Commercial security - Case studies

On February 19, 2022, the Prime Minister, Mr. Jean CASTEX, announced the notification to Nexter Systems of the contract for the development of the new generation CAmion Equipped with an ARtillery System (Caesar©) also named Caesar© MK II. Arquus, a long-time supplier of tactical and logistical mobility to the armed forces, is pleased to have been selected by Nexter to supply the new Caesar MK II rolling base. Already the designer of the mobility base for the French Army's current ge...

Sometimes the pace of life speeds up and it’s tricky to keep up. This is especially the case with intense sports, like ice hockey. NHL players can reach speeds over 20 miles (32 km) per hour on the ice. In scenarios like this, it can be challenging to broadcast all games across several stadia, especially when they were often relying on amateur ‘producers’ to cover many of the games. It was this challenge that faced media streaming company LiveArena, and they turned to Hikvisio...

The Ningbo City Bus mobile surveillance project, one of the largest transportation installations in China, covers more than 3,600 buses belonging to 14 transportation companies in Ningbo city. Challenge  The Ningbo Transportation Department faced many of the common problems with security on their buses. They needed to protect their assets and provide for the safety and security of passengers and drivers. Their security system needed to provide evidence in the event of theft or injury, hel...

British inspection specialist, PFE Limited uses FLIR Thermal Studio software to accelerate site inspections and reporting, and to deliver consistent reporting quality to its demanding customer base. Based in Wallasey, North-West England, United Kingdom, PFE Limited is a family-owned business, specialising in a wide range of inspection and reliability services for industrial customers. Thermal imaging specialists To provide trustworthy and repeatable reporting quality, PFE engineers make use o...

Iridium Communications Inc. announced an ultra-low bandwidth video transmission technology from a new Value-Added Developer (VAD), VideoSoft Global. Running over the Iridium Certus® service, Videosoft's FireLight solution enables the live transmission of video from as low as 4 Kbps to and from anywhere in the world. Bandwidth-efficient video The solution supports secure live video, audio, and data delivery for viewing, command, and control, and processing in real-t...

Together with SenseTek, Bandweaver Technology’s flagship Linear Heat Detection (LHD) solution, FireLaser, offers over 7,000m of coverage at Parking Garage P10 Plaza Arena in Amsterdam. With the capability to detect a pan fire test of just 0.25m2, the system successfully meets some of the most stringent fire regulations in the world. SenseTek, a specialist in fire detection applications, worked with the client to design a solution that meets and surpasses these requirements. Covering...

Bowling Green Municipals Utilities' (BGMU) most famous landmark sits atop Reservoir Hill in Bowling Green, Kentucky. Its one-of-a-kind paint design is like no other water storage tank in the country. The image of the tank is found on postcards, stickers, license plates, and logos throughout the city. When the tank needed to be taken out of service and repainted, BGMU had to devise a method to maintain water pressure for the pressure zone it served. They planned on using the water pump station t...

In 1959, eight dairies in the Parmigiano Reggiano area founded the CCS Consorzio Caseifici Sociali. Over the years, the business has expanded to include the production and maturing of Parmigiano Reggiano. In 1995, the Granterre Consortium was established, bringing together the entire Parmigiano Reggiano dairy chain, and then almost ten years later, in 2004, control of Parmareggio Spa was acquired. In 2019 Bonterre Spa, the holding company under which the control of Parmareggio Spa and Grandi Sa...

UK-based global connectivity solutions provider and MVNO, Cellhire is utilising its eSIM-based mobile network, ‘eSIMsmart’, in order to provide mobile connectivity over-the-air to its news media customers, including print/online, TV, radio and news agencies, in Ukraine. Martyn Stevens, the Chief Executive Officer (CEO), at Cellhire Group (Cellhire), said “The eSIM based mobile connectivity is essential to ensuring individuals are contactable and have a communications lifeline....

In the course of the acquisition of three Lockheed C-130J-30 and KC-130J "Hercules" aircraft each, the German Bundeswehr decided to equip all aircraft with HENSOLDT’s latest generation of defence sensor technology. Integrating sensors With MILDS Block 2, HENSOLDT is supplying a total of 35 sensors (five per aircraft and five units for lab use) to Danish company Terma A/S, which is managing the integration of the systems at Lockheed Martin through Terma Inc. The contracts, with a scope of...

Patriot One Technologies Inc. has announced that Kia Georgia, Inc. has implemented the company’s Multi-Sensor Gateway screening technology, designed to detect guns, knives and other prohibited items on people at large workplaces. This deployment will be part of a larger service that includes the company’s artificial intelligence (AI)-powered platform, to further enhance the current guard service for the entire manufacturing facility. Patriot One’s AI-powered platform deployed...

Infinet Wireless, the global vendor of fixed wireless broadband connectivity solutions, helped the Mexican State of Jalisco to increase public connectivity coverage in 125 municipalities during a technological renovation, enabling more than 12,000 sites as well as its schools, hospitals, libraries, public parks, high schools, administrative offices, CCTV networks and tourist places, among others. The project called Red Jalisco included the implementation of the 100% Infinet Wireless technology...

Volvo Car USA (Volvo Group) is rolling out a new programme to equip U.S. retailers with automated vehicle inspection systems that aim to improve customer satisfaction and business efficiencies, so as to further strengthen the Swedish automaker’s reputation for product quality and safety. High-speed, camera based systems from Israel­based UVeye utilise artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) technologies to check tires, underbody components and vehicle exteriors for defe...

