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The future is ‘e’ and agile
E-commerce is changing the way people structure their working environment. Facilities management specialists will have to think fast to keep up with a more volatile business environment.
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'Key' to profitability
If you want to maintain customer levels and bring in new business, you must keep in touch with your existing customers and key holders.
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Tidy job, tidy profit
Although the majority of UK households do not have an intruder alarm, installers could help turn this round by overcoming some simple customer perceptions,
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Inspectorates could be 'replaced'
The industry's four alarm inspectorates, NACOSS, SSAIB, AISC and Integrity 2000 could be replaced by a single organisation in a major revamp of the inspection process, Security Installer can exclusively reveal.The good practices of each inspectorate could be incorporated into a single "premium inspectorate" that would benefit installers both small ...
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Own up now if you've got 'a past'
Current affairs: Mike Lynskey's personal view on the issues that really matter to installers. A reader's query prompts Mike to lay down the law about disclosing any previous convictions when applying for a job in our industry
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Time to go solo?
The KeyPAC Solo reader/controller from PAC International An access control system which does a simple job well
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No more dog days
The Mercury EL-5200 & EL-100 PIRs from Electronics Line Can they tell the difference between animal and intruder?
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Clever little mover
The TK-C553 mini dome from JVC An ingenious camera with tricks up its sleeve
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Outside chance
Good indoor detection technology may be hopeless outdoors what with rain,fog, snow, animals, wind, debris, traffic, the terrain etc etc. This report explains how Digital Signal Processing is improving intrusion detection systems outdoors
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Set up and test CCTV
Tavcom Training has launched a one day workshop for CCTV engineers. The course (TE1) will teach students to set up and test a basic CCTV system. It will be conducted at two venues – at Tavcom's Hampshire Training Centre and in Preston, Lancashire and all the equipment for the ...
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Calling 'grandad' installers!
Experienced security engineers should have a right to get a qualification, says the new Chairman of the SITO Systems Education and Training Forum, George Mullaly.He is calling for the ETF to promote 'Grandfather Rights' status for mature engineers and says it is essential for the industry to ...
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A 'beacon' for training
SITO, the National Training Organisation for the security industry, has been hailed as a 'beacon' in the NTO network.The compliment came as part of its annual appraisal by the Department for Education and Employment.With an overall achievement mark of 'A', the appraisal rated SITO as "fully meeting expectations". It said ...
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Apprentices set college record
Eight trainees on the Modern Apprenticeship scheme for security installers have set a new record at Uxbridge College by becoming the first group to get a 100 per cent exam pass rate.The trainees from security companies in London and the home counties are part of Welco, the West London Co-operative ...
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Apprentices get a model programme
SESCO (South East Security Co-Operative) has drawn up its new Modern Apprenticeship Programme detailing exactly what apprentices will be doing throughout their time as student installers.The programme has been finalised after months of work by the SESCO committee in consultation with SITO and Waltham Forest College who deliver the training.SESCO ...
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Chubb acquires regionals
Chubb Electronic Security has acquired Piggott plc and Defender Security Services as part of a continuing acquisition drive.Piggott, a £2.85 million installation business, has branches in Merseyside, Glasgow and South Wales. Defender is well established with branches in Yorkshire and Humberside and a £1.4m turnover.Paul Clarke, MD of ...
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Accessible information
A new book by Gerard Honey not only shows the way into "Electronic Access Control" but also makes excellent reading for the hard-pressed practitioner
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'… and don't forget to complain'
ACT (Alarm Conferences & Training) sent us the following 'instructions' given out to clients with service and maintenance contracts. OK, it's a joke, but engineers will recognise these situations all too well … "In the event of a technical problem or the security system goes wrong please carry out ...
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1851 SITO/City & Guilds masterclass [part 28] CCTV [paper 3] - Looking at lenses
This report continues the commentary on Module 4 [CCTV].This session,considers the camera lens. While the camera is one of the most important elements in a system, because it converts the scene image to an electronic signal, it cannot do this without a lens. The lens focuses the light from ...
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4 ÷ 1=?
New proposals could herald the end of the existing alarm inspectorates. Security Installer can exclusively reveal in this special report
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Row over the pace of reform
A powerful House of Commons committee is being urged to shy away from forcing the government to swiftly introduce fundamental housing benefit reforms