All Building articles in Archive Titles – Page 246
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BSI award for Willmore
Legrand's regulations and standards manager, Stephen Willmore, has been awarded a Distinguished Service Certificate by the British Standards Institute in appreciation of his long and valued contribution to the development of British, European and international industry standards over the last 30 years.
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Archive TitlesAvoid cable cuts
Yvonne Butterworth, ADI-Gardiner intruder product manager, says installers should avoid allowing cable to be the weakest link in their systems – because if it is, a fault is very difficult to find, and very expensive to put right…
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ASIS lends support to new IFSEC India exhibition
The New Delhi India Chapter 207 of ASIS International has pledged its support to CMP Information's new security exhibition, IFSEC India.
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Association approved status
Fairtrades, a multi-trade association which is open to installers, has been recognised by the Government-backed TrustMark as an Approved Scheme Operator.
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Archive TitlesTicket evaders hit by ANPR
PIPS Technology has supplied one of its mobile ANPR systems to Swift Credit Services to target evaders of parking fines – with 23 vehicles located within the first day of use.
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IP booming already in Asia
Contrary to popular industry belief that IP surveillance will boom in the US and Europe before Asia, one company has put forward an alternative view.
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Archive TitlesAll together now
Specifiers are increasingly asking for integrated security solutions, particularly in larger installations such as shopping malls, universities, and government and health buildings. Alistair Enser of Bewator looks at the implications for installers of this move towards integration…
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Shareholders acquire TSSI
TSSI has announced that a group of shareholders led by its executive chairman Danny Chapchal and non-executive director Lord Young of Graffham have completed the acquisition of the company.
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Archive TitlesInstallers get clearer guidance on EN50131
In a move to give installers clear guidance on the challenges of the Euro Standards, Texecom has expanded its technical support services with the appointment of two additional technical support engineers.
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Security industry prepares for IFSEC 2007 exhibition
The UK security industry is preparing for IFSEC, the highlight of the industry calendar and the world's largest annual security exhibition.
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Archive TitlesSignHear for verification
The SignHear signature verification biometric developed by Sign Assured has the ability to ‘listen’ to hand-written signatures and then match them to sets of user templates
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Archive TitlesStress relief
Employees suffering from stress-related illnesses – and those making claims under harassment legislation – can prove to be not only financially costly to the business, but might also undermine staff morale and productivity in the Security Department. Here, Anna West outlines the key issues in relation to stress and harassment ...
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Archive TitlesMITIE task
Jeff Flanagan’s route to the managing director’s chair at MITIE Security included a spell in accountancy with KPMG – particularly relevant given that the proud Welshman now finds himself in charge of a £250 million turnover security behemoth. Brian Sims visits MITIE’s Shand Street offices in central London to see ...
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Archive TitlesTake a letter
In the wake of last month’s spate of letter bomb attacks, much information has been disseminated concerning which type of kit represents the best solution for companies to use in detecting such devices. Are security managers right to believe what they have been reading? Simon Demetriou puts the record straight. ...
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Archive TitlesTraining: the key to quality
Post-Security Industry Authority (SIA) licensing, security companies are now subject to a level playing field when competing to win contracts from clients and, as such, must find some way of differentiating their service offering. Barry Dawson explains the reasoning behind Advance Security’s current tactics.
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Archive TitlesMake sure it’s right next time, please…
Sir – The Security Industry Authority (SIA) licence fee is to rise in April from £190 to £245.
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Workplace Investigations
In tandem with this month’s feature on the management of stress and harassment in the workplace (‘Stress relief’, pp37-38), David Gill offers advice for professionals tasked with conducting investigations on criminality and malpractice in the workplace.
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GBH on the NHS
Panorama’s ‘GBH on the NHS’ – screened on BBC One on Monday 26 February – was both shocking and disturbing.
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Archive TitlesShred and recycle: stop ID fraud NOW!
The British security industry association (BSIA) is advising businesses that the secure disposal of confidential material is key to ensuring that they do not fall victim to identity fraud.
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Archive TitlesEye-catching technology
xVista – the Leeds-based technical solutions provider – is capitalising on the rapid growth of the global biometrics market following the development of its portable iris scanning and verification system.