Eric Alexander

Digital Barriers plc is pleased to announce that its ThruVis thermal screening camera technology was deployed by G4S to enhance security at the Manchester “One Love” Concert at the Emirates Old Trafford Cricket Ground, Manchester on the 4th June, 2017 and throughout the week of the British Summer Time event at Hyde Park, London 3-9th July 2017. Manchester “One Love” Concert Digital Barriers and G4S offered their services to the organisers of the One Love concert, responding to the need for additional security assurance. The event’s security infrastructure, including ThruVis, protected an audience of 50,000 visitors, as well as staff and artists including Liam Gallagher, Coldplay, Katy Perry and Robbie Williams. British Summer Time Event At the British Summer Time event in Hyde Park, ThruVis was deployed for the whole week both at VIP entrances and also at public gates, screening at rates of up to 1,000 people per hour. A total of 50,000 people were screened by ThruVis through the week at an event headlined by artists such as Kings of Leon, The Killers and Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers. Additional security assurance G4S chose to use ThruVis as it provides a unique new security capability. Firstly, it offers additional security assurance by seeing non-metallic threats like explosives and ceramic knives, as well as guns, at distances in excess of 5m. Secondly, as a thermal camera, it is completely safe and respectful of personal privacy. Finally, by reducing queuing times and minimising the need to divest clothing, ThruVis dramatically improves the visitor “experience”, as shown by the 98% satisfaction rating from visitors screened at Hyde Park. Enhanced security at minimal inconvenience G4S Director of Events Eric Alexander, said, “We used Digital Barriers' ThruVis passive screening solution, to support our security arrangements at the event.  We recognise that new security innovations play an important role in strengthening our capability and increase the public's confidence in the measures we use to keep them safe.” Colin Evans, Chief Operating Officer at Digital Barriers, said, “The public expects enhanced security around high profile public events and would prefer this to be provided with minimal further inconvenience. We are confident ThruVis is the only security technology available today that meets this need and we are delighted to be working with G4S to make this important new capability widely available.”

ThruVis is a highly sensitive camera that is mobile, discreet, and rapidly deployable G4S, a security company, has entered into a strategic partnership with AIM-listed technology specialist Digital Barriers, which will see G4S deploy the company’s ThruVis solution at major UK events to protect against the threat from concealed weapons and explosives. G4S will use ThruVis to provide enhanced security at public and private events to detect potential threats concealed under clothing without disrupting the flow of people. ThruVis is a highly sensitive camera that is mobile, discreet, and rapidly deployable. It has been used effectively by government agencies around the world and is now being made available in the wider event space for the first time. Cutting edge technology Eric Alexander, Managing Director, G4S Events commented: “G4S is embracing cutting edge-technology and working with industry partners such as Digital Barriers to provide solutions that protect the public from sophisticated and covert threats. G4S is supporting this technology as a unique way to secure event venues, significantly enhancing traditional security measures such as metal detectors and baggage checks” “ThruVis provides a higher level of protection and deterrence whilst reducing queue times, improving the visitor experience, and because it’s a passive camera, it does so without any issues of safety or privacy. Given recent events, we see this as an inevitable additional security measure that will rapidly become commonplace.”Event security G4S secures millions of people annually at events including the British Grand Prix at Silverstone, the Open championship at St. Andrew’s and British Summer Time Hyde Park, as well as securing events at many large venues such as ExCeL and the O2. Zak Doffman, Chief Executive Officer, Digital Barriers commented: "Our partnership with G4S will help to secure public spaces and event venues globally, providing an additional layer of security that is not in place today. ThruVis has already been used around the world by government agencies to protect the public from acts of terrorism, now we hope to extend this to help protect the public from attacks on so-called soft target locations." Save