All Archive Titles articles – Page 960
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Archive TitlesLowden clear
As director of the security guarding division at Wilson James, Stuart Lowden has constantly advocated – and, importantly, delivered – client contracts that pay homage to the Working Time Directive. How has he managed to do so in an industry entrenched in the long hours culture? By staying single-minded, focused ...
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Archive TitlesFAAC (UK)’s a racing certainty!
Perimeter protectionAccess controlTO IMPROVE SECURITY AT Norfolk-based racing car engineering services company Racing Technology Norfolk, automated gate and barrier systems courtesy of FAAC (UK) have been installed by UK contractor Ansador.Entry and exit to the site’s main car park is controlled by ...
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Met invites Capital-based end users to join keyholder database
Owners of audible alarms are being asked to sign up to a new keyholder database service initiated by the Metropolitan Police as part of the industry's bid to clean up the alarms sector
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Calling Planet Earth!
Sir – I’m sure we all wish Lincolnshire Police chief constable Richard Childs the very best for the future (‘What do the Inspectorates actually do?’, Opinion, SMT, July 2003, pp15-16).With reference to Richard’s Letter to the Editor in the same edition (‘Complete trust will take time’, pp17-18), and his recommendation ...
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Archive TitlesSecuricor hints at buying spree
Securicor Group chief executive Nick Buckles is making good on his plans for the company to become one of the top three global players in the private sector (‘Revolution calling’, SMT, August 2001, p20-22) by announcing that £120 million will be made available for strategic acquisitions before the ...
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Building on the X-Factor
How well does security management training as we currently know it actually fit in with today's crime management strategies, and how might the industry use lessons learned from research and acknowledged Best Practice to dovetail with the training blueprints being laid down by the Security Industry Authority? Ken Livingstone examines ...
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Archive TitlesStriking up the broadband
CCTVThurrock Borough Council, which runs one of the country's most advanced surveillance systems, has selected Vicon's Surveyor dome cameras to form the controllable core of its network-based monitoring system.The installation links 17 locations over 64 square miles, offering total control of 50 cameras spread across a 155 ...
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Archive TitlesSurveillance blooms in Yorkshire
CCTVAs part of a £6.75 million restoration project on the site, Altron Communications Equipment has supplied its popular AW2181 poles for the external CCTV cameras that are monitoring the newly-refurbished glass pavilions and café-restaurant area within Sheffield's historical Botanical Gardens, which date back to 1836.Funded by the Heritage Lottery Fund ...
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EU officials spark concern over plans for biometric passports
Human Rights and privacy groups across the UK and mainland Europe have expressed doubts about EU plans to issue passports carrying individual fingerprint and iris scan data
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The Big Issue
In recent years, two important initiatives have raised awareness about the deterrent value of security marking products – namely Banknote Watch and Raid-control, both of which have featured heavily in the pages of SMT.
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Archive TitlesSecuriplan: Running with the Ball
Contract security provider Securiplan is hosting two seminars on the challenges facing security managers, and how they might capitalise on them to improve upon standards of service delivery.
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Archive TitlesJSIC kick-starts All-Party Parliamentary Group
The Joint Security Industry Council (JSIC) and Parabola International Public Affairs have been instrumental in establishing an All-Party Parliamentary Group to represent the views of practitioners in the private sector to both the House of Lords and the House of Commons.Officially launched on 16 July at Westminster, the Group aims ...
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The Causes of False Alarms
Armed with a healthy grant from the Department of Transport and Industry, and thanks to the substantial amounts of time and effort supplied by approved companies, the National Security Inspectorate (NSI) has been able to publish what it feels is the first-ever comprehensive report of the false alarms problem in ...
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Guarding ‘Comes of Age’
THE SECURITY WATCHDOG HAS unveiled full details of its forthcoming seminar ‘The Coming of Age of Contract Manned Guarding’, which takes place at Farnham Castle in Surrey on Thursday 30 October.The one-day seminar, now a yearly event for The Watchdog, is designed as a networking forum that attracts 150-200 key ...
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Archive TitlesRegulation time again
As ever, changes to employment law continue to affect businesses and legal representatives at an alarming rate. Many changes were implemented this April, bringing with them a number of issues of which security managers ought to be aware. As Naeema Choudry explains, the message is quite clear – security managers ...
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Archive TitlesProximity access control: In demand
Proximity access control systems require little or no maintenance, can cope with large volumes of pedestrianised traffic, are vandal-resistant, cost-effective and proven to be highly secure. Why, then, do many installers tend to offer end users a less effective solution for their security needs? Roger Wills investigates.
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Access on the Island
Access controlLeading fashion retailer River Island has completed the installation of a new access control system at its head office in central London which is based around TSSI's established enGuard secure identification technology.enGuard is a powerful pc-based document production, management and ID verification system that allows the end user to ...
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Archive TitlesPutting a stop to PC abuses
Computer misuse in the public sector is now widespread, but recent evidence suggests that the tolerance of it among security and IT professionals is declining rapidly. Computer forensics consultant David White, who's increasingly being called upon to investigate cases of e-mail and Internet abuse, reviews the problem for SMT's readers.
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Archive TitlesAbloy holds the keys to power
Security at one of Ireland’s most prestigious power stations – Ardnacrusha – has been underpinned by the addition of Abloy Security’s DiskLock Pro key cylinders and locks
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SITO National Conference 2003: "The only certainty is change"
The SITO National Conference 2003 is scheduled for Tuesday 4 November at the National Motorcycle Museum in Birmingham.