Morse Watchmans has reported a rising number of international cities and municipalities installing the company’s key control system, KeyWatcher Touch.

The system is designed to secure buildings, equipment and vehicles utilized by various municipal departments.

Versatility of key control systems

“From public works to waste departments, courthouses and beyond, the adoption of our KeyWatcher Touch solution continues to resonate positively across so many diverse cities,” said Tim Purpura, VP of Global Sales and Marketing, Morse Watchmans.

“We take pride in knowing that our systems are being used to facilitate secure and efficient operations for some of the public’s most critical services.”

By implementing effective municipal key control measures, cities can mitigate the risks associated with unauthorized key access while maintaining the operational integrity of public works, the company reports.

This approach not only safeguards against potential security breaches but also fosters accountability and responsible use of resources among city employees.

In one instance, the Walworth County Public Works Department in Wisconsin implemented a new KeyWatcher Touch system after the original key box system failed to support the county’s hundreds of keys for government buildings and county fleet vehicles.

“These boxes are starting to catch on and departments are really thinking about how they will use them for vehicles and building keys,” said John Miller, Senior Project Manager, Walworth County Public Works.

Keeping accuracy

Blacktown City, a suburban community located approximately 22 miles west of Sydney, Australia, implemented a KeyWatcher Touch system at their Main Works Depot to help maintain usage accountability and eliminate the problem of missing or overdue vehicles, machinery and building keys.

“We manage keys for at least 500 vehicles and machines here at the Depot and each of them has at least two to three sets of keys,” said Joe Haddad, Facility Manager, Blacktown City Main Works Depot.

“Without the KeyWatcher Touch automated control and tracking, the job of accurately keeping track of these many keys would be almost impossible.”