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EDITOR’S<br />
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IDENTIFYING<br />
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5 Editorial<br />
In mid-June the Editor spent three days looking at new<br />
technologies and services at the IFSEC event in London.<br />
What was the big trend of the show?<br />
6 Industry news<br />
News and events from the security and fire industries<br />
11 Appointments<br />
A selection of this month’s movers and shakers<br />
12 TESTED - Hikvision 5MP camera<br />
The DS-2CE71H0T-PIRLO camera from Hikvision is put<br />
through its paces by an independent reviewer<br />
17 An alliance for innovation<br />
This month we caught up with Johan Jubbega, President<br />
of the Open Security & Safety Alliance (OSSA) to find out<br />
what it is all about<br />
20 Editor’s Choice<br />
The pick of the latest security products with information<br />
from the manufacturers<br />
23 <strong>PSI</strong> Panel<br />
A court case in Cardiff may be a watershed moment for<br />
facial recognition systems in the UK. The <strong>PSI</strong> Panel of<br />
experts discusses the potential impact<br />
26 SiX - keeps on growing!<br />
The inaugural security installer show set for November in<br />
Manchester this year has just got even bigger due to the<br />
demand for exhibition space<br />
Identifying features<br />
Facial recognition is the big thing in analytics at the moment, but is<br />
adoption about to experience a bump in the road with an upcoming human<br />
rights court case?<br />
29 IFSEC <strong>2019</strong> - the <strong>PSI</strong> review<br />
Along with many of you, the <strong>PSI</strong> team travelled to London<br />
recently for this year’s IFSEC event. Following three days<br />
of back-to-back meetings here is our review of the show<br />
38 Open Door<br />
Another selection of news items from <strong>PSI</strong>’s interactive<br />
web/social media service<br />
41 Meet the installer<br />
Security life with Bobby Dhunay of Tel Cam Security<br />
Systems<br />
50 Tried & Tested - CCTV<br />
An overview of some of the independent product reviews<br />
carried in previous editions of <strong>PSI</strong><br />
53 Fire Safety Supplement<br />
The latest FIA supported fire installation supplement<br />
64 The PSi Directory<br />
Your guide to vendors and service providers<br />
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EDITORIAL<br />
On the face of it<br />
IFSEC was its usual busy mix of new<br />
technologies, information and launches in<br />
<strong>2019</strong>, but this year the clear trend was<br />
adding analytics to surveillance with facial<br />
recognition a common theme in the hall<br />
Last month in this<br />
column I commented<br />
on the court case in<br />
Cardiff in which a member<br />
of the public is in dispute<br />
with the South Wales<br />
Police because they<br />
allegedly captured his face<br />
twice during an operation<br />
to spot known lawbreakers.<br />
He described this as a<br />
fundamental invasion of his<br />
privacy (see Panel later in<br />
this edition to find out what<br />
the experts think will<br />
happen as a result). One<br />
month later at the UK<br />
security industry’s biggest<br />
event, IFSEC International at ExCeL in London, facial recognition<br />
was again at the fore as it was quite clearly the trend of the show<br />
- which is good news.<br />
The rise of analytics to where we are today is great for the<br />
security installer. It means that surveillance systems are no more<br />
installed purely for security purposes and it is no longer a job<br />
paid for from a single budget with business intelligence and<br />
marketing departments also being able to learn from the camera<br />
collected data.<br />
What is more exciting is that analytics are finally, definitely<br />
here for good. We all know that companies try to get<br />
technologies to market occasionally before they are 100% ready<br />
because they want to either be first or need to be seen to be<br />
riding along on the same buzzwords as everyone else. We’ve<br />
seen it in the past with biometrics, external PIRs, integration and<br />
more recently AI, when these subjects have been the next big<br />
thing but in reality weren’t even ready to shine. Take AI for<br />
example, this has been promoted for a number of years but not<br />
with any manufacturers really having any ‘genuine’ AI tech to<br />
show us. Analytics was in the same boat not so long back, but<br />
now it is here, and here for good.<br />
What this leaning towards software rather than hardware does<br />
mean however is that we will for the next few years at least be<br />
dealing with companies that are new to the security industry<br />
(there were plenty of them at IFSEC <strong>2019</strong>) and while the<br />
technology may be very accurate (see above photo) we must<br />
keep in mind that earlier mentioned court case concerning the<br />
use of such innovations in public spaces. Transparency is now<br />
key for the success of camera-led analytics installations.<br />
Andy Clutton<br />
EDITOR<br />
The <strong>PSI</strong> Editor uses facial<br />
recognition at IFSEC to find out his<br />
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INDUSTRY NEWS<br />
New company for Panasonic<br />
security business<br />
Panasonic has announced that it is to establish<br />
a new company to operate its security systems<br />
business in Japan and overseas following the<br />
Urmet UK is awarded Secured by<br />
Design status<br />
Urmet UK has been awarded Secured by<br />
Design certification, joining the UK’s official<br />
police security initiative which aims to prevent<br />
crime through design innovations.<br />
Secured by Design plays a crime prevention<br />
role in the planning process to ‘design out’<br />
crime in a wide range of building sectors. It has<br />
achieved some significant successes including<br />
one million homes built to SBD standards with<br />
reductions in crime of up to 87%.<br />
news that it has reached an agreement for<br />
strategic co-investment with Polaris Capital<br />
Group.<br />
The new company and co-investment is<br />
aimed at achieving stable growth in a market<br />
that Panasonic believes is forecast for growth.<br />
The new company will utilise Polaris’s<br />
experienced cultivated from numerous<br />
investments with manufacturers and large<br />
organisations. Strengthening its solutions<br />
capabilities with proactive alliances and M&As<br />
the new company will aim to enhance its<br />
revenue and profitability globally centred on the<br />
North American market.<br />
After establishment the new company’s<br />
security cameras and software are planned to<br />
be sold through existing Panasonic sales<br />
companies in Europe.<br />
Urmet door entry and access control<br />
solutions have been tested in conjunction with<br />
doors by Premier Security & Fire Consultants<br />
the supplier of Secured by Design community<br />
entrance steel door sets.<br />
Managing Director of Urmet UK, Manji<br />
Gami, commented on the certification: “Being<br />
a member of SBD gives our clients<br />
(developers, consultants and installers) the<br />
reassurance that working with Urmet UK<br />
means that they are working with a company<br />
where delivering the right solution matters.”<br />
TDSi is acquired by the<br />
Vitaprotech Group<br />
TDSi has announced that it has agreed to be<br />
acquired by Vitaprotech Group. The acquisition<br />
continues Vitaprotech’s growth strategy which<br />
has included several acquisitions in the market<br />
over the last two years.<br />
The acquisition of TDSi aligns with the<br />
Group’s and TDSi’s growth strategy to develop<br />
export sales of technological security solutions<br />
for sites around the world and enables<br />
Vitaprotech to expand its access control<br />
portfolio, to strengthen its export presence<br />
and to access international distribution<br />
networks in the sector.<br />
For TDSi, this merger will allow it to speed<br />
up the finalisation of its new range of GARDiS<br />
products including the launch of Access<br />
Control as a Service through the GARDiS ONVIF<br />
Compatible Open Source software platform<br />
and to benefit from the additional resources<br />
that the Vitaprotech Group brings to<br />
strengthen its market penetration in markets it<br />
currently doesn’t service through the use of<br />
Vitaprotech Group business development and<br />
sales teams.<br />
For Vitaprotech Group’s perimeter intrusion<br />
detection business, TDSi will become the<br />
logistics and technical support base in the<br />
United Kingdom.<br />
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In brief<br />
Shaun Kennedy has taken<br />
over as Country President<br />
and Managing Director of<br />
Securitas UK. Previous<br />
Country President, Brian Riis<br />
Nielsen, who officially<br />
handed over to Shaun at<br />
Securitas UK’s annual<br />
leadership conference,<br />
moves on to a new group<br />
management position in<br />
Securitas AB.<br />
Mayflex has gone live with<br />
its new warehouse,<br />
assembly and office facility<br />
located 0.5 miles from the<br />
Mayflex head office in<br />
Birmingham. The new<br />
facility, Environ House,<br />
provides 64,500sq ft of<br />
warehousing, including<br />
4000sq ft of additional<br />
office, training and<br />
demonstration space.<br />
OpenView invests in new training<br />
facility in Romford<br />
OpenView Security Solutions has opened a new<br />
technical Training Academy at its Romford head<br />
office. The facility will be used by OpenView to<br />
Chubb extends North Devon<br />
social housing contract<br />
Chubb Fire & Security’s Community Care<br />
business has extended its contract with social<br />
housing provider North Devon Homes to<br />
deliver a range of planned preventative<br />
maintenance services to warden call systems<br />
Paxton announces autumn<br />
roadshow series<br />
Paxton is to host a seri es of interactive<br />
roadshows this autumn to preview the release<br />
of its new single platform solution Paxton10.<br />
Chief Executive Adam Stroud (pictured)<br />
said: “We’re really excited to meet our<br />
installers in person to showcase our new<br />
Paxton10 system. We’ve been working for<br />
many years to provide a rich level of<br />
functionality along with Paxton simplicity.<br />
cross train engineers and extend its existing<br />
apprenticeship programme. It will also enable<br />
the company to retrain ex police and services<br />
personnel, giving them the required industry<br />
skills.<br />
According to Mark Ingleson, Group Managing<br />
Director at OpenView Group: “The industry is<br />
experiencing a major shortage in the number of<br />
engineers with the skills to deliver high quality<br />
engineering and compliance testing services.<br />
OpenView has made a significant investment in<br />
this new technical training facility which will<br />
enable us to gear up to handle the largest<br />
contracts whilst demonstrating our commitment<br />
to building the industry.”<br />
OpenView’s new Training Academy provides<br />
a classroom environment where compliance<br />
testing, installation and support skills can be<br />
taught via and practical, hands-on sessions for<br />
a range of electrical, fire and CCTV products.<br />
protecting residents across eleven sites in the<br />
UK.<br />
Chubb has worked with North Devon Homes<br />
for almost 20 years by installing, servicing and<br />
maintaining its warden call systems that<br />
provide a faster, more efficient and more<br />
responsive resident care solution.<br />
“Access control and video make up the vast<br />
majority of the electronic security market. The<br />
two work best when combined into a single<br />
platform but most systems don’t get<br />
integrated due to associated complexity. We<br />
can’t wait to show everyone what we’ve been<br />
working on.”<br />
Nine events will take place at venues across<br />
the UK, including Manchester United’s Old<br />
Trafford and Mercedes Benz World in<br />
Weybridge, throughout September and<br />
October. Attendees will be among the first<br />
people to see Paxton10 in action and get<br />
hands-on experience, hear a keynote speech<br />
from Adam and talk to the system’s creators.<br />
There will also be competitions and giveaways.<br />
Adam said: “We hope installers will join us<br />
to hear about Paxton10, its powerful yet<br />
simple new features and how it can really<br />
benefit their customers.”<br />
More product information and roadshow<br />
details will be announced soon.<br />
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Tyco conference goes “beyond security”<br />
The delegates who attended the recent Tyco Engage<br />
Conference <strong>2019</strong> saw how Tyco, the security products division<br />
of Johnson Controls, can help system integrators grow their<br />
businesses by developing solutions which capitalise on<br />
emerging technologies.<br />
‘Beyond Security’ was the central theme of the conference<br />
held at the Melia Villaitana Hotel, Costa Blanca, Spain, which<br />
began with delegates being welcomed by Alan Riegler, Senior<br />
Sales Director EMEA, Access & Video.<br />
“We were delighted so many of our customers throughout<br />
EMEA accepted our invitation to attend this inaugural event,”<br />
said Alan Riegler.<br />
Day One of the conference included a range of<br />
presentations covering key aspects of Tyco branded access<br />
control, fire detection, intrusion and video surveillance<br />
solutions. Day Two enabled delegates to attend more in-depth<br />
presentations, as well as see live demonstrations of various<br />
solutions carried out in the Tyco Mobile Exhibition Unit, which<br />
was parked in the centre of the hotel complex.<br />
Presentations on the company’s ongoing commitment to its<br />
Cyber Solutions Product Security Program, as well as the Tyco<br />
Cloud and Drone solutions, were among the various sessions<br />
which attracted considerable interest from the delegates. Live<br />
demonstrations of the new Tyco Frictionless access control<br />
