Security service - Case studies

Guardian24’s lone working app allows users to raise a panic alarm should their safety be compromised Northern Ireland based charity Addiction NI have chosen to protect their staff who work alone by equipping them with Guardian24’s lone working personal safety smartphone application. The application provides the users with the ability to log in and out of daily tasks and gives them the ability to raise a panic alarm should their safety be compromised. Addiction NI...

The GPS enabled device allows staff to send an SOS alarm to Skyguard’s 24/7 Incident Management Centre Tutors delivering education for an innovative national workforce development company have been equipped with Skyguard’s MySOS device, to protect them whilst working alone. Edudo, which provides tailored work-led education courses to the unemployed and those in work, is thought to be the first company of its kind in the country to offer the state-of-the-art alarms...

With 24 hour monitoring and single button alarm activation, Skyguard’s MySOS enables lone workers to quickly call for help Suffolk Fire and Rescue Service have chosen to protect their front line Fire Prevention Practitioners by equipping them with Skyguard’s MySOS personal safety device. With 24 hour monitoring and single button alarm activation, the device enables the Fire Service’s lone workers to quickly call for help in the event of an incident or emergen...

The IP-addressable equipment consists of proximity readers, door controllers and ACT’s access control software suite Britannia Fire & Security Ltd has secured the headquarters of the Axiom Housing Association in Peterborough using an innovative access control system. The IP-addressable equipment, which is from ACT, consists of proximity readers, door controllers and ACT’s access control software suite. Axiom operates more than 2,200 homes across Peterborough,...

Manufacturing environments have high risk processes making the threat of major fires a constant possibility Manufacturing plants’ vulnerability to fire ensures that safety, detection and preventive measures should never be compromised. Yet, fires still occur with alarming regularity and often terrible outcomes. Process Industry Informer takes a closer look at manufacturing fire risk and what can be done to reduce it. Manufacturing environments possess inherently high ri...

VSK Electronics selected Hochiki’s ALG-EN optical smoke sensors to be installed at the bank When VSK Electronics in Belgium were asked to install a fire system into one of the largest banks in the country, it turned to Hochiki Europe’s detection products to complete the project. The bank’s headquarters is housed within a stunning seven story structure which is widely admired for its architectural excellence. The curved outer perimeter of the building ho...

Rick Meyer, Executive Director, Friendship Village of Bloomington says, “In my sixth year at the Village, it became very clear to me and my staff how time-consuming and unwieldy our old access control system had become. The community opened in 1979, thirty-two years ago, and the existing access control system had been in place for fifteen years. We realised it was at the end of the road; it was clearly time for us to find a more modern and user-friendly system.” Floyd...

Software House’s C•CURE 800 access control is tied to American Dynamics’ Intellex video management system Technology provides for safer environment at Pittsburgh Steelers’ football stadium Software House and American Dynamics, business units of Tyco Fire & Security and leading brands in security management and digital video systems, have been chosen to provide the integrated security solution at Heinz Field in Pittsburgh, the 64,350-seat home of the...

The security video is recorded on a number of American Dynamics Intellex Ultra digital video management systems On the night of July 11, 1922, in a large natural amphitheater in Bolton Canyon, California, 18,000 people sat under the stars on simple wooden benches placed on the natural hillside. They listened to a performance of the Los Angeles Philharmonic under the direction of conductor Alfred Hertz. It was an historic evening: the opening of the Hollywood Bowl. Since that...

Winsted’s solution provides consoles that enable the Connex Group to achieve a number of aims Belgium’s Connex Group, one of the leading security providers in the Belgium market have deployed control room furniture manufacturer Winsted to equip the groups new monitoring room at the Connex Center, the groups state-of-the-art facility in Edingen, Belgium. The Connex Center, a highly secure alarm receiving centre and remote support centre is operational 24/7, 365 day...

The distributed nature of 1024 switch allows casino staff to place equipment around property and pull cable to nearest rack room Digital done on a grand scale The world’s largest casino resort — Connecticut’s Foxwoods — undergoes the largest analogue-to-digital recording conversion ever undertaken. Without the luxury of downtime, everyone associated with the project works as a single mind to pull off the massive upgrade, which includes a new state-of-t...

VIVOTEK network cameras were installed across Arvaikheer’s main areas for monitoring public activities, roads and traffic Background Arvaikheer City is a provincial capital situated in the centre of Mongolia. Foothills that flank the city regulate temperature for the most part – a luxury most of Mongolia is forced to live without – but a biting wind and overall harsh environment still pervades the region. Even with a natural protective barrier and moderate a...

Over the life of contract, ADT expects to install video surveillance cameras, access card readers, alarms, sensors Future Proofing It’s a long way from today’s suburb of Denver to the 1970s of artist Andy Warhol. But he may have had good advice for Robin Brown: “They always say time changes things, but you actually have to change them yourself.” Brown, director of electronic security at the University of Colorado at Denver and Health Sciences Center,...

ICL approached Castel because its Softphone Intercom product fitted the client’s requirements perfectly Located on the southern tip of the UK, in Ramsgate, Kent, lies the operation centre for Southeastern Trains. Serving over 170 stations throughout Kent, East Sussex and London and employing over 3,800 people, Southeastern Trains is owned by Govia (which is responsible for over 30% of all UK passenger rail journeys) and is a major train operator in the UK. Over the past...

Airbus with Stadtwerke München provided the technology to ensure safety of the high-ranking guests at the event To ensure the safety of the approximately 400 high-ranking guests at this year’s Munich Security Conference from 31 January to 2 February, Airbus Defence and Space (formerly Cassidian) together with Tetra network operator Stadtwerke München provided the latest communications technology. Due to the increased security requirements, the Tetra system used...

