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centres. In addition, user credentials are managed using the Microsoft Damian Booth –
Office 365 credential management platform. All user access to the Security Director
system is fully audited and is able to be reported on in granular detail. OpenSpace
Access
As this is a new act, the exact implementation of the requirements is It has now been one
something that the Residential Estate industry is actively looking to month since we went
fully understand. Fourways Gardens will ensure that we are ready and live with the new
compliant when the Act comes into effect in July 2021. Estate Management
solution. We
The security and integrity of our residents’ data is central to our 3-year continue to learn
Estate Management Plan and we will continue to make the necessary and make changes to better our security and efficiencies at the
changes and upgrades to remain ahead of the needs outlined in the gate. I thought I would take this opportunity to share some of
legislation. the early insights with you. Many will be obvious but it is helpful
to put figures to topic and see the extent of the successes.
Margot Fenner – Operations
Maintenance To date, we have enrolled 4 883 people on the wave scanner
Our dedicated six-man maintenance team, headed up by Oscar Ndou, access. We managed to clean up our database by 1 348 individuals
has a diverse set of skills among them. Thankfully, they are able to who did not re-enrol as they no longer required access. The
attend to just about any repair our estate needs. This means we can sensitivity and accuracy of the new wave readers have reduced
keep costs down when there might usually have been a need to call in the number of access cards from 500 to 120 cards in circulation.
industry-specific professionals. Both serve as a measured reminder of how we need to regularly
review our most vulnerable points of entry. 2 207 individuals
Regular cost comparisons allow us to find the most effective and have downloaded the new App and been given authority to
value for money suppliers and contractors for the bigger jobs that do generate access PINs.
occasionally need to be taken care of in the estate.
After Security insisted that domestic workers and gardeners
One such job recently undertaken has been the drains in some of the enrol with the wave scanner and contacted owners to stop
paved areas in Phase 2. A specialist water jetting plumber assisted us sending access PINs, the number of ‘contractors’ that had to be
in cleaning these pipes that have silted up with clay and other debris cleared decreased drastically. This can still be reduced further.
over the years. Going forward, our team can now keep these lines clear.

Random stats: 2021
• 3 000kg of Tar Fix was used to repair potholes.
• 14 500 bricks laid to repair various boundary walls due to storm
damage.
• 18 x 12 m³ truckloads of garden refuse removed from the K56
greenbelt.
• 5 000 paving bricks laid.
• 4km foliage cut away from boundary walls and electric fence.

Gate trends
It will come as no surprise that mornings remain a high
congestion time in both Phase 1 and Phase 2.

Average data:
1. High congestion time: Weekdays 06:45 to 08:15.
2. Total average throughput at both gates during this period:
1 340 transits.
3. Average gap between vehicles: 4.02 seconds.
4. Average vehicles through exits only: 624.
5. Average exit throughput for the period per lane: 3.5 vehicles
per minute.

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