Sep 4, 2017 | acces control, access automation, access control, bollards, faac, faac centurion, faac group
In the middle of some unnamed desert, a truck is barrelling down the sole stretch of road visible in this arid, desolate landscape. As the lumbering behemoth picks up speed, text on the screen informs us that the truck weighs 6,800 kilograms and is travelling at 50...
Aug 7, 2017 | 2017, centurion, faac, faac centurion, faac group
It’s a surprisingly mild and pleasant day for mid-July in South Africa. A cheerful yet defiant winter sun is set against a canvas of purest sapphire. At CENTURION’s head office in North Riding, it is lunchtime and, as has been their tradition for the better part of...
Mar 28, 2017 | access automation, bollards, centurion systems, faac, gate motors, inventions, italy, traffic control, Uncategorized
The mere mention of Italy conjures up images of quaint, cobblestoned streets, gorgeous villas and breathtaking architecture steeped in history from the Age of Enlightenment. This tiny Mediterranean country has given us Giorgio Armani suits and some of the finest...
Jan 6, 2017 | 2017, centurion systems, faac, new year 2017
At the denouement of a particularly taxing year, it often proves difficult for us as human beings to let the scars it has induced scab over and heal. No, we tend to pick and scratch at them, analyse and dissect until we are able to figure out what exactly went wrong....
Jan 6, 2017 | access automation, access control, centurion systems, faac, gsm, gsm access control, gsm controller, security
Copyright: gstockstudio / 123RF Stock Photo Orange is the new black, coffee is the new wine, comedy is the new rock ‘n roll and, if current security trends are any indication, cellphones are the new remote controls. Say what? While remote controls will undoubtedly...
Sep 19, 2016 | access automation, access control, centurion, centurion systems, faac, faac centurion, faac group
If there’s one word that perfectly describes the recent joining of forces of CENTURION and global access automation powerhouse FAAC, it’s heritage. With eighty years’ industry experience between them, both of these companies have come a long way with the markets that...
