Greg Holden
Managing Director
Greg Holden is an experienced access automation professional with over 15 years in the Australian gate and security industry.
His expertise spans automatic gate systems, bollards, boom gates, and integrated access control solutions for commercial, industrial, and residential sites across Sydney, Melbourne, and Brisbane. Known for his hands-on technical knowledge and commitment to safety and compliance, Greg has helped deliver hundreds of successful installations that combine reliability, smart technology, and long-term service support.
When he’s not working on complex automation projects, Greg contributes to industry discussions around IoT innovation, Australian Standards compliance, and sustainable access solutions.
Posts by Greg Holden
Turnstiles & Speed Gates
Speed Gates vs Turnstiles: Which Suits Your Site?
Compare speed gates and turnstiles by pedestrian flow, bypass resistance, accessibility, supervision, egress, integration and whole-life cost.
Access Control & Security
Gated Community Access Control in Australia: Planning, Safety and Resident Experience
Plan access control for an Australian gated community around residents, visitors, deliveries, emergency access, privacy, safety and maintenance.
Boom Gates
What to Know Before Installing a Boom Gate in Your Strata
A planning checklist for Australian strata boom gates covering owner approval, site design, electrical work, access, safety and ongoing maintenance.
Turnstiles & Speed Gates
Turnstiles for Crowd Control and Access Management
How to compare turnstiles by throughput, security, supervision, credentials, accessibility, emergency egress, environment and system integration.
Smart Access Technology
The Future of Automated Access: How AI and IoT Are Shaping Gate and Security Systems in Australia
How AI, IoT, secure readers and predictive maintenance are changing Australian gate and access systems — and what to assess before upgrading.
Automatic Doors
Automatic Doors and Accessibility: Why ‘Wave to Open’ Isn’t Always Inclusive
Learn why wave sensors can exclude some users and how accessible automatic-door activation, timing, feedback and safety features should be assessed.
Automatic Gates
Do Automatic Gates Add Property Value?
An automatic gate may improve buyer appeal, but value is not guaranteed. Assess design, reliability, approvals, safety, maintenance and local market evidence.
Automatic Gates
Famous Gates of the World: Design, Security and Access Lessons
Explore famous gates from ancient fortifications to modern landmarks, with practical lessons for entrance scale, movement, identity and daily operation.
Compliance & Safety
Are Automatic Gates Safe and Secure?
Automatic-gate safety and security are different design problems. Learn what to assess for intrusion, credentials, tailgating, movement hazards and outages.
Access Control & Security
How to Reduce Vehicle and Pedestrian Tailgating
A layered guide to reducing vehicle and pedestrian tailgating with entrance design, credentials, visitor workflows, detection and a defined response.
Car Parks & Traffic
Commercial Car Park Safety and Access-Control Risk Assessment
Assess commercial car park risks across vehicle and pedestrian flow, queues, credentials, detection, boom gates, lighting and maintenance.
Automatic Gates
How Automatic Gate Systems Evolved — and What Changed for Safety, Controls and Reliability
Trace automatic gates from nineteenth-century railway mechanisms to modern operators, safety devices, credentials and connected access control.
Posts reviewed by Greg Holden
High-Speed Doors
Where High-Speed Doors Work: 12 Facility Environments
Compare 12 facility environments that use high-speed doors and the operating factors — traffic, hygiene, temperature, wind and impacts — that shape selection.
Boom Gates
Use Cases for Portable Boom Gates: Flexible Traffic Control for Every Site
Where portable boom gates can control temporary vehicle access, what features to specify, and when road-authority or traffic-management approval is needed.
Sliding & Swing Gates
Sliding vs Swing Gates: Which Is Best for Your Property?
Compare sliding and swing gates by driveway slope, space, wind exposure, security, maintenance and traffic needs before choosing a system.
Sliding & Swing Gates
Can Automatic Driveway Gates Open Outwards?
When an outward-opening driveway gate may be feasible, what boundary and pedestrian risks to check, and which alternative gate layouts may work better.
Boom Gates
Where Boom Gates Work: Requirements by Site Type
Compare boom-gate requirements for strata, parking, logistics, hospitals, construction and secure facilities by traffic, credentials, safety and uptime.
High-Speed Doors
High-Speed Doors vs Industrial Roller Doors
Compare high-speed and industrial roller doors by traffic, opening cycle, environment, security, impacts, maintenance, downtime and whole-of-life cost.
Boom Gates
How to Build a Business Case for a Boom Gate
Build a credible boom-gate business case using traffic, staffing, incidents, downtime, integration, maintenance and measured payback assumptions.
Sliding & Swing Gates
When Should You Choose a Sliding Gate for Your Driveway?
Seven site conditions that can favour a sliding driveway gate, including limited swing space, slope, wide openings, traffic, security and wind.
Automatic Gates
Automatic vs Manual Gates: Which Suits the Site?
Compare automatic and manual gates by traffic, user effort, outages, safety, security, maintenance and lifecycle cost — not a generic list of benefits.
Compliance & Safety
10 Electric Gate Mistakes That Lead to Faults or Risk
Ten avoidable electric-gate mistakes involving maintenance, DIY repairs, remotes, worn components, installation, product selection and safety.
Automatic Gates
Types of Electric Automatic Gates
Compare swing, sliding, vertical-lift and bi-fold automatic gates, then assess the space, slope, traffic, safety and maintenance needs of your site.