With traffic levels constantly rising, cities around the world are looking for ways to manage the sheer number of traffic on their roads. The city of Chorzow in southern Poland wanted to go a step further and provide information to streamline their public transport on the roads, as well as regular vehicles. They approached Sprint, a systems integrator in Poland, who delivered an intelligent traffic management solution using Hikvision technology. Challenge City municipal Board o...

The M-2 Motorway is a North-South motorway in Pakistan, constructed in the years 1992 to 1997. It is currently in use, connecting Rawalpindi to Lahore. The motorway is 375 km (233 mi) long and is located entirely in the Punjab province. Crucial areas such as where accidents occur most frequently, where there might be threats of illegal or dangerous activity, or where other environmental hazards endanger drivers became the focus of the installation. Vehicle monitoring system Frontier Works Org...

Some of Cape Town’s busiest roads, leading to one of the wealthiest suburbs, are being secured with an automated Licence Plate Recognition system installed by LPR Solutions. At its heart is a network of 42 sophisticated Day/Night cameras from Hikvision, whose iVMS video management software streams the video data to the LPR software. The increased surveillance has led to a dramatic drop in crime within the suburb, down an indicated 65% following the introduction of the cameras.  Caus...

Bosch Building Technologies has installed a digital public address and voice alarm system – Praesensa, at the Telford Shopping Centre, located in Telford, in the United Kingdom (UK). On 25 acres of commercial space, the IP-based Praesensa system from Bosch now provides music, announcements, and emergency alerts for retail stores, restaurants, as well as hotels and a cinema, located in the shopping mall. Future-proof and IP-networked solution The shopping mall operator was looking to upg...

Having one of the world’s top predators take up residence in the middle of the town may not seem like a welcome surprise. But, when that predator is the world’s fastest bird and provides the chance to capture its behaviour at its nest site, courtesy of a top 4K camera from Hikvision, it proved to be too good an opportunity for the people of Taunton and UK peregrine experts to miss. Introduction The Peregrine Falcon is a large, powerful, and breathtakingly fast bird, the fastest ani...

Total Ghana, an oil and gas company with over 200 service stations in Ghana, is one such business that needs around-the-clock security not only for its premises based in Accra but also for its many service stations. Total is dedicated to delivering quality petroleum products and serving its customers in innovative ways. This means Total’s consumer operations involve a concentration of vehicle and pedestrian activity with people fuelling vehicles and moving between the retail outlets. This...

As the green lungs of Mother Earth, the forest is a true natural oxygen bar, it renews the air supply by absorbing carbon dioxide and producing oxygen. The forest is rich in resources, but how to protect forests and achieve harmonious coexistence between humans and forests? Deqing, a forest city in northern Zhejiang Province has shown with its years of good practices in forest management, conservation, and sustainable development. About Deqing County Deqing County has a total area of 935.9 km...

Globally renowned jeweller firm, Michelsen is among the oldest companies in Iceland, selling luxury jewellery and watches. In fact, the company is also an official Rolex Service Center. The family-run business recently moved premises to the centre of Reykjavik and needed to upgrade their security, as part of the refurbishment. This was also important, since Michelsen added a new range of expensive watches to their inventory. They turned to Securitas, Iceland’s largest security provider, w...

Upgrading a two-wire analogue intercom to a conventional IP video system typically involves messy and costly rewiring work. So what happens if users want to install over 500 IP systems into a single building? One company, Hikvision, has developed an innovative two-wire solution and it’s already making waves at the luxurious RiverGate condominium in Singapore.  Challenge “If someone rang the bell at the side entrance, it wouldn’t always ring in my apartment upstairs,&rdq...

Car theft is a concern for many people, so imagine if users were responsible for a whole load of them. Car dealer P. Christensen in Denmark knows this headache from personal experience, suffering several thefts from their fenced area. It was time to ramp up security, so they turned to Telesikring, the largest private-owned security company in Denmark, for a perimeter detection solution. Telesikring upgraded security with a solution using Hikvision surveillance cameras. Challenge Despite exist...

A bespoke fire and security solution specified and installed by Evolution, the pioneering integrated fire and security systems business, is helping to protect visitors and staff at Johnnie Walker Princes Street (JWPS) in the heart of Edinburgh. Situated on Princes Street, JWPS takes visitors on an immersive journey through the 200-year history behind the world’s best-selling whisky, as well as food and drink experiences, hosted across eight floors of the transformed landmark building in t...

Michigan Mutual is a mortgage broker founded in 1992 by brothers - Mark and Hale Walker. Over the past few decades, the business has expanded across 35 US states and now has a total of 100 Mortgage Loan Advisors. As a company that handles financial information, being able to quickly communicate with customers, while keeping personal data secure, is a top priority and core to their value proposition. The challenge is having all the right tools and technology in place, in order to compete with bi...

Mines are unique operating environments with highly specific health and safety challenges. In particular, underground mining operations typically experience low-visibility conditions and light pollution from flashlights, vehicle lights, and reflective strips on equipment and clothing, making traditional surveillance and safety monitoring difficult. These were some of the challenges facing Jiangzhuang Coal Mine in the Shangdong Province of China, which covers an underground area of 43 square kil...