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    Specialist areas Electronic access control, integrated security systems | John DaviesManaging Director, TDSi A graduate in Chemistry from University of London, John Davies began his working life at British Aerospace Military Aircraft Group in 1979. In 1981 he moved to Litton Industries Inc. and worked in Japan, Singapore and USA, in 1993 he established a business in Malaysia for a Canadian environmental services company, and in 1997 on return to the UK took up a directorship at Zellweger Analytics and moved to a telecom software start-up in 1999. John joined TDSi in 2003 when it was owned by Norbain SD Limited and led the management buyout in February 2005. TDSi manufactures electronic access control and integrated security systems. Export sales have grown from 25% of the business to 40+%. John is active with the BSIA (British Security Industry Association) having been Chairman of the Export Council and is also an industry representative on the Security Sector Advisory Group (SSAG) for UKTI DSO. |
Round Table contributions by John Davies
What are the security challenges for schools and colleges?
Comment: By their very nature, educational establishments are open environments, but at the same time they need to protect young people, staff and...
Is the role of manpower more or less important for security today?
Comment: As security systems become more technology-centric and advanced, it's not so much the quantity of installation manpower that is required, but the...
Does the security market really understand the meaning of 'cloud?'
Comment: When the security industry talks about “The Cloud,” we usually mean software systems and services hosted in remote server farms and...
What motivates customers to buy more security systems?
Comment: The age-old motivator is inevitably “fear.” This includes a fear of the loss of assets or freedoms and the need to protect ourselves...
Articles by John Davies
 | Key practical steps to an effective business security culture There has never been closer integration between physical and logical security systems, so there has also never been greater importance when it comes to defining and maintaining the security... |
 | Growing need for open protocols in the security industry If all the components within a security and wider IT network have the ability to interact together, they can offer so much more than their individual capabilities... |
 | Misguided trust leads to increase in security risks and potential attack from intruders Stringent security policies are necessary in an organisation to prevent incidents of misplaced trust leading to an attack from intruders Trust is a word closely... |
 | Biometrics market poised for rapid growth 2014 has been a year of significant growth for TDSi TDSi 2014/2015 Review and Forecast: In 2014 we saw continued growth at TDSI , largely through... |
 | TDSi expands customer support team with Internal Customer Care Advisor Madison Read Integrated security manufacturer TDSi announces the appointment of its new Internal Customer Care Advisor, Madison Read. Madison’s new role will see her assisting customers from across the... |
 | TDSi appoints Paula Warburton as new Finance and Operations Director Integrated security manufacturer TDSi is pleased to announce the appointment of its new Finance and Operations Director, Paula Warburton. Paula takes on the vital role which will see her lead the... |
 | TDSi to preview GARDiS open-protocol security range at Security TWENTY 17 North Integrated security manufacturer TDSi will be illustrating the benefits of its new GARDiS open-protocol security range at Security TWENTY 17 North on Tuesday 4th July 2017. GARDiS... |
 | TDSi appoints Francesca Meyrick as new Marketing Manager Integrated security manufacturer TDSi announces the appointment of its new Marketing Manager, Francesca Meyrick. As well as heading up TDSi’s marketing division, Francesca will be working... |
 | TDSi expands its finance team with appointment of Luke Kleszcz Integrated security manufacturer TDSi is pleased to announce the growth of its Finance team with the appointment of its new Finance Assistant, Luke Kleszcz. TDSi financial activity... |
