Indoor Security - Case studies
Security expert Abloy UK has supplied Crediton Care & Support Homes Ltd (CCSH) with a compliant electric-locking solution for Kite House, a new care facility in Crediton, Devon. CCSH specialise in providing residential care for people with autism, Aspergers, learning disabilities and mental health issues. Kite House is the newest of its facilities, offering a full range of residential, day-care and domiciliary services. Exeter-based Guardian Security handles all the security needs of CCSH,...
Erste Group Bank AG built a new group headquarters on the site of the former Südbahnhof railway station in Vienna, with construction work taking place from 2012 to 2016. Employees who were previously distributed across 20 different locations throughout the city now all work in the same building complex. Advantages of new arrangement The advantages of this new arrangement are clear: Closer proximity and improved infrastructure strengthen cooperation and provide a modern, pleasant working e...
Manchester-Boston Regional Airport opened to serve the state of New Hampshire and the surrounding New England community in 1927, a little over two decades after the Wright brother’s first powered flight. Located three miles south of central Manchester, the Manchester-Boston Regional Airport is the fourth largest passenger and third largest cargo airport in New England. The airport is also the busiest in the state, qualifying under the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) as a “small...
Vicon Industries, Inc., designer and manufacturer of video surveillance and access control software, hardware and components, has announced the completed installation of an end-to-end Vicon surveillance solution for Shelbyville, Indiana’s new Major Health Partners (MHP) medical complex and surrounding campus. The enterprise solution combines video management capabilities for cameras throughout the main hospital, oncology centre, orthopaedic centre and administrative data services building...
In the Biatta family, the craft of producing excellent wines is passed from generation to generation. Back in 1985, Giovanni Biatta, the forefather of the Le Marchesine operation, purchased the first three hectares in the area of Franciacorta, but the family has dedicated itself to a single passion for at least five generations: Excellence in wine-making. Heir of an ancient family from Brescia, the great-grandfather of Giovanni, Camillo Biatta, was a negociant eleveur, a noble and ancient t...
Set in 58 acres of parkland at the end of a magnificent sea loch, the Torridon Hotel and Inn boasts one of the most spectacular and idyllic locations in the country. As the only hotel in Scotland to win the coveted Automobile Association “Hotel of the Year” twice, the Torridon has attracted a number of high profile guests and the location for several films and a TV series. Customer service and privacy Although originally built as a shooting lodge for the first Earl of Lovelace in 1...
STANLEY Security, a manufacturer and integrator of security solutions, has completed a fully integrated security system upgrade that benefits Believe In Tomorrow’s hospital housing programme for families of children receiving treatment at the world-renowned Johns Hopkins Children’s Center in Baltimore, Maryland. The hospital housing facilities that received significant security enhancements are the Believe In Tomorrow Children’s House at Johns Hopkins and the Believe In Tomorro...
MOBOTIX' highly specialised video sensors were perfect for application at The Opel Zoo in Germany The Opel Zoo in Kronberg/Germany, originally known as the “Georg von Opel Outdoor Enclosure for Animal Studies,” provides expansive compounds and enclosures for around 1,500 animals spread across 27 hectares. There are more than 200 species being kept at the zoo, and many of them are endangered. Located on the southern slopes of the Taunus mountain range and offer...
Roumieh is the largest prison in Lebanon, holding thousands of prisoners within its walls. The size of the prison population of Roumieh and the challenges authorities face around internal crime, corruption, contraband, and inmate unrest have led to the continued notoriety of the facility. The prison consists of five buildings and hosts a variety of convicts and detainees. Its population ranges from individuals held on remand to terrorists and high-risk prisoners who pose great challenges to sec...
The Dahl Auto Plaza in Winona, Minnesota is part of an auto dynasty that first began in 1911, when Andrew H. Dahl began selling Ford Model T’s out of his general store in Westby, Wisconsin. The company is in its fifth generation of Dahl family ownership with over a century of growth behind it. Today Dahl operates three dealership campuses throughout the Midwestern United States that are home to Subaru, Hyundai, Mazda, Toyota, Chevrolet, Buick, GMC, Ford, and Lincoln au...
Celgene’s business field is very sensitive. Researching, developing and marketing new therapies for treating hitherto incurable diseases requires security and know-how protection. In addition to the American headquarters in New Jersey, protection was also needed for the company’s European headquarters in Boudry, Switzerland. Biometric focus Celgene is an innovative high-tech company, and has equally high expectations for its security. It quickly became apparent that the focus shoul...
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Innovative design allows popular centre to protect visitors, staff and site with better quality images and fewer cameras MOBOTIX AG, a manufacturer of digital high-resolution, network-based video security systems announces that MOBOTIX Partner Switchnet Systems has completed a successful installation at a well-regarded garden centre that combines video surveillance, day-night operation, number plate recognition and analytics to secure the site and enhance management visibilit...
