WhosOnLocation partners with Johnson Controls to advance workplace safety and security

Jul 14, 2020

Today, WhosOnLocation announces a new partnership with Johnson Controls. With a shared ambition to make workplaces safer, this partnership marks the start of an exciting new step for WhosOnLocation, increasing the availability of its software across the wide customer base Johnson Controls has built over its more than 130-year history. The offerings empower customers to protect employees, manage visitors, monitor on-site contractors, and maintain communication during emergencies.

(PRUnderground) July 14th, 2020

Partnership broadens access to cloud-based people presence technology

Today, WhosOnLocation announces a new partnership with Johnson Controls. With a shared ambition to make workplaces safer, this partnership marks the start of an exciting new step for WhosOnLocation, increasing the availability of its software across the wide customer base Johnson Controls has built over its more than 130-year history. The offerings empower customers to protect employees, manage visitors, monitor on-site contractors, and maintain communication during emergencies.

Now more than ever, the need for contact tracing and touchless sign in/out is crucial to keeping everyone in the workplace safe. Organizations must account for the safety of their employees, contractors, visitors and physical assets, maintain associated compliance and deal with pandemic pressures. By working alongside Johnson Controls, such a key player in the world of workplace safety, WhosOnLocation hopes to address these needs for even more businesses throughout the US with its visitor, contractor, employee, and evacuation management tool.

“With thousands of facilities using WhosOnLocation worldwide, we’re thrilled to extend our offering to even more enterprise organizations by partnering with the US market leader in security,” said Darren Whitaker-Barnett, CEO, WhosOnLocation. “Innovation is a key value for both WhosOnLocation and Johnson Controls, and it is through partnerships like this that we can continue to drive growth in an important industry. We look forward to working alongside Johnson Controls to strengthen the safety and security of workplaces in the future.”

“The responsibility to create and maintain a safe and secure environment has become especially critical. We’re committed to helping customers achieve those goals through new technologies and partnerships,” said John Hudson, vice president and general manager, Security Business at Johnson Controls. “WhosOnLocation’s innovative suite of solutions expands our portfolio of offerings to help customers understand their spaces and the movement throughout them. That understanding enables better use of resources in addition to the increased safety and security these solutions help achieve.”

WhosOnLocation’s software is now available to safety-conscious customers throughout the United States.

About Johnson Controls

At Johnson Controls, we transform the environments where people live, work, learn and play. From optimizing building performance to improving safety and enhancing comfort, we drive the outcomes that matter most. We deliver our promise in industries such as healthcare, education, data centers and manufacturing. With a global team of 105,000 experts in more than 150 countries and over 130 years of innovation, we are the power behind our customers’ mission. Our leading portfolio of building technology and solutions includes some of the most trusted names in the industry, such as Tyco®, York®, Metasys®, Ruskin®, Titus®, Frick®, Penn®, Sabroe®, Simplex®, Ansul® and Grinnell®. For more information, visit www.johnsoncontrols.com or follow us @johnsoncontrols on Twitter.

About WhosOnLocation

WhosOnLocation provides people presence management software that monitors the safe and secure movement of people through buildings and work sites. Our powerful, cloud-based solution unites visitor, contractor, employee, and emergency management, enabling organizations to secure their facilities and ensure the safety of every person on-site. Armed with a rich, unified source of people presence
information, our users are empowered to make more strategic, data-driven decisions that mitigate risk, reduce overhead costs, and streamline operations. Compliant with ISO:27001 2013 for Information Security Management. WhosOnLocation serves organizations in 42 countries around the world and manages over 60 million secure movements through thousands of locations each year. For more information, visit www.whosonlocation.com.

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