Mass Notification Systems In Your Facility

At Schiller, we’ve built our business on a passion for keeping your business safe. Security threats are a real problem for businesses and public facilities of every size, but the addition of high-quality security systems can help you feel more confident and prepared in case of an emergency. We take the responsibility of properly installing mass notification systems seriously, and have spent years honing our craft to produce some of the best results in the industry. 

Not sure if your facility is in need of a mass notification system? Mass notification systems from Schiller utilize internal intercom and alert systems, enabling fast and efficient communications between facility personnel. Using an MNS allows you to quickly alert the necessary parties in case of an emergency, or simply to communicate between departments. 

While fire alarms, sirens, and bells are useful for certain situations, most of the time, they don’t actually alert anyone to what is happening. Essentially, the problem with the majority of traditional alarm or alert systems is that they are purely designed to alert, not to actually communicate any specific information. 

Key Benefits of Installing a Mass Notification System

There are lots of reasons you would want your facility to be extra secure. From loss prevention, personnel and visitor security, and protecting against trespassing and vandalism, it is always in your best interest closely guard your assets. Some of the key benefits of having a mass notification system installed are as follows: 

• Personnel Management: Large corporations and public facilities especially are responsible for managing the movements of hundreds or even thousands of people. Because of this, communicating instructions or emergency warnings to the right personnel at the right time can be tricky. With a mass notification system, you can easily communicate between departments or even between businesses quickly and safely. 

• Streamlining Communication: In this day and age there are a million ways to communicate, but in times of crisis, having 50 apps on your smartphone won’t make it any easier. Mass notification systems streamline emergency communications by putting it all on one direct network. Texting, calling, emailing, and messaging will just leave you frantically scrambling to find out if the right people have gotten the message or not. With a mass notification system, you know your message will get to the right people. 

• Prepare and Optimize Notifications: Mass notification systems allow you to personalize how you notify staff of emergency situations. By preparing and pre-programming specific notifications in advance, you can better prepare your staff to respond in the case of an emergency. Should an emergency arise, you will later be able to review how the notification was executed and revise your system if necessary to optimize emergency notifications. 

• Reduce Confusion and Hearsay: Notification systems of the past have either delivered too little information or have delivered misinformation. Multi-layered communication between personnel on different devices and channels creates an environment of confusion, and hearsay can spread quickly, creating panic or triggering the wrong response. Mass notification systems ensure that information is clearly delivered via a singular network, eliminating the spread of misinformation. 

• Reduce Response Times: We never want to assume the worst when we set out to build a business, but should a life-threatening emergency occur, having a system in place to quickly manage the situation and protect personnel and visitors can be literally lifesaving. With an internal system in place to alert security personnel or local authorities directly, response times are significantly reduced and emergency situations can be diffused more quickly and efficiently. 

Choosing Schiller to Design and Install Your MNS

At Schiller, we have decades of experience in the business of door installation and hardware. Our history as a quality provider of hardware has given us a discerning eye, one we carry with us in our new era of business. Now, we still specialize in hardware, but we’ve expanded our business to include more complex installations than just doors. 

At Schiller, we can design a custom system, install low voltage cabling to your facility, and install your mass notification all tailored to meet the specific needs of your facility. We have installed mass notification systems in facilities of virtually every size, and you need look no further than some of our recent projects to draw inspiration for your own MNS. 

Besides the expertise of our team members and decades of quality work behind us, we attribute some of our success to the brands we work with. Our clients love the results of our work, enjoying not only the seamless operation but the longevity of our systems. We use only the highest quality products from top brands like Aiphone, ASSA Abloy, Hager, Marshfield, and ABH, so you can be sure you are getting the highest quality results in the industry. 

Ready to start designing your mass notification system? Visit Schiller to explore our services and products or contact us to talk to our team today!