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The Big Issue
It has been brought to the attention of a number of BSIA-registered manufacturers that security equipment carrying the CE trademark doesn’t always meet the required operational standards.
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Archive TitlesBSIA and SITO back private sector careers push
The British Security Industry Association (BSIA), the Security Industry Training Organisation, JobCentre Plus and the Security Industry Authority (SIA) are the lead partners in an all-new initiative aimed at promoting careers in the security sector.
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Archive TitlesQinetiQ scoops top IFSEC Award
QinetiQ scooped the overall winner's prize at this YEAR'S IFSEC Security Industry Awards, organised by the British Security Industry Association (BSIA) and CMP Information – publisher of Security Management Today and its sister title Security Installer.QinetiQ's electronic video stabilisation system 'Stable Eyes' uses the very latest image processing technology to ...
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Archive TitlesTate of the Art
As one of the Capital's flagship public buildings, Tate Modern attracts huge numbers of visitors every day. With priceless works of art on show, there's an overriding necessity for first class security. No easy task but, as we discover on visiting the renovated Bankside Power Station, security and safety manager ...
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Archive TitlesGuest appearance
Security systems serving the four-star Renaissance London Heathrow Hotel have undergone a significant upgrade in the wake of an audit carried out by loss prevention director Aram Dhaliwal. We examine the end result.
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Archive TitlesRepelling all attackers
Perimeter protection Senstar-Stellar has re-introduced Repels, its portable, re-deployable perimeter intrusion detection security system for end users. The system operates much like a radar fence, creating an invisible electromagnetic detection zone along the path of two parallel wires that are supported by poles driven into the ground.Designed specifically for perimeter ...
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Archive TitlesSounds like a Klaxon alarm!
Fire alarm systems New alarm sounders from Klaxon Signals allow faster installation and maintenance – often a key issue for end users – thanks to an innovative mounting base. Dispensing with the need for locking screws, Sonos sounders and sounder beacons use Time Saver bases from sister company Apollo ...
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First accredited security officer for Lancashire
Lisa Robinson – a security officer working for the Preston office of Reliance Security Services – has become the first private sector officer to be accredited by the police service, with Lancashire's chief constable Paul Stephenson bestowing the award.Speaking about Lancashire's inaugural accreditation, chief constable Stephenson told SMT: "We advised ...
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Think Tank
Can I enter a leasehold home?I am a housing officer for a local authority and we are having problems gaining access to leasehold properties to do urgent repairs where the leaseholder fails to carry out the required repairs in a timely manner. I've written to one leaseholder twice and telephoned ...
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Archive TitlesVoting with your street
Outdated stock, antisocial behaviour, controversial regeneration – Hillfields in Coventry is typical of many wards in which housing is the burning issue at next week's local election. William Wiles finds out what the problems are and what the candidates say they'll do about them.
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Archive TitlesMinister rebuffs plea for national market renewal strategy
The ODPM has rejected calls for a national strategy to tackle housing abandonment and low demand.
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Transfer tug of love takes a new turn
Clays Lane's latest bid to stop the corporation forcing a handover of stock to an undesired RSL has failed. This has repercussions for the sector, says the Corporation's lawyer
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Never mind the UKIP, let's have some real independence
With European elections looming, an assortment of unsavoury parties have sought to appeal to our patriotism, most notably, the UK Independence Party, the British National Party and – a new one on me – the English Democrats.
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Archive TitlesHigh hopes
High hopes: Up to 400 affordable homes could be built on Brighton Marina as part of this £175m development, submitted to planners last week. The project would provide 1000 homes in total, 40% of which would be affordable.The centrepiece 40-storey skyscraper would become the tallest building in Sussex if the ...
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Here’s an idea
A scheme in Morecambe uses games to teach children how to tackle bullying
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Headhunter for temporary managers is launched
Hacas' owner sets up division to find top-level interim staff
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Archive TitlesGolden girls
Golden girls: Face-painting was all part of the fun at the golden anniversary of the Springvale estate in London on 24 May.Sabrena and Sarita Osie Tutu, both 10, Aaliyah Luke, 8, and Arwa Mahgoub all live on the 177-home estate, which was visited by local MP Iain Coleman in honour ...
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Let's just get on with the job
Re: "Tough questions must be asked" and "The CIH cannot represent us" (28 May, pages 5 and 22). The Chartered Institute of Housing report, The Future of Black and Minority-Ethnic Housing Associations, confronts some difficult realities and it is right to do so. Yet, rather than providing a stepping stone ...
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This isn't the place for a family reunion
The law forbids RSL staff or their 'close relations' from benefiting from their position, but it is painfully vague. Fixing it might be a job for the Housing Bill