solution were also well attended. Due to be launched at the<br />
end of <strong>2019</strong>, this uses face identification technology to control<br />
access to restricted areas of a building.<br />
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THE BOTTOM LINE<br />
IN ASSOCIATION WITH CSL<br />
The interview that gets<br />
the facts from the top<br />
This month Simon Banks<br />
talks to Jim Ludwig,<br />
Managing Director of<br />
Texecom. As one of<br />
Europe’s largest independent security<br />
alarm specialists, Texecom provide<br />
bespoke design solutions that protect<br />
people and property throughout the world.<br />
IoT growth and competing verticals are threatening the entry levels of our<br />
sector, how does the professional industry take control of this?<br />
I think the answer is in the question – ‘how does the professional industry take<br />
control of this?’. In our view, security engineering is a valuable and vital<br />
profession. It requires specialist skills and knowledge to safeguard people and<br />
their property in a reliable and effective manner, all backed up with trusted and<br />
certified suppliers working to international standards.<br />
Professional installation companies are ideally placed to take advantage of the<br />
new opportunities IoT presents. Installers are trusted advisors, who already have<br />
credibility in protecting people. They are security experts, who understand the<br />
technology and are experienced at delivering bespoke solutions. They have local<br />
knowledge, are always on call, and are a long-term partner that end-users can<br />
trust to offer systems that will continue to offer value in the future.<br />
Together, the whole industry needs to take a leadership role in communicating<br />
these values and benefits to a wider audience.<br />
Where does Texecom position itself within the ecosystem of major hubs<br />
such as Alexa, Google, Sky and BT?<br />
We recognise the importance of security systems offering value every day and<br />
defeating the so-called ‘grudge purchase’ mentality. Ultimately end users will want<br />
to operate their systems how they want to, not how the industry tells them to. Our<br />
role is to provide end users with the choices and experiences they are looking for,<br />
while maintaining an uncompromising level of security and protection.<br />
IoT and connectivity should be used to complement and enhance the user<br />
experience, but professionally designed systems must continue to work robustly<br />
when everything else fails. As the recent Google/Nest outage reminds us, security<br />
platforms cannot be wholly reliant on systems outside of the premises. Getting<br />
locked out of your house or not being able to use your heating system because<br />
the Nest network is down isn’t acceptable in the professional space.<br />
Our strategy has been to integrate with trusted partners, allowing flexibility for<br />
users while ensuring that our core security ecosystem is robust and secure.<br />
How does your product roadmap align with the changing profile of the<br />
Installer?<br />
Technology trends only move in one direction and we have a responsibility to<br />
support the professional engineering community along this path. Texecom has,<br />
and is continuing to develop, a range of digital services that add value across the<br />
entire intruder alarm ecosystem, from using, installing and managing a portfolio of<br />
alarms, through to learning and educating the next generation of alarm engineers.<br />
Our Texecom Connect App puts end users in control of their alarm system.<br />
TexecomPro is an app that puts technical information and support where installers<br />
need it, at their fingertips. The Texecom Cloud service allows alarm companies to<br />
manage their alarm portfolio, and our newly launched Texecom Academy will<br />
provide training on all aspects of intruder alarms.<br />
What else are Texecom doing to support the industry?<br />
We are proud to be the official technology partner for the Engineers of Tomorrow<br />
(EoT) competition, as well as a lead sponsor for WorldSkills – a new national<br />
competition for security apprentices working in conjunction with EoT. We will<br />
continue to support colleges in upskilling the next generation of intruder alarm<br />
engineers.<br />
In addition, we continue to focus on developing new products and services to<br />
benefit professional installers and the variety of end user markets they serve.<br />
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What’s in the box?<br />
Camera<br />
Quick user guide<br />
User manual<br />
3 screws and wall fixings<br />
Drilling template<br />
The Hikvision DS-2CE71H0T-PIRLO is an IP67<br />
“Turret” style, 5MP CMOS analogue camera<br />
with true day /night switching and a built in<br />
passive infrared motion detector, infrared<br />
illumination and a white LED that can be used for<br />
continuous or strobe lighting on alarm.<br />
Getting started<br />
The camera simply requires a 12volt DC power<br />
supply and coax connection to a compatible TVI<br />
recorder. The available information in the manuals<br />
is quite basic and some can be misleading such as<br />
the Day to Night and Night to Day settings from 0<br />
to 9 with the higher values stated to make the<br />
camera more sensitive rather than simply the<br />
switching point. Similarly, for Smart IR the range of<br />
0 to 3 is given as “the higher the value the more<br />
obvious the effects are”. It is necessary to work<br />
through the available options and find what works<br />
best for your intended location.<br />
Menu options<br />
The camera’s main menu is displayed on-screen<br />
and this can be activated by a compatible TVI<br />
recorder or a suitable engineer’s test monitor,<br />
however, it is likely that the majority of engineer<br />
monitors currently available will be limited to a<br />
1080p maximum resolution rather than the<br />
camera’s default 5MP output.<br />
Video Format: Select from 5MP 20ips, 4MP 30ips,<br />
2MP 25ips or 2MP 30ips.<br />
Exposure: Global, BLC, HLC or DWDR exposure<br />
and AGC (Low, Medium or High).<br />
Day / Night: Auto, Day or Night, IR light control<br />
and changeover threshold value setting.<br />
Video Setting: Image Mode, Brightness, Contrast,<br />
Saturation, Sharpness, DNR and Mirror.<br />
Functions: White light (alarm or off), Trigger Mode<br />
(Camera), Alarm Mode (Solid or Flashing), PIR<br />
level and detection mode (Indoor or Outdoor).<br />
Factory Default: Restore factory settings.<br />
Exit: Exit the menu without saving settings.<br />
Save & Exit: Save changes and exit.<br />
The Video Setting Image Mode option<br />
switched between “Standard” and “High Sat”,<br />
this has little impact on a well-lit scene. The<br />
controls for Brightness etc. had a range of 1 to 9<br />
with all set at 5 by default. The white LED can be<br />
triggered to stay on for a period of 5, 10, 15, 30 or<br />
60 seconds. If set to flash the time options are not<br />
available and the light flashes for approximately<br />
12 seconds with a flash rate of roughly 4 Hz.<br />
In addition to the video and power<br />
connectors the composite cable<br />
from the camera also includes a<br />
2-pole normally open alarm<br />
output socket for connection and<br />
control of local devices<br />
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(continued from p12)<br />
The ability to illuminate the front<br />
white LED on detection of<br />
movement does tend to encourage<br />
people to look towards the camera<br />
so can be helpful in gaining facial<br />
details or at least may deter those<br />
with criminal intent<br />
Hardware<br />
The camera is based on a metal chassis with a<br />
plastic enclosure giving it a reasonably solid feel.<br />
The removable mounting plate and top cover, clip in<br />
place and allow the central “ball” to be positioned<br />
through 3-axis positioning to suit the majority of<br />
likely positions. As options, an inclined ceiling<br />
mount, junction box and wall mounting bracket are<br />
available. In addition to the video and power<br />
connectors the composite cable from the camera<br />
also includes a 2-pole normally open alarm output<br />
socket for connection and control of local devices.<br />
Alarm scheduling will need to be controlled by<br />
the recording system; versions of the Hikvision<br />
“Turbo” recorder can receive and manage the<br />
alarm status.<br />
The white and infrared illumination are both<br />
given a range of 20 metres, but results are really<br />
dependant on reflectivity of surfaces being<br />
viewed. Camera sensitivity is given as 0.01Lux<br />
colour but results were in line with cameras of<br />
this price-point at low light levels.<br />
Conclusion<br />
A very easy option to provide megapixel<br />
performance and PIR activated alarming in one<br />
small device. While the menu options are limited,<br />
this will simplify the installation and configuration<br />
process.<br />
Performance<br />
The built-in PIR has a wider horizontal detection<br />
angle of 110° than the camera’s 85.5° view for the<br />
2.8mm lens version (80.1° for 3.6mm). For the<br />
majority of application to which this camera is<br />
intended this should not be an issue but should<br />
be considered during installation to avoid<br />
unobserved activations.<br />
The ability to illuminate the front white LED on<br />
detection of movement does tend to encourage<br />
people to look towards the camera so can be<br />
helpful in gaining facial details or at least may deter<br />
those with criminal intent. The white LED can also<br />
help to illuminate the foreground in low light alarm<br />
conditions.<br />
8.5 out of 10<br />
NOTE: This <strong>PSI</strong> Product Test was carried out by an<br />
independent third party, not editorial staff.<br />
The manufacturer had no input in the review or the<br />
final result<br />
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INTERVIEW<br />
An alliance for innovation<br />
This month we talk to Johan Jubbega of OSSA to find out more about the<br />
recently established initiative and how it can help manufacturers and<br />
installers with choice and security<br />
“We have a number of<br />
founding partners<br />
including Vivotek,<br />
Bosch Building<br />
Technologies, Pelco,<br />
Milestone Systems<br />
and Hanwha Techwin.<br />
We came together<br />
about a year ago and<br />
discussed the idea of<br />
an alliance”<br />
According to its website, the Open Security<br />
& Safety Alliance (OSSA) is a collaboration<br />
initiative developed to create a framework<br />
providing standards and specifications for<br />
common components including an operating<br />
system, IoT infrastructure, collective approach<br />
for data security and safety solutions.<br />
We caught up with Johan Jubbega, President<br />
of OSSA during IFSEC <strong>2019</strong> to talk about the<br />
initiative and how a group of technology rivals<br />
managed to come together to serve a common<br />
cause and make the security industry more<br />
secure.<br />
What is OSSA?<br />
It is an alliance of like-minded companies that<br />
have come together to address common<br />
problems and challenges we have in the<br />
security and safety industry in order to<br />
stimulate innovation.<br />
When I say common problems this is all<br />
about security and involves data security,<br />
privacy, market fragmentation and a limited<br />
usage of data produced by the security devices.<br />
The goal is to make it easier for application<br />
developers to come into our industry and<br />
getting access to a common standardized<br />
platform (including an operating system) to<br />
deploy their applications and thus stimulate<br />
further innovation.<br />
Who is the ‘we’ in OSSA?<br />
First of all we have a number of founding<br />
partners including Vivotek, Bosch Building<br />
Technologies, Pelco, Milestone Systems and<br />
Hanwha Techwin. We came together about a<br />
year ago and discussed the idea of an alliance.<br />
We then founded the Alliance and launched it in<br />
September 2018.<br />
In the meantime we took on around 25-30<br />
companies which encompass all elements of the<br />
security industry such as device manufacturers,<br />
system integrators, distributors and video<br />
management solution providers to tackle the<br />
whole ecosystem because you need devices and<br />
also the applications to be sold through<br />
Johan Jubbega, President of<br />
OSSA, pictured at IFSEC <strong>2019</strong><br />
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integrators and distributors. On top of all of that<br />
we have a member called Security and Safety<br />
Things which is building an OSSA specified<br />
operating system for cameras and a digital<br />
market-place for apps.<br />
We are moving very quickly and we believe<br />
that by 2020 we will have the go-live of an<br />
ecosystem, including the camera operating<br />
system, digital market-place (like an app store)<br />
and partners that deliver their first hardware<br />
and software offerings compatible with the<br />
ecosystem.<br />
The founding partners are essentially<br />
competitors, so how did you all come<br />
together?<br />
To be honest, there we had a lot of interesting<br />
discussions. But already soon we found out that<br />
certain topics can only be solved together.<br />
Addressing these challenges together gives us a<br />
much better chance of raising the bar in the<br />
industry, and stimulating the market and<br />
technology development.<br />
So what are the challenges that you are<br />
addressing?<br />
As we were only founded recently we are still<br />
finding new problems! Typically though we have<br />
identified concerns around cyber security and<br />
the protection of privacy.<br />
The OSSA specified operating system is<br />
therefore based on Android Open Source<br />
Platform (AOSP), which means it already<br />
comes with a lot of security built-in, giving us a<br />
good starting point. And with the contributions<br />
What is the difference between the Open Security & Safety Alliance<br />
