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Unlicensed door supervisors found working illegally in Northern Ireland

Checks carried out by the Police Service Northern Ireland and Security Industry Authority investigators on Saturday11th of May, found five security personnel working illegally. The PSNI and SIA investigators carried out inspections at 19 venues, checking 80 security personnel in Lurgan, Newry and Portadown. The venues included pubs, bars and nightclubs. In Lurgan, warnings were [...]

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Axis and Genetec help the NEC to become ‘venue of choice’

The National Exhibition Centre (NEC), the UK’s largest and Europe’s busiest exhibition centre has chosen Axis cameras and Genetec’s unified security platform, Security Center, to help it improve the effectiveness of its security and traffic teams, ensuring it becomes the UK’s venue of choice. The venue is located on a 610-acre site just outside of [...]

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Securitas has become the sole provider of security solutions to Marks & Spencer across their UK and Ireland stores

Securitas Security Services (UK) Ltd have recently been awarded the contract to be the sole provider of security solutions to Marks & Spencer across their UK and Ireland stores. The contract with Marks & Spencer will see Securitas take on security services in regions that were previously provided by MITIE Facilities Management, and will involve supplying [...]

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Budgets for Physical Security Equipment Are Increasing for End Users

If the security boom is over then it seems that end users haven’t got the message, with 45 percent claiming that their security budget had increased during 2012, according to an end-user survey conducted by IMS Research, now part of IHS Inc. (NYSE: IHS). In the survey of almost 200 representatives from end users of [...]

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RELIANCE HIGH-TECH WINS CONTRACT TO SAFEGUARD NHS LONE WORKERS

Reliance High-Tech retains the NHS framework to secure over 40,000 of the country’s healthcare staff with its Reliance Protect lone worker protection solution Following the conclusion of a full retender process Reliance High-Tech has retained its Framework Agreement with the NHS to protect staff across the UK with its market leading lone worker protection solution, [...]

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Introducing AMG-Panogenics Cameras ONVIF Compliant

Entirely British developed and produced 5 Megapixel, 360° IP camera range, with no moving parts and on-board Dewarping now all comply with ONVIF AMG Systems, the British manufacturer of sophisticated Megapixel cameras and CCTV transmission technology announces that all their 5 Megapixel 360 degrees cameras are now ONVIF compliant. Since joining the Open Network Video [...]

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Dual bombing prompts urgent security review

World’s oldest annual marathon targeted in potential terror attack, By CHRIS YATES for COUNTER TERROR EXPO UK authorities will conduct an urgent review of security arrangements for the upcoming London Marathon, following a dual bombing that killed three people and injured over a hundred others at the finishing line for the Boston Marathon. The explosions, [...]

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Townscape extends hostile vehicle mitigation offering

PERIMETER security specialist, Townscape Products Limited, has extended its range of hostile vehicle mitigation (HVM) products with the launch of the Performa-Cast™ PAS 68 bollard sleeve. The sleeve is designed to fit over existing or new PAS 68 bollards and is manufactured in Performa-Cast™, an engineering grade polyurethane cast. Performa-Cast™ offers all the aesthetic benefits [...]

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VidSys Enhances Risk Management Capabilities and Product Ease of Use in Newest Version of its Physical Security Information Management Software

Release Improves Overall Response Times, Accuracy and Organizational Risk Compliance VidSys, a leading provider of Physical Security Information Management (PSIM) software, recently released the newest version of its PSIM software platform.  Version 7.0 enhances risk management capabilities and ease-of-use, allowing public and private organizations to improve overall response times, accuracy and organizational risk compliance. The [...]

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London Conference : Tackling Kidnapping Hijack & Hostage Taking Conference

22-23 May 2013, Holiday Inn – Regent’s Park, London Click here to download final programme Click here to book on-line or visit www.regonline.com/kidnap2013 Crisis events such as kidnap for ransom, hostage taking and hijack continue to pose a threat to global commerce and industry, NGOs and other organisations or individuals who travel around the world. [...]

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