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Fees no longer highest in London, survey suggests
A new report has suggested that fees for QS services could be higher in Scotland and the Southwest than anywhere else in the UK. The research, which looks at fees as a percentage of contract value, showed that Scotland’s fees were the highest of all.
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Leading by example
“It’s quite surprising that there remains this amateurish view of the SIA, suggesting that we’re just here to licence the industry and then slip away.
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Who protects the IT environmen
Despite the fact that a plethora of IT systems now underpin almost every business, public and private sector organisations alike continue to focus on faster and better systems and applications while continuing to neglect security issues surrounding their systems. Paul Elliott explains why IT security directors must be fully accountable ...
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Archive TitlesEnforcing the Law of the Land
The Security Industry Authority has maintained regular contact with the buyers of security services via its Corporate Updates. However, David Preston suggests that the message has either not permeated or, worse still, is being deliberately ignored by the SME fraternity, wherein dedicated security managers are often more of a pipedream ...
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Kitchen sink drama
The public sector wants to cut costs with new methods of procurement. Innovation, however, can lead to complex contract relationships, such as consortium buying. Kevin Taplin warns of hidden dangers ahead
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Archive TitlesNew tricks for dog handlers
A bespoke national qualification for security dog handlers introduced by the National Association of Security Dog Users (NASDU) is the latest step towards dog handler licensing. Here, Steve Hill explains why.
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Archive TitlesDEG: the perfect host
The DEG Electronics Group’s quest for an additional layer of security at its Clondalkin Data Centre in Dublin led to the hosting of IP surveillance systems in unison with hand geometry-based access control. How is this dual solution working post-’switch on’? Brian Sims reports from the Irish Capital. Photographs courtesy ...
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Sanyo... by day and by night
Sanyo’s VCC-4790P, 520 TV lines day/night camera is said to deliver super high resolution colour images down to 0.45 lux, requiring just 0.01 lux illumination to produce high quality monochrome images.
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Archive TitlesMail Room Security, Delivering danger?
Which are the industries most at risk from mail-based terrorist attacks? Richard Thompson unveils the results of an extensive vertical sector survey undertaken by Pitney Bowes that no security professionals can afford to ignore.
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Archive TitlesDamage limitation
The British Retail Consortium’s Retail Crime Survey for 2005-2006 indicates that losses through criminality have cost retailers £1.43 billion. When added to the continued investment in crime prevention, the total cost of crime for the year hits the £2.10 billion mark. There are still compelling reasons, it seems, for the ...
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Archive TitlesDallmeiers a winner!
Dallmeier International has been awarded a multi-million dollar contract to supply and commission the world’s largest digital matrix surveillance system in The Venetian Macao Resort Hotel
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Archive TitlesWarming to whole life costs
Tough going at the start, New Generation Whole Life Costing redeems itself with useful case studies, philosophy and, wait for it, binomial trees... David Weight finds that the authors have new and important things to say about this growing discipline
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Concessions, please
I have just finished reading Clive Todd’s article on age discrimination where he quite rightly pointed out that salaries within the industry are reflective of age rather than ability.
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Archive TitlesJohn Saunders set to stand down from chief executive role at SIA
After four-and-a-half years in post, John Saunders has decided to resign from his position as chief executive of the Security Industry Authority, the industry Regulator
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Archive TitlesNine channels for recording
Mitsubishi Electric’s Visual Information Systems Division has introduced a nine-channel digital recorder – designated the DX-TL4509E – to its comprehensive range of CCTV systems.
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An Olympian challenge
The Athens Olympic Games of 2004 are the closest blueprint for London organisers to observe. A detailed look at how major companies provided the security pinpoints the type of challenge ahead for the 2012 Games. Here, Security Management Today reviews Siemens’ involvement in what was an immense installation and management ...
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Archive TitlesOperation Cornflower targets Public Space Surveillance CCTV
Security Industry Authority (SIA) Investigators have continued the Regulator’s enforcement action with Operation Cornflower, targeting Public Space Surveillance CCTV Suites at retail centres.
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From cat to mouse?
Last week, Trench Farrow, and the week before that, Monaghans. Yep, the pace of consolidation, with independent firms increasingly attracting the interest of bigger players, is continuing to gather momentum.
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Archive TitlesIT bytes...
The introduction of IT-centric solutions for the security arena has sparked great interest among IT and security professionals alike. Indeed, the entrance of such systems is already having profound effects on installers and end users in terms of how they manage, respectively, their businesses and installations. That being the case, ...
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Dream team will build the Gulls a new stadium
Devsol founder buys Torquay United FC with footballer, financier and PR partners in bid to move into the sports sector