and ONVIF?<br />
ONVIF is an open industry forum that provides and promotes standardised<br />
interfaces for effective interoperability of IP-based physical security products.<br />
OSSA focuses on developing a framework outlining a common standardised<br />
platform for security and safety devices solutions. The framework provides<br />
standards and specifications for common components including an operating<br />
system, IoT infrastructure, collective approach for data security and privacy,<br />
and a drive for improved levels of performance. In addition, the Alliance aims to<br />
promote new business models to encourage the adoption of more data-centric<br />
services by users.<br />
of all of our members, we have already<br />
hardened that operating system to make it<br />
even better for security applications. I believe<br />
that an open alliance developed by all of us<br />
will greatly benefit the market, of course we all<br />
want to differentiate from each other and there<br />
will be many areas where device<br />
manufacturers can try to do so, but we all have<br />
one objective of raising the bar and to battle<br />
any security and potential threats we may<br />
come across.<br />
What do you need manufacturers and<br />
installers to do now?<br />
The more security manufacturers we can get<br />
involved with supporting the Alliance, the<br />
broader the open platform will eventually be –<br />
ultimately offering more choice for installers<br />
and integrators. Ideally all devices with their<br />
unique differentiators that are offered in the<br />
ecosystem will be able to work with any<br />
“The more security manufacturers<br />
we can get involved with<br />
supporting the Alliance, the<br />
broader the open platform will<br />
eventually be – ultimately offering<br />
more choice for installers and<br />
integrators”<br />
software application. For the installers this will<br />
be a big benefit because they will have the<br />
luxury of a broad choice of vendor technologies,<br />
each with their own differentiators such as<br />
image quality or security add-ons, but sharing a<br />
common operating system and approach to data<br />
security and privacy.<br />
Are developments such as AI changing<br />
the nature of the work OSSA is doing?<br />
New technologies, such as AI, need powerful<br />
processors. Therefore we encourage System-on-<br />
Chip (SoC) manufacturers to join the alliance, so<br />
that together we can define a baseline regarding<br />
the performance of hardware. After<br />
establishment of this baseline, it will be<br />
possible for a wide range of app developers to<br />
come in and make use of the power that is<br />
available in cameras that are based on OSSA’s<br />
specifications.<br />
Another objective of the alliance is to<br />
educate the industry on these new<br />
developments and where we are standing so<br />
that installers and integrators are prepared for<br />
what is coming.<br />
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EDITOR’S CHOICE<br />
Door entry hearing loops for<br />
clear communications<br />
Contacta Systems has<br />
launched door entry hearing<br />
loops offering communication<br />
at secure entrances for those<br />
with hearing loss.<br />
The IL-EL42 PB and PF offer<br />
clarity of sound for wearers of<br />
hearing aids and other<br />
assistive listening devices.<br />
The loops can also be<br />
installed in fire evacuation<br />
systems, help and information<br />
points, self-service kiosks,<br />
ticket machines and<br />
emergency refuge points,<br />
enhancing safety and<br />
accessibility.<br />
The units come in a<br />
surface-mounted or flush option and accept input<br />
signals from a range of sound sources including<br />
line out signals, low voltage loudspeaker outputs,<br />
VOIP (voice over internet protocol), intercoms and<br />
PA systems.<br />
The IL-EL42 also feature automatic gain control<br />
and low power consumption. The units have been<br />
fitted with a built-in driver in the cabinet, hosted in<br />
a newly designed weather resistant plastic casing<br />
with flexible installation directions. Both units are<br />
currently being tested to comply with IP-55<br />
standard.<br />
www.contacta.co.uk<br />
New web-based user interface<br />
is announced<br />
Paxton has launched a new web-based user<br />
interface for its access control system Net2.<br />
Net2Online makes Net2 accessible from any<br />
device with an internet connection, giving users<br />
flexibility and ownership of the system – wherever<br />
they are. It comes as a free feature with Paton’s<br />
Net2 Pro software. This ensures Net2 Pro is<br />
futureproofed, while making site access for users<br />
even easier.<br />
Five useful features will allow users to manage<br />
their building from any device, in any location –<br />
open doors, add and manage users, run roll call,<br />
monitor events and create reports.<br />
There is no need to install additional software if<br />
you have an existing Net2 Pro system and it is<br />
included free of charge to new and existing Net2<br />
Pro users.<br />
Paxton.info/4118<br />
Management platform for<br />
large surveillance systems<br />
Qognify has launched Umbrella, a web-based<br />
management platform for managing large<br />
distributed video surveillance systems centrally<br />
in the cloud.<br />
The Umbrella management solution is<br />
integrated with Qognify’s video management<br />
software (VMS) Cayuga and can be hosted in<br />
the cloud (including Microsoft Azure and AWS)<br />
as well as on premise. Once installed, Umbrella<br />
provides a consolidated view of all servers and<br />
cameras across every connected installation,<br />
highlighting those, which require attention.<br />
Furthermore, if any company-wide changes are<br />
required to be made to how the video system<br />
operates, they can be configured and rolled-out<br />
remotely and immediately. www.qognify.com<br />
New router with dual 4G<br />
WorldSIM is launched<br />
CSL has announced the arrival<br />
of a new variant of the <strong>PSI</strong><br />
Premier Award winning CSL<br />
Router. This new variant is<br />
supplied with two network<br />
diverse 4G WorldSIMs, one<br />
active and one on standby for total resilience.<br />
The router provides instant connectivity for<br />
CCTV, HVAC, EAS, access control, payment<br />
terminals etc .<br />
The range now includes single and dual SIM<br />
options. Both send data via 4G, providing an<br />
instant, encrypted connection to the internet on<br />
sites where wired broadband is unavailable,<br />
impractical or slow.<br />
On both single and dual SIM variants, a<br />
single static IP address allows remote<br />
access into the system without<br />
interfering with any IT infrastructure.<br />
www.csl-group.com<br />
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EDITOR’S CHOICE<br />
The security industry is busy and complex, so it’s easy to miss<br />
new products and services as they get lost in day-to-day<br />
activities. Every now and again, certain products grab our<br />
attention so here we take a look at some of the products we<br />
think you won’t want to miss this month.<br />
Leak detection system<br />
utilises fire alarm technology<br />
LEAKalarm from Hochiki is a fully addressable<br />
water leak detection system. According to the<br />
company, utilising fire alarm technology in the<br />
design of LEAKalarm provides the reliability and<br />
integrity of BRE approved fire detection systems,<br />
meaning there is virtually no risk of failure,<br />
downtime and fewer false alarms.<br />
The addressable leak detection panel (LAAP-S-<br />
1) is Ideal for large and complex installations. It<br />
allows the user to address each module with<br />
location-specific information, as well as featuring<br />
fully configurable remote outputs. A single loop<br />
control panel can support up to 254 probes, and<br />
over 12,700 metres of wire. A dual loop panel is<br />
also available. RS485 data bus allows up to 32<br />
additional expander cards to be incorporated.<br />
www.hochikieurope.com<br />
Door terminal is ideal<br />
step toward full system<br />
The VAKA A66 Door Terminal, part of the<br />
Axema VAKA access control system, has<br />
a robust “Nordic” design, backlite<br />
PINPad (disablity enabled) and supports<br />
EM, Mifare or DESFire cards & key fobs<br />
or Axema Remote Control Transmitters.<br />
It is ideal to start a VAKA system as it is a<br />
easily programmed to manage<br />
credentials, access codes and time<br />
schedules.<br />
The terminal can be incorporated into<br />
a full VAKA system by the addition of a VAKA Door<br />
Controller providing spoken messages to the<br />
users, further increasing functionality and ease of<br />
use. It also includes a built-in microphone<br />
supporting the addition of Door Entry phone<br />
functionality if required.<br />
www.axema.se/en/vaka/<br />
Smart motion detection system with high accuracy<br />
Dahua Technology has released SMD Plus, its fullchannel<br />
smart motion detection system which, says the<br />
company, delivers detection accuracy of up to 95%. The<br />
new software is available on Dahua’s XVR AI models.<br />
Upgraded from the original SMD technology running on the CPU, the<br />
new SMD Plus uses an independent AI smart chip loaded with new deep<br />
learning algorithms, enabling processing power to be ten times more<br />
powerful. It also needs fewer pixels to make positive detection results.<br />
As a result, Dahua says SMD Plus can recognise moving objects and<br />
differentiate between people and vehicles, effectively reducing false<br />
alarms caused by objects such as tree branches, animals, insects, shadows and the effects of wind. Meanwhile, users can target specific<br />
vehicles or people for tracking and playback, saving time on searching for and retrieving relevant video.<br />
Dahua SMD XVRs support up to 16 channels and are suitable for indoor and outdoor security applications. HDCVI users need only<br />
upgrade their devices from XVR-X to XVR-I to enjoy the benefits of HD over coax with AI performance. In conjunction with Dahua’s active<br />
deterrence camera, the system can be used to warn off any intruders with white light and a siren, thereby protecting premises while also<br />
saving manpower. No other equipment is required and alarms and alerts can be sent to a user’s mobile phone via the DMSS (Digital<br />
Mobile Surveillance System) app. uk.dahuasecurity.com/uk/<br />
NOTE: All technical specifications listed are provided by manufacturers<br />
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Face - the future...<br />
Facial recognition hit the mainstream media recently with a claim that<br />
scanning the public is a violation of “human rights”. Is this a security<br />
make-or-break moment for legislation going forward? The <strong>PSI</strong> Panel of<br />
experts looks at the future for facial analytics<br />
Facial recognition took a hit recently with a<br />
case in Cardiff going to Court because<br />
South Wales Police allegedly captured the<br />
face of a member of the public without his<br />
consent twice during an operation to spot<br />
known lawbreakers. He described this as “a<br />
fundamental invasion of my privacy”<br />
"It is just like taking people's DNA or<br />
fingerprints, without their knowledge or their<br />
consent," said Megan Goulding, a lawyer from<br />
the civil liberties group Liberty which is<br />
supporting the case.<br />
Could this case be a watershed moment for<br />
the use of facial recognition in the UK and what<br />
changes to legislation could result? The <strong>PSI</strong><br />
panel is now in session.<br />
Gareth Williams -<br />
Oprema<br />
Currently surveillance systems<br />
are installed and used in<br />
accordance to the Data<br />
Protection Act 2018 and the<br />
Home Office guidelines on<br />
CCTV. However, some recent<br />
national press controversy regarding the use of<br />
recorded footage concerning facial recognition<br />
in particular, may see some developments<br />
required within the security sector.<br />
To date, end users can keep any recorded<br />
information for up to 30 days as long as<br />
adequate signage is displayed on the particular<br />
site. The advancements in analytics and facial<br />
recognition may see a more stringent approach<br />
to how live and recorded data is utilised. There<br />
are many systems that are able to ‘redact’ facial<br />
features, so that personal information isn’t<br />
stored. This isn’t currently an accredited feature<br />
and a must have for recording systems however<br />
we may see this change.<br />
The fire and intrusion market is heavily<br />
regulated for life safety and security purposes, with<br />
measures such as BS5839-1:2017 (manufactured to<br />
EN54 standard) and PD6662 (manufactured to<br />
EN50131 standard). The regulations in other<br />
sectors, potentially questions the level of<br />
regulation and guidance given to security installers<br />
and end users for the CCTV sector.<br />
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A further area of conjecture is the amount of<br />
DIY CCTV installations. End users can source<br />
some products from the internet and are able to<br />
have features such as facial recognition<br />
however this isn’t regulated by any insurance or<br />
government body.<br />
The remaining months of <strong>2019</strong> will prove to<br />
be interesting regarding surveillance systems in<br />
general and how public bodies react to any<br />
further controversy regarding the use of CCTV,<br />
such as the recent case that saw a gentleman<br />
take the Police to court questioning his breach<br />
of human rights.<br />
Nick Fischer -<br />
Facewatch<br />
It is unfortunate the way the<br />
Police have recently tested<br />
AFR in public places and<br />
shows a lack of understanding<br />
and judgement by all involved.<br />
However, given their resource<br />
limitations, we know the police are trying to do<br />
their best in a tough rising crime landscape.<br />
There is a compelling need to enable the Police<br />
