MORE THAN 70 PER CENT OF UK organisations are planning to increase their take-up of CCTV and intruder detection over the next three years.
And half plan increased spending on access control, emphasising a growing movement to the latest security technologies, according to a survey of UK security managers by Reliance Security Services.

  Companies are spending more on electronic security than ever before, in order to quash heightened threats of terrorist attack in this country.

"Given the enhanced awareness of security matters in the light of recent world events, not to mention the general security concerns that most organisations continue to face such as theft, vandalism and illegal intrusion, it is only sensible for companies to continue boosting their defences by increasing their spending on security solutions," said Reliance chairman Ken Allison.

  He added: "At Reliance we clearly believe that for most companies the future lies in deploying a combination of manned, mobile and electronic solutions, which are integrated to meet their own individual requirements."

Supporting regulation
The survey also showed that managers are in overwhelming support of regulation of the manned security sector, seeing it as a major step towards more highly skilled, better qualified personnel who will play a key role in the fight against crime and the threat of terrorism.

Corporates are spending more on electronic security than ever before to quash heightened threats of attack

The conclusions indicated the increasing significance that UK corporates and the public sector now attach to securing their employees, customers and property. It revealed that 68 per cent of UK organisations have increased expenditure on electronic security over the last year and more than 50 per cent have boosted spending on manned services.

Mobile patrol services and remote surveillance are gaining in popularity with the proportion of security managers planning increased expenditure rising from 8 to 10 and 11 to 23 per cent respectively. The survey was conducted across a broad range of sectors including financial services, retail, manufacturing, government, education and others.

It follows on from last year's Reliance survey of financial organisations which revealed that nearly half of the financial community see disasters and terrorist attacks as "extremely important threats".

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