Security management - Case studies

The Great Northern Tower is an impressive 72-metre (236 feet) high-rise tower block that has been tailor made for residential living. With 25 floors, it is home to 287 self-contained apartments, located in the heart of Manchester, United Kingdom (UK). An effective door entry system plays a critical role in convenient, secure and flexible access control, as well as the safety and wellbeing of residents. The tower block has a concierge service too that also requires specific authorisation for ent...

Teledyne FLIR Defense, part of Teledyne Technologies Incorporated, announced at Eurosatory that it is completing deliveries of 127 PackBot® 525 Unmanned Ground Vehicles (UGVs) to the German Army (Deutsches Heer). Final shipments are expected to occur in July. Contract award and deliveries were facilitated through Teledyne FLIR’s partner, European Logistic Partners (ELP) of Wuppertal, Germany. Teledyne FLIR PackBot 525 robot The Teledyne FLIR PackBot 525 is the most advance...

Qognify, a provider of video and Enterprise Incident Management (EIM) solutions announced a global Video Management System (VMS) roll-out project with the research-driven biopharmaceutical company - Boehringer Ingelheim. Qognify‘s Cayuga VMS Boehringer Ingelheim has a global footprint with about 180 sites around the world. To effectively support video surveillance, need in those, Boehringer Ingelheim decided to standardise the hardware and software approach in the configuration and rollo...

Continental Tyres ranks among the top 5 automotive suppliers worldwide. With their expertise in mobility, transport, and processing, they keep the development as a foreword to bettering the world. Since bringing in the first tread pattern tire in the world, Continental Tyres has strived for automotive safety for the last 140 years. The challenge The major challenge that the factory faced was that without an access control system, the entire asset and materials as a whole were unsecured and ea...

With so many substations distributed across such a vast area, threats such as trespassing, vandalism, and sabotage were always top of mind for Alabama Power’s security team.  Their goal was to implement high-quality camera installations at all their worksites, unifying the entire system so that even the most remote locations could be monitored from a centralised, analytics-enabled platform. To achieve this, they looked to Motorola Solutions’ Video Security & Analytics suite...

For Seneca Township High School, maintaining a robust and up-to-date security system proved costly and difficult for the school. Challenge The existing security technology was also time-consuming for both administrators and the School Resource Officer, often requiring them to be in multiple places at once when two or more events simultaneously occurred on campus that required further review or action. For a more intelligent solution with centralised controls, the team at Seneca Township High...

Worcester City Council provides efficient essential services for over 95,000 residents and, working with the local community, it aims to create a prosperous, safe city and to improve the quality of life for residents, students and visitors. Worcester City Council operates a video surveillance system in the city centre predominantly for crime prevention and deterrence, facilitating the apprehension and prosecution of offenders, identifying missing persons, and flood monitoring. Solution Avigil...

Securing more than 100 buildings is no easy feat, but it’s of utmost importance to the Department of Safety and Security at Fulton, which also includes the School Police and Student Health Services and Emergency. With above-average student incident rates and student disciplinary concerns at some schools, upgrades to the security system were needed to allow better local and remote monitoring in important areas. Solution Avigilon video security and access control solutions FCS is a great...

ACRE International's SPC protects the museum, which promotes information on maritime subjects comprehensively and interactively by employing multimedia techniques. Intrusion detection SPC is ACRE International's flagship intrusion detection product. It helps protect the museum's main attractions, such as their permanent interactive room called "People-Ships-Ports."  Another exhibition, "Boats of People of the World," is a rich collection of boats varying from an Eskimo kayak to a Ve...

More than 70 schools and early learning centres in Renfrewshire, Scotland, are benefitting from improved security, key control and key management, as a result of upgrading to ASSA CLIQ Remote. With schools previously using complex master key systems, Renfrewshire Council faced a number of challenges, including consistency of approach, who had access to keys, and how this was managed. ASSA CLIQ Remote solution To address these challenges, the ASSA ABLOY Door Hardware Group recommended its ASSA...

The use of biometrics to increase the security integrity of hospital settings has been booming, and it is only expected to rise. According to recent research studies, the global healthcare biometrics market is projected to reach US$ 14.5 billion by 2025. Types of Biometric Security Facial Authentication There are a variety of options for healthcare facilities to implement biometric security in their organisations, in order to increase hospital access controls. A few examples of which incl...

From March 2022 onwards, passengers at T1 and T2 (in addition to T3) at Singapore’s Changi Airport can enjoy a faster, more seamless and secure experience with IDEMIA’s systems, which combines biometric data capture and automated immigration clearance process. This is in line with the New Clearance Concept (NCC) by Singapore’s Immigration and Checkpoints Authority (ICA), which aims to make automated clearance the norm for all travellers to Singapore by 2023. New deployments i...

As home of the renowned St Andrews Prize for the Environment, the University of St Andrews has sustainability at the heart of its ethos. For student accommodation, university managers sought an energy-efficient access control solution, which respected and reflected these principles. A major challenge facing the university was that multiple different standalone access control technologies had been installed piecemeal at student halls over the years. To upgrade the accommodation, university manag...

Australian company High Frequency designed a “self-service” linen portal for a commercial laundry servicing the thriving short-stay accommodation market. Called the “Mobile Linen Hub”, this modified shipping container provides access to linen for users 24/7. After taking the linen they need, the cost is then added to their account as they exit the hub. Access control with Wiegand 125 kHz reader High Frequency’s initial prototype used a standard Wiegand 125 kHz re...