to explore the latest technologies as society<br />
must be protected.<br />
“The remaining<br />
months of <strong>2019</strong> will<br />
prove to be<br />
interesting regarding<br />
surveillance systems<br />
in general and how<br />
public bodies react to<br />
any further<br />
controversy regarding<br />
the use of CCTV”<br />
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PANEL<br />
“Building trust is the<br />
most important and,<br />
of course, the most<br />
difficult step that<br />
needs to happen, it<br />
must come from the<br />
highest-level driven<br />
by a set of clear<br />
understandable and<br />
transparent<br />
regulations to all”<br />
24<br />
(from previous page)<br />
It is understandable and a good thing that<br />
the Police have been legally challenged given<br />
their interpretation of how AFR can be applied<br />
in the public domain. This will lead to an open<br />
and thorough debate on how AFR can be used<br />
and ensure the right level of legislation,<br />
control and transparency is put in place. The<br />
sooner this is achieved the better as AFR<br />
technology is improving rapidly and should be<br />
seen as a force for good and not be<br />
misinterpreted as 'Big Brother'.<br />
Building trust is the most important and, of<br />
course, the most difficult step that needs to<br />
happen, it must come from the highest-level<br />
driven by a set of clear understandable and<br />
transparent regulations to all. There also must<br />
be a distinction between the state and the<br />
private sector use of the technology. There is a<br />
big difference here and if we are to make<br />
progress, once again, understanding and<br />
education must come soon ensuring fair and<br />
appropriate use.<br />
Cressida Dick mentioned in a recent TV<br />
broadcast, that AFR is already being used by<br />
the police, but they are a very early stage, with<br />
just a few trials undertaken in limited<br />
locations. Furthermore, she believes and<br />
publicly stated that AFR is an important force<br />
for good that must be embraced to make<br />
society a safer place.<br />
I support her view and believe AFR can have<br />
a material positive impact on society when<br />
applied appropriately. Businesses will use the<br />
technology to reduce and deter crime,<br />
prioritise the customer experience and enable<br />
access rights to buildings and environments.<br />
It's can be used to protect the individual<br />
wellbeing, for example, protect self-excluder<br />
gamblers or prevent urban explorers climbing<br />
sky- scrappers. There are literally hundreds of<br />
positive applications and equally if not<br />
implemented correctly it can be presented as a<br />
potential threat to society and your civil<br />
liberties.<br />
It is time to behave and act responsibly, as<br />
this is one genie that won't be going back in<br />
the bottle!<br />
David Davies - DVS<br />
I do think in the future, when<br />
ever this may be, we will see<br />
more regulation around the<br />
use of surveillance systems<br />
and its metadata that we<br />
take from it, and I don’t think<br />
we should take issue with<br />
this. What we will most likely see is tighter<br />
regulation on those that install, service &<br />
maintain surveillance systems through the use<br />
of accredited trade bodies, and of course we<br />
already have these, but it’s not a mandatory<br />
requirement to be part of this. if the industry<br />
was to go this way it would mean a set of<br />
people working to a common set of objectives<br />
and standards , which would also include not<br />
just physical installation methods but would<br />
include skills to include data protection<br />
awareness , privacy awareness , camera use<br />
and deployment as well as compliance to<br />
guidelines and legal compliance. From what I<br />
can see this shift has already begun, but what<br />
does this mean for regulation of system types<br />
that would include specifics like facial<br />
recognition, people counting, behaviour<br />
analysis and the like? Like all things there is<br />
always a place for this technology for the<br />
security of property and people and we should<br />
not be scared to embrace this technology, it<br />
can have a very positive impact. But whatever<br />
this dataset is used for we should make it<br />
clear why it’s being used and for what<br />
benefits, and how effective this technology is,<br />
this could be an online portal where systems<br />
have to be disclosed and the type of<br />
technologies used, where practical and not<br />
sensitive. We all want to be connected and<br />
have faster, better, now. Sometimes we can<br />
only achieve this through the use of these<br />
technologies.<br />
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Anthony King -<br />
Square One<br />
As an industry I believe<br />
strongly that we should be<br />
fighting and lobbying for more<br />
regulation in the CCTV<br />
industry and the recent case of<br />
Mr Ed Bridges and the South<br />
Wales Police raises some very interesting and<br />
important issues. We are seeing technology<br />
moving at an expediential rate, but this<br />
technology and the use of it, is arguably too<br />
easily available to any person or organisation<br />
holding themselves out as a CCTV installer or<br />
integrator.<br />
I was speaking recently at The Security Event<br />
in Manchester and when asked, 90% of the<br />
audience supported increased regulation and<br />
licensing for CCTV installers and operators. I<br />
believe all the tools possible should be made<br />
available to Law Enforcement and Private<br />
Security Organisations to ensure “Crime has<br />
Consequences”. Whilst some will argue and<br />
question that the use of these AI technologies<br />
are potentially an infringement on our civil<br />
liberties and human rights, I would say these<br />
technologies are a necessary tool to take back<br />
our human rights, that have been stripped from<br />
us by the fear of terrorism, organised crime<br />
gangs, criminals and anti-social behaviour that<br />
makes so many feel unsafe walking the streets<br />
and even in their own homes. These tools<br />
applied properly responsibly and regulated<br />
through professional licensing of their<br />
operators and installers, including a national<br />
register of their deployment, can and will assist<br />
in reducing the impact of crime and terrorism on<br />
us all.<br />
Where we leave our industry and the use of<br />
these types of AI assisted technologies wide<br />
open to criticism, is the low threshold required<br />
to access and deploy their use. How can we<br />
accept that one day you can be a window<br />
cleaner and because you are able to use a<br />
ladder, the next day you can install CCTV?<br />
Professionalise our industry by licensing our<br />
industry.<br />
“We are seeing<br />
technology moving at<br />
an expediential rate,<br />
but this technology<br />
and the use of it, is<br />
arguably too easily<br />
available to any<br />
person or<br />
organisation holding<br />
themselves out as a<br />
CCTV installer or<br />
integrator”<br />
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EVENT<br />
Why you should be there!<br />
SiX<br />
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2<br />
November 5/6<br />
In Association with:<br />
This year sees the inaugural<br />
installer event SiX at EventCity in<br />
Manchester in November. Here we<br />
continue our preview of what is in<br />
store for those attending<br />
As we discussed last month,SiX is aimed<br />
squarely at the security installer and<br />
system integrator. Running on 5-6th<br />
November <strong>2019</strong>, the event will offer a<br />
conference programme delivered by experts, not<br />
manufacturers or government bodies, alongside<br />
an exhibition at EventCity Manchester. In<br />
addition, the annual <strong>PSI</strong> Premier Awards Dinner<br />
will be held on the evening of 5th November.<br />
There are a number of reasons why <strong>PSI</strong> and<br />
Benchmark magazine publisher Pro-Activ took<br />
the decision to host the show, and importantly,<br />
to hold it in Manchester.<br />
Why exhibit at SiX?<br />
In recent years we have seen a clear desire for<br />
an installer-only event. The security trade shows<br />
we have today are aimed at both installers and<br />
end users - in fact, in reality they’re aimed at<br />
anyone who has anything to do with security,<br />
fire, facilities management or health and safety.<br />
This wide audience has considerably different<br />
needs and not many of those visiting the event<br />
could actually be interested in buying or<br />
specifying electronic security technology.<br />
We believe that an installer-only show will be<br />
a better ROI for exhibitors because the people<br />
they will have visiting their stands will have a<br />
genuine interest in the products and services on<br />
offer and will be in a better position to make<br />
purchasing decisions than someone only in<br />
attendance because of a co-located event.<br />
Why visit SiX?<br />
SiX is aimed squarely at installers, there is no<br />
end-user focus in any of the seminars and all of<br />
the exhibitors at the event are looking to build<br />
relationships with engineers that specialise in<br />
electronic security technology.<br />
The seminars at the event (news of which is<br />
forthcoming) have been developed to provide<br />
installers with the information they want to hear<br />
rather than a series of manufacturer-led product<br />
presentations or high-brow subjects of no real<br />
relevance to the audience.<br />
The second issue addressed by SiX is the<br />
location of the event. For some installers a trip<br />
South for a London event is not the most<br />
appetising of travel propositions. By hosting SiX<br />
in Manchester in the new purpose-built Event<br />
City (see sidebar) the show splits the nation in<br />
half, sitting in an easily accessible area with<br />
plenty of options for overnight stays if required.<br />
“Potential customers from<br />
Birmingham and above don’t<br />
appear to have the appetite to trek<br />
to London (Docklands) and<br />
therefore this show should<br />
generate more flow from our<br />
Northern prospects”<br />
- Mark Rees, 360 Vision<br />
Technology<br />
In essence SiX is only for installers, there is<br />
no end-user focus or long trek on the cards for<br />
installers looking to attend. For potential<br />
exhibitors this represents an unmissable<br />
opportunity to reach their ideal customer base.<br />
“As SiX is an event that focuses on<br />
installers it is particularly relevant<br />
to Inner Range in the UK as our<br />
latest solutions are aimed directly<br />
at the installer. <strong>2019</strong> sees us<br />
expanding rapidly within the UK<br />
market and SIX promises to attract<br />
our target audience”<br />
- Tim Northwood, Inner Range<br />
BREAKING NEWS...<br />
As we went to press with this<br />
edition, SiX organisers Pro-Activ<br />
revealed that in order to meet the<br />
demand for exhibition space, a<br />
further 1000 sq/m has been opened<br />
up for bookings.<br />
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Exhibitors include:<br />
MILESTONE<br />
Milestone is a world-leading<br />
provider of open platform IP<br />
video management software<br />
(VMS) and network video<br />
recorders. The business is<br />
dedicated to delivering a highquality<br />
business video platform, in which its community of hardware, software,<br />
and partners can integrate their video solutions for security purposes and<br />
beyond. Solutions are sold through a distribution and partner channel and are<br />
available in most countries around the world.<br />
www.milestonesys.com<br />
ZITKO CONSULTING<br />
Zitko is a fire and security specialist dedicated to creating<br />
long-lasting relationships through high quality recruitment.<br />
With an approach based on strong foundations, and<br />
principles that are transparent and honest the company<br />
aims for quality and delivers excellence.<br />
Customers benefit from a highly tailored service that saves time and money and<br />
greatly improves the hiring process. Zitko consultants are trained to understand<br />
every aspect of the security and fire sectors – with a knowledge of the market<br />
that is second to none.<br />
zitkoconsulting.com<br />
The venue for SiX<br />
With free parking on-site,<br />
world class leisure and<br />
shopping facilities and over<br />
1000 on-site hotel rooms at<br />
TraffordCity, EventCity in<br />
Manchester offers a<br />
complete package for the<br />
SiX experience. For the<br />
show itself it boasts the<br />
largest conference venue in<br />
Manchester, as well as a<br />
choice of halls.<br />
MOBOTIX<br />
Mobotix has been developing and producing<br />
intelligent IP video systems known for their high<br />
level of security, uncompromising reliability and<br />
premium “made in Germany” quality since 2000.<br />
The company has set standards with<br />
developments such as the first hemispheric IP video camera and the first IP video door station.<br />
One of its innovations, though, is particularly crucial in our increasingly<br />
networked world: the decentralised intelligence in its camera system. Thanks<br />
to this decentralised intelligence, Mobotix products communicate with other<br />
sensors and devices in the network to help achieve solutions “beyond human<br />
vision.” www.mobotix.com/en/<br />
NATIONAL SECURITY INSPECTORATE (NSI)<br />
For over 40 years, NSI has maintained a register of<br />
Approved Companies who work to the highest industry<br />
standards demanded by the Police, Fire and Rescue<br />
Services and the insurance industry. Businesses and<br />
homeowners who choose NSI approved companies have<br />
the reassurance that their contractors are<br />
regularly audited by NSI to the latest<br />
standards, and provide robust, high quality<br />
security systems, fire safety solutions and<br />
guarding services. www.nsi.org.uk<br />
For more details<br />
on the exhibition<br />
packages for SiX<br />
contact David Lewis<br />
on 0208 295 8309<br />
