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Baltic beverage manufacturer deploys security upgrades to protect employees and assets

UAB baltic manufacturer deploys security technologies in upgrade
Image courtesy of G4S
April 23, 2021

UAB Italiana LT’s alcoholic beverage factory in Lithuania is controlled remotely to protect employees and valuable assets. 

G4S has worked with Lithuanian alcoholic beverage maker, Italiana, based in the Kaunas region, since 2008. In the past, the company deployed two security professionals to control the gates and patrol the inner sanctum of the production facilities. 

Italiana is one of the largest alcoholic beverage firms in the Baltics and it exports to EU countries as well as Russia, Belarus and the USA. Technological advancement in Italiana’s modern production processes and high levels of expertise are important; the customer wanted the security arrangements to match.

“What we provide Italiana has completely changed. We know the customer well and we understand the evolving threats and risks they face,” said Rimantas Grašys, Head of the Kaunas region for G4S in Lithuania. “We designed a solution incorporating access control and highly advanced perimeter security, including the latest video system analytics software. We no longer need security professionals on-site as a matter of course.”

The facility is a large industrial complex where drinks are manufactured, including sparkling wine, vermouth, brandy, cider and cocktails. These products are valuable and desirable to an intruder intent on theft. To access the compound, there is a central main gate, which is also used by their business tenants - other companies that rent space. 

A feature that the site has in common with other production facilities in the region is that a railway runs through the complex, bringing in ingredients and then transporting the finished products from the premises for onward sale. Train access is managed through the remote system, which can raise and close the barriers without any intervention by Italiana employees. 

“Our aim was to design a technical solution that would automate security management mechanisms,” said Rimantas. “This solution significantly reduces project installation costs and it  includes two functions; video surveillance and perimeter protection. This system is ideal for this project as it can be controlled entirely remotely.”

The team chose Advanced Dahua AI technology for the perimeter protection, which allows the security team to monitor and protect a defined line or area from unauthorized intrusion. This technology can distinguish people from vehicles and it allows advanced monitoring criteria to be set. 

Generating very few false alarms by natural events such as weather or the movement of animals, the system can be enabled or disabled remotely by the factory foreman or other authorized Italiana personnel, in the evening when the factory closes and the morning when it opens.

A G4S security professional at the Alarm Receiving Centre (ARC) can switch on a camera and look at the site to see what has triggered an alarm, if one is sounded. If necessary, a patrol and response vehicle can be dispatched to the site to investigate. There are seven cameras with an analytics function across the premises and any alarms triggered can be monitored around the clock by the security team.

The perimeter security can also be switched on or off remotely by personnel in the ARC and if a visitor needs to gain access to the factory, this can be authorized remotely. A car number plates recognition system with an automatic barrier, allows the facility to let known vehicles enter the premises quickly and easily. 

For employees arriving on foot, a turnstile with an access card scanning system is operational. There are between 60 and 100 employees - depending on the season - who work at the facility and everyone has an access card. 

As an additional function, the access control system collects employee working time data so there is no need for employees to log their shift hours through a manual system, as they did in the past. 

KEYWORDS: access control license plate recognition manufacturing security manufacturing site perimeter security perimeter surveillance security guard

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