All Archive Titles articles – Page 882
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Archive TitlesNew Heartlands unveils £34m plan to create canalside paradise
A £34m project to turn a forgotten corner of Merseyside into a desirable area to rival Salford Quays will begin this summer.
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2nd opinion: Blair's not for turning
He's survived top-up fees and Hutton. Now reform's back on the agenda: better get ready.
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Archive TitlesIt could be you
Did you hear about the McDonald's widow who left £830m to the Sally Army? Have you ever thought about what you'd buy if someone equally loaded decided to send a few hundred mill your way? British housing charities certainly have, because William Wiles asked them
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Welfare state
Poor retention rates. Low pay. Boredom. All problems associated with the lot of this industry's security officers. However, as we point out, the status quo needn't be that way. Ongoing training coupled with regular assessment and motivational meetings can make all the difference.
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Thoughts for the SIA
With licensing of door supervisors and wheel clampers about to begin, the Security Industry Authority (SIA) is now turning its attentions to the manned guarding sector. We review the major considerations that need to be addressed, suggesting that the SIA must engage directly with end users throughout the regulation and ...
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Is security seen as a profession?
Despite much greater recognition of the importance of effective security in the wake of recent world events, it's debatable whether the discipline is widely seen as a profession in the same way that accountancy or the law is recognised. We review some of the obstacles that have traditionally stood in ...
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Make those rules up for yourself!
SIR – I read Dr John Wyatt's OPINION article ('Can we combat suicide bombers?', SMT, January 2004, pp13-14) with interest.
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Archive TitlesLeeds United shouts it out loud!
Voice alarm/PA systemsBosch’s Praesideo all-digital voice alarm has been chosen as the base system for the new voice announcement, evacuation and PA facility at Elland Road Stadium, home of struggling Barclaycard Premiership side Leeds United AFC.Praesideo controls all voice announcements and evacuation procedures for the entire stadium complex, covering 18 ...
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Archive TitlesKeeping it uneventful
Within the sphere of corporate security and risk management, one subject that's bound to set off an adrenaline rush in the blood of security managers is that of securing a special event. What are the main factors involved? We offers some preparatory advice and solutions for practising professionals.
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Archive TitlesLocking in to the Imperial
Locking systems Abloy Security and Click Systems have worked together to create a unique range of showcase cabinets that reflect the unusual design of the Imperial War Museum North.Click was forced into a radical redesign of its Mono-3D system case fronts, with Abloy's Cam locking systems specified as standard ...
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On working hours
SIR – I wholeheartedly agree with Nicholas Batchelor's comments in the January edition of SMT ('Guarding on a level playing field', Letters, p17), having been in favour of a 48-hour working week – or less – for security operatives even before the Working Time Directive and the Private ...
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Work at Height Regulations
This coming summer, new Work at Height Regulations will come into force in the UK (thereby implementing a European directive).
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We’re facing traffic meltdown now
SIR – The number of intrusion attacks on UK corporate networks are soaring, with even the smallest of enterprises facing an average of 500 application attacks each month from viruses and worms.
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Archive TitlesUK Guarding’s at the crossroads!
SIR – I’ll not be alone at being concerned about the detail in David Evans’ Opinion article ‘Absorbing the cost of change’ (SMT, December 2003, pp13-15).
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Counting the real cost of security
SIR – How sad that it has required tragedy to produce the motivation for taking a hard and serious look at the issues surrounding background checks of employees.
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Archive TitlesMTV's at The Commplex
The Commplex – one of Edinburgh's premier venues – has invested in digital multiplex recorders developed by Dedicated Micros
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Archive TitlesOn the Road at Cheltenham
Cheltenham Racecourse plays host to the first Security Roadshow of 2004, organised by Security Management Today and fellow CMP Information security title Security Installer.
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Retail security: Digital challenge to shop theft
Like many other chains of convenience stores, retailer Jacksons Stores suffers huge problems with shop theft – predominantly in those north eastern towns where drug use is rife. The company has attempted to fight back by installing digital video recorders at many of its known 'trouble spot' outlets, but has ...
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Archive TitlesSecuricor in mobile CCTV trials
Securicor Cash Services – the cash solutions PROVIDER – HAS broken new ground by trialling overt mobile digital CCTV systems on a number of its Cash-in-Transit vans for the detection and prevention of serious crime against its employees and business.Due for completion later this month, the trial is taking place ...