or visit<br />
sixevent.co.uk<br />
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IFSEC <strong>2019</strong><br />
Big show highlights<br />
Mid-June <strong>2019</strong> saw the UK’s biggest security event, IFSEC International,<br />
take place in London. There was a lot to see and do, so in case you<br />
couldn’t make it or spent too long in the bar, here’s a selection of<br />
attractions that you might have missed over the three days<br />
Our overall opinion on this year’s event can<br />
be found on page 5 of this edition, however<br />
we couldn’t just give you our thoughts on<br />
what the big trends and ideas were, so here is our<br />
random selection (in no particular order) of some<br />
of the launches, sights and attractions of IFSEC<br />
<strong>2019</strong>.<br />
Visual verification with OPTEX<br />
Optex launched two new solutions<br />
at IFSEC with visual verification at<br />
their heart. The VXI-CMOD allows<br />
installers/end-users to upgrade<br />
the Optex VXI outdoor approach<br />
sensor with a wireless 180 degree<br />
day/night camera that will send<br />
keyholders immediate notification<br />
in the event of intrusion, providing<br />
recorded footage and live images<br />
on which to make informed<br />
decisions about appropriate action.<br />
The second solution announced<br />
was the Optex Bridge powered by CHeKT, a<br />
hardware and software solution that takes<br />
separate intruder and CCTV technologies installed<br />
on the same site, but acting independently, and<br />
‘bridges’ them to create one, seamless,<br />
integrated monitored solution. Intruder alarms<br />
can now effectively be visually verified.<br />
Secure Logiq launched Logiqal<br />
Healthcheck Pro<br />
Logiqal Healthcheck Pro is a<br />
complete suite of management<br />
tools to ensure, at a glance, that<br />
global customer CCTV estates are<br />
secure, optimised and fully<br />
operational at all times. Visual<br />
confirmation utilising a simple to<br />
understand traffic light system<br />
confirms the operational status of every customer<br />
site, either as icons or displayed live on a map.<br />
Abloy and Valterri Bottas<br />
Abloy UK invited visitors to learn<br />
more about its global vision, ‘Abloy<br />
- For Trust’, and meet the<br />
company’s brand<br />
ambassador, Finnish motor<br />
racing icon Valtteri Bottas at<br />
the event. Alongside this<br />
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bridging device which makes it both easy and<br />
affordable to add cloud to new and legacy<br />
installs. Each device can cloud-enable up to 8<br />
cameras or channels from a DVR/NVR simply by<br />
adding it to the local network.<br />
Abloy showcased a number of products including<br />
the PROTEC2 CLIQ access control system, which<br />
enables remote key management and provides<br />
audit trails on locks and padlocks which fulfils the<br />
demands of regulators. It also has the ability to<br />
electronically remove lost or stolen keys from the<br />
system, meaning security can still be confidently<br />
maintained in circumstances where a key has<br />
been misplaced.<br />
Securing a perimeter with<br />
Pyronix<br />
Exhibiting alongside parent<br />
company Hikvision for the<br />
third time, Pyronix<br />
demonstrated how to set<br />
up a secure perimeter with<br />
its XD detectors, indoor<br />
and outdoor Wi-Fi cameras,<br />
security control panels and the updated<br />
ProControl+ app. The company also showcased<br />
something very exciting at the show; adding even<br />
greater functionality to our all-rounded perimeter<br />
protection solution, for additional peace of mind<br />
and greater upsell and retention advantages for<br />
our installers.<br />
Camera launches<br />
from IDIS<br />
A range of new cameras and<br />
smarter deep learning<br />
analytics were showcased by<br />
IDIS at IFSEC. The selection of<br />
cameras includes an easy-toinstall<br />
2MP micro-dome (86pi<br />
x 58), designed for speedy<br />
set-up and rapid deployment.<br />
It features in-built IR illumination with a range of<br />
15m and, with no cable whip (pigtail) to enable<br />
easier and quicker installation. The IDIS<br />
LightMaster PTZ features a 36x optical zoom, an<br />
auto-iris and a Hall sensor for optimum image<br />
quality, and installers can choose between PoE<br />
and 24VAC power supplies. A new range of 5MP<br />
IP cameras was also revealed.<br />
Surveillance optimised drives<br />
from Seagate<br />
The SkyHawk AI 14TB<br />
surveillance optimised drive<br />
features expanded durability<br />
and a new 14TB capacity. At<br />
550TB/year, SkyHawk AI is<br />
designed for more than 3x the<br />
workload of standard<br />
surveillance drives. SkyHawk AI<br />
Manything Pro showcases<br />
range of new features<br />
Until recently, Manything Pro has been<br />
compatible with over 100 Hikvision IP<br />
cameras and a small selection of Hikvision<br />
recorders, but at IFSEC, Manything Pro<br />
showcased a new Cloud Adapter which<br />
broadens compatibility to the full Hikvision<br />
hardware range, with Axis, Dahua and<br />
broader ONVIF compatibility coming very<br />
soon. The Cloud Adapter is a small<br />
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supports up to 64 HD cameras and 32 AI streams<br />
with metadata simultaneously. Its 90% write and<br />
10% read workloads are ideal for NVRs enabled<br />
with AI for edge computing applications. Powered<br />
by SkyHawk AI, NVRs can ensure data is<br />
preserved and instantly accessible for analytics<br />
and real-time decision making.<br />
Traka and key and asset<br />
management<br />
Traka unveiled its latest generation Traka Web<br />
software, offering remote administration with the<br />
benefits of faulty item exchange, fleet<br />
management and full audit control capability. It<br />
can be recorded with instant email notifications<br />
linked to specific item movements. Traka also<br />
highlighted its integration credentials with access<br />
control providers, to present increased efficiency,<br />
resource and significant cost savings, without<br />
compromising on safety or security.<br />
Artificial intelligence focus from<br />
Dahua<br />
Dahua focused on Artificial Intelligence at IFSEC<br />
this year. AI embraces advanced deep-learning<br />
technology, such as video data structuring, face<br />
and vehicle recognition, people counting and<br />
perimeter protection, greatly improving the<br />
efficiency of searching targets. Dahua’s latest<br />
Smart Motion Detection Plus reportedly delivers<br />
people and vehicle detection accuracy up to 95%.<br />
Available on Dahua’s HDCVI 5.0 series, this<br />
technology reduces nuisance alarms and can cut<br />
surveillance costs using a built-in siren and white<br />
light feature (Active Deterrence Camera).<br />
Radar awareness with InnoSenT<br />
The focus on the InnoSenT stand was on the<br />
Smart Tracker of the new iSYS-50x1 series. “IFSEC<br />
<strong>2019</strong> presented us with an ideal opportunity to<br />
demonstrate our new systems to the public for the<br />
first time. We were very excited to see how the<br />
audience of industry specialists reacted to our<br />
developments,” explained Christian Bömmel,<br />
Head of Industrial Sales & Marketing. InnoSenT<br />
also showcased the iSYS-50xx series, which was<br />
recently expanded to include two additional radar<br />
systems. The products provide information on the<br />
speed, distance, direction of movement and<br />
position of persons or vehicles within the<br />
coverage area of up to 29,500 m².<br />
Proxyclick unveiled face<br />
recognition-equipped VMS<br />
Proxyclick’s solution<br />
for visitor security<br />
was unveiled at<br />
IFSEC. The app-based<br />
Visitor Management<br />
System (VMS)<br />
seamlessly integrates with six of the biggest<br />
players in the access control market. Proxyclick’s<br />
‘ID Match’ facial recognition feature adds a much<br />
tighter, yet non-encroaching level of security to<br />
the front desk experience. The new feature<br />
utilises facial recognition technology to correctly<br />
match a visitor’s face with the image on their<br />
official photo ID providing peace-of-mind to<br />
organisations requiring advanced security and<br />
compliance protocols.<br />
Customise control rooms with<br />
Thinking Space<br />
Thinking Space returned to IFSEC with the launch<br />
of a new printed panel solution. The control room<br />
furniture manufacturer displayed the possibilities<br />
The Engineers of Tomorrow<br />
competition was again a must-see<br />
at the event<br />
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sectors, where officers on the front line utilise<br />
BWCs to help prevent both criminal and antisocial<br />
behaviour when out on patrol. This latest<br />
camera has an IP67 ingress protection rating, and<br />
delivers full 1080p HD recording capabilities to<br />
capture evidence-quality footage, Bluetooth<br />
sensor monitoring, and built-in GPS functionality<br />
which will greatly simplify camera asset<br />
management across large estates. Other features<br />
include a full-shift battery life, Wi-Fi streaming,<br />
120 degree horizontal field of view and haptic and<br />
audio feedback alerts to show when recording has<br />
been activated.<br />
The main focus for many<br />
surveillance companies was facial<br />
recognition<br />
of the new printing production line for technical<br />
furniture. The new printer can print onto the<br />
panels with textures and patterns, created inhouse.<br />
These will be added to on a regular basis,<br />
incorporating the trends in office furniture design,<br />
to build up a library of popular finishes and colour<br />
schemes coordinating with worktop finishes.<br />
Logos and artwork including montages can also<br />
be added, giving clients complete customisation<br />
over the look of their new control room furniture.<br />
Hanwha Techwin showcases<br />
transport NVRs and easy<br />
installation<br />
Cloud for cameras with Eagle<br />
Eye Networks<br />
Eagle Eye showcased its new open, public<br />
domain, plug and play communications<br />
framework that enables video manufacturers to<br />
connect cameras, DVRs and encoders to the cloud,<br />
at IFSEC <strong>2019</strong>.<br />
Its Networks’ Cloud Camera Specification has<br />
been developed with 10 years’ experience gained<br />
from practical integrations with camera<br />
manufacturers and cloud technology<br />
partnerships. Eagle Eye is providing an open<br />
source SDK and an open public domain<br />
specification that can be used across the industry.<br />
“Our primary objective is to make video<br />
surveillance easier for the integrator, the installer,<br />
and the customer. Open systems have been<br />
proven to do that better than closed systems,”<br />
said Dean Drako, CEO of Eagle Eye Networks. We<br />
are packaging our experience and cyber security<br />
expertise into this open solution by introducing EE<br />
Connect.”<br />
1080p BWC from Edesix<br />
launched<br />
Edesix launched its latest VideoBadge, the VB-<br />
400, at IFSEC <strong>2019</strong>. The VB-400 will be<br />
predominantly aimed at the policing and security<br />
Hanwha Techwin introduced its compact four- and<br />
eight-channel Wisenet NVRs for transport<br />
applications to visitors at the show. The new<br />
vibration-proof Wisenet TRM-410S and TRM-810S<br />
NVRs have a footprint of 250mm x 210mm and offer<br />
two-way audio communication. The two new robust<br />
NVRs are EN50155, EN-50121 and EN-61373 certified,<br />
which makes them suitable for deployment on buses<br />
and trains where they can be used to record video of<br />
passenger activity, as well as video of the road or<br />
track ahead, in order to provide evidence of any<br />
incidents. The company also displayed how easy<br />
installation of cameras can be.<br />
IDL demonstrate sidegating<br />
solution<br />
In response to changing regulations and to meet<br />
customer demands for wider lanes for both<br />
pedestrian and wheelchair users’ comfort, IDL<br />
developed extensions to its range of Fastlane<br />
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Surveillance integration with<br />
Maxxess<br />
Maxxess highlighted a host of new surveillance<br />
integrations at IFSEC, showing how eFusion<br />
makes it easy to link security, fire, safety, building<br />
and business systems together under a unified<br />
management umbrella. Among the solutions on<br />
the stand was the Sony SNC-VB770 full colour<br />
ultra-low light camera, that was demonstrated in a<br />
third-party housing as part of a PTZ solution, and<br />
video technologies such as the latest video<br />
management solutions (VMS) from Cathexis.<br />
Maxxess eFusion makes it simple to deploy these<br />
advances and integrate with more than 60<br />
security and fire systems as well as business<br />
management solutions from other vendors.<br />
Drone-in-a-Box from Percepto<br />
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Speedgates, launching the Glassgate 155 at the<br />
end of 2017 and, most recently, the Glassgate 400<br />
Plus. Both models enable Fastlane customers to<br />
install turnstile lanes of up to 1200mm wide,<br />
significantly wider than the standard 660mm and<br />
914mm DDA and ADA compliant lanes that have<br />
previously been supplied. But, with the<br />
development of wider<br />
lanes came the potential<br />
for ‘sidegating’. Driven by<br />
this emerging security risk,<br />
IDL developed new optical<br />
technology which was<br />
demonstrated in the<br />
Fastlane Glassgate 400<br />
Plus model at IFSEC <strong>2019</strong>.<br />
Hikvision announces Secure by<br />
Default initiative<br />
Hikvision helped launch the Secure by Default<br />
initiative and unveiled new product and<br />
technology developments at the show this year.<br />
Secure by Default is a set of minimum<br />
requirements which for the first time will provide a<br />
guarantee for users that network video security<br />
products are as secure as possible in their default<br />
settings out of the box. Secure by Default was<br />
