ASA Security Ltd has installed a Sanyo IP system at Cambrex in Ireland, which is believed to be the first commercial enterprise in Ireland to fully exploit the benefits of video over IP technology.
The company, a major manufacture of pharmaceuticals ingredients, occupies a 20 acre site on the outskirts of Cork.
ASA is taking advantage of Cambrex's IT network to provide surveillance of activity on the site from any PC on the network.
Five Sanyo VCC-WB2000P IP cameras have been directly connected onto the network. The cameras use the latest JPEG 2000 compression to produce high quality images and have a web server function which enables up to 16 authorised users to view images via their PCs browser.
An analogue dome camera has been installed and is connected to the network via a Sanyo VSP-SV2000P Network Server.
The equipment was supplied to ASA by Sanyo's agent in Ireland, Scott & O Shea.
"This was an ideal project for video over IP technology," said Brian McManagan, MD of ASA. "We wanted to provide Cambrex with an effective CCTV system but at the same time minimise installation costs bearing in mind the size of the site. If we had installed a conventional CCTV system, we have would incurred the cost of laying long runs of cable."
Security no game for Sega
When games publisher Sega moved from Chiswick to new offices in Brentford, West London, Galeco Communication who originally installed the security management system were commissioned to transfer it. At the same time the opportunity was taken to utilise additional features of the Axxess 202 from MAXxess.
The number of card readers has been expanded and Sega are now also using the system for time and attendance in order to have accurate reports on staff working hours. The AXxess 202 has also been configured to allow interaction between the access control system and a CCTV system installed by Galeco. Both access control and CCTV can be controlled by authorised personnel from any networked PC.
Sensitive site uses biometrics
CEM Systems, a Tyco Fire and Security brand, has won a contract to supply the access security for a highly sensitive UK Government site.
The two-stage project includes the installation of CEM's webEntry system as a short-term solution during major refurbishment work, after which CEM's advanced AC2000 SE system will be installed. System integrators are SDA Protec.
Richard Fulton, General Manager for CEM Systems said: "The client wanted a cost-effective solution to restrict the movement of construction workers during the refurbishment phase, however, they had a requirement for high-level security at a selection of locations within the site," The solution uses the low-cost webEntry system with biometric technology, an option that is "normally only available with high-end access systems." webEntry controls access throughout the construction site with fingerprint biometric devices integrated at locations where increased security is required.
Access to these areas will only be allowed if a proximity card is validated by the CEM S600 reader and the fingerprint presented at the biometric device matches the card used.
TimeManager software provides users with time and attendance reporting using their existing access control card readers and ID cards. It can produce reports on the In and Out movements of staff to provide an overview of hours worked.
Premier league security
ATG Access heavy duty bollards finished in Manchester United club colours have been installed at a new car parking area at the rear of the Old Trafford west stand.
Gordon Shields, Maintenance Supervisor of the stadium said they had used ATG Access for many years in a variety of access control and security measures.OPTI90 Heavy Duty Square bollards were specified to match existing posts around the ground and were finished in the club's distinctive red colouring with reflective bands for high visibility.
The installation was carried out by Eric Wright Construction who were the main contractor for the complete car parking works.
Cameras pan in on trouble
Reflex Systems is working in partnership with Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council to deliver public help points linked to CCTV cameras across the borough's pedestrian areas and public car parks. Some of the car parks have since received Safer Car Parks Awards, as a result.
Emergency call points are now located around the town centre to help people in distress, when returning home alone at night, for example.
Each call point is linked to a CCTV camera which sends images direct to a 24-hour control network via a combination of underground fibre-optics and/or GSM (mobile technology).
The system allows 2-way real time speech and transmission of pictures. The cameras instantly pan to the required area as soon as someone presses the button to alert authorities.
Big drop in hospital crime
A 25 per cent reduction in crime has been reported following the installation of a "state of the art" security system for the Central Manchester Child-ren's University Hospital's NHS Trust.
