Hotel Technology Next Generation

MONTREAL, QC, CANADA -- Kaba, provider of Saflok™ and ILCO™ electronic locks, announced FelCor Lodging Trust will install Saflok Quantum RFID locks and System 6000 central access control in five properties in California, Florida, and Louisiana. FelCor standardized its guestroom door locks on Saflok Quantum RFID units and the System 6000 centralized access control system for all property renovations. Click here for information on Kaba electronic locks.

“FelCor uses Saflok Quantum RFID guest door lock systems for its renovation projects,” said FelCor Lodging Trust VP of Project Management Melissa Kendrick. “Security is very important to FelCor’s operation; Saflok plays an important part in this. Kaba’s Saflok Quantum locks are the most attractive RFID units on the market. No one else in the industry offers the contemporary style and lock quality Kaba provides.”

FelCor Lodging Trust is based in Irving, Texas and owns 62 properties with Hilton, Marriott, and other flags. The company will install Kaba Saflok Quantum RFID locks at the Embassy Suites Waterfront in Burlingame, CA, the Wyndham New Orleans French Quarter in Louisiana, Embassy Suites in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, Holiday Inn Fisherman’s Wharf in San Francisco, California, and the Wyndham San Diego. Installations are scheduled for 4Q’13 and 1Q 2014.

Kendrick noted that Kaba’s professional installation and support are important to FelCor’s renovation projects. “Kaba’s service is second to none. Their installation teams keep to our renovation schedule and install their Quantum RFID door locks quickly, one complete floor at a time, so we can maintain occupancy. We also use Kaba’s System 6000 Central Access Control that interfaces to our property management systems to add another layer of security and reporting.”

The Quantum sectional trim lock has a contemporary two-piece modular design that offers attractive contemporary aesthetics and reliable RFID functionality. Saflok’s advanced Quantum RFID contactless locks are sealed with fewer moving parts and door lock reliability is ensured with the Saflok Quantum RFID system.

Kaba, Saflok, ILCO
Kaba is a globally active, publicly traded security corporation. With its “Total Access” strategy, Kaba specializes in integrated solutions for security, organization, and convenience at building and information access points. Kaba is also the world market’s number-one provider of key blanks, key cutting and coding machines, transponder keys, and high-security locks. It is a leading provider of electronic access systems, locks, master key systems, hotel locking systems, security doors, and automatic doors. www.kaba.com and www.kabalodging.com

Saflok joined Kaba in 2006. Saflok is a market innovator with 30 years of experience designing, manufacturing, and distributing electronic locks and systems. Its solutions are installed globally in the hospitality, lodging, multi-housing, and commercial markets. Saflok is committed to delivering best-in- class solutions that help properties achieve improved operations and reduced costs. www.saflok.com

ILCO is a division of Kaba. The ILCO brand is known worldwide for electronic locks that offer exceptional quality and technology innovation at competitive prices. ILCO is also a leader in key blanks, automotive transponder technology, key cutting/duplication machines, and brass replacement cylinders. www.ilcohospitality.com