launched by UK Surveillance Camera<br />
Commissioner Tony Porter as part of the first<br />
National Surveillance Camera day, the launch of<br />
which took place on Thursday June 20.<br />
Percepto launched the next generation of its AIpowered<br />
autonomous industrial Drone-in-a-Box<br />
(DIB) at IFSEC. The solution includes a portable,<br />
smaller, lighter-weight and weather resistant base<br />
station. Adding 5G compatibility, the new DIB also<br />
features seamless integration of 2D mapping and<br />
3D modelling, customised reporting, compliance<br />
and enhanced safety functions. At only 166(W) x<br />
162(D) x 168(H) and 162kg, the smaller and lighter<br />
weight (162 kg) Percepto Base makes it easy to<br />
transport, deploy and manoeuvre units into<br />
position, in order to schedule and manage a range<br />
of surveillance, mapping, inspection and<br />
maintenance missions.<br />
3D Lidar technology from<br />
Cepton<br />
Cepton Technologies 3D Lidar<br />
detection system, the Vista-Edge<br />
Perception Evaluation Kit (PEK),<br />
uses lasers to scan the<br />
environment and build an image<br />
of the world around it regardless of lighting<br />
conditions. Presenting the technology in the UK<br />
for the first time at IFSEC Cepton’s Neil<br />
Huntingdon said that because the device<br />
combines the sensor with a micro-computer in a<br />
single package it can process the information<br />
directly at the “edge” and highlight only potential<br />
threats. This then guarantees the anonymity of<br />
those not involved in any suspicious incident.<br />
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Access control manufacturer Inner<br />
Range showcased new apps,<br />
integrations and an evidence vault<br />
with cryptographic fingerprinting<br />
Inner Range’s stand seemed to be busy<br />
throughout IFSEC, but we did manage to<br />
catch up with Tim Northwood, MD, to find out<br />
what was proving popular with installers.<br />
“The show has been really good for us this<br />
year - at times we've been exceedingly busy,”<br />
said Tim. “The footfall was certainly better than<br />
we expected and we're delighted with that. The<br />
interest from visitors has primarily been around<br />
our integration options. So solutions with<br />
integrated access, intruder and biometrics. One<br />
of the angles that people are really interested in<br />
are how we are able to offer cause and effect<br />
solutions so they can have a security<br />
management system that will integrate almost<br />
every service that they're looking for and that<br />
has probably increased the footfall on our stand<br />
because it takes so long to demo it!<br />
“I think also our addition of integration of<br />
biometrics, both 2D and 3D fingerprint<br />
recognition and Iris recognition as well, has<br />
been of great interest to a lot of people,” he<br />
continued. “Also we probably only for the<br />
INTEGRATING EVERY SERVICE<br />
second time have shown our entry-level product,<br />
which is a web-based and a lot of people are<br />
interested in that because it doesn't require any<br />
software and it doesn't require the end user to<br />
purchase a PC that can go wrong - it's easily<br />
accessible from any browser. And again, that's a<br />
fully integrated access and intruder product.”<br />
“Our addition of<br />
integration of<br />
biometrics, both 2D<br />
and 3D fingerprint<br />
recognition and Iris<br />
recognition as well,<br />
has been of great<br />
interest”<br />
VANDERBILT & COMNET: SUPPORTING CUSTOMERS<br />
ON EVERY STEP OF THEIR JOURNEY<br />
Vanderbilt and ComNet, in addition to their flagship<br />
products and prominence in open platforms and<br />
integrations, highlighted their ability to aid customers<br />
in every step of their security journey.<br />
On the final day of the show, <strong>PSI</strong> magazine<br />
spoke to Ross Wilks, the Head of Marketing<br />
Communications at Vanderbilt International<br />
UK, to find out what was interesting the visitors:<br />
“At the event we've been demonstrating our<br />
latest IP entry door phone system which<br />
integrates with our access control solution, ACT<br />
Enterprise,” says Ross. “We’ve also shown how<br />
we can integrate biometric technology and the<br />
new rules mapping engine which simplifies the<br />
way in which installers can set up complicated<br />
rules for access control. The example we've been<br />
using at IFSEC is how you can badge a reader on a<br />
Friday evening after work, which turns the lights<br />
off in the office and then when you arrive at the<br />
local pizza parlour your meal is ready for you! This<br />
has been generating a lot of interest with visitors.<br />
“From an RMR (recurring monthly revenue)<br />
perspective with our ACT365 Cloud solution,<br />
we've shown IP door phone integration that will<br />
be launched very soon,” he said. “From our<br />
intruder detection<br />
portfolio SPC<br />
Connect, we had<br />
another RMR<br />
solution enabling<br />
installers to access<br />
panels and do<br />
remote maintenance<br />
for customers. This is<br />
growing at an exponential rate and we're about to<br />
launch our second phase of wireless components<br />
to support the SPC platform.”<br />
Commenting on the ComNet area of the stand,<br />
Ross said: “What is interesting for us as a security<br />
manufacturer, is that our systems provide the<br />
data and the ComNet side of our business<br />
transmits the data. What we've shown on the<br />
stand this year is how we're integrating 60W PoE<br />
switches to help power some of our latest PoE<br />
controllers, which has again received a warm<br />
welcome from visitors.”<br />
“You can badge a<br />
reader on a Friday<br />
evening after work,<br />
which turns the lights<br />
off in the office and<br />
then when you arrive<br />
at the local pizza<br />
parlour your meal is<br />
ready for you!”<br />
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IFSEC <strong>2019</strong><br />
DEMOS SHOW HOW GOING DIGITAL CAN<br />
INCREASE REVENUES<br />
Visitors to IFSEC learned how Texecom Cloud, the<br />
TexecomPro App, the award-winning Texecom Connect and<br />
the new Texecom Academy can help adapt to digital,<br />
increase revenues and delight customers!<br />
Texecom put a major emphasis on the value<br />
of live demonstrations at IFSEC, with<br />
visitors to the stand appreciating how<br />
cloud-based services add meaningful value in<br />
the real world, with Clym Brown of Texecom<br />
stating that the interactive demonstrations<br />
made this tangible for all to see.<br />
Texecom Cloud enables security installers to<br />
NSI raises awareness at IFSEC<br />
The National Security Inspectorate (NSI) used<br />
IFSEC to raise awareness of the valuable role of<br />
independent certification in enhancing the<br />
performance and operational effectiveness across<br />
the sectors. NSI’s continued support for the Show<br />
Me How feature was evident with a series of<br />
sessions on the NSI stand. The topics included<br />
updates on PD 6662 for the installation of alarm<br />
systems, the new Kitchen Fire Protection Systems<br />
scheme (SP206), NSI’s CCTV Code of Practice<br />
NCP104 and the latest modifications to the SIA<br />
Approved Contractor Scheme workbook.<br />
Dormakaba and<br />
live attacks!<br />
Visitors to the dormakaba<br />
stand learned more about<br />
the Kaba 20 Long Life<br />
Patent Protected Master<br />
Key System. Its cylinder<br />
design that is engineered<br />
to precise tolerances,<br />
incorporates up to 22<br />
pins arranged radially to<br />
give a high degree of<br />
manage multiple alarm systems from one<br />
simple interface, helping them save money and<br />
increase revenues by being more efficient and<br />
adding value to their customers.<br />
TexecomPro gives installers instant access to<br />
all manuals, product information, guides,<br />
technical bulletins and other useful material –<br />
as well as access to access to the popular<br />
Installer Forum. Users can also download<br />
documents using a built in barcode scanner.<br />
Texecom Connect transforms the end user<br />
experience by enabling people to interact,<br />
control and integrate their Texecom security<br />
system like never before. It creates an<br />
environment where users actively want to<br />
interact with their home.<br />
Texecom Academy helps security<br />
professionals get ahead of the curve by<br />
providing the skills, tools and mindset that will<br />
define the future of security.<br />
protection against surreptitious manipulation. The<br />
milled key is strictly controlled, with duplicate<br />
keys only available from the factory with a preagreed<br />
authorisation process – giving the user<br />
complete confidence in the integrity of their<br />
locking system. Also presented at the show was<br />
dormakaba’s EXIVO system, a new cloud based<br />
access control system and a range of dormakaba<br />
padlocks were live attack tested to demonstrate<br />
their security credentials to BRE/LPCB standard.<br />
And finally.... One couple has<br />
honeymoon at IFSEC!<br />
One of the<br />
speakers at the<br />
event, Mike<br />
Gillespie,<br />
Managing<br />
Director of<br />
security<br />
consultancy<br />
Advent IM, chose<br />
IFSEC as his<br />
honeymoon<br />
destination. No seriously. This was apparently the<br />
first honeymoon at IFSEC. Congratulations to the<br />
happy couple!<br />
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PROMOTION<br />
A NEW FEATURE-RICH INTRUSION<br />
DETECTION SYSTEM<br />
Johnson Controls has entered the<br />
Grade 3 intrusion market with a<br />
new commercial security system<br />
The new EN Grade 3-compliant Tyco DSC<br />
PowerSeries Pro intrusion security alarm<br />
system provides a feature-rich intrusion<br />
detection solution for commercial properties of<br />
any size, from small shops to large office<br />
buildings, factories, healthcare facilities and<br />
educational campuses.<br />
The PowerSeries Pro completes the JCI<br />
intrusion product portfolio with integrators now<br />
able to single-source a complete electronic<br />
security solution for commercial installations<br />
from Johnson Controls, according to Jennifer<br />
Doctor, the company’s Intrusion Product<br />
Management Senior Director.<br />
“The launch of this high-specification system<br />
provides exciting opportunities for our Tyco<br />
installation partners across EMEA to generate<br />
new business, as well as consolidate their<br />
relationships with their existing end-user<br />
clients,” said Jennifer. “They can now recommend<br />
the EN Grade 3-compliant PowerSeries Pro to<br />
their clients, along with access control and video<br />
surveillance solutions which come under the<br />
Johnson Controls umbrella, safe in the knowledge<br />
that all our products and systems meet the most<br />
demanding of standards for commercial property<br />
applications.”<br />
Key features<br />
• PowerSeries Pro is ideal for the most<br />
demanding applications where a Grade 3<br />
system is an essential requirement or just a<br />
reference to follow.<br />
• PowerSeries Pro has a high-current<br />
capability, making it well-suited for large-scale<br />
buildings where large numbers of contacts and<br />
sensors need to be installed.<br />
• All the communication, whether internal<br />
between the system components or external<br />
with the monitoring centre, is cyber secure,<br />
meeting the highest standards with AES-128 bit<br />
encryption.<br />
The installers’ friend<br />
Neil Evans, Senior Product Manager, believes<br />
that PowerSeries Pro will very quickly earn a<br />
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reputation for being the ‘installers’ friend’. “A<br />
lot of thought has been put into how we can<br />
make life easier for installation engineers and<br />
reduce the time they have to be on site. For<br />
example, PowerSeries Pro is supplied with<br />
removable terminal strips and programming<br />
templates, as well as ethernet and Wi-Fi<br />
capabilities to reduce installation and system<br />
commissioning time. There is also a supporting<br />
installers’ app which can be run on a<br />
smartphone or tablet to program the system<br />
locally.”<br />
Hybrid option<br />
PowerSeries Pro also offers a highly effective<br />
hybrid intrusion security alarm solution by<br />
providing the option to install a combination of<br />
hardwired and wireless detectors and sensors.<br />
With built-in 128-bit AES encryption and cyber<br />
protection capabilities, the hybrid option<br />
provides an EN Grade 2-equivalent solution<br />
which capitalises on unique PowerG<br />
technology – an “invisible wire”. PowerG<br />
features multi-channel frequency hopping and<br />
provides true two-way wireless<br />
communication. It also has the ability to<br />
transmit detector activation alerts over long<br />
distances. This offers potential major cost and<br />
operational benefits by being able to have one<br />
control unit handle alarm activity from<br />
detectors located in multiple buildings on<br />
a site.<br />
PowerSeries Pro<br />
offers a highly<br />
effective hybrid<br />
intrusion security<br />
alarm solution by<br />
providing the option<br />
to install a<br />
combination of<br />
hardwired and<br />
wireless detectors and<br />
sensors<br />
Email:<br />
BTS-EMEA-TycoSales@jci.com<br />
for more information<br />
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Open Door<br />
You are the<br />
future of security<br />
The security industry is<br />
changing. It’s digitising.<br />
Customers are more tech-savvy than ever before.<br />
Security installers need to add more value and be<br />
more efficient just to keep up. To face this<br />
challenge head on Texecom has created the<br />
Texecom Academy.<br />
Designed to help security professionals get<br />
ahead of the curve, Texecom Academy redefines<br />
what it means to be a ‘security professional’. It<br />
does this by providing the skills, tools and<br />
mindset that will define the future of security – for installers and their customers.<br />
