All Building articles in Archive Titles – Page 339
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Archive TitlesGetting to the heart of security
Ashfield Security got to the "heart" of a local radio station when it networked the station's entire security system through an existing IT network with no need for extra cabling.
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Archive TitlesKey to future
How will the access control sector develop in future years? Assa Abloy are working on these questions in their 'Future Lab' initiative. Here are the results of their latest research – looking at the concept of an ‘Intelligent Door Server’ ...
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In the finals
Following publication of the list of finalists for the Security Excellence Awards 2006 last month, the lists for the two remaining categories have been announced.
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Archive TitlesFacelift pick of the Pier
Independent access hire company Facelift Access Hire – which provides cherry pickers for CCTV installers – has taken part in the charity event 'Paddle Around the Pier Brighton' in aid of The Rocking Horse Appeal, RNLI and Surf Aid.
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Third of top firms getting ever deeper into debt
Amid concerns about high levels of borrowing, an industry analysis has found that a third of security companies surveyed are facing bigger debt now than at any time in the last four years.
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Archive TitlesCost of a price war
Market forces 1: David Ford advises installers on the practical skills they need for marketing ...
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Manufacturers claim early compliance with RoHS
DM says its entire CCTV product range is fully compliant with the new Restriction of the Use of Certain Hazardous Substances in Electrical and Electronic Equipment 2006 (RoHS), while Visonic says that by the end of this year 100 per cent of its core products will be fully compliant. At ...
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Archive TitlesChristie girls on the run
Ten women from Christie Intruder Alarms and sister company Southern Monitoring Service joined 10,000 others in the 5km Race for Life on Southampton Common.
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High times for Chris Lewis
Eight employees of Oxford-based Chris Lewis Security Services have braved heights of over 90 feet to complete an abseil in aid of CLIC Sargent, the UK's leading children's cancer charity.
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Archive TitlesSigns of change
A company producing CCTV signage believes installers have business and moral reasons to make end-users aware of their obligations under the DPA. Anthony Hildebrand reports...
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College challenge
All goes smoothly as installer tackles huge campus site … and then comes a 'power' struggle!
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Orson Carte, our man on the tools, ponders life's great mysteries ...
The security industry theme song juggernaut rolls inexorably on.Readers have flooded my email inbox with one or two suggestions for song lyrics, while the great majority of you have done nothing.
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Archive TitlesThe IP camera challenge
Oliver Vellacott, CEO of IndigoVision, gives an overview of professional IP camera technology and outlines the challenges faced when comparing performance ...
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One in ten would shoot a burglar to protect homes
One in ten men would use a gun to protect their home if faced with a burglar, according to research carried out for National Home Security Week.
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Bridging the gap
Digital video recording is now at the heart of the security industry, but networked solutions are already taking a strong foothold in the market. Matt Coulson, of TAC Satchwell, looks at how the industry will react to the possibility of another swathe of recommended upgrades as Networked Video Recording takes ...
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Archive TitlesWiseberg joins Skills board
Adam Wiseberg, BSIA chairman and main board director at CCTV specialist AD Group, has been appointed to the board of Skills for Security.
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Archive TitlesDon’t be blinkered
Market forces 2: Honeywell’s Johnny Allia advises installers to embrace new business opportunities ...
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Vicon's golf days a big success
Vicon's annual golf days have raised over £1200 for charity via an auction of golfing prizes donated by Vicon. Main beneficiaries will be the Royal Marsden Hospital and the Bobby Moore Bowel Cancer Charity, while a proportion will be donated to Guide Dogs for the Blind.
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Archive TitlesThis is the place to be if you aspire to fire
For security installers interested in getting into fire safety installation, Firex North (October 17-18), the only regional fire event in the North of England, will be well worth a visit.