Arecont Vision megapixel technology is proven around the world to reduce the number of cameras required while increasing video quality, coverage, and forensic recording. Hotels, casinos, theme and amusement parks, museums, restaurants, and entertainment venues of all types are customer-proven environment for Arecont Vision cameras. At the same time, customers are usually able to dramatically slash the number of cameras required for a less-prevalent and more welcoming surveillance environm...
PVcomBank, one of Vietnam’s fastest growing and most progressive banks, has acquired a cutting-edge March Networks video surveillance system. Established in 2013 through a merger of PetroVietnam Finance Corporation and WesternBank, the Hanoi-based financial institution is a joint stock commercial bank with 115 branches throughout the country. Shareholders include Petro Vietnam with a 52 percent stake and Morgan Stanley with a 6.7 percent strategic interest. Prior to s...
Care homes present many unique security challenges. Above all, a residence needs to feel like an open, welcoming space. It must work for the resident, and provide a pleasant environment to greet family and other visitors. It should be a home, in every sense. However, at the same time, managers must ensure security of the site, including its staff, sensitive data, and areas where medicines are kept. If there has been an unauthorised access attempt, staff need to know as soon as possible. When res...
Göttingen University Medical Centre protects waste management staff with the latest in personal protection communications Multitone Electronics plc, a provider of design, manufacture and implementation of integrated communication systems, announces that it German-based team, Multiton Elektronik GmbH, has supplied and installed its EkoSecure emergency signalling system to protect waste management staff at the Göttingen University Medical Centre in Germany. Maximum em...
The mission critical LTE network solution was designed to comply with the rigorous availability and security parameters Teltronic, part of the Sepura Group, has - in partnership with Técnicas Competitivas - successfully deployed the first mission critical LTE network in Europe. Already fully operational, the deployment provides complementary broadband services to RESCAN, the private TETRA network of the Canary Islands’ Public Safety agencies, whose end users incl...
Critical Infrastructure in transportation Transportation is a complex world. City streets, bridges, highways, tunnels, seaports, airports, and rail systems all offer different challenges to the security professional seeking to protect people, cargo, commodities, and critical infrastructure. Customers around the world rely on Arecont Vision as a key part of that protection. Arecont Vision megapixel camera benefits Made in USA quality, advanced technology, and field upgradable fea...
Components used in the new installation have been selected to allow easy and inexpensive expansion in the future Tasked with implementing a major upgrade to its client's security systems at the London HQ of one of the UK's leading information storage and management companies, Facilities Management company, FMS Limited, approached security expert Raysil for assistance. After evaluating the site's existing systems and finding them to be unsuitable for updating, Raysil recommende...
CRB technician Martin Granados installs Dahua IP mini dome cameras at the Upscale Resale store Bunni Ickes, store manager of Upscale Resale, was so determined to stop shoplifting that she purchased fake plastic surveillance cameras in an attempt to discourage thieves. Upscale Resale is a thrift store operated by South County Outreach, a charitable organisation that helps local low-income families. Operating Upscale Resale comes with the challenges of nonprofit management, par...
ASSA ABLOY cam action door closers ensure that the doors are light to open while retaining closing power A South Yorkshire District General Hospital has been supplied with a range of hardware by ASSA ABLOY Security Solutions, a UK division of ASSA ABLOY, a provider of door opening solutions. South Yorkshire hospital is a 500-bed hospital, run by Doncaster and Bassetlaw Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. Each year the hospital treats around 150,000 patients along with 95,500 A&...
Challenge The Sands Consolidated Independent School District (SCISD) in Ackerly, Texas, had been operating without a security system. There were no cameras to monitor the flow of students, teachers and others coming in and out of the buildings, and there was no access control system to secure school doors. With the number of recent attacks at schools, security cameras were needed to ensure only authorised personnel were allowed on school property for staff and student safety and to deter vandal...
Stadtwerke Kiel AG, or SWK, has supplied energy to Schleswig-Holstein’s regional capital, Kiel, and its surrounding municipalities for decades. Businesses and households in a city of almost quarter-of-a-million people rely on SWK for electricity, gas, water and district heating supply. Now a public–private enterprise operating in Germany’s liberated energy markets, the company sought a modern, flexible locking system to meet its complex and rapidly developing security needs....
In total, the hotel has installed 75 units comprised of different camera types from the Dahua Eco Savvy 2.0 series The Villa d’Este has been nestled in Cernobbio for almost 150 years. It was built in 1568 as a private residence and was transformed into a hotel in 1873. The Villa itself is a great example of Renaissance architecture and its luxurious rooms are located majestically along the shore of Lake Como. For years, many international awards have been bestowed upon V...
The ISONAS system has provided significantly better facility security and control Having grown up as a musician in what evolved into the vibrant Seattle music scene, Steven Bell started performing his own music at an early age. With a desire to obtain quality recordings of his music, he eventually began to develop recording studio capabilities in his garage. Word of his recording abilities spread in the local music community and Steven was approached by different groups asking...
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