Archive for July 2016
Security Should Be A Top Priority For Leisure And Sports Facilities, Says Master Locksmiths Association
Theft and vandalism can be common occurrences in our leisure and sports facilities, but with adequate planning and security measures in place, risks can easily be minimised. Here, Dr Steffan George, the association’s development director, shares his thoughts and advice: Sports and leisure facilities have a high footfall and often a lot of different uses,…
Read MoreGJD Launches Laser-Watch
GJD, one of the world’s most innovative leaders in British manufacturing and design of professional external detector equipment, recently launched the Laser-Watch, a long range IP connected laser surveillance sensor. The Laser-Watch is a powerful sensor for detecting objects and humans with great accuracy up to 500 metres away and without the need for lights,…
Read MoreAlpro On Door Duty In Dorset
St Michael’s Middle School in Wimborne, Dorset, is using transom door closers from Alpro as part of a £220,000 refurbishment. Alpro’s overhead transom closers are a means of hydraulically controlling the opening and closing of an aluminium door. The units are on doors fabricated and installed by HH Aluminium of Southampton. These transom closers are…
Read MoreUpgrading Physical Perimeter Security For A Water Treatment Plant
The Challenge: To upgrade physical security measures at the main entrance of a critically important water treatment facility. The Solution: The priority was to deliver the means to apply strictly controlled and monitored pedestrian and vehicular access and egress to ensure the security integrity of the site. As one of the UK’s leading designers, manufacturers…
Read MoreUrmet Wins Prestigious Fitzrovia Project
Urmet, the international manufacturer of video door entry solutions, have secured the order to supply the latest IP door entry systems for a new development of luxury apartments at a £500 million mixed-use development near Oxford Street in London’s West End. Rathbone Square is a 2.3-acre project consisting of new office space, retail outlets, a…
Read MoreEssex Village Pays Fits Own Security Guards To Fight Crime After Police Cut Patrols
A well-off village has hired a private security firm to deter criminals after it was abandoned by police who scrapped local beat officers. Crime levels have soared in well-to-do Tiptree, Essex, since its police station was closed five years ago, leaving the elderly and vulnerable scared to leave their homes. Regular foot and vehicle patrols…
Read MoreMeet The Experts At The Tradelocks Open Day
Tradelocks have announced a host of industry leading professionals including Chris Belcher and Martin Pink will be in attendance at their Open Day event on the 20th of August. Everyone in the locksmith world knows and respects Chris Belcher and now is your chance to speak to the man himself. The developer of RPCP tools…
Read MoreAllegion Gets Behind Fire Door Safety Week
Specialist security manufacturer, Allegion, will be showing its support for Fire Door Safety Week (FDSW) with a host of awareness activities. FDSW takes place 26th Sept 2016 to 2nd Oct 2016, with the aim of raising awareness of the critical element of fire safety in every commercial, public and multiple occupancy building. It is further…
Read MoreVeracity Help Police Scotland Protect The Open
Veracity, a leading provider of innovative, intelligent solutions that solve real-world IP video challenges in transmission, storage and display has provided key technology to Police Scotland’s Communications vehicle infrastructure protecting last week’s Open Golf Championship in Troon. Whilst the biggest annual golf event in the UK is played out to millions across global television networks,…
Read MoreSurvey Of SMEs Across Europe And The USA Reveals Differing Outlooks
Well over a third (38%) of UK small-to-medium sized enterprises (SMEs) believe that if they don’t adapt their business models they will go out of business in five years. However, only a mere 2% have done something about it. These are the findings of the 2016 ‘SME Barometer Research’ commissioned by Exact – an annual…
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