ScreenCheck, a subsidiary of Centena Group and a key player offering end-to-end security and identification solutions in the Middle East has entered into a strategic partnership agreement with Integrated Control Technology (ICT), a global security manufacturer – marking a significant milestone in its efforts to expand its security technology portfolio across the GCC region.
The partnership integrates ICT’s advanced access control and unified security management capabilities into ScreenCheck’s wide array of offerings, enabling organisations to deploy integrated, enterprise-grade access control and security systems across commercial and critical infrastructure environments.
Shaji Abdul Kader, COO, ScreenCheck, said: “By combining ICT’s scalable and interoperable solutions with ScreenCheck’s industry expertise, we are better positioned to support large-scale, complex and multi-site projects.
“This collaboration opens up new growth opportunities as customer requirements continue to evolve towards open-platform and customisable solutions. We aim to accelerate our efforts to meet the demands of the security market in the region and enable our clients’ seamless transition to future-ready security architectures.”
The partnership comes at a time when the Middle East’s physical security market is on a steady growth trajectory, reflecting sustained investment in security systems across commercial and critical infrastructure environments.
In the Middle East and Africa markets, operational technology security, a key component of smart enterprise and critical infrastructure projects, is projected to reach US$1,463.7 million by 2031 from US$442.85 million in 2024 – growing at CAGR of 17.5% – reflecting long-term adoption of advanced integrated security solutions.
Thomas Napora, Vice President and General Manager EMEA , ICT, said: “ICT is delighted to forge an added-value distribution partnership with ScreenCheck in the Middle East region. We value their great level of expertise in enterprise security and their deep knowledge of access control and biometrics.
“Through their several offices and a wide customer base of system integrator companies, ScreenCheck have a wide reach in the Gulf countries and the wider Middle East region. We are looking forward to working closely together and offering customised access control solutions solving end-users’ requirements and needs.”
