work this way and restricts who can export data.
- What happens after handover?
Systems are maintained under SLA with preventive maintenance, defined response times and local spares, tailored to the client’s uptime requirements. Access control is not fit-and-forget: networks and mains power fail, credentials drift out of date, and a system nobody administers becomes a list of people who no longer work there.