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Broadband boom
More landlords are choosing to add value through new services. Facilities Business reports on the growth in the installation of broadband technologies to provide tenants with anything from fast internet connections to videoconferencing.
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Defence: Four primed to bid for MoD work
Four consortia are lined up to bid for the first of the Ministry of Defence's regional prime contracts.
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industrial injury: Stress could cost firms more than asbestos
Stress at work is rising and needs to be managed before the law suits start landing
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People: Grosvenor appoints new fund supremo
The Duke of Westminster's property company Grosvenor Group has appointed Stuart Beevor as group fund management director in charge of Grosvenor's £6bn asset management business.
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Up in the air
Drivers visiting the Edinburgh International Conference site will soon be able to get a 'robot' to park their cars for them. Architect Hurd Rolland has designed the 'sky parks' system for the site, part of which allows cars to be stacked vertically. Trials of the computer-controlled hydraulic lifting system are ...
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Opinion: Companies should aim for life in the safe lane for employees
About one-quarter of deaths on the road each year involve people who are driving for work. Employers have a moral as well as a legal duty to manage the risks
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corporate pfi: BBC deal advisor backs bespoke corporate PFIs
Rothchild property director says companies looking hard at outsourcing deals
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Acquisitions: More for Mowlem
Mowlem, the construction and support services company has strengthened its technical capability with the acquisition of Lincoln-based M&E specialist R Daubney & Co for £5.5m.
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Securing the system
Just how secure are conventional, computer-based access control systems? You'd be surprised how easy it is to disable an entire office block using basic hacking techniques, but is there an answer to the problem?
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Question time
Investigative interviewing demands much of the security manager, being something of a by-product of personality and training. How might they learn to ask truly incisive questions? Steve Allen and Timon Malloy call for an holistic approach.
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What The Media Says
Guard 'stole defence secrets'A security guard has appeared in court charged with stealing top secret defence files. According to a report in The Daily Mail, 29-year-old Raphael Bravo is accused of taking four documents from British Aerospace (BAe) containing information that would be 'useful to the enemy' and 'prejudicial to ...
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VirusEye: The Message Labs Update
Alex Shipp, senior anti-virus technologist at MessageLabs, keeps IT security managers up-to-date with all the latest virus news
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A gem of a monitoring solution
Given that it's the largest jewellery manufacturing and retail centre in the UK, Birmingham's Jewellery Quarter demands the very best when it comes to both electronic and physical security.
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Framing the public
Under the terms of the Data Protection Act 1998, members of the public have a right to obtain copies of CCTV recordings featuring identifiable images of themselves. What could be considered 'best practice' for the end user when it comes to providing those images?
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JSIC points The Way Forward
The Way Forward Group is about to hold its third meeting to discuss developments relating to the proposed implementation of the Private Security Industry Act. What progress has been made to date? JSIC chief executive Mike Welply reports.
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Technology set to foil terrorists
Technological advances in x-ray imaging look set to provide a vital advantage to airport security teams around the world when it comes to averting terrorist bomb plots.Researchers at Keele University have engineered new equipment to provide better quality images – and a more cost-effective way of producing them for detecting ...
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Life in the fast lane
Since taking the chair at Centuryan Security back in 1999, managing director Bill Philps has revolutionised his corner of the OCS Group. Presiding over a change of name and company culture, Philps is totally focused on the 'Holy Grail' – supplying a truly integrated, wholly professional security solution for the ...
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Scanning for the fraud factor
CCTVAccess controlElectronic article surveillanceWithin many organisations there will always be a small – but nonetheless significant – element who are determined to defraud their employer of goods, services or money. With this in mind Jerry Carter, head of loss prevention at retail giant House of Fraser, specified the Photo-Scan EPOS-Scan ...
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Excellence is upon us
This month marks the third anniversary of the Security Excellence Awards. Organised by SMT and Security Installer, the glittering ceremony takes place at London's Grosvenor House Hotel. Brian Sims previews the 2001 finalists, and profiles the sponsors.
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Euro sceptical?
On the eve of the euro currency being introduced, Victoria Jonson considers the implications for British security businesses and blue chip security managers.