All Archive Titles articles – Page 517
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Late running £510m tunnel job adds to sale target Mowlem’s woes
Consortium including UK contractor set for huge claim over troubled Dublin scheme
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Archive TitlesHigh Point Rendel suffers £4m post-buyout loss
Consultant looks to brighter future with ‘super group’ of new bosses following 2004 results
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Archive TitlesQS News Awards 2005
In the second week of previews for the upcoming QS News Awards we consider firms shortlisted for two further categories, one for the Andrew Flintoff of QSing, and the other that recognises outstanding achievements in the field of human resources.
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CIBSE at Energy 2005 Exhibition
On 7 and 8 September, CIBSE took part in the forward-thinking Energy 2005 exhibition at the National Motorcycle Museum in Birmingham, taking its place as one of the many organisations and companies concerned with energy efficiency.
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Archive TitlesTop of the Shops
The Sprucefield Centre in Northern Ireland has not only developed a reputation for retailing excellence but also first class digital security provision. Brian Sims reviews the CCTV installation recently completed by VIS Security Solutions, which offers a mixture of external dome and fixed internal cameras for maximum end user flexibility.
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Skills for Security
Security professionals who attended the SITO National Conference back in 2001 will remember the organisation’s then chief executive Raymond Clarke kick-starting The Great Debate on a Sector Skills Council for the private security industry.
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Skills for Security
The 15th – and final – SITO National Conference was underpinned by the announcement that the industry’s training organisation is being divested from the BSIA to form the core of an all-new body. What benefits will the formation of Skills for Security bring to the private security sector and its ...
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Archive TitlesSifting possibility from probability...
Risk assessments provide the security professional with a quantifiable decision-making support tool that may be used to reduce the likelihood of a threat manifesting itself and subsequently disrupting business operations – a scenario the Board of Directors could well do without. Here, Richard Culver, David Cameron, Roy Manchip and Alistair ...
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It’s not rocket science!
Looking for a new job and career path can be an easier task than you’d think. Here, Del Hunter reviews some of the basic tips that will help you change companies without your present employer being alerted to your intentions (which can make life awkward!)
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Archive TitlesIs your network system truly integrated?
What constitutes a genuinely integrated, embedded security system? Peter Goodenough explains why the proliferation of IP-enabled solutions in the market is creating some degree of confusion, not to say a false sense of security. The latter may have serious repercussions for security managers in the longer term.
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So much for good intentions
The Security Industry Authority recently stated that, on its list of the Top 24 guarding companies in England and Wales, only nine of them have submitted the minimum requirement of licence applications scheduled to have been completed by this time. As Robert Buxton suggests, the industry must now take radical ...
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Archive TitlesSpecialist or Generalist?
Up until 17 November, the Security Industry Authority (SIA) will be inviting comments on the Regulatory Impact Assessment for its much-discussed Approved Contractor Scheme. Which of the four Options the SIA will eventually select has been the talk of the industry for some time now. Should we stick to industry-specific ...
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Archive TitlesThe future of surveillance in UK plc
Having worked within the CCTV and security sectors for over two decades, Yash Patel has witnessed many trends, changes and developments in the UK market. What, though, are the likely progressions end users can expect to see across the surveillance sector over these next few years?
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Archive TitlesThe Winning Formula
The seventh annual Security Excellence Awards Ceremony – held last month at the celebrated Hilton Hotel on London’s Park Lane – proved to be yet another sparkling evening in this event’s rich history. Brian Sims reviews the Excellence Awards, and highlights the 2005 winners – all of whom have demonstrated ...
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Eyes on the prize!
Security Management Today has joined forces with Panasonic – winner of the Best Manufacturer of the Year accolade at the 2005 Security Excellence Awards – to offer readers the chance of winning one of three state-of-the-art BM-ET330 iris recognition camera systems.
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Archive TitlesDVRs or NVRs? That is the question…
With so many recording options now available to end users, the specification decision can become something of a minefield for those not fully in tune with the latest technologies. What, then, are the major differences between digital and network video recorders, and do they have any implications for system designers ...
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The Government doesn’t understand security guarding!
Sir – An assault is defined as: “Any act which intentionally or recklessly causes another person to apprehend immediate and unlawful personal violence.”
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SMEs: dilemmas over licensing
Sir – Ever since the Security Industry Authority (SIA) developed its cost structure for licensing, security managers have been debating whether or not the £190 licence fee is fair.
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Security consultants have a voice at last
Sir – I have lost count of the number of years I have been seeking to persuade the British Security Industry Association (BSIA) that security consultants should have their own section within the organisation in recognition of the fact that we are fully-fledged participants within the security profession.