With a history dating back to 1894, which includes hosting the first Irish Open Championship in 1927, and on many occasions since, Portmarnock it is considered by many to be the Irish Open’s spiritual heart.
As with many golf clubs, the remote location and open aspect of the site presents the club managers with particular security and access control problems. They turned to Goldeneye UK for a solution. Goldeneye designed and installed an integrated security and access control system based on the latest IP (Internet Protocol) technology and Mobotix network IP cameras.
“We were particularly impressed with the sophistication of the
Mobotix security cameras and their minimal maintenance
requirements. Image quality is excellent and the cameras have
proved reliable and stable in performance since installation, as
promised by Goldeneye.”
John Quigley, Club Secretary
“Goldeneye installed an access barrier, an access control system and provided two way voice communications at our gatehouse and using IP technology, we are now able to control the barrier and access to the club from the clubhouse half a mile away.
This saved us the cost of having the gatehouse permanently manned and meant that the installation of the security and access control system has actually saved the club money. The clubhouse has recently undergone a full refurbishment and the Goldeneye team carried out a very neat installation which did not compromise the visual integrity of the building. Overall we were impressed with the professionalism and technical expertise of the Goldeneye team”.
“The minimal infrastructure requirements of IP based systems
also meant the minimum of disruption to the club’s day to day
activites during installation and the system was installed without
detriment to the new decorations and internal appearance of
what is a very prestigious building.”
Paul Driver, Managing Director
Paul Driver, Managing Director of Goldeneye UK comments, “We were delighted when Portmarnock Golf club invited us to tender for the work. We were able to demonstrate that IP technology and the versatility of the Mobotix security camera system would not only give the club the added security that they were seeking, but also that the ability of IP technology to integrate with other technologies and systems, would provide other cost and operational benefits that would actually save the club money.
The market leading Mobotix IP cameras have a high degree if intelligence at the camera level, created by their on board Intel Strongarm processor. This allows us to create sophisticated security scenarios which are specific to each camera and in addition, facilitates integration with other technologies which enabled us to create the complete security and access control solution that the club required.
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