Optimum Risk Management was instrumental in developing the system for seven local hospitals incorporating 7,000 staff and 50 acres of site.
The sites are situated in an area that is dominated by drugs and gun crime and staff had a negative view of the original security levels. Thieves found the Manchester Royal Infirmary an easy target.
Optimum Risk Management co-ordinated a long-term security strategy. With a substantial grant from the Home Office, the Trust was able to design, test and commission a £1.2 million central security facility.
The monitoring centre has a rear monitor stack with 30 x 28 inch monitors and one large rear projection screen that can be configured depending upon incidents. Live footage is relayed from 157 colour cameras and recorded in real time.
Images from the control room can be passed to the police and other local authorities and it has brought added protection to the surrounding area including roads, bus stops, shops, bank cash points and telephone kiosks. Staff working late at night can be monitored by the cameras on their way back to the car park or bus stop. Deliveries of drugs and cash outlets are also monitored.
Optimum Risk Management has a decade's experience in providing CCTV, ANPR and access control systems across the UK.
Barrier to carpets
Specialist installer, Ashwood Autogates has installed gates, barriers and access control at the warehouse of the carpet wholesaler Mercado in Leeds.
Access at the main entrance is via a seven metre long sliding gate automated by a FAAC 820 operator. Inside three FAAC 620 barriers control vehicle movement – two at the heavy goods vehicle entrance and one for the staff car park. Access throughout the site is controlled via a combination of entry systems including proximity and swipe cards.
The 620 standard hydraulic system is designed to raise barriers of up to 5m in length. The 820 sliding gate operator is designed for gates weighing up to 600kg and 13m long. Ashwood said they specified the equipment because it was "robust and reliable"
Bethlem gets new fire system
Bethlem Hospital in Beckenham, Kent, the secure hospital for mentally disturbed patients, is now an even more secure provider of accommodation and treatment thanks to the installation of the Morley-IAS ZXe analogue addressable fire system supplied by Gardiner Security.
Consisting of more than 37 separate buildings set in rolling parkland, including a museum recording its 17th century "Bedlam" predecessor, Bethlem Hospital was originally founded in 1247, making it the world's oldest such institution.
Fire protection had previously been installed piecemeal, with each building protected by a stand-alone conventional system, and only unmonitored lines to the porter's lodge at the main entrance. The hospital experienced a high level of false alarms.
A single networked system using the Morley-IAS Zxe analogue addressable family, was installed. Being the national distributor for Morley-IAS and Apollo Products, Gardiner Security's Fire Division supplied the equipment to installation contractors Gretton Ward.
The new system consists of 39 ZXe networked control panels controlling more than 5000 Apollo Discovery smoke and thermal detectors. It protects all areas throughout the campus. In the secure wards, special key-operated manual actuators that interact with the security system were designed and installed by Gretton Ward.
The installation has been on time and on budget and the false alarm rate has fallen dramatically.
Multivision breakthrough
Multivision has won a contract to install digital video systems at more than 100 branches and ATMs of the Hunan Postal Service in China.
The Hong Kong-based company has also secured contracts amounting to US$1.03 million from three Macau hotels and casinos as well as Hong Kong's Asia Container Terminal.
MultiVision systems have built in picture-in-picture and text-overlay that offer digital video recording and easy retrieval of images captured for all transactions carried out for at any branch or ATM MultiVision's President Dennis Li said it was a major breakthrough for a thrust into China's fast-growing market. "The potential for further project opportunities is tremendous."
Taking account of security
Balfour Kilpatrick's specialist CCTV department has specified over 100 Bosch CCTV cameras to cover the new headquarters of the accountancy software company, Sage Software.
Due for completion this year, Sage's Newcastle Great Park offices will feature CCTV and PA systems from Bosch Security Systems both externally and internally. Leading contractor was Tolent Construction and Consulting Engineers Cundall Johnson & Partners.
