A new security keypad designed to
prevent unauthorised use has
stopped powered access machines
from going missing at Heathrow
Airport. Keyzone is a robust product
from WorkZone, part of the AFI
group of companies.

Astins, a fit out and cladding
contractor, hired 31 AFI scissor lifts
to carry out a £10 million dry lining
contract at Heathrow Terminal 2A
but had been plagued by other
contractors ‘borrowing’ the machines.

Since having KeyZone security
keypads fitted to the machines, the
problem has stopped. KeyZone is a
stand-alone unit that locks and
unlocks the machine’s upper control
functions. It can take eight digit
passwords, allowing 100 million
combinations.