The philosophy of AD Group founder Mike Newton is one of constant innovation, with the flexibility to rapidly move CCTV systems from the drawing board to a physical product, to meet the demands of customers worldwide.

One of the first companies to embrace the concept of video over IP, AD Group's interests now include CCTV systems for aircraft, transport, smoke detection, together with camera technology and digital video recorders and multiplexers.

The Group is firmly committed to the implementation of effective CCTV standards and its senior personnel play an active role in key industry bodies, helping to drive best practice in critical areas from detector activated CCTV (BS 8418:2003) to digital video evidence.

CCTV specialist Dedicated Micros is the world's leading manufacturer of Digital Video Recorders (DVRs) for security applications. RemGuard Visual Management is the UK leader in supplying high-quality CCTV remote monitoring to both commercial and domestic customers. D-Tec is acknowledged as the pioneer and world leader in Video Smoke Detection (VSD). AD Mobile is at the forefront of digital recording solutions for transportation.

AD Aerospace is a specialist in leading-edge video based security for comprehensive range of airline and aircraft security and safety systems. Traffic Safety Systems (TSS) is a major supplier and manufacturer of traffic law enforcement and video surveillance technology to customers worldwide. ChipWrights is a fabless semiconductor company that designs and develops breakthrough video processing technology to reproduce lifelike imagery. Innovative Sensor Developments Ltd (ISD) implements novel and groundbreaking applications of Commercial Off The Shelf (COTS) camera and display equipment for Military and Homeland Security use.

AD Network Video combines the world leading technology of the AD Group to deliver seamless and security safety systems to consultants, integrators and end-users.

Beyond CCTV, the Group's activities include the operation of AD Aviation, an aircraft charter business to destinations across Europe, and sponsorship of global motorsport, supporting entrants in prestige events such as the Le Mans 24 Hours.

NetVu Connected

The individual companies that comprise the AD Group benefit from the AD link - the ability to tap into a common technological base. For example, the 'NetVu Connected' the software technology DNA from AD Group which is now at the very heart of the very latest range of networked video over IP security solutions from Dedicated Micros. DM's DV-IP products with 'NetVu Connected' are able to take IP connectivity to another level, offering truly scaleable solutions that encompass integrated video capture, digital video recording, transmission and viewing.

The powerful NetVu client/server CCTV software has already proven its worth embedded in a diverse portfolio of AD Group systems, whether TransVu to monitor school buses, FlightVu to keep cockpit doors secure on international passenger aircraft or SmokeVu for video smoke detection in a cargo hold. The fact that it is now possible to use the same software to display images from any combination of these systems is one step on the way to realising a future vision of 'any camera, from any moment in time, on any screen, anywhere in the world.'