(We welcomed you all to the first exhibition ever held for the security installer, held at the Novotel, London…)
"Since the launch of Security Installer, manufacturers, wholesalers, distributors and installers have been requesting that we organise an exhibition specifically relating to the business of security installations where all those involved could meet and discuss matters of mutual interest – new product developments, applications and price structure.
"The Security Installer Exhibition fulfils the demand in fostering a better understanding of the products in the marketplace and affords installers the opportunity to keep abreast with the latest developments and techniques as well as meet face-to-face with the equipment designers and manufacturers to discuss installation problems and the means of resolving them."
A PIR for all reasons
(In an article on equipment suitable for domestic property, the writer had some strong words for a glassbreak technology …)
"Installation was felt to be relatively straightforward, though 'adequate' was about the best response we got on the installation instructions. The two most notable adverse comments from those installers who had tried the 817L concerned the casing and the LED.
"Distortion, or even cracking, of either the cover or the main casing was noted by several installers who found it fiddly to separate the two. The manufacturer who comes up with an 'easy to open, easy to close' cover with no possibility of damage will be most welcome. Plastic is a marvellous material but…
"The second criticism followed on from this observation. The LED, which is on a stalk separate from the main body, can be easily knocked while the unit is being installed and aligned. When the cover is then replaced, the LED may not then align properly with the hole in the cover and it has to be eased back into position to ensure a proper fit."
Badly drawn designs
(We commented on a survey on housing design which showed up the correlation between bad design and high crime levels…)
" 'Badly designed housing estates have been a major factor in the large increase in crime' according to research carried out by London University. It's what everyone involved in preventing crime has been saying for years but it takes an academic study to 'legitimise' the facts.
"Nonetheless, the study may well make some people, especially those in authority, sit up and take note since it was able to show a correlation between bad design and the levels of crime. Young people who live in the worst designed blocks, the study found, are seven to eight times more likely to commit crimes than those who live in the best blocks.
"The study looked at a large number of housing developments, scoring each for a range of poor design features. Crime levels were shown to go up in proportion to the scores.
"Depressingly, recipients of the 1985 Department of Environment design awards averaged seven of the design defects each and a similarly designed new private estate of houses in London's Docklands averaged nearly eight.
"Still, I suppose if the architects won't design out crime, it still makes good business for the security installer!"
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