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Keep up to dateLOCATION | Belfast | Birmingham | Bristol | Devon |
ALARM RECEIVING CENTRE NAME | Group 4 Monitoring Services Ltd | ADT Fire & Security | ASG Monitoring | Securi-Guard Monitoring |
ENQUIRIES TELEPHONE No | 0870 6011555 | 0121 441 2211 | 0800 371 18 0117 942 2999 | 01752 204904 or 0800 074 3534 (sales) |
MANAGER | Paddy Downey | Not supplied | Jonathan Sturley | Ken York |
MANAGER SALES | Steve Cooper | Derek Wood | David McWilliams | Ken York |
COVERAGE | Nationwide | National | UK, Eire | National |
CONSTRUCTED AND OPERATED TO | All | |||
BS5979: 1993 CATEGORY 1 | ||||
BS5979: 1993 CATEGORY 2 | BS5979 1993 Cat 2 | BS5979 1993 Cat 1 | ||
ISO9002 (BS5750) | BSEN ISO9002 1994 | ISO 9002 | BSEN 1SO9002 | |
LPS1020 | ||||
APPROVED BY | NACOSS | NACOSS | NACOSS | NACOSS |
PRIVATE WIRE | No | Yes | No | No |
DIG COM | All types including Point-ID | Yes | Yes | Scancom, SUR-GARD, Contact ID |
REDCARE | Yes, nationwide coverage, DSP | Yes | Yes | Yes |
ALARM VERIFICATION | Audio, visual and sequential | Yes | Audio, visual & sequential | Yes |
X25 NETWORKING PACKET SWITCHING | No | Yes | No | No |
FIRE ALARMS | Yes | Yes | National | Awaiting approval |
CCTV TRANSMISSION RECEPTION | Adpro VST-10, DVST | Yes | DVST via ISDN, ADPRO VST-10 | Dedicated Micros DVST, CM COM |
COMMUNITY CARE | Scantronic Homelink | Yes | Yes | Yes |
WARDEN CALL | No | No | Yes | Yes |
BUILDING MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS | No | Yes | Yes | No |
KEY HOLDING | Yes | Yes | Yes | Securi-Guard Ltd |
GUARD RESPONSE | Yes, through Group 4 manned guards | No | Yes | Securi-Guard Ltd |
MESSAGE HANDLING | Yes | No | Yes | Yes |
PAGING | Yes | No | Yes | Yes |
CONTINGENCY PLANNING | Yes | Backed by a sister ARC | No | Yes |
PRODUCT RECALL | No | No | No | No |
DUAL SIGNALLING | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEMS | Vehicle tracking | No | Yes | Securicor Datatrak, Securicor TrakBak |
OTHER | No | TVX Scan | Local radio link, check calls, Paknet, lone worker alarms, dual com remote access, out of hours call mgmnt |
LOCATION | EAST MIDLANDS | ESSEX | GLASGOW | GLOUCESTER | GREATER LONDON |
ALARM RECEIVING CENTRE NAME | East Midlands Central Station | Yeoman Monitoring Services Ltd | Painter | Custodian | Abel Communications and Monitoring Centre |
ENQUIRIES TELEPHONE No | 0800 716179 | 01279 635464 | 0141 564 2500 | 0870 606 7277 | 0181 519 8589 |
MANAGER | Ramiz Ahmed | Ian Brooking | Carol MacPherson | Steven Betts | Sharon Humphreys |
MANAGER SALES | Peter Ellison | Ian Brooking | J M Jamison | Steven Betts | Lance Savage |
COVERAGE | UK | UK | UK | National | UK |
CONSTRUCTED AND OPERATED TO | BS5979: 1993 Cat 2 | ||||
BS5979: 1993 CATEGORY 1 | Yes | Yes | intruder & fire | ||
BS5979: 1993 CATEGORY 2 | ISO9002/5750 | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
ISO9002 (BS5750) | Yes | Yes | Yes | ISO9002 | Yes |
LPS1020 | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||
APPROVED BY | NACOSS | NACOSS | NACOSS | NACOSS | NACOSS |
PRIVATE WIRE | No | Yes | Yes | No | Yes |
DIG COM | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
REDCARE | UK | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
ALARM VERIFICATION | Audio, visual, sequential, Point ID | Yes | Yes | Audio, visual, sequential, Point ID | Audio and Visual |
