(The British Security Industry Association, which was instrumental in setting up the NSCIA – the forerunner of NACOSS – in 1971, announced it was setting up its own inspectorate …)
"The announcement by the BSIA of its own security systems inspectorate effectively sets the seal on the divorce between the two associations and the future implications for the industry may be quite startling ... The new BSIA inspectorate will mean that the present 35 member companies of the Security Systems Section and all subsequent entrants will be subject to a formally laid down inspection, on a minimum annual basis, which will cover not just the equipment and its standards of installation but also the financial and personnel aspects of the companies' operations – quite a remarkable undertaking by any standards.
"Will the practice match the theory? Critics will immediately enquire as to whether this is really feasible or whether such an operation might serve to cast a cloak of respectability over the shortcomings of member companies. The BSIA is keen to point out that it is 'not acting in competition with other inspectorates' since its inspectorate will cover electronic security equipment generally and not just intruder alarm systems.
"Nonetheless it conceded that the BSIA companies will (in time) withdraw from the NSCIA. This is certain to have quite an impact on the NSCIA, not just on its finances but also, perhaps, on its credibility."
Foil is not very ap-pealing
(In an article on equipment suitable for domestic property, the writer had some strong words for a glassbreak technology …)
"I find window foil, albeit effective, looks bloody awful and I would never offer it in a domestic situation as a means of detection unless it was specifically requested. Come to think of it, I would be loath to offer it to a commercial client. Looks aside, there are other reasons why I would not recommend foil and they are both based on the fact that it is so fragile.
"Over-enthusiastic use of Windowlene could easily break the foil or knock the termination off. And if my three children are anything to go by, what is more fascinating to a child than something stuck on the window? Good replacements for the foil are the new generation of vibration sensors and break glass detectors."
Ceiling of approval
(Things were looking up for our tester who reviewed two ceiling mounted detectors,the Aritech Spectrum and the Litton Wonderex ...)
"I like ceiling mountings, and for someone who detests painting ceilings and generally working overhead that is something of a brave admission. There are a number of advantages, but principally it is the ease with which cables can be wholly concealed within the cavity between floor and ceiling which leads to the neatest of jobs and this has major advantages."
Developing business
(Get laminating, installers were advised …)
"Providing a service in ID card production could be the ideal business booster for many an installation concern. For a start installers could add a small range of specialist ID cameras and equipment to their stock items. Each kit consists of a camera together with a laminating machine, which seals the photograph onto a card bearing the subject's name, signature and other details.
"That process in itself provides another valuable opportunity for repeat business, with the installer acting as supply point for consumerables such as film, blank cards and special plastic pouches."
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Security Installer
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