The first courses will be aimed at those just entering the security industry or new to Texecom equipment. Texecom has<br />
partnered with industry-leading training provider Tavcom to provide a BTEC Level 3 course in Perimeter and Intruder Alarms.<br />
This interactive online course gives installers the underpinning knowledge and understanding required to be able to design<br />
cost-effective alarm and perimeter detection systems that conform to current international and national standards.<br />
With no prerequisites to join, it’s perfect for those who are entering the intruder alarm industry for the first time or looking to<br />
improve their skills and gain an industry recognised qualification. After completing the course, installers should have a basic<br />
knowledge of all the component parts which go together to make a successful intruder and hold-up alarm system and, more<br />
importantly, the pitfalls to avoid.<br />
In addition to the BTEC Level 3 course, there is also a free ‘bitesize’ course on Detection Devices. Also commonly referred to<br />
as sensors, detection devices utilise a wide range of technologies and must be capable of reliably detecting intruders while also<br />
having a high resistance to false activations. They may be passive, such as a basic switch or contact, or they may be powered<br />
active devices that have onboard signal processing to determine whether an intrusion<br />
is taking place. This free course will help installers understand everything they need to<br />
know to get started with these devices.<br />
Visit: www.academy.texe.com/<br />
Does your access control system offer<br />
robust cyber security too?<br />
Access control systems are a huge asset for security, offering<br />
integrated and intelligent responses to events on site. But the<br />
best access control systems guard against cyber as well as<br />
physical threats to ensure more robust safety and security for<br />
people and places. Inner Range General Manager Tim<br />
Northwood blogs on the Inner Range Open Door platform<br />
about what to look for in your access control system to ensure you have robust cyber as well as physical security in place.<br />
Secure communications are paramount for cyber security, whether that’s via in-house private communication networks or<br />
between access control system controllers, servers and door modules, or when the core system integrates with third-party<br />
products, such as CCTV. A robust level of end-to-end encryption across all these communications channels and interfaces is<br />
vital. Data encryption ensures secure LAN communications at all times and continuous monitoring will detect any fault or<br />
attempted module substitution. Ensuring the communications network is isolated also helps reduce the risk of interception.<br />
Sandboxing is a software management strategy that isolates applications, such as your access control system, from critical<br />
system resources and other programs, such as other products integrated with your core access control system. It provides an<br />
extra layer of security that prevents malware or harmful applications from negatively affecting your access control system.<br />
Without sandboxing, an application may have unrestricted access to all system resources<br />
and user data on a computer. A sandboxed app, on the other hand, can only access<br />
resources in its own ‘sandbox’. An application’s sandbox is a limited area of storage space<br />
and memory that contains the only resources the program requires. If a program needs to<br />
access resources or files outside its sandbox, permission must be explicitly granted.<br />
Read the full article at www.innerrange.co.uk/does-your-access-control-system-offer-robust-cyber-security-too/<br />
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Open Door is an online service from <strong>PSI</strong> that provides in-depth information from a selection of<br />
market leading companies. Here are some of the highlights from the pages of Open Door.....<br />
IDIS Smart UX for an advanced<br />
user interface with PTZ controls<br />
To combat the challenges of IP PTZ controls, IDIS has<br />
developed the game changing Smart UX Controls<br />
software to provide unparalleled accuracy and ease of use featuring<br />
intuitive “Slingshot” and “Rubberband” style controls, creating an<br />
experience unlike any other available on the market. These smooth and<br />
seamless controls allow users to easily follow moving objects in realtime<br />
with groundbreaking accuracy by panning images at different speeds and in different directions literally without lifting a<br />
finger.<br />
IDIS has also gone one step further to lessen the pain points associated with traditional PTZ<br />
controls and introduced “Quick Controls” functions to allow for simple and fast operation utilising a<br />
CTRL button and mouse combination (left/right/wheel click). IDIS “Quick Controls” consist of “Quick<br />
Save”, “Quick Find”, “Quick Dewarping”, “Quick Zoom” and “Quick PTZ”. These revolutionary controls<br />
allow operators to dewarp any point of interest and even pan-tilt-zoom in a dewarping state.<br />
For more visit: www.idisglobal.com/index/security<br />
The smart way for a more<br />
efficient video security project<br />
The time consuming and costly task of planning,<br />
configuration, installation and reporting of a video<br />
security project has just been made simple by a very clever app from<br />
Bosch, Project Assistant.<br />
Designed and developed by Bosch Security Systems to assist system<br />
integrators, the Project Assistant app is available to download for free<br />
from various App stores for installation on desktop, tablet and<br />
smartphone devices, and works on Apple, Windows and Google platforms.<br />
We wanted it to be accessible to everyone, because everyone should be benefiting from the control, transparency and efficiency<br />
made possible by the Project Assistant app at every phase of a video security project.<br />
Now, project set-up and pre-configuration can start in the office without the physical camera. Only<br />
the project plans, IP addresses and a password from the client are required for the system integrator<br />
to create a new project via the app (or an Excel-compatible file format), with the option to set up per<br />
camera, or multiple cameras at once.<br />
Visit: www.boschsecurity.com/gb/en/products/video-systems/solutions/project-assistant/<br />
Advances in video analytics are<br />
transforming security<br />
Honeywell’s Advanced Video Analytics solutions offer in-depth<br />
insights and automation/alert options from video installations.<br />
With video analytics including LoiterTrace, IntrusionTrace, VehicleTrace and<br />
SmokeTrace, video security can be more powerful than ever before. Analytics allow<br />
video to cross over into the realm of fire and intrusion protection and offers a<br />
range of other uses thanks to its flexibility and adaptibility. This functionality can<br />
not only result in installation and maintenance cost reductions, but also in<br />
simplified and more efficient management and use.<br />
As security technology has advanced, the range of tasks that each discipline can perform has increased. However, this<br />
change stands out most in video surveillance. Due to both the visual nature of the medium and the rapid growth of processing<br />
and analytical power, video surveillance solutions can now perform functions that were once the<br />
domain of other security disciplines. Rapid technological advances have also vastly increased the<br />
level of automation within video surveillance systems to process events, detection and responses.<br />
For more visit: www.honeywellvideo.com<br />
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together raising standards<br />
Meet the installer<br />
Bobby Dhunay is the Head Engineer<br />
at Tel Cam Security Systems in<br />
Hanwell, London and has been<br />
working in the security industry for<br />
six years. Bobby’s areas of expertise<br />
are intruder alarms, CCTV, fire<br />
alarms, access control, and home<br />
automation. The company is NSI<br />
Gold accredited and is also an<br />
Eaton Security Gold installer<br />
What would be a typical project for you?<br />
Each day differs from the last one, which is what<br />
makes my job so great, however there are two<br />
types of installation projects that I work on – a<br />
domestic CCTV installation, which involves<br />
installing a CCTV system to a home property.<br />
Often the system will include a camera, storage,<br />
recording and associated equipment. The other<br />
most common installation I carry out is a standard<br />
intruder alarm installation.<br />
What is the best thing about working in<br />
security?<br />
There are many benefits, I love being on the front<br />
line, being out all day and customer facing. Being<br />
able to use new technology, such as<br />
SecureConnect from Eaton is also brilliant.<br />
Having said all that, I think the most enjoyable<br />
aspect is I’m able to use the problem solving<br />
skills that I’ve acquired over my career to in a<br />
practical job role, as opposed to being office<br />
bound all day – it makes a huge difference!<br />
What is the industry’s biggest myth?<br />
Insurance is a big issue in our industry and there<br />
are many misconceptions, however one that I see<br />
over and over again is people who believe that<br />
they are fully safe with a DIY security system<br />
which is not insurance approved.<br />
Are you concerned about Brexit?<br />
Whilst Brexit is a concern for many industries, it is<br />
not one that will necessarily affect ours, at least<br />
in the short term.<br />
Granted no-one really knows what will happen<br />
or how it will affect people or businesses so<br />
there’s no point really worrying about it… for now!<br />
What advice would you give to a younger<br />
version of yourself?<br />
Over the years, I’ve picked up numerous<br />
strategies for how to work more efficiently but the<br />
one that I always come back to and that has been<br />
the most helpful is “work smarter, not harder”.<br />
If you won £25,000 what would you do with<br />
the money?<br />
£25,000 is a life changing sum of money for<br />
anyone in my generation and giving the state of<br />
the housing market at the moment, I’d have to<br />
say a deposit for a house –<br />
or at least a partial<br />
deposit!<br />
“Third party<br />
accreditation is key to<br />
my job – not only<br />
does it show<br />
customers that I am<br />
an expert in the field<br />
and differentiates me<br />
from competitors,<br />
who perhaps don’t<br />
have the same<br />
qualifications as me”<br />
Is third party accreditation beneficial to<br />
your company?<br />
Third party accreditation is key to my job – not<br />
only does it show customers that I am an expert in<br />
the field and differentiates me from competitors,<br />
who perhaps don’t have the same qualifications<br />
as me. From a personal point of view, it gives me<br />
the opportunity to go for more senior roles earlier<br />
in my career.<br />
Are there any common requests from<br />
customers that give you problems?<br />
Customers (understandably) always want the<br />
highest possible quality but sometimes they<br />
don’t understand the cost that this can<br />
involve. This can lead to a difficult<br />
conversation when us installers have to<br />
break the news to customers that the<br />
system they’re craving may be<br />
slightly out of their price range.<br />
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OFF THE WALL<br />
CAUGHT ON CAMERA<br />
With this fruit I thee rob<br />
As we all know, CCTV has a real value in the<br />
fight against crime, however once in a while it<br />
captures the public doing something that is<br />
perhaps not altogether sensible or it catches a<br />
real one-off moment. Here we look at some<br />
footage that made headlines recently…<br />
Don’t watch her, watch me!<br />
According to reports, a robber made off with<br />
almost $8,000 from two Israeli banks after<br />
holding them up armed with an avocado. The<br />
man struck in May demanding money. When<br />
the Postal Bank worker hesitated, the man<br />
pulled out what he said was a grenade and threatened to<br />
throw it if she refused. When captured the fruit threat was<br />
exposed. Unfortunately the full CCTV has not been released.<br />
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mvs_0Eb2-TY<br />
It’s always worth having an exit strategy when<br />
it comes to being a criminal yet the distraction<br />
technique used by this pair of shoplifters got<br />
them noticed right across the globe. While one<br />
walks out with an estimated $377 worth of<br />
clothes, the other ‘twerks’ to catch the eye of security guards<br />
at the Florida store. A sight to make eyes sore.<br />
www.youtube.com/watch?v=8yOPSlSBHwE<br />
Pizza with added ‘topping’<br />
How far two people would go to avoid paying<br />
for a £7 lunch was revealed by the Daily Mail<br />
as CCTV footage taken at The Peacock in<br />
Sunderland showed two women placing a<br />
strand of hair onto a pizza. Initially staff apologised and gave<br />
the women a refund on the lunch as well as a round of drinks,<br />
but staff became suspicious when they realised the hair<br />
didn’t match anyone working at the pub. The pub’s owners<br />
Pub Culture slammed the ‘cynical stunt’ caught on camera.<br />
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mq7N-yniX_4<br />
Man’s best friends to the rescue<br />
During this armed robbery attempt in Argentina<br />
in May, a man is held up by two men outside<br />
his house before his two boxer dogs come to<br />
the rescue and chase off the assailants.<br />
Despite being fired at, the dogs send the failed<br />
robbers packing and return to a relieved owner. No doubt the<br />
plucky pair got extra treats and fuss that night!<br />
www.youtube.com/watch?v=FaCsocbJxDY<br />
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PROMOTION<br />
Ease of use brings value<br />
With today’s intuitive management<br />
tools, the benefits of video<br />
surveillance in safety and security<br />
are more accessible than they<br />
