Purchasing an automated gate for your business will help to protect you and your employees from danger.
Many administrative employees find themselves in a predicament when asked to purchase large item tickets for their business. One of these items may be an automated commercial gate. Commercial fences can have automatic gate operating systems to be used as an entry gate, a lift gate, or a barrier to entry gate that you enter on foot. Here we will discuss the pros and cons of installing an automated commercial gate.
Choose a gate operating system for your business.
Entry and lift gates are generally used for apartment complexes and barrier gates, for example, can be implemented at high-security government buildings.
- Security: Automatic gates are a no-hassle way to protect your property from intruders. It allows for easy tracking of traffic in and out. In a gated community, parents can rest easy and allow their children to play outside without much regard to safety. The Homeowner’s Associated can rely on a commercial gate.
- Appeal: Maintaining an automatic gate in the community boosts curb appeal to a neighborhood. It portrays an affluent living situation even if that may not be quite the case. A shiny, new fence also boosts the look and feel of the outside of your business.
- Knowledge: Why knowledge, you ask? If you hand out key cards to each employee to swipe to get in, you may be able to keep track of the times they get to work and maintain a promptness of arrival that most companies lack. Voice transmitters and intercoms can be used with an automatic gate as well. The front desk will know who is coming towards the building and will be able to prepare (or stop eating lunch long enough to greet guests).
Decide against an automated commercial gate.
Occasionally, a gate system is not the best option for your commercial needs.
- Accessibility: If you have a storefront, you want as many customers to come in as possible. With a gate system, potential clients may be driven away. In some housing developments, it is frustrating for guests to have to intercom to residents to be allowed in. If the gate is not working for some reason, guests and residents will not be able to enter until it is fixed.
- Message: Sometimes an automatic gate system can seem stuck-up to people. It may give off a bad air if your business revolves around a social service or your target audience are lower class citizens.
If you decide to install an automated commercial gate, Hercules Fence can accomplish the task. Please call a Hercules trained professional to learn more about gate operator systems.
Hercules Fence of Washington, D.C.
At Hercules Fence, we specialize in the installation and maintenance of several fence styles throughout the Maryland, Virginia, and North Carolina areas.
We specialize in commercial fencing to keep your business safe and secure while also looking professional and welcoming. To get started with your automatic gate system, call us today at 1-800-883-3623. You can also visit our contact page to find a full list of our locations and phone numbers.
