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Toys ‘R’ Us switches to Iris intruder and personal attack alarm monitoring
posted on 22/10/2007

Toys ‘R’ Us is switching the intruder and personal attack alarm monitoring for its total UK estate to Chiron Technology’s Iris system. Adoption of the Iris technology means Toys ‘R’ Us will take advantage of Chiron’s secure IP-based dual-path alarm signalling and should reduce its alarm monitoring bill by around 70% compared with its previous use of existing line protection systems and back-up. The chain has chosen to use the Iris 840 dual-path IP/GPRS signalling system to provide communications between its 73 UK stores and its alarm receiving centre, provided by contract management and monitoring provider SSS Management Services. SSS' NSI-approved ARC, which is accredited to BS5979 and BSEN ISO 9002, includes secure digital-based TCP/IP communications for monitoring of intruder alarms, CCTV, access control and other management systems. The Iris system also offers other significant advantages, including the potential for easy upgrading to include an element of visual verific... [more]

Acro Intends to Acquire RAY Detection Technology Group
posted on 19/10/2007

Acro, Inc. has announced it has signed a non-binding letter of intent to acquire RAY Detection Technology Group (RAY) in an all-stock transaction. RAY, an Israel-based company, develops and provides advanced inspection and detection systems. The parties agreed that upon the execution of a definitive agreement, Acro will provide RAY an interim financing, in accordance with an agreed working plan. Completion of the proposed acquisition is subject to a number of conditions, including completion of definitive documentation on terms satisfactory to the parties, due diligence, and the approval of the proposed acquisition by both companies’ boards of directors. RAY’s products are based on a proprietary technology, Discovery CERT, enabling trace automated sampling of bulk goods and cargo for the detection of explosive, chemical, and biological threats. Discovery CERT streamlines high-volume screening in airports, seaports, rail stations, border crossings, and government buildings, among ot... [more]

Safety monitoring on motorway widening
posted on 19/10/2007

COE Limited has completed the supply of a major system to DW Projects for safety monitoring on the M1 widening scheme near Watford, London, UK. The 10 mile long Motorway widening scheme is planned for completion in December 2008 and will add a fourth lane to this southern section of the M1 between J6A and J10 that links to the M10 and M25 London orbital. Principal Contractor Balfour Beatty Skanska JV (BBS JV) are responsible for the overall Design and Construction of the £300M Project for the Highways Agency. “We have worked with COE on several similar projects over the years and the flexibility and ruggedness of the equipment is paramount in projects like this” said Paris Johnston of DW Projects. “We also value their pre and post sales design support which ensures that we can rely on a well thought-out solution.” COE supplied fibre transmission equipment and a COE Telecommand control suite for management tasks for the 126 camera system. COE’s digital multi-channel fibre multiplex... [more]

Door operator closes bi-folding bedroom doors at Leonard Cheshire care home
posted on 16/10/2007

Following a health and safety directive from their London head office, the management of the Leonard Cheshire care home in Littleborough, near Rochdale initiated work to ensure that residents’ bedroom doors automatically closed when the fire alarm was operated. The unusual bi-folding nature of the bedroom doors at the home presented a particular challenge for Northwich-based architectural hardware and security systems installer Lock-tec, who where called in to provide a safe and effective door closing solution. Lock-tec owner Glen Whalley explained: “Identifying a door operator that could open and close these one-and-a-half width doors in a single action was a new application for Lock-tec. We worked together with high performance security and access control manufacturer Abloy Security to find a solution.” A single Abloy DA400 door operator was then fitted to one door set at the home on a three-month trial. The application allowed the operator to be fitted to the half leaf, with th... [more]

telent to support FiReControl project
posted on 11/10/2007

telent plc has announced that it has been selected by EADS Defence & Security Ltd to support the roll-out of the FiReControl project for England’s Fire and Rescue Service. Under the contract with EADS DS, worth £25 million over eight years, telent will provide communications infrastructure to support Communities and Local Government’s FiReControl project. The FiReControl project will equip England’s Fire and Rescue Service with a modern and efficient communications infrastructure and will involve the establishment of nine new Regional Control Centres (RCCs). telent will design and install mobilisation equipment, including PCs, wireless local area networks (WLANs), pagers and telephone systems, in all of the RCCs and the 1,410 fire stations across England, as well as provide ongoing maintenance and support. “The new communications infrastructure will offer a secure and resilient network, bringing the same advanced technology, systems and processes to all RCCs,” said Ian Griffiths, F... [more]

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