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Pickersgill-Kaye Ltd will present its locks at the Security & Policing Exhibition
posted on 24/01/2012

Pickersgill-Kaye Ltd will introduce its portfolio of high security and custodial locking products at the Home Office's 2012 Security & Policing Exhibition in Farnborough, at the end of January. Pickersgill-Kaye will be demonstrating the design quality and manufacturing strength of its renowned range of Custodial Class 1 cell locks, Pass Locks and High Security Multipoint Locks (MPL). Also on show will be a range of high security slide bar and claw gate locks for perimeter security applications and the industry standard Kaye-Rota padlock. The Class 1 Cell Lock is made from a single billet of high quality solid steel and fits all standard cell doors. Tested against 300,000 door and handle operation cycles, the cell door locks are considered to be the best on the market. Also on display will be Pickersgill-Kaye's Class 2 Pass Lock and Auto slam Pass Lock. Heavy duty with double sided key operation, they have unique functionality coupled with a robust reliability ideal for high securit... [more]

Reforms to EU Data Protection laws increase accountability for businesses
posted on 24/01/2012

Reforms announced today to European data protection laws will force businesses to take more care over the way they store and destroy sensitive and confidential information, says the European head of Shred-it, a leading information destruction company. According to a speech by EU Commissioner Viviane Reding this week, the revised EU Data Protection Directive will see pan-European regulation replacing the existing patchwork of 27 national codes and give citizens the right to control their data. However, the draft new law would also require businesses to take greater steps to demonstrate compliance with data protection regulations and increase the penalties for non-compliance fines potentially reaching up to five per cent of global annual turnover. Currently, in the UK, £500,000 is the largest fine that can be imposed on an organisation for breaching UK data protection laws by the government's data protection watchdog, the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO). The Executive Vi... [more]

UK Police control rooms adopt external security system
posted on 23/01/2012

Compound Security Systems Ltd. 's security systems has been adopted by Norfolk and Kings Lynn police. Well-known for its controversial but highly effective Mosquito anti-loitering device and RDAS wireless battery powered GPRS systems for large external compounds, void property systems and recently its church roof security systems, Merthyr Tydfil-based Compound Security Systems has chalked up another first with its VX and HX range of standalone PIR security systems. Initial trials over the last 12 months have allowed Norfolk and Kings Lynn police to deploy units in areas suffering from theft within minutes and be assured that the units are reliable, and that they will not trigger a false alarm due to animals or severe weather. Deployment of the initial batch of systems has led to several arrests and convictions that have been well received by local residents and senior officers. The Compound Security Systems VX and HX GPRS stand-alone systems have proved to be so reliable and val... [more]

IFSEC India 2011 needs be relocated following large success and phenomenal growth
posted on 23/01/2012

IFSEC India 2011, India's largest international exhibition for commercial homeland security and fire technology, welcomed 11,684 people. In order to accommodate such significant growth, indicated by an impressive rebook of 73 percent of exhibitors, organiser UBM India, a subsidiary of UBM plc, is re-locating the show in 2012 to the ultra modern India Expo Centre in Greater Noida – an area which is also home to the new state of-the-art Formula One racing track. Co-located with Homeland Security India, IFSEC India was inaugurated by Honorable Union Home Minister, Mr. P Chidambaram & Mr. D. R. Kaarthikeyan, Padma Shri, Chairman, ASSOCHAM’s National Council on Installations, Premises & Personnel Security (IPPS). IFSEC India 2011 brought together the leading Indian and international homeland security solution providers with the key decision-makers and influencers from the Indian Government and private industry. A multitude of industries were represented at the show including financial servic... [more]

BSIA Export Council survey highlights growing Middle East demand for UK security solutions
posted on 20/01/2012

The results of new research carried out on behalf of the British Security Industry Association's Export Council, to coincide with the recent Intersec 2012 event in Dubai, underlines the heightened demand in the Middle East marketplace for the latest security systems from UK businesses, despite significantly tougher global trading conditions. Nearly two-thirds of the BSIA's Export Council's member companies (62.5%), who responded to the survey and were active in this pivotal region, reported that they had witnessed a notable increase in their business revenues from the Middle East over the past 12 months. By contrast just under a third (31.3%) of the companies saw business levels remaining static and only a small minority (6.3%) reported sales in the region had fallen. In terms of the business areas covered by the companies surveyed 75% were electronic security manufacturers, 12.5% were involved in cash and property marking, with the remainder split equally between security distribut... [more]

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