A better than expected year for SimonsVoss despite the semiconductor crisis

The market for wireless access control solutions is particularly dynamic today.

The growing needs of retirement and care homes

This market is very concentrated and has specific needs, in particular protected living units for people with Alzheimer's disease or related diseases, within healthcare establishments. It is necessary to monitor the comings and goings of these patients for their own safety, which SimonsVoss access solutions facilitate.

Access control to the units concerned in general and the installation of electronic locks in particular respond to this problem and make it possible to compensate, at least partially, for the lack of personnel in the hospital sector. In addition, the access of hospital staff to healthcare services is also a problem supported by digital access control solutions.

The dynamic market of municipalities and urban communities

Cities and urban communities have specific needs in terms of access to municipal and regional infrastructure. The party halls, sports halls belonging to the town hall used by schools, sports associations, retirement clubs generate needs for control of their openings and closings by persons authorized by the town hall and by the associations.

Thanks to wireless electronic locks, centralized and online management makes it possible to instantly issue or withdraw access authorizations to the persons concerned. The local authority market is therefore particularly buoyant for SimonsVoss products.

Similarly, French high schools, colleges and universities must manage the comings and goings of students and supervisory staff on sometimes huge sites. Many are turning to smart locks and their innovations.

Difficulties overcome in the supply of electronic components

While semiconductor supply difficulties are expected to continue in 2023, manufacturers are organizing to best meet the needs of their customers. In this context, SimonsVoss was able to exercise caution by securing its stock of components. At the same time, the R&D team decided to develop many elements of the range, sometimes going so far as to redesign the electronic boards of certain products. With one objective in mind: to increase the potential sources of supply of electronic components, in order to limit its dependence on certain suppliers.

A real resilience which today leads the company and its installation partners to maintain a strong commercial activity, and above all to meet the often pressing needs of their customers, in all the sectors of activity targeted.