All Building articles in Archive Titles – Page 654
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Flying the SME flag
SIR – CHANCELLOR GORDON BROWN HAS indicated that the Government’s management of the economy will form the basis of its electoral strategy in 2005.Without a strong economy we simply cannot afford to invest any further resources in health, education and general infrastructures. However, the Treasury has demanded that support for ...
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Take five...
...ways to be more comfortable at your desk. Follow Rich Heap’s pointers and you’ll soon be sitting pretty
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Officers need a moveable feast
SIR – I WOULD NOT GO AS FAR AS TO SUGGEST that Security Watchdog managing director Terry O’Neil’s comments at the SITO National Training Conference (‘Together we can’, SMT, December 2004, pp16-21) are so focused on finding fault with security companies’ Terms and Conditions of Employment for their officers that ...
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On the fast track
It’s only February but are all those earnestly made new year’s resolutions to transform your life – lose weight, get fit, find a new job – fading from your memory?
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FAAC really is just the ticket
Access controlBarriers developed by FAAC (UK) are providing successful access control at bus operating company First’s new £5 million, state-of-the-art garage in Chelmsford, Essex.Ansador of Battersea installed the 640 Series heavy duty barriers complete with seven metre beams at the depot, which replaces a 1930s building and will initially house ...
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ODPM unveils three social engineering pilots
Estates in Manchester, Leeds and east London will be trailblazers for mixed communities
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Donations to tsunami fund top
Social housing workers have donated more than £40,000 towards the reconstruction of communities devastated by the Asian tsunami, with the promise of much more to come.
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Maximum security, minimum disruption
SIR – IT’S ALWAYS REASSURING WHEN someone confirms they have absorbed the information given to them. Don Grimes demonstrates this very ably in his article on Mail Room security (‘Affecting deliveries’, SMT, December 2004, pp23-24), which was based on his attendance at the ‘Safe or Suspect?’ seminar hosted by Todd ...
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Pelco’s day out in the Park
Digital CCTVAccess controlIntruder alarmsGAA (Gaelic Athletic ASSOCIATION) FANS ATTENDING GAMES AT Dublin’s famous Croke Park now have the reassurance of knowing that the stadium boasts an advanced security system encompassing no less than 100 high-tech Pelco cameras.The newly-installed security system was designed by the Omada Fire & Security Group. Pelco’s ...
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Archive TitlesCouncil set on wireless savings
Wireless CCTVSwindon Borough Council was keen to upgrade and expand its dedicated CCTV system which monitors 14 Council-owned buildings as well as numerous public space areas dotted throughout the famed Wiltshire town. Consultations between the Council and Initial Electronic Security (IES) suggested the adoption of wireless technology. IES duly ...
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Counting the cost
On the operating cost index (21 January, page 8), the reason the Papworth Trust appears in the bottom five is that only 28% of our costs relate to housing lettings.
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Consolidation is inevitable… and long overdue
SIR – SINCE THE ANNOUNCEMENT OF A greater level of detail regarding the Security Industry Authority’s (SIA) requirements for regulation, we have been inundated with approaches from independent firms seeking to form strategic partnerships or look at the acquisition process. I for one view the process of guarding ...
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Archive TitlesHousebuilder confidential
With a £200m pot up for grabs in the government’s grant-to-developers pilot, competition is about to get really serious. So who are the housebuilders hoping to give RSLs a run for their money? Victoria Madine rifled through their files.
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ODPM to grant more powers to clear Gypsies
The government has caused controversy with its plans to empower councils to clear unauthorised Gypsy and Traveller sites from next month.
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Archive TitlesIn the City
The City of London is a unique place with a unique law enforcement regime. To protect the 8,000 residents and estimated 365,000-strong workforce within the famed Square Mile, the City of London Police has teamed up with B&P Security, the Aver Sola Consulting Partnership, Sanyo and Pentax in establishing a ...
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Archive TitlesEver-increasing circles
Bristol needs more affordable homes to match its economic growth, and fast
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Who’s in charge here?
You could see it as the logical conclusion of New Labour’s obsession with focus groups – they’ve finally invited citizens to run public services themselves.
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Sweeping changes
A scheme to regenerate 3000 hectares of the Tees Valley was launched at the sustainable communities summit in Manchester on Tuesday.
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Archive TitlesFlight of fancy at CEM Systems
Access controlCEM Systems – part of Tyco FIRE & SECURITY’S ACCESS CONTROL and Video Systems Business Unit – is extending the CEM AC2000 AE ‘Airport Edition’ system at Gatwick Airport (on behalf of client the British Airports Authority) to cover the new Pier 6 development.Gatwick’s Pier 6 is a £100 ...
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Archive TitlesDedication to the cause
One High Street retailer has increased turnover by £1,000 per week since installing Dedicated Micros’ ‘Retail Solutions’ CCTV system