The cameras include Bosch Envirodome G3 PTZ AutoDomes plus Phortress Vandal resistant and Flexidome static domes plus Bosch's latest high performance Dinion CCTV cameras with NightSense. The system also includes a total of 14 Bosch Divar digital recorders and an Allegiant video matrix that can handle even more cameras if required, plus Bosch PA systems for messaging.
The Bosch equipment is being supplied by Gardiner Security, who have established a close working relationship with Balfour Kilpatrick in recent years.
Balfour Kilpatrick's Newcastle office CCTV manager Dave Spedding said, "We design security systems on an individual project basis and select the equipment manufacturer best suited to meet the outline performance criteria". Networked CCTV at school
CCTV experts TJW Electrical came up with an innovative solution when Medway Borough Council was seeking a cost-effective way to monitor schools across the borough out-of-hours.
The scheme was developed by TJW's IT consultant based on Dedicated Micros' DS2 multiplexers.
Steve Craddock at TJW said the installation would formerly have required setting up a bespoke network "based on miles of fibre optic cabling, the costs of which would run into hundreds of thousands of pounds."
Because the DS2 runs on the council's existing broadband network, it requires no additional infrastructure. Built-in software means that the images can be viewed and the cameras controlled from anywhere in the country.
Out of school hours, the monitoring systems transfer to Medway's central monitoring station that is responsible for the town centre as well.
Said Craddock: "In the past, operators had to dial in to view every individual school – which was tedious, time consuming and, obviously, introduced the margin for human error. It also meant that images could only be viewed from one school at a time."
But with networked CCTV via broadband that has no restrictive bandwidth limitations, live images from every school are kept running permanently on the bank of screens. When necessary, an operator can select a school and transfer the images straight to his or her personal screen.
The system has resulted in several drug-related arrests. Images, digitally signed and tagged with ID, time and date, can be transferred directly to the police – who can take action straightaway.
Stores get the message
Tyco Integrated Systems has installed a PA & emergency voice messaging system to meet the needs of Marks & Spencer's new Castle Point store in Bournemouth.
The PA system is one of the most advanced of its type and features multiple-zone voice messaging facilities with pre-recorded emergency and general messages, staff call stations and background music in selected areas such as the CD sales area.
The system follows TIS's success in providing PA systems to many other large retail stores including some 22 other Marks & Spencer stores throughout the UK. It includes some 130 ceiling speakers and 13 wall speakers across 6 zones on several floors. Each zone is independently addressable with prioritised emergency announcements, general store customer and staff announcements.
Voice messages can be broadcast just to selected areas whilst maintaining background music in other areas. It means messages can be broadcast to say the food hall, restaurant or staff areas without interrupting normal messages or music to other zones in the store.
Security messages have top priority over all other messages, while admin messages have priority over the background music channel.
Consultants for the installation were ACDP, and the main installation contractors were Balfour Kilpatrick.
Cables not needed
IndigoVision is providing multi site CCTV surveillance using IP-based networked video technology for St Joseph's Health Care facilities in and around London, Canada.
The project was initially installed in 2001 by Pro-Install Video Systems and has provided St Joseph's with a leading edge CCTV solution for more than two years.
IndigoVision's VideoBridge technology provides IP-based transmission, control and storage of live-networked video. The system is location independent, allowing an operator to view live digital and recorded video from a different building, town or country.
St Joseph's monitors all of its 117 cameras from each local site as well as centrally from the Security Control Center located at the Parkwood Hospital, without the need for an expensive cabled infrastructure.
The system utilises St Joseph's existing wide area network to deliver high-quality live video around the site. This provides a far more cost effective solution than analogue CCTV systems and has enabled St Joseph's to expand the number of cameras installed from the cost savings realised from the project.
Security health check
Reflex Systems has carried out a health and safety audit and asset protection review at one of the world's leading specialist chemical companies, Rhodia of Avonmouth.
Rhodia's Bristol based manufacturing and distribution centre accommodates thousands of staff and visitors daily.
Reflex enhanced and upgraded facilities with electronic card access control which also incorporates the ability to use other advanced reporting and integration features as standard without the need for upgrades.
