Johannesburg, 16 Oct 2020
First Distribution, the leading pan-African distributor for cyber security, data centre, cloud, surveillance and IOT solutions, has been awarded the Impro range of products for physical access control.
Impro Technologies is one of the latest products to be distributed by First Distribution Digital Security and IoT division. Impro is a proudly South Africa product and leader in physical access control and has been around since 1986, and forms part of the ASSA ABLOY group. Impro has a large share of the universities, mines and residential estates markets as well as being very successful in secure facilities.
First Distribution has identified the opportunity to physically secure buildings, estates, mines and educational facilitates, with leading technology from Impro Technologies and peripheral partners such as Idemia and Suprema contactless access control solutions.
David Simpson, General Manager for Digital Security and IOT at First Distribution, says:“The reason for partnering with Impro is because they are a well-established leader in the access control sector, an important part of our security offering. Impro has been in the industry for well over 20 years and that wealth of knowledge and activity adds value to our business and the business of our customers. At FD, we always aim to build long-lasting relationships with all our vendors, we have a lengthy process in choosing a vendor, and this was no exception. We believe that this is the beginning of a fantastic partnership. Impro has shown us what is up and coming in terms of new technology and we are very excited.”
Giles Calenborne, Managing Director of Impro Technologies, says: “Through our agreement with First Distribution, we are able to further expand our footprint in South Africa as well as into key strategic markets in Africa. Although we have a network of distributors across the globe, Africa is a key growth area for us and, through this partnership, we are able to increase our representation on the continent – most specifically within Kenya and the surrounding regions.
“We also see access control extending further into the ICT sector. This is already happening today with the convergence of physical and logical access as users look for a convenient, seamless experience, and this will continue to increase as we deploy elements such as IOT, AI and the cloud – all areas that First Distribution is already addressing,” says Calenborne.
Impro Technologies has been pioneering the South African access control industry for over 30 years, and today supplies thousands of customers spanning over 60 countries and four continents.
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