Case Studies

Volo is used successfully across multiple sectors, throughout the UK.

We have included a few such success stories, below.

Nottingham City Council - Cycle Stores

Nottingham City Council has introduced an initiative focusing on getting residents to switch to cycling as opposed to driving. This in turn means that they require cyclists to be able to secure their cycles with peace of mind. So, in conjunction with VOLO’s partner Oracle Surveillance, a secure storage area has been created which requires a swipe card to gain access. VOLO ensured that the system could work in conjunction with the city’s ITSO card scheme that was already in operation for other aspects of the city, providing a one card solution and assisting with the management of costs.

Yodel - Distribution Outlets

Yodel value the relationship they have with VOLO and enjoy working with them as a manufacturer. They also have a great relationship with Gunnebo as our approved installation partner. They had a list of requirements which they shared with VOLO and Gunnebo, who, in the meantime listened to the challenges they were facing and offered a bespoke solution. They have since met on a regular basis to discuss the solutions’ progress and the new challenges facing Yodel in their business. VOLO’s technology allows the flexibility Yodel are after and allows for movement in terms of product development. As they did not want to work around a set system with closed protocols and network restrictions VOLO is perfectly suited to their needs. Yodel currently have a total of 18 sites with more to go.

St John Ambulance

St John’s Ambulance required centralised control of their 20 remote community centres in the North West Region. They needed to enforce a better control of usage of their remote centres to ensure the relevant personnel were gaining access on the allocated days and times per week. By using VOLO they can:

Remote issuance of access codes for each site
Remote control of the flow of users to ensure they were only using the centres at relevant times (reduce subletting, stopping abuse of overusing times)
Full audit trail of users of when they accessed the relevant centres
Event/Alarm notifications of users trying to gain access when they were not allocated to do so

Wigan & Leigh Homes - Local Authority

Wigan & Leigh Homes wished for a uniformed system which allowed them to have additional features and benefits, as well as centralised control. They needed this within a cost that was manageable. By using VOLO they can:

Retain existing access control readers and credentials to help manage and minimise cost
Have full confidence in the security levels offered to protect their user and site data (Amazon Web Services Cloud Provision)
Utilise additional features such as GSM/GPRS Monitoring and Reporting to allow them to know how well the control units are performing in different areas around the borough and to offer peace of mind of optimum uptime and stability of the solution
Proactively plan interventions and turn their services from a reactive to a proactive service in terms of events. This is achieved by making use of our full reporting suite.