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DTI eco project to clean up industry
The DTI is funding a project aimed at making construction product producers more environmentally friendly. The project, launched this week, aims to help construction manufacturers make more efficient use of materials and processes. It will look at the design, manufacture, installation, use and disposal of products. The 30-month research programme ...
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DTI eco project to clean up industry
The DTI is funding a project aimed at making construction product producers more environmentally friendly.
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Chairman's reaction
I was alarmed by your news story which appeared in a recent issue of your magazine (Knowles bidder Systech headed by cleared fraud case defendants, QS News, 20 January).
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Archive TitlesCCTV: the great ‘force multiplier'
Are you a security or facilities professional looking to source and implement CCTV systems for your company? The Security Institute fully recognises the overriding need for quality standards in surveillance and, with this in mind, has issued a Best Practice Guide on acquiring and using CCTV. In the first of ...
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Archive TitlesCareer paths for officers
One of the reasons why staff churn is consistently high in the guarding sector can be attributed to the fact that officers on the ground are rarely privy to a structured career path. Peter Kroeger charts The Shield Guarding Company's determined efforts to promote from within, and examines the resultant ...
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Archive TitlesTaking care of security
The Granta access control system designed by Bewator has been installed at the James Cook University Hospital in Middlesborough
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Security - part of the capillary system
Sir - I very much enjoyed the recent Security Industry Authority (SIA) Breakfast Briefing at Centre Point in London (‘Regulation "must be policed", states CBI boss', News Update, SMT, December 2005, p7), and firmly believe it is now high time we progressed some of the critical issues discussed on the ...
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Built on firm foundations
Buckinghamshire Chilterns University College has launched a vocational Foundation Degree in Protective Security Management for those professionals already operational in this hugely demanding arena. The College is also offering a Certificate in Protective Security for operatives.
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Archive TitlesPrice's golf course crosses borders
Former British Open champion Nick Price has designed a golf course as part of a new resort planned for Ireland.
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J Sainsbury boosts QS framework to focus on major construction push
Supermarket names QSs that will help with store expansion over the next five years
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The Big Issue
The security systems sector has been subject to a plethora of changes over these past few months thanks to the introduction of new European Standards
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Archive TitlesKeeping the Fox at bay
Client organisations will regularly test their evacuation procedures, fire scenarios and general emergency drills, so why is it that the efficiency of the on-site security provision - be it in-house or contract - at preventing breaches is rarely subject to the same arrangements? Terry O'Neil explains why regular penetration testing ...
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Archive TitlesWelsh Assembly wins prize
The Welsh National Assembly's new building has won an excellent rating for sustainability from BREEAM (Building Research Environmental Assessment Method). The Richard Rogers-designed debating chamber features low-energy solutions and renewable technologies.
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Archive TitlesThe arbritration files
Is arbitration too costly, or overlong? A new report brings fresh insight into the causes, timespans and chances of success for those involved in the dispute process. Eugene Lenehan runs through the highlights
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Arbitration stats unveiled
Arbitration can last as long as nine years and costs an average of £54,000, a new report has found
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Archive TitlesText appeal for site visitors... thanks to Kalamazoo
Access control Visitor management
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Can we find an holistic standard for all?
Following last October's introduction of the new European Standards for intruder alarms, Dennis Judd reviews the history of this legislation and outlines what the future may hold for security standards across the UK and mainland Europe. Is it possible that a ‘one size' European Standard is ever going to fit ...