Electronic security systems - Case studies

Smaller retailers face much the same theft, shoplifting and fraud problems as larger stores and supermarkets but they may feel that they can't afford the kind of CCTV monitoring and deterrence systems widely used by their larger rivals. Recently however, CCTV manufacturers have addressed this market by introducing smaller CCTV observation systems specifically for retail premises including shops, convenience stores, fast food outlets, building societies, car showrooms, jewellers - in fact...

Rotterdam Port controls entry with a biometric security system

"Combining smart cards with biometric identification at the Port of Rotterdam has reduced cargo handling time significantly and increased security levels." - Helen Thomas, international sales manager, Recognition System Summary Europe's largest container port strengthens security and speeds cargo handling with biometric access control systems. Business Need The Port of Rotterdam, Europe's largest container port and a major international industrial and transportation hub, shipped or pro...

A better focus on surveillance

Bank One is the nation's sixth-largest bank holding company, with more than 1,000 banking centers and business offices in 23 states and multiple countries. Much of the company's growth has come as a result of mergers and acquisitions, which have also resulted in a mix of video surveillance systems. Surveillance systems at some of the acquired locations had been in operation for more than 20 years, and some sites still used film cameras. Other locations possessed the lates...

Stars in their eyes

The ChallengeNewcastle's Telewest Arena has recently completed a full overhaul of its security system with the help of CCTV system consultants and installers Integrated Electronic Security (IES) - and has found an unusual benefit of going digital.The 11,000-seat Telewest Arena, that has played host to stars such as Justin Timberlake, Elton John and Cher, had suffered a spate of thefts, involving publicity material being stolen from outside the premises, where traditional pan and tilt cameras wer...

Belfast's Translink installed with CEM's webEntry™ security system

Translink is Northern Ireland's public transport provider and one of the largest companies in Northern Ireland with a turnover in excess of £100m. Over 75 million passenger journeys are made on Translink services each year. In summer 2005 Translink's new £11.4 million Belfast train cleaning facility was installed with CEM's webEntry™ security system by CEM approved reseller Fire and Security Ltd. The 170 metre long, 30 metre wide and 10 metre high train facility was...

Reading has experienced singular growth in recent years courtesy of unprecedented business and retail expansion, providing Area Traffic Control Manager Simon Beasley with something of a challenge.

“We’re a compact urban area and some sections of our road network have become oversaturated. To ease congestion we want to give people travel information that allows them to make informed choices about their mode of transport and the route and timing of their journey.”Siemens Traffic Controls’ innovative traffic management and information system forms the hub of Reading’s control centre.Its principal features include a common database and co-ordination facilit...

PowerFence™ Security System stops Dinsdale Mitre 10 plant thieves in their tracks

Sick and tired of thieves helping themselves to your stock?Need a ‘sure-fire' way of keeping your plants secure after hours?Rick Currin, Manager of Mitre 10 Dinsdale in Hamilton, New Zealand has taken a proactive approach to securing plants and stock. To maximise site security Rick installed a PowerFence™ system from Gallagher Security Management Systems along his garden centre perimeter wall.Since installation, four and a half years ago, Rick reports that the PowerF...