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From clipboard to cloud: reimagining contractor and visitor access with Sine

By George Kabagy
Published on July 21, 2025

Managing the flow of people in and out of a building shouldn't feel like a full-time job, but it often does for many facilities and security teams.

From visitors and contractors to deliveries, audits, compliance demands and evolving security protocols, there's a constant need to balance a welcoming environment and positive user experience with uncompromising safety and security.

If your current system involves paper sign-ins, multiple spreadsheets or access badges floating around unaccounted for, you’re not just overwhelmed — you’re at risk.

From check-ins to compliance: where traditional systems fall short

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A good visitor and contractor management system is like a universal remote for your building’s access, bringing together check-ins, access permissions and real-time monitoring in one simple, secure and seamless solution.

But too often, contractors arrive unexpectedly, and no one knows who approved them, or a visitor skips the line entirely because the receptionist stepped away. Or worse, you find out an incident occurred in a mechanical room, and need to find out which contractors were on-site at that time.  

While managing visitor and contractor access seems simple, it rarely is. Do any of these pain points sound familiar?

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  • Complex access requirements
    Different individuals require different access levels, often for specific timeframes or zones. Without the right tools, managing these variations becomes time-consuming and error prone.
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  • Disconnected systems
    Many organizations rely on multiple standalone tools for sign-ins, badges and access control. These fragmented systems create operational inefficiencies and reduce overall visibility. 
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  • Balancing security and user experience
    Manual check-in processes can be slow and frustrating, diminishing the experience for visitors and slowing down contractor check-in while increasing the risk of oversight or unauthorized access.
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  • Increasing compliance demands
    With growing regulatory and privacy requirements, maintaining accurate, audit-ready access records is essential but difficult when relying on outdated, manual or disconnected tracking methods.

The future of access is seamless, secure and cloud-connected

Whether overseeing a corporate high-rise, a healthcare campus, an educational facility or an industrial site, one thing is clear: Managing access has become far more complex than simply handing out visitor badges. 

Today’s solutions need to go beyond basic check-ins to keep up with modern security and compliance and actively drive efficiency, safety and confidence at every entry point.

Sine by Honeywell reimagines how organizations manage contractors and visitors, replacing manual processes with a streamlined, automated system that integrates effortlessly into your existing access control infrastructure. From preregistration and mobile credentialing to real-time monitoring and audit-ready reporting, Sine helps you reduce administrative overhead, eliminate bottlenecks and meet compliance standards without sacrificing the user experience.

Ready to modernize your access management strategy? Dive into our whitepaper to see how Sine delivers smarter, simpler and more secure access control. 

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Discover Sine by Honeywell — the smart choice for building security that offers safety, compliance and a seamless user experience. 

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