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On the cards
Security at The Institute of Psychiatry, part of the famed King's College London, is undergoing a rolling upgrade – with access control and digital CCTV systems very much to the fore. How do you service and manage a site that sprawls over 11 buildings both old and new? Brian Sims ...
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No false calls
Home Secretary Jack Straw recently opened Guide Security Services' latest video response centre at Walker Park in Blackburn in front of an invited audience of police, insurance and security management specialists.
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Corps seals EICC contract as part of Scottish business expansion
The Edinburgh International Conference Centre – the city's premier conference and exhibition venue which frequently hosts high profile events including the Commonweath Heads of Government Meeting – has contracted the Corps to provide security cover following a competitive bid.
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Body talk
The importance of body language as part of the management function is much underestimated, but whether security managers – and officers – succeed or fail in their tasks can often be traced to the hidden world of non-verbal communication.
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Shopping centre security staff pilot BCSC training course
Security staff and customer relations personnel at The Regent Arcade Shopping Centre in Cheltenham, the Howard Centre in Slough and the White Rose Shopping Centre in Dewsbury have completed a five-week pilot phase of testing out the British Council of Shopping Centres' (BCSC) latest training guide.
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Performance art
Most employees dread their performance appraisals – some for good reason, but many more because they find it a painful and tedious necessity. If they dread the appraisal season, they can be sure their bosses dislike it even more but, as Andrea Kirkby argues, with a little work the ...
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DTI funds BSIA research on false alarm reduction
Procedural methods used by European neighbours to be analysed
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Added debts testament to 'industry confidence'
Report shows that 49% of security firms have increased debt levels
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Added value
Robert McAlister, head of loss prevention at Tower Records, believes that many security managers in the retail sector are failing to provide value for money.
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£6 million cash boost at Empire
Manned Guarding CONCERN Empire Security, whose turnover totalled just £8 million in November 1999, has boosted earnings by £6 million to reach a turnover of £14 million in 2000.
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'3G' mobile 'phones trigger fraud scares
Security managers warned to watch out for 'm-conners'
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Do you want to be on the web?
In the second of a three-part series, web guru David McAll explores the fundamentals of good web service and explains the steps your company can take to achieve it
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Totally wired
Internet hotels, or colocation centres, represent a huge new commercial opportunity for the specialist contractor. But vulnerable copper and fibre optic cabling must be protected in the most efficient manner possible.
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Setting the scope
Want to avoid "scope creep" and take risks in hand? Management consultant Denis Cummings of Coverdale has sound advice for anyone in the early stages of managing a project
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Safe and sound
A new breed of voice evacuation system is bringing cost savings to the safety-critical offshore industry. Jim Padgett explains why bespoke is not necessarily best.
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Testing times for rcds
This month's technical q&a continues with the theme of testing. Robin's Mike Ferris focuses attention on residual current devices.
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The price is right
The consolidation of builders merchants does not mean that materials prices are uncompetitive, says Builders Merchants Federation director Jeremy Hawksley
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Time for pre-action
On 2 October 2000 the High Court issued a Pre-Action Protocol, which must now be followed before commencing litigation of any construction or engineering dispute. Jonathan Pawlowski examines what this actually means for building services contractors.
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The politics of power
Formed in 1968, the principles of the Joint Industry Board remain strong in today's political arena. Michael Latham discusses the changes in industry thinking over the years, how things have changed, and why.