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Counter Terror Expo 2013 delivers various available protective measures relevant to oil & gas security Energy sector security has taken on an entirely new dimension following the recent hostage crisis at the In Amenas gas plant in Algeria, say analysts who have long viewed the security of physical infrastructure supporting the sector as it’s principle Achilles Heel. The assault, which has claimed the lives of at least 37 foreign workers, is said to be worst terroris...

The joint solution combines Windward's maritime analytics system, with Elbit's solutions for maritime domain awareness Elbit Systems Ltd. has teamed with Windward Ltd. to offer integrated maritime solutions for the Indian authorities. The joint solution combines Windward’s innovative satellite-based maritime analytics system, MarInt, with Elbit Systems’ wide range of solutions for maritime domain awareness, including Hermes 900 maritime patrol unmanned aircraft sys...

DefenCell offers an easily deployable solution for expeditionary operations J & S Franklin recently announced a further order for their Defencell Force Protection System, which is engineered to defend against artillery, mortars, and other heavy fragmenting weapons. Supplied to an unnamed international organisation, this $3.5m order is for a further 20+ containers of DefenCell and includes sufficient material to build nearly 20km of 2m high barrier or protect 20 camps, 250...

The Health Care Centre opened in 2006 andunites a range of health services The ClientSt. Peter’s Primary Health Care Centre is a state of the art facility combining leisure and primary health care services under one roof in the heart of Burnley, Lancashire. It was opened in 2006 at a cost of £29 million, and spans 20,000 square metres over ten floors. The Health Care Centre provides a unique range of health services from one central location and includes three GP p...

The jury presented the Special Jury Award in the Fire Fighting Sector Xtralis, the world’s leading provider of early & reliable detection and remote visual verification safety & security solutions, received a Special Jury Award for its Open-area Smoke Imaging Detector (OSID) at Expoprotection 2012, held December 4-7 in Paris, France. A jury consisting of market experts, journalists, end users, and consultants presented Xtralis with the Special Jury Award in the F...

Fermax announces new business strategy for the Chinese market The most important security systems trade fair in Asia, China International Exhibition on Public Safety and Security, was the showcase chosen by Fermax to reveal its latest products and launch the new business strategy for the Chinese market. The specialist press opted for this moment to award the prizes for best brand, among them the Valencian firm. With over 1000 exhibitors, 150,000 visitors and 10 exhibition pav...

The Counter Terror Expo Excellence Awards is to be held on 24th April 2013 The Counter Terror Expo Excellence Awards, to be held on 24th April 2013, will be moving to the exclusive private members Hurlingham Club located on the banks of the River Thames. Bordering the Thames in Fulham and set in 42 acres of magnificent grounds, The Hurlingham Club is a green oasis of tradition and international renown. Recognised throughout the world as one of Britain’s greatest private...

QNAP Systems, Inc. recently announced new Turbo NAS V3.8 firmware; which incorporates sought-after improvements to Turbo NAS multimedia applications and new business features. New features of Turbo NAS V3.8 firmware include support for Windows® 8, improvements in Turbo NAS multimedia capabilities, the addition of Surveillance Station Pro, and proxy client for flexible yet secure Internet access in business environments. Firmware V3.8 supports the newest Microsoft Windows 8 operating system,...

Andrew Tuck to focus on promoting Pyronix and Castle brands We are pleased to introduce our new Corporate Account Manager Andrew Tuck. Taking on the new position of Corporate Account Manager, Andrew will be focussing on the promotion of the Pyronix and Castle brands to specifiers within the corporate segment of the market. As you know, Pyronix and Castle have been at the forefront of innovation within the security industry for decades, with the Enforcer being awarded ‘...

Online shoppers will benefit from discounts and promotions RISCO Group, a leading provider of integrated security solutions, has announced the launch of the RISCO STORE, their new wholesale online store dedicated to selling RISCO Group’s product range to Australian professional customers. RISCO Group recently opened an operation in Australia and the RISCO STORE will provide a seamless online shopping experience for the Australian market. The product catalogue is availab...

