SimonsVoss Technologies and Welcomr join forces to automate access to thousands of offices

Their ambition is to become the leaders in access control in the coworking, flex-office, operated office and coliving sectors in France. The SmartIntego range from SimonsVoss is operated by the Welcomr security platform which automates the distribution of access rights. Now available as standard in French coworking space management software, this association allows you to overcome all limits while extremely simplifying installation.

For Jean-Philippe Vuylsteke, president of SimonsVoss France: “We are delighted to enter into this partnership with Welcomr to address a dynamic and rapidly developing market, that of coliving, coworking and flex office. Our technological complementarity allows us to offer companies high-performance access control management, controllable with a single interface, hosted in the cloud, without requiring the deployment of dedicated IT servers. »

The SmartIntego range from SimonsVoss and the Security Center from Welcomr combined

SimonsVoss wireless locking devices enriched with a Welcomr controller become connected and controllable remotely. The implementation is extremely simple and allows centralized, hierarchical, multi-site and very complete management of access authorizations. Integrated with numerous specialized management software such as business directories, the Welcomr solution makes it possible to automate the management of a site from A to Z.

For example, a customer who reserves a meeting room online immediately receives their right of access in the form of a code or authorization on their smartphone.

With a battery life of up to 300.000 operations and an operating capacity of more than one million cycles, the SmartHandle AX from the SmartIntégo range is the ideal choice for buildings with operated offices. In addition, the refined appearance of the handles brings added value to the doors and a design in line with the modernity sought by establishments in the coworking and coliving sector. The mounting of this rosette handle, available with a high or low drive and two finishes, is done without drilling or additional wiring.

The AX digital cylinder, made of high-end materials, is the most efficient cylinder in the AX range from SimonsVoss. In addition to a sleek design, particular attention has been paid to the simplicity of product assembly, during maintenance or during management. It has an anti-sabotage contact and works with BLE technology. It is completely modular thanks to expansion modules.

For its part, Welcomr makes it possible to manage complex systems by integrating, into a unified customer journey, all types of openings: doors, gantries, elevators, parking barriers and even connected lockers. Several means of access are available simultaneously (mobile application, secure badge, QR code, pin code, etc.) in order to allow routes adapted to the use. So a visitor never waits thanks to their unique access code, while a permanent user benefits from the comfort of a badge associated with their phone as a backup.

Provided as a service, the Welcomr platform is managed, updated and backed up securely so that the customer never has to worry about technical aspects. Accessible at any time and anywhere, including from your smartphone, system administration is extremely simple and shared between the different authorized administrators.

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For Alexis Gollain, founder of Welcomr: “Supporting different access options offered by Welcomr, the SimonsVoss solution is the ideal complement to our differentiated user journeys. The variety of options available as well as the quality of the products complete our range of locking solutions in order to offer a reliable and high-performance solution, while remaining affordable. »

A booming market

Welcomr, leader in 100% cloud access control, has also become the benchmark in the coworking sector. The company manages hundreds of coworking spaces, third-party locations & flex offices on a daily basis. This market is currently growing strongly according to a Ubiq study. With more than 3 spaces identified in France, the market is experiencing growth of more than 420% in 20. Coworking displays very high occupancy rates between 2022% and 80% on average, according to Alexandre Fontaine, executive director Île-de-France offices at CBRE. Finally, this booming type of office is expected to continue its growth of 90% to 15% in 20.

SimonsVoss and Welcomr present together at Workspace Expo 2023

SimonsVoss and Welcomr will be delighted to welcome you on stand K50 at the 10th edition of the Workspace Expo from April 4 to 6, 2023 at Paris Porte de Versailles. For the 2022 edition, 300 brands were present, including 130 international. In three years, Workspace Expo has become the leading annual exhibition in Europe for design, furniture and workspace layout.