General health checks and improvements of the site's CCTV systems were also undertaken. Multi-tech, part of the Reflex Tech-nology Group, is now responsible for the ongoing service and maintenance.
A Rhodia spokesman said: "We were impressed by Reflex's consultative approach and technical expertise, which were key factors in their selection".
Protecting vehicles remotely
The threat of crime and response to it has changed dramatically over the years since Spinney Motorcaravans, Cheshire, was an open frontage business, with no walls in sight.
Now the latest remotely monitored CCTV is being actively applied to protect the site from unwanted intruders, particularly overnight.
Said Nick Holland, MD: "When we started the business, site security really was minimal but this was understandable as crime simply was not a problem. Back then organised gangs travelling out of the big cities to try to steal a motorhome was simply unheard of – the same definitely isn't true now!"
Seven years ago Spinney relocated to its current site at Cranage, which is arguably the largest stock of new and used motorhomes and touring caravans in the Northwest of Eng-land with up to 200 examples on-site.
After moving to the site, the company put in a series of walls, a personnel fence around the complete border, and sturdy access gates. It was suggested by insurers that CCTV would be a better option than a night watchman.
The result is a Remguard Visual Management remotely monitored event-driven CCTV system linked to RemGuard's Remote Video Res-ponse Centre (RVRC) out of hours.
The latest RemVu Aquila transmission equipment is connected to the CCTV cameras and detectors allowing images be supplied to the RVRC and monitored on-site locally when the dealership is open.
It helped to detect and lead to the arrest of two thieves on site at night last year.
In another incident, CCTV images helped the police to catch two more individuals and recover stolen caravans.
ADT wins £300k hospital contract
ADT has been contracted to install new security systems at five hospitals in Liverpool.The £300,000 contract to be carried out over five years reinforces the long-standing relationship between ADT and the Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh NHS Trust.
The new systems comprise state-of-the-art CCTV, access control, and intruder alarms.
It enables the Trust to monitor exactly who goes where and when within a particular building, as well as surveillance of external areas, including staff and visitor car parks.
Wrightington,Wigan and Whelley Hospitals, Leigh Infirmary, The Thomas Linneker Outpatient’s Unit, and the Trust’s new Accident and Emergency and Maternity Unit attached to Wigan Hospital are all in the process of being fitted or have been earmarked for installation of the high-tech equipment.
Ian Martin, the Trust’s head of security said ADT offered the best variety of affordable solutions ensuring that CCTV, access control and other systems could be integrated and operated via one management tool.
As well as intruder alarms and access control systems, some 170 CCTV cameras have been installed.
The Trust is applying for ‘Secure by Design’ car parking status as a result of the systems.
Brian Reid, field system sales manager for the Liverpool branch of ADT said: “We’ve built up a strong relationship with the Trust, which has been gradual and ongoing since 1998.
“The security systems provided are user friendly, yet sophisticated and offer protection against crime and associated risks, which is exactly what was specified in the tender brief.”
On track of the aisles at ASDA
Tracam has installed its track mounted CCTV system to improve security in over 150 ASDA stores in the UK.The track-mounted camera unit is able to cover all the aisles over a total distance of 200m. Situated in ceiling mounted semi-covert mirror effect cowling, the 24 x optical zoom 360 degree pan and 240 degree tilt camera unit provides effective surveillance per aisle from the back of the store to the checkout area.
Traditional CCTV security in supermarkets is usually achieved by installing a camera per aisle.
ASDA Loss Prevention Technical Manager, Steve Storey said: “The single unit provides total coverage over a large area, which in our environment is normally not only difficult but very expensive to achieve.”
The system has the same protocols as the existing CCTV system so operators have been able to use it straightaway.
He said ASDA had been given “excellent” technical support from the Tracam team throughout the installation work which had to be carried out at night.
Tracam Director, John Powell said supermarkets and warehouses were excellent examples of situations where our track mounted CCTV systems have proved to be ideal. They were no more expensive than any other system even on a high use site.
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