The product range consists of Predix microwave detectors and Quadrosense fence protection systems artec technologies AG informs about the newly formed partnership with Umirs Europe, Budapest. artec will exclusively distribute the competitive range of perimeter protection products in Germany. The product range consists of Predix dual position k-band microwave detectors for 10 – 400m distance and Quadrosense fence protection systems for existing or new fencing (steel, mas...

Fire, security and social alarms depend upon the telecommunications network in order to process alarm signals The British Security Industry Association (BSIA), the Fire Industry Association (FIA) and Telecare Services Association (TSA) have agreed to work together to ensure that members of all three trade organisations are represented and supported in light of current telecommunication changes to both landline and mobile networks in the UK. So-called ‘next generation ne...

Mahler has served ADS for over twenty years and has assumed the role of Chairman Emeritus After twenty-two years with ADS Security (ADS), Mel Mahler recently announced his retirement and has stepped down as Chairman and CEO. Mahler has assumed the role of Chairman Emeritus. John Cerasuolo, President and COO of the company since 2008, will assume the role of CEO. Cerasuolo will continue to serve as President. Bill Hunt, President of Elmhurst Corporation, the majority partner o...

Bosch's hemi-directional loudspeaker used at Olympic site An extensive range of high quality loudspeaker technologies from Bosch Security Systems, including the technically innovative hemi-directional loudspeaker, has been installed at a new £38 million regional sports facility in Basildon, Essex.   The recently opened Everyone Active Basildon Sporting Village is both a sporting and leisure facility for the local community and has been named...

The Identicom device allows users to discreetly raise a 'Red Alert' if they feel unsafe Family Mosaic, one of the largest providers of homes and supported housing services in London, Essex and Sussex, has implemented over 900 award-winning Identicom devices to protect lone working staff. Connexion2, manufacturer of Identicom, was awarded the contract through a robust and competitive tender process in May 2012.  Family Mosaic has been a customer of Connexion2’s Iden...

Hytera and SISTEMA S.A. awarded the contract to deliver a secure mobile radio network to rail-based transportation project Hytera Mobilfunk GmbH in cooperation with SISTEMA S.A. was awarded to deliver a secure mobile radio network based on TETRA technology to THALES SPAIN who has been awarded for the engineering part of the trains in the project Marmaray. Project Marmaray is a rail-based transportation project in Istanbul, Turkey. The project includes the creation of...

AS& E demonstrated its multi-technology Gemini™ parcel X-ray inspection system at the event American Science and Engineering, Inc. ("AS&E")  a leading  worldwide supplier of innovative X-ray detection solutions, presented and exhibited its cargo and parcel inspection solutions at Transport Security Expo & Conference 2012 held in London from November 14 - 15. The presentation explored common customer inspection challenges and different approaches to...

The training provides government staffs with essential skills to promote safety awareness in fragile movements International security and protection specialist Pilgrims Group has been awarded the prestigious Security Excellence Award (SEA) for its industry leading training for UK government employees due to be posted overseas, sometimes to politically unstable countries. In a ceremony held at the London Hilton on Park Lane, Pilgrims’ COO David Freear and Training Manage...

Risco Group to offer their full product range to the Australian market RISCO Group, a leading provider of integrated security solutions, has opened a new office in Australia enabling them to offer their full product range to the Australian market. Established in 1978 as Rokonet, a manufacturer of high quality detectors, RISCO Group has evolved to become an innovator of creative, advanced solutions for the security industry, renowned in Europe, Asia, Africa and the Americas....

The British Standard for lone worker security provision includes increased data protection for Red Alert data Connexion2 is the first company to be audited and approved against the updated BS8484:2011 approval. The British Standard for lone worker security provision has been updated and now includes increased data protection for incident or Red Alert data and customer data. In order to achieve compliance, all data needs to now be stored either in an ISO 27001 approved environm...

