Sky Tower - Staff Parking Access Control, Al Khobar

Staff parking at Sky Tower in Al Khobar was managed manually - an arrangement that holds up until the morning and evening peaks arrive. Then it produces a queue at the entrance, bays occupied by vehicles that were never meant to be there, and a guard spending his shift opening a gate instead of doing security work.

The client set out a specific brief: restrict access to authorized staff vehicles only, manage smooth entry and exit during peak hours, reduce manual supervision and intervention, and deliver reliable performance under daily operational load.

Stebilex KSA supplied and installed automated gate barriers at the designated staff parking access points, integrated with sliding gate motors to automate the site's sliding gates - a single coordinated access solution rather than two separate pieces of equipment.

Pairing a barrier with an automated sliding gate is the practical choice for a building of this type. The barrier handles the repetitive daily traffic, where what matters is fast open-close cycling and a high duty rating; the sliding gate closes the perimeter outside working hours, where what matters is a solid physical closure. The result is speed by day and protection by night, with neither device being asked to do the other's job.

The scope covered supply of the gate barriers and sliding gate motors, installation at the designated access points, system configuration and functional testing, and final commissioning for operational readiness.

The system is fully operational. Access is now limited to authorized staff vehicles, congestion during peak parking hours has been eased, the staff parking area is better protected, and the building operator has reliable, low-maintenance access infrastructure in place.