{"id":7689,"date":"2025-11-13T16:54:52","date_gmt":"2025-11-13T15:54:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.simons-voss.com\/?p=7689"},"modified":"2025-11-26T11:14:59","modified_gmt":"2025-11-26T10:14:59","slug":"sustainability-sells-win-installs-with-long-life-access-control-simonsvoss","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.simons-voss.com\/en\/sustainability\/sustainability-sells-win-installs-with-long-life-access-control-simonsvoss\/","title":{"rendered":"Sustainability Sells: Win Installs with Long-Life Access Control | SimonsVoss"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Sustainability has become a serious factor in how organisations choose suppliers. Across the UK and Ireland, businesses, local councils, universities, and developers are prioritising sustainable solutions that help them meet carbon targets and reduce lifetime costs. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

For installers and value-added resellers (VARs) in the access control sector, this shift represents a major opportunity. Choosing products that last longer, require minimal maintenance, and generate less waste doesn\u2019t just help the environment, it helps you win more installs and retain more clients. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

At SimonsVoss, sustainability and performance go hand in hand. Our long-life, wireless access control systems are designed for endurance, efficiency, and scalability; offering partners a smarter way to deliver secure, sustainable buildings. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Why Sustainability Matters in Access Control<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Sustainability now influences how nearly every major project is specified and awarded. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

By 2025, most tenders include sustainability questions worth 10\u201330% of the evaluation score (Supply2Govtenders<\/a>). <\/p>\n\n\n\n

From local authorities seeking BREEAM accreditation<\/a> to universities targeting net-zero operations, sustainability is reshaping procurement in security and building management. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

For installers, this means clients are actively looking for technologies that reduce maintenance, conserve energy, and deliver long-term reliability. Access control is no exception. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cSustainability has become a business differentiator in security, not just a buzzword. Clients want systems that last and create less waste over time.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

 – Bruce Donald, SimonsVoss <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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The built environment now accounts for roughly 25% of the UK\u2019s total carbon footprint according to the UK Green Building Council.<\/a> With construction producing more than 100 million tonnes of waste every year (DEFR, 2015<\/a>), long-life building technologies are essential for change. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Hidden Cost of Traditional Access Control<\/strong> <\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Traditional access control systems often come with a short and wasteful lifecycle. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mechanical locks wear down, keys are lost or copied, batteries need frequent replacement, and wired systems require extensive cabling and invasive installation work. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Each of these factors adds to the environmental footprint: <\/p>\n\n\n\n