All Archive Titles articles – Page 455
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Archive TitlesAccess to profit
With new products entering the market all the time, how can security installers make sure they look after their customers' best interests - and safeguard their own? Bob Cotterill, managing director of Bewator, presents his vision of the future and takes a look at a successful installation by Parker Security ...
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Into fire after 60 years
Barry brothers security has marked 60 years in the industry by forming a fire division.The new division was spearheaded by operations manager, Dimitris Bentas, and project sales manager, Mike Mason. Systems are designed and quoted to BS5839 part 1: 2002 standards with fire equipment manufacturers assisting with commissioning to ensure ...
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50% or two thirds?
Regarding John Crace's article on QSs' alleged inability to predict out-turn of projects, I note the inference that him getting half a job right is doing a far better job than a QS prediction being exceeded by 50%.
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Archive TitlesExtreme eruptions extreme CCTV'S MX4
Mechanical Filter LXR image sensors are being used to capture video surveillance of eruption sequences at Mount Erebus, Antarctica's most active volcano.
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Archive TitlesCivils 2012 deal in doubt
QSs bidding for the £1.2bn contract to manage the costs of the London Olympic park infrastructure works could be sidelined under the ODA's new procurement strategy
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Archive TitlesThe bench test 1: Design of the times
Videotec's Ulisse pan tilt head and camera offers both style and substance
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Archive TitlesF+G reveals £1bn regeneration
Ambitious 10-year plan involves extensive tunnelling beneath famous Princes Street
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Archive TitlesHackett justifies his Stop the Rot campaign in letter to council
Campaigner continues to call for change at RICS ahead of governing council meeting
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Archive TitlesAppointments
H&H makes partnersHornagold & Hills has promoted Tim Fry and Chris Lavery to partners. Fry will head up the health team in the south of England. Fry joined the company in 1995 and has over 25 years' experience in the PPP/PFI and health sectors.Lavery is in charge of developing the ...
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Taking some time out at Cannes
Lend Lease's Phil Wade celebrated the near-completion of 1,000 job centre refurbishments at this week's MIPIM
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Currie & Brown wins role on £1.4bn PPP Peru job
Consultant secures key role on 30-year port scheme as part of global PPP push
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Security: the poor relation in partnering
John Saunders rightly suggests that the "inquest" on this matter "should come when time permits". There must be an inquest. That is the very least this industry - and its client base - deserves.
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Samsung - ready for networks
Celebrating its sixth year of partnership with Samsung Electronics, the Aasset Security Group has unveiled a range of Samsung network-ready, multi-channel DVRs.
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Archive TitlesUnification… that's what we need
The wider police family… Police Community Support Officers… Regulation… All of these issues are dominating the industry, but what evidence is there of any joined-up thinking? Is the Government truly addressing the security needs of Corporate Britain? Bill Wyllie argues why we must stop talking and writing about security as ...
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The ‘Mother Ship'
SIR - Wireless technology is fast becoming a ubiquitous business tool. Advances in technology and the roll-out of Broadband are both responsible, as is the ever-growing number of employees working remotely from home. However, the Big Issue when considering - and subsequently deploying - remote working technology is security.
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Safe haven from the storm
As a mid-table contractor, The Watch Security is not alone in having decided to join forces with a larger organisation. Richard Evans explains the rationale behind his own company's move in this direction, while at the same time predicting a stormy road ahead for security guarding companies and their clients.
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Hard line in protection
Many security managers are relying on traditional software-based Internet filtering. In truth, this may not be the best option for protecting employees from viewing questionable content, or accessing web sites that - unbeknown to them - harbour malicious viruses. Mark Herbert explains why hardware-based Internet filtering is the solution.
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Archive TitlesFuel's gold
As director of security operations for the Eastern Hemisphere at oil giant BP, Nigel Carpenter is responsible for assisting in the establishment (and optimum application) of security policies, practices and programmes. A tall order, it must be said, but it's a challenge he absolutely relishes. Brian Sims visits BP's London ...