Gunnebo’s SafePay solution will help increase security and efficiency of Shell Denmark’s cash handling process The Gunnebo Security Group will provide and service the closed cash handling solution, SafePay™, for Shell’s petrol stations across Denmark. Shell Denmark will equip its Danish network of petrol stations with Gunnebo’s closed cash handling solution, SafePay™, with delivery during 2014. The agreement includes service for the solutio...

G4S deployed over eight hundred of Idesco’s Access 8 CD 2.0 Slim Pin DESFire readers Rikshospitalet (The National Hospital, Oslo, Norway) recently unveiled a modern, new access control system (deployed by G4S Secure Solutions AS) built around Idesco readers. G4S deployed eight hundred of Idesco’s Access 8 CD 2.0 Slim Pin DESFire readers in Rikshospitalet’s new system. G4S had been chosen by Rikshospitalet for the superior quality of their system design, detai...

Skyguard were awarded the contract to supply over 700 MySOS personal safety devices to the Trust Solent NHS Trust has chosen Skyguard to protect 700 of their lone working staff, after conducting a thorough OJEU tender process. The Trust provides specialist community and mental health services to local people, principally in the Portsmouth and Southampton area with some services reaching across a wider part of Hampshire. Due to the nature of the services provided there is a si...

G4S will have more than 500 of its staff available to give safety and security advice and help everyone enjoy the festivities Events specialists G4S will be on hand this Hogmanay to help ensure the 80,000 revellers in Edinburgh’s world-famous streets enjoy a safe start to 2014. This will be the 20th year G4S Events has provided security and safety management services at Hogmanay, and the company will have more than 500 of its staff available to give safety and security...

Since installing Hikvision DVRs andVMS, West London review stations have been able to route 80% of all incidents Many people know that England has the most intensive CCTV system in the world. In the security world, at this point, it's fairly common knowledge. In fact, it is estimated that there is one camera for every 32 people in the UK. However, what is not commonly known is that the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham in West London has the largest "town centre" CCTV...

Tavcom’s training programme covers a diverse range of subjects relating to video surveillance equipment Tavcom has won a significant contract which will see it play a key role in the implementation of the Middle East’s largest homeland security project. The Kuwait Government is investing in excess of £1 billion on physical security to ensure the safety of people working or visiting key buildings and facilities throughout the country. At the heart of a comple...

Bosch Extreme Environment Cameras are all-environment cameras for harsh weather applications For Norwegian Cruise Line, it was difficult to find cameras that were able to withstand the type of extreme environments that their cruise ships found themselves in at times. “Our cruise ships must be able to withstand storms – when wind can go up to 125 miles per hour. And, we demand the same thing from the cameras that we install in the open deck areas,” explained S...

One of the solutions being implemented is Teleste’s CATVisor EMS, which is an element management software programme Since January 2013, Helltec Engineering AG, Teleste’s long-term partner and co-operator in Switzerland, has been working on the technological realisation of the project, taking responsibility for network design and planning as well as for upcoming upgrades, integration and hardware replacements. Based on Helltec’s network infrastructure plan...

CHQ designed PIDS and the CCTV surveillance strategy for security and protection of the terminal building Marine terminal operator DP World is constructing the UK’s first major deep-sea container port this century as part of a development that will include the largest logistics park in Europe. The London Gateway terminal is on the north bank of the river Thames at Thurrock in Essex, to the east of London. CHQ Security Services are acting as security and risk assessment...

The zoo expanded CyberLock to other habitats and is using it to limit who has access to which animals Security in wildlife parks and zoos is important for the protection of not only the animals, but the employees and visitors, too. A west coast zoo in North America installed the CyberLock system in an effort to better manage access to habitats of dangerous animals, starting with the reptile exhibit. Even before CyberLock, enclosures housing venomous snakes have been marked wi...

Vesper and Pilgrims role is to enable embassy staff to carry out their work with minimum risk or interference Swedish risk management enterprise, Vesper Group has been appointed to secure the Swedish Embassy for Iraq, supported by international security specialist, Pilgrims Group. Vesper, which provides security services to the Swedish embassies in Pakistan and Afghanistan, has contracted Pilgrims as its partner to secure the Swedish embassy in Baghdad. Sweden’s Ministr...

A total of 247 Sentry360 cameras were used to secure the inside and outside of terminal In 2011, JFK airport was ranked the Number 1 busiest International Air Passenger Gateway to the United States. Among the multiple terminals at JFK, Terminal One is the centre of international travel, and JFK’s newest addition to the facility. Inside Terminal One, 11 gates and two hardstands are controlled by their own state-of-the-art ramp control tower, which is equipped with radio c...

Raytec LED illuminators have an extremely low power consumption, offer a long 10 year life and require zero maintenance A UK military site has chosen Raytec VARIO White-Light LED illuminators as part of a high security, anti-terrorism operation, concerning 24/7 vehicle inspection. To maintain the highest level of security at all times the military site must inspect all vehicles entering and leaving the site. Security staffs are required to check all vehicles within a gated co...

The Marque business social club selected the Morpho 3D face reader to provide a convenient biometric solution Morpho (Safran), through its subsidiary MorphoTrak, provides 3D facial recognition technology for secure access at The Marque, the most exclusive membership club in Houston, Texas. The Marque business social club selected the Morpho 3D Face Reader™, to provide a highly secure yet convenient biometric solution that allows members-only access to certain areas of t...

Skyguard’s MySOS device was chosen due to its GPS technology, which sends alarm location during an emergency Based in central London, Guy’s and St. Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust comprises two of the largest hospitals in the UK, employing over 13,000 staff. In April 2011, the Trust took over responsibility for the provision of community services in Lambeth and Southwark. As a result of this transfer, the Trust ‘inherited’ 471 personal safety devices...