Managing access for Illovo's mix of offices, apartments and homes
Illovo is about 2 km south of Sandton City. Illovo's blend of commercial and residential properties creates a constant, varied flow of people. An entrance to an office block on Katherine Street, an apartment complex on Oxford Road, or a family home near Inanda sees residents, employees, clients, and delivery services daily. This mix means a gate system has to manage different types of traffic at different times, from early morning commuters to late evening residents.
Because of this, we tailor the system to the property type. For multi-tenant offices and apartment buildings, we install access control systems that manage hundreds of individual tags or codes. For both businesses and homes, a video intercom is a practical choice to visually confirm who is at the gate. Where a property is close to a busy route like Sandton Drive, an intercom that calls your phone helps manage access without needing to be on site.
For trustees and business owners in Illovo, the most important job is administering the user list. When an employee leaves a company or a tenant moves out of a complex like Fairways, their access must be revoked immediately. We make sure the system allows a designated person to easily add or delete users one by one, so that the list of who can open the gate always matches who is supposed to be there.
Everything we install and repair, and how a job runs from first call to handover, is on our intercoms and access control page.
Questions from Illovo
We are an office block next to a residential building. Can we limit when our staff's access tags work?
Yes. We can set up access control systems with time-based schedules. Staff tags can be programmed to work only during specific business hours, while other users can be given different permissions.
Our building gets many deliveries. How can we let drivers in without giving them a permanent gate code?
A video intercom allows you to see the delivery person and open for them from your apartment or office. Another option is an intercom that rings your registered phone, letting you speak to the driver and open the gate remotely.
If something on your intercom setup in Illovo is not working as it should, the quickest fix starts with a call. We will ask a few questions, book a visit and quote in writing before any work starts.