X25 NETWORKING PACKET SWITCHING | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes |
FIRE ALARMS | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes, national | Yes |
CCTV TRANSMISSION RECEPTION | ADPRO VST10, ASL, SIRRUS | Yes | Yes | ADPRO, ISDN, ISTN, VCL | DVST |
COMMUNITY CARE | Scantronic Homelink | Yes | No | Yes | No |
WARDEN CALL | No | Yes | No | Yes | No |
BUILDING MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes |
KEY HOLDING | Yes (partnership scheme) | No | No | No | No |
GUARD RESPONSE | Yes (as above) | No | No | No | No |
MESSAGE HANDLING | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
PAGING | Yes | No | Yes | No | Yes |
CONTINGENCY PLANNING | Dual redundancy remote station | Yes, 2nd ARC opened 1999 | Planned for near future | Yes | No |
PRODUCT RECALL | No | No | No | No | No |
DUAL SIGNALLING | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEMS | No | No | No | No | No |
OTHER | CS link remote live access | Medical Alert, Warden Call, Aged Alarms, Social | Normal ARC services | MASterlink Alarm Management & CCTV | |
LOCATION | GREATER LONDON | HAMPSHIRE | HULL | LANCASHIRE | LEEDS |
ALARM RECEIVING CENTRE NAME | Banham's Alarm Receiving Centre | Southern Monitoring Services | The Guardhouse | Initial Shorrock Monitoring | Chubb Electronic Security |
ENQUIRIES TELEPHONE No | 0207 627 1414 | 0870 242 2220 | 01492 225367 | 01254 688688 | 0870 609 2000 |
MANAGER | M.F. Bowman | Lenise Wareham | D. Wheeldon | Roger Kay | Craig Purves |
MANAGER SALES | M.F. Bowman | David Hayward | W. Pharaoh | Richard Mack | Craig Purves |
COVERAGE | RedCARE/Home Counties - DC/UK | UK, Eire | National | UK | UK |
CONSTRUCTED AND OPERATED TO | |||||
BS5979: 1993 CATEGORY 1 | Yes | ||||
BS5979: 1993 CATEGORY 2 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
ISO9002 (BS5750) | Yes | ISO9002 | Yes | Yes | Yes |
LPS1020 | Yes | Yes | No | ||
APPROVED BY | NACOSS | NACOSS, LPC, BAFE | NACOSS | NACOSS | NACOSS |
PRIVATE WIRE | No | Red Direct | Yes | No | Yes |
DIG COM | Yes | 30 protocals handled | Yes | Yes | Yes |
REDCARE | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes |
ALARM VERIFICATION | Yes | Audio, visual, sequential | Yes | Yes | Yes |
X25 NETWORKING PACKET SWITCHING | No | Paknet, RAM | No | No | No |
FIRE ALARMS | Yes | All Fire Brigades | Yes | Yes | Yes |
CCTV TRANSMISSION RECEPTION | No | Siemens Telscan,ADPRO | Yes | No | Yes |
COMMUNITY CARE | Yes | Homelink | No | No | Yes |
WARDEN CALL | No | No | No | No | Yes |
BUILDING MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS | No | PAC 2000 | No | Yes | Yes |
KEY HOLDING | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
GUARD RESPONSE | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
MESSAGE HANDLING | No | Yes | No | Yes | Yes |
PAGING | No | Vodapage Mercury | No | Yes | Yes |
CONTINGENCY PLANNING | No | Yes | No | Yes | Yes |
PRODUCT RECALL | No | Yes | No | No | No |
DUAL SIGNALLING | No | Yes | Yes | No | No |
GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEMS | No | V.Com Tag Guard | No | No | Yes |
OTHER | Winner of Metropolitan Police's Gold Alarm Performance Award 1999 | Electronic remote servicing, remote dealer access, mobile and data communication product | Paknet | Remote alarm management | Alarm management MASterlink |