Construction

Built for the most demanding work environments

Construction sites and industrial facilities present access control challenges that would defeat standard office security hardware: large, constantly changing workforces; contaminated and calloused fingers; dynamic outdoor lighting; muddy, high-vibration environments; and the need to prevent time theft and buddy-punching that erodes already-thin project margins.

Suprema's biometric solutions for construction are engineered specifically for these conditions — using the world's fastest face authentication technology and contamination-resistant fingerprint sensors that work where other readers fail.

Meeting construction industry demands

• Handling large, fluid workforces — BioStar 2 handles unlimited users and devices, managing subcontractor crews that join and leave on short notice with temporary credential issuance
• Fast throughput at site gates — Suprema's facial authentication processes thousands of matches per second — keeping shift-start queues flowing and preventing bottlenecks at single-gate sites
• Scalability across multiple access points — scale from a single site office to a 50-hectare construction site with hundreds of access points under a single BioStar 2 instance
• Time theft and buddy-punch prevention — biometric clocking cannot be shared or delegated — every record is verified by a unique physiological characteristic
• Elimination of ID card costs — no card issuance, no lost card replacements, no badge printing — the biometric is the credential
• Dynamic lighting adaptation — Suprema's IR-based face recognition operates reliably in direct sunlight, harsh artificial lighting and low-light night shifts
• Contaminated and calloused fingers — optical fingerprint sensors handle the dirty, cracked and callused fingers common in construction and civil engineering
• HR and payroll system integration — BioStar 2 exports directly to major SA payroll platforms including VIP, Sage 300, PaySpace and custom ERP systems

Real-time reporting

Customised time and attendance reports via BioStar 2's reporting engine — daily workforce summaries, shift compliance reports and overtime alerts — giving site managers and project accountants the data they need without manual timesheets.

Construction sites bring together hundreds of contractors from multiple companies, often in harsh outdoor environments. Suprema's IP65/IK08-rated biometric readers verify identity at every gate — eliminating buddy punching, automating time and attendance, and generating instant mustering reports in an emergency. Temporary credentials are issued and revoked digitally, removing the cost and risk of physical access cards.