The Grange Tower Bridge Hotel, which as its name suggests, is within walking distance of Tower Bridge and the Tower of London, has 370 rooms and suites spread over 14 floors. Ultra modern in design, it has facilities to attract both business people and tourists, with several restaurants, 10 conference rooms, a half Olympic size swimming pool and a spa area. The hotel incorporates renewable solar and photovoltaic panels, and has an on-site borehole to reduce water consumption – making it on...

The event was held at the Perimeter Security Workshop at London Olympia Traditionally, perimeter protection has been used simply to deter would-be intruders from gaining unauthorised entrance to a premise. However, as the global security landscape evolves to include new and increasingly pervasive threats, the need for sound perimeter systems to form part of an organisation’s wider security strategy has similarly grown. Advancing this debate during a workshop at Transport...

Firetide's live VGA resolution video feeds are provided to the public via the Internet Firetide, Inc., the leading provider of high-performance wireless infrastructure mesh networks, recently announced that Thailand’s Royal Irrigation Department has completed its phase three deployment of the world’s first mesh network capable of delivering live high-definition (HD) wireless video feeds of river water levels and telemetry data for real-time flood forecasting and hi...

800 Identicom devices, face-to-face training of over 800 staff will be rolled as per the contract Reliance High-Tech has announced a three-year contract with South Tyneside NHS Foundation Trust to provide its market leading lone worker protection, Reliance Protect, to a wide range of lone working healthcare staff. The all-inclusive contract encompasses the roll out of 800 Identicom™ devices, network connection, face-to-face training of over 800 staff, 24/7 monitoring, ma...

Fog Bandit's system helps to empower staff to protect themselves and their businesses Robbery is a crime against people and its effect on an individual can be long lasting. Over the last two years Fog Bandit has successfully thwarted 16 robberies without any injuries to the people exposed to what is typically a most frightening experience. Most importantly, NO activation failures have ever been experienced proving the incredible dependability of the Bandit system. In the maj...

Background – ensuring that hospitals are safeThe Treviglio Hospital Trust was formed in January 1998 and comprises four hospitals in Lombardy, Italy: the Treviglio-Caravaggio hospital in Treviglio, the ‘S.S. Trinità’ hospital in Romano, the ‘F.M. Passi’ hospital in Calcinate and the ‘Ospedale Civile’ in San Giovanni Bianco (BG). In addition to these hospitals, all of which have an inpatient department, there are seven outpatient units that provide...

The GSM LineGuard is an alarm signalling product from Bold Communications which converts PSTN to GSM.  Ideal for locations without a fixed phone line, the LineGuard works with the digicomm output from any standard alarm panel or PSTN telecom device.  Single path PSTN alarm signalling is easily transformed to dual path with Contact ID signalling to the ARC.  There is no restriction as to which GSM Network can be used and the device can also be programmed to transmit SMS for instant...

CEM Systems, part of Tyco Security Products, announced the release of version 6.5 of AC2000 SE (Standard Edition) integrated access control and security management software.  This latest release offers a range of new features including video integration, additions and enhancements to AC2000 WEB, integration to Microsoft Active Directory and much more. The new features and functionality of AC2000 SE v6.5 increase performance, simplicity and scope. “AC2000 SE is an integrated security...

Bentel Security, a leader in product design and manufacturing of a complete range of intrusion security and fire alarm control equipment and accessories, is pleased to announce the launch of ABSOLUTA T-LINE Series Keypads. ABSOLUTA T-LINE slim-profile keypads, in a sleek white or black casing, provide installers with quick installation by offering an innovative built-in levelling tool and two-part body with mounting bracket. With a range of integrated features – such as a proximity reader...

The event generated lively debate on the ways in which police and private security have worked together Newly-appointed Minister of State for Policing and Criminal Justice, Damian Green MP, highlighted the clear benefits of private sector involvement in policing at a Parliamentary round table meeting hosted by the British Security Industry Association (BSIA) earlier this month. The forthcoming impact of Police and Crime Commissioners and the role of private security companies...