Gallagher Security brings access control, parking and end of trip oversight, and building integrations onto one platform, giving commercial buildings the frictionless experience, from street to seat, that keeps them competitive while lowering risk and simplifying audits.
Challenges in Commercial Building Security
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Delivering a premium tenant experienceTenants judge a building on how it feels to move through, not just what it costs to lease, and remote work gives them a real alternative if a building doesn't measure up. Most property teams are attempting to deliver premium experiences on systems that were never built to talk to each other.
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Fragmented systems and energy wasteSecurity, video, elevators, and building management running on separate platforms means separate logins, separate blind spots, and occupancy data you're not using. Bringing them onto one platform turns that same data into lower energy and admin costs.
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Unauthorized access and tailgatingOne person holding a door open for someone without a credential is enough to undo every other control you have in place. From that point on, your access logs and audit trail no longer reflect who's actually in your building.
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Parking structure and end-of-trip exposureParking structures, bike storage, and lockers have more entry points, more blind spots, and less oversight than a staffed lobby, which makes them the first place an intruder tries and the easiest place for a credential to go unchecked.
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Liability exposureWhen something goes wrong in your building, the first question is who had access and whether you can prove it. A lock on the door doesn't answer that. A system that logs every credential, zone, and access attempt does.
Why Commercial Building Operators Choose Gallagher
Centralized security management
Centralize access, alarms, and perimeter detection for one building or an entire portfolio.
Perimeter and gate access
Extend protection beyond the front door to parking structures and end-of-trip facilities.
Lobby and turnstile access
Verify identity at your busiest entry points with mobile credentials and integrated biometrics.
Vertical movement
Connect access control with major lift systems for intelligent floor routing.
Visitor management
Issue and expire credentials for visitors and contractors automatically.
Mobile credentials
Replace physical cards with Mobile Connect and employee badge in Apple Wallet.
Compliance and audit reporting
Pull automated audit trails on demand, built for incident review and insurance or liability documentation.
Seamless building integrations
Connect access control with video, lockers, intercoms, and BMS/HVAC
Comprehensive Security For Commercial Buildings
Gallagher's platform covers every layer of a commercial building's security, from street to seat.
Access control ↗
Role-based, credentialed access for staff, tenants, and contractors, with time and zone restrictions that adjust as occupancy changes.
Parking and vehicle access↗
Monitored detection across parking structures, end-of-trip facilities, and vehicle entry points, so a gap in coverage doesn't go unnoticed until someone's already inside.
Visitor and contractor management↗
Centralized credential provisioning with automatic expiry, so a contractor's access ends the day the job does.
Mobile solutions↗
Mobile credentials for staff and pre-authorized visitors, provisioned in minutes and revoked instantly if a device is lost.
Compliance-friendly reporting↗
Automated audit trails that support incident review and insurance or liability documentation, ready before an auditor asks for them.
Building integrations↗
Connect access control with video, elevators, intercoms, and BMS/HVAC so occupancy data can adjust lighting and climate automatically, cutting energy and admin costs across a portfolio.
Proven Security Outcomes for Commercial Buildings
World-class buildings run on Gallagher, and the outcomes speak for themselves.
Surat Diamond Bourse
The world's largest commercial office building secures 4,700 diamond merchant offices and 67,000 professionals across 6.7 million square feet, with Command Centre managing biometric, vehicle, and visitor access at a scale most portfolios will never approach, on the same platform that scales down just as well.
Berkeley Square House
This landmark multi-tenant office building in London's West End replaced plastic cards with employee badge in Apple Wallet, giving tenants and visitors secure, tap-and-go access at every door, lift, and speed lane.
Secure Your Commercial Building Today
A building that feels effortless, from street to seat, is one tenants notice and remember. Talk to Gallagher about a platform that brings access, parking, and building integrations together to deliver that experience while keeping your risk and audits under control.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Can commercial access control integrate with existing building systems, like BMS, elevators, video, and intercoms?Yes. Gallagher's Command Centre connects access control with building management systems, elevators, video surveillance, and intercoms, so one platform can trigger lighting, climate, and floor access based on who's actually in the building.
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How does Gallagher help prevent tailgating and unauthorized access in commercial buildings?Gallagher combines zone-based permissions, integrations with mantraps, and multi-factor access control with video verification at critical access points, so a door open for one person doesn't quietly become an open door for anyone behind them. Automated audit trails also flag unusual access patterns before they become an incident.
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What is commercial building access control?Commercial building access control manages who can enter a building or specific areas within it, using credentials like cards, mobile devices, or biometrics instead of physical keys. For a commercial building or portfolio, that typically covers everything from the front door to parking structures and tenant floors.
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What should a commercial building access control system cost to install?Cost depends on the building's size, door count, and which integrations you need, so there's no single figure that applies across a portfolio. A site assessment gives you a real number faster than any published range would.
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What's the difference between access control for a commercial building and a single-tenant office?A single-tenant office secures one company's own space and staff. A commercial building or portfolio manages access for multiple tenants, their visitors and contractors, and shared common areas at the same time, while giving each tenant confidence their own space stays private.