Salient Systems, a pioneer in open architecture video management systems, announces that UMass Amherst, the flagship campus of the University of Massachusetts system, has standardised its video surveillance operations on the Salient CompleteView Video Management Platform, enabling campus security and safety staff to protect the campus population of 32,000 with a 24/7 view of its video surveillance and integrated access control operations. Using CompleteView, UMass Amherst is centrally monitorin...

A well-known century-old Japanese brewery revered locally for its sake, shochu, plum wine, beer, and flavourings. It operates five large-scale breweries in Japan and continues to expand in scale and scope. To ensure product safety, the Japanese brewery is committed to improving process stringency. In this context, it noted the growing insufficiency of its current surveillance system and recognised the need to replace total surveillance solutions to improve cost control and maximise product safe...

3DX-Ray Ltd is pleased to announce the sale of a ThreatScan-LSC system to the United Kingdom’s Thames Valley Police. The ThreatScan-LSC system has been purchased to support the Thames Valley Police Specialist Search Unit, for operations at public events. This system provides the unit with the capability of identifying the contents of suspect bags and packages quickly and accurately, in their core mission of keeping the public safe. ThreatScan-LSC system 3DX-Ray Ltd’s ThreatScan-LS...

When talking about digitalisation, there is one topic that keeps coming up - Smart Office - Intelligent IoT (Internet of Things) solutions that make everyday lives safer, more comfortable and more efficient. Systems to centrally manage employees' access with no keys and physical cards - face recognition, manage employee time tracking and secure office printing with the embedded face recognition reader, are now seen as state-of-the-art. Dürr, founded in 1896, is a globally renowned mechanic...

ZeroEyes, creators of the only A.I.-based gun detection video analytics platform that holds the US Department of Homeland Security SAFETY Act Designation, focused solely on gun detection announced that it has been selected by Oxford High School of Oxford Township, MI for a pilot program designed to dramatically reduce the likelihood of mass shootings on campus. ZeroEyes’ proprietary software will use existing security cameras to identify a potential gun as soon as it might becom...

An innovative end-to-end video surveillance system from IDIS is helping to enhance safety and security at Chapter White City, a recently built student accommodation in West London. Chapter White City’s solution The advanced solution comprising network cameras, recorders, IDIS Center VMS, and all accessories is eliminating security blind spots, improving image quality, and transforming usability for the 24/7 security team. Chapter White City, run by residential property management leader...

Midcounties Co-operative, the largest independent co-operative in the UK covering the heartlands of England with over 300 stores and almost 700,000 members has announced it has selected Amberstone Security to become their security partner.  Data-driven intelligence-led guarding services Amberstone Security is one of Europe’s suppliers of intelligence-led guarding services, security technology solutions, and loss prevention services. They will provide numerous security services...

UV-Concepts develops and manufactures innovative no-touch disinfection solutions using the ultraviolet UV-C germicidal wavelength of 254nm.  Their flagship product is the UVE™ UV-C Enclosure, a purpose-built platform for the disinfection of primarily portable medical equipment in hospitals and other healthcare environments. Safety with RFID reader Healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) have been in the spotlight for decades, but with the COVID-19 global pandemic, infection control...

HID Global, a worldwide renowned company in trusted identity solutions, announces the successful implementation of its HID Mobile Access solution and mobile-enabled readers in Varso Place, the site of the tallest skyscraper in the European Union (EU), which allows more than 7,000 people to move more freely and securely throughout the building. Varso Place Located in Warsaw, Poland, Varso Place is HB Reavis’ latest development and most ambitious project to date. Designed by world-famous B...

Patriot One Technologies announced Central Bank Center has selected the Company’s Gateway solution to secure entrances at the Rupp Arena and Lexington Opera House, which are a part of the Central Bank Center located in Lexington, Kentucky. SmartGateway™ solution The venues will deploy Patriot One’s recently announced SmartGateway™ solution and will be implemented in a phased approach, starting with entrances at the Lexington Opera House and the VIP entrances at Rupp A...

The Great Northern Tower is an impressive 72-metre (236 feet) high-rise tower block, which has been tailor made for residential living. With 25 floors, it is home to 287 self-contained apartments, located in the heart of Manchester, United Kingdom. An effective door entry system plays a critical role in convenient, secure and flexible access control, as well as the safety and well-being of residents. The tower block has a concierge service that also requires specific authorisation for entry int...

As one of the manufacturers of flexible polyurethane foam in Europe, The Vita Group has several production sites and UAB Vita Baltic International operates the largest foam manufacturing plant in the Baltics.  Its products are used in several applications including soft furnishings, mattresses and pillows, orthopaedic accessories, and sound insulation products.  Foam blocks manufacturers At its large site just outside the village of Jurgiškiai in a rural area of the Alytus Di...

Dongting Lake, the second largest freshwater lake in China, covers an area of 2,579.2 square kilometres and is known as the ‘Kidney of the Yangtze River’. Since the implementation of the national policy pertaining to a ‘ten-year fishing ban’ in the Yangtze River, aquatic biodiversity in the lake has been effectively restored. Gradually, the once ordinary fishermen have now become ‘patrolling fishermen’ to protect the aquatic environment of the lake. They dili...