have ever been, to a broader<br />
range of organisations says<br />
Christina Behle of Axis<br />
Any technology is only as valuable as the<br />
user’s skills and ability to operate it.<br />
Looking at how we use business software<br />
applications, or only use a small part of the<br />
functionality on our mobile phones, it becomes<br />
clear how technology is rarely used to its full<br />
potential. This is as true of video surveillance as<br />
any other technology: a solution that isn’t<br />
intuitive, easy to use and manage won’t deliver<br />
maximum value. And while the quality of video<br />
surveillance has improved enormously in recent<br />
years, and the addition of other network<br />
technologies and analytics have enhanced<br />
coverage and insight, these innovations will<br />
mean little if the operator cannot make full use<br />
of them. This is particularly true of smaller<br />
organisations – whether in retail, hospitality,<br />
education or manufacturing – which are far less<br />
likely to have people specifically employed to<br />
use and manage the video surveillance solution.<br />
An intuitive user interface is therefore<br />
essential in allowing non-specialist employees<br />
to set up and operate cameras and deliver the<br />
associated security and operational benefits.<br />
Key aspects that should be considered include:<br />
• Automatic camera discovery and setup<br />
wizards so that systems are live as quickly as<br />
possible<br />
• The ability to view live and recorded video<br />
simultaneously<br />
• Tabs that enable instant recall of views of<br />
interest<br />
• On-screen controls for common and useful<br />
camera features<br />
• An ‘always on’ timeline for easier<br />
investigation after any incidents<br />
• Simple export of video footage to relevant<br />
authorities<br />
In many smaller organisations, the video<br />
surveillance operator isn’t dedicated to the task<br />
full-time. In such cases, email notifications with<br />
an attached image can alert the operator, who<br />
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can then use a mobile viewing app to access live<br />
surveillance. In doing so, system users are free<br />
from static camera management stations,<br />
allowing them to monitor video surveillance<br />
while engaged in other work.<br />
Every organisation is different, which is why<br />
it is vital to understand the unique<br />
requirements the surveillance system needs to<br />
fulfil. Take Washington Community High School<br />
(WCHS) for example. As the school expanded, it<br />
outgrew its security system, which was made<br />
up of a variety of different analogue cameras<br />
from multiple manufacturers. As such the<br />
system was difficult to use and generated a<br />
large number of false alarms, as well as there<br />
being gaps in coverage. The school decided to<br />
upgrade to an IP-based system to improve<br />
quality, coverage and ease of use.<br />
After deploying the new system, the schools<br />
issues around usability were reduced. For<br />
example, rather than spending an hour<br />
reviewing analogue video to find five minutes’<br />
worth of relevant footage, the school’s security<br />
officer can quickly find incidents on video and<br />
see exactly what happened, allowing them to<br />
address the issues immediately. By also using<br />
video management software security personnel<br />
can spend more time monitoring the school for<br />
potential problems.<br />
“It’s performed much better than the former<br />
system and it’s saved me a lot of time, probably<br />
several hours,” said School Resource Officer<br />
Troi Westbrook. Also, by the new system being<br />
very user-friendly, it allows new users to get up<br />
to speed quickly, saving money on training<br />
costs and the consequences of user errors.<br />
“A solution that isn’t<br />
intuitive, easy to use<br />
and manage won’t<br />
deliver maximum<br />
value”<br />
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APPLICATION<br />
Lifestyle inspired care home<br />
successfully protected<br />
Northern Ireland’s first ‘lifestyle inspired care<br />
home’ is being protected by C-TEC’s lifesafety<br />
systems.<br />
Designed by Bailie Associates, installed by<br />
Turner Electrical NI and supplied and<br />
commissioned by Fire NI, the systems provide<br />
protection for residents and staff at Milesian<br />
Manor care home in Magherafelt.<br />
Communication between patients and staff<br />
is facilitated by a Quantec addressable call<br />
system tailored to meet the Home’s<br />
requirements. Each bedroom is equipped with<br />
a call point and patients have their own tail<br />
call leads with which to call for assistance. In<br />
addition, bed and chair exit mats have been<br />
installed in day rooms, bedrooms and lounges to<br />
alert staff immediately should a patient leave their<br />
bed or chair. Door entry/exit monitoring systems<br />
Providing a clear view for<br />
Garrard Windows<br />
Amthal has worked with Garrard Windows to<br />
install smart CCTV systems for its showroom and<br />
factory site, to provide protection for staff,<br />
customers and premium products in storage.<br />
Manufacturing around 2,500 products a<br />
week, to ensure the security of products and<br />
supply on site, Gerrard Windows called upon<br />
Amthal to enhance its security and install CCTV<br />
systems throughout its factory and show room<br />
site.<br />
Adam Webb, Director of Garrard Windows:<br />
“We have to ensure maximum security on site at<br />
all times. Amthal identified the subtle<br />
installation of smart CCTV facilities throughout<br />
our premises as added visual protection, to<br />
ensure we can view activity on a 24/7 basis,<br />
even when we are off site. Our staff are already<br />
Integrated video entry and<br />
lighting for new development<br />
The Urmet Group has supplied video door entry<br />
and lighting solutions for The Denham Film<br />
Studios, a £120 million development by Weston<br />
Homes, consisting of 154 apartments and 70<br />
townhouses.<br />
Bordering the Grade II-listed film studio<br />
building is Miles House; three new apartment<br />
buildings spread over four storeys, providing a<br />
total of 105 new homes. For a number of these<br />
apartments, contractor Amwell Electrical has<br />
are also in operation powered up by a series of C-<br />
TEC’s EN54-4 certified power supplies.<br />
At the heart of the Home’s fire protection<br />
system is one of C-TEC’s ZFP 4-loop addressable<br />
fire panels connected to four compact<br />
controllers. With its touchscreen-controlled<br />
interface, the panel can easily be accessed by<br />
authorised personnel if required. A SigTEL<br />
emergency voice communication/disabled<br />
refuge system has also been fitted within the<br />
stairwells so that, in an emergency, residents<br />
who cannot easily use fire escapes can call for<br />
assistance and wait until help arrives.<br />
C-TEC’s PDA103 domestic hearing loops<br />
ensure that hard of hearing residents can<br />
participate fully in the daily activities, games and<br />
entertainment hosted at the facility and a larger<br />
wall mounted PDA200E hearing loop has also<br />
been installed in reception for the benefit of<br />
residents, visitors and staff.<br />
feeling the benefits and peace of mind security.”<br />
David Williamson, Amthal Sales Account<br />
Manager: “Following an on-site inspection,<br />
Amthal made the recommendation of smart<br />
CCTV solutions to ensure Directors can feel the<br />
benefits of having new and improved technology<br />
helping to safeguard assets. The added<br />
visuality provides total peace of mind the right<br />
security is in place to protect against any risk, or<br />
possible disruption due to theft, to the smooth<br />
running operation and delivery to our<br />
customers.”<br />
designed an integrated solution for Weston<br />
Homes, based around the Urmet IPerCom IP video<br />
entry system. This system combines touchscreen<br />
control for video entry, concierge call with chat<br />
facility and lighting control using the Max Pro 7”<br />
touchscreen.<br />
The remaining apartments have been fitted<br />
with video entry devices from the Urmet range,<br />
while an Urmet IP cloud-based access control<br />
system has been installed site-wide to secure<br />
communal entrances. The townhouse plots also<br />
feature lighting control via the Urmet Max<br />
touchscreen. The Max Pro touchscreen is<br />
powered by Android, using apps to allow<br />
integration to other systems, such as lighting,<br />
heating, energy display and concierge services,<br />
including parcel delivery notification and amenity<br />
booking.<br />
In addition to the access control technology<br />
within the apartments, Yokis digital radio micro<br />
modules have been installed on every switched<br />
lighting circuit creating a home automation<br />
solution.<br />
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APPLICATION<br />
WiFi door entry system at<br />
London gated community<br />
Comelit has ensured future residents at Kebbell<br />
Homes’ new Aubury Place development can<br />
experience smart door entry with the installation<br />
of its latest Mini Handsfree monitors.<br />
Aubury Place is a new gated community of<br />
nine four, five and six bedroom homes in<br />
Chiswick, London.<br />
Comelit’s Specification team, together with<br />
chosen installers Wheeler Electrical, was<br />
involved with Kebbell from the initial design<br />
process, through the works programme to<br />
project completion.<br />
The new system enables residents to respond<br />
to door entry requests from any compatible<br />
mobile and benefit from video memory, to record<br />
missed calls.<br />
Each home at Aubury Place has been fitted<br />
Guest experience at Dubai<br />
hotels are improved<br />
Guests at some of Dubai’s newest hotels will<br />
enjoy more efficient and memorable service<br />
thanks to eFusion technology from Maxxess.<br />
The eFusion solution is being used for<br />
streamlining of security and safety – tying<br />
together front-of-house and back-of-house<br />
operations - at a number of hotel developments.<br />
The result will be a smoother check-in<br />
experience for guests, with minimal queuing, no<br />
cumbersome paperwork, and more attentive<br />
service. By integrating front and back of house<br />
operations at busy hotels, eFusion reduces<br />
problems with inefficiency and human error and<br />
improves situational awareness and control<br />
capability for management teams.<br />
Among the latest five-star destinations to<br />
adopt eFusion, the Taj Exotica Resort & Spa on<br />
Palm Jumeirah comprises seventeen floors with<br />
200-plus rooms and suites, along with<br />
recreational and dining facilities. The Taj Jumeirah<br />
Lake Towers, another development by the Indian<br />
Hotels Company due to open this year, will also<br />
benefit from Maxxess integration technology.<br />
It provides an umbrella management system<br />
and removes the need for operators to continually<br />
switch between systems.<br />
The systems and IT integrator for the new-build<br />
with a Mini Handsfree<br />
monitor complete with<br />
integrated WiFi,<br />
operating through<br />
Comelit’s VIP system.<br />
At the gates to the<br />
development is<br />
Comelit’s stainless<br />
steel flush mounted<br />
316 Touch entrance<br />
panel, branded to<br />
Kebbell Homes. The<br />
system enables new<br />
residents to grant<br />
access through the<br />
vehicle gates or adjacent pedestrian gate using<br />
the 4.3” internal monitor or a dedicated mobile<br />
app. And up to fifteen smart devices can be<br />
connected to each and every property’s<br />
individual WiFi monitor.<br />
project, PACC Information and Communication<br />
Technology LLC, says eFusion was specified<br />
because it met requirements for a robust solution<br />
that would be easy to adapt going forward.<br />
At the Taj Exotica, eFusion will integrate the<br />
front of house system from Assa Abloy the<br />
Honeywell Simplex fire system controls; the<br />
Honeywell Building Management System<br />
connected via a Bacnet gateway; and a<br />
combination of 403 Hanwa Wisenet IP internal<br />
and external cameras, installed by ISS CCTV and<br />
operated through SecureOS video management<br />
software (VMS).<br />
The Assa Abloy VingCard access control<br />
system, securing almost 300 doors, will be<br />
managed from the eFusion platform alongside<br />
other key services due to be added, including the<br />
OTIS elevator controls.<br />
eFusion will allow the hotel’s management to<br />
define events of interest – such a particular door<br />
being unlocked, or alarms being set or unset –<br />
and provide transactional information to improve<br />
security for guests, and accountability. The<br />
solution also enables centralised management of<br />
room safes, mini-bars and cupboards, and the<br />
control of all alarm transactions.<br />
Cameras linked to door access will allow video<br />
pop-up to be triggered by pre-defined events, and<br />
operators will have complete PTZ control,<br />
playback and video functionality.<br />
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APPLICATION<br />
College CCTV system achieves<br />
almost instant success<br />
Like many educational facilities, Brighton Hove &<br />
Sussex Sixth Form College (BHASVIC) in East<br />
Sussex, lacks the resources for a round-the-clock<br />
security team. Upgrading the school's analogue<br />
CCTV system, however, with a Lilin IP cameras,<br />
server and software has helped BHASVIC meet its<br />
security needs, and provided a high-resolution<br />
video solution that can be accessed remotely by<br />
authorised staff when they are not on-site or<br />
during off hours.<br />
During planning, both the Head of Facilities<br />
and the school security team made it clear that<br />
the new system needed to give them remote<br />
viewing of HD video, wherever they were and<br />
whatever the time. This was implemented through<br />
the installation of the Lilin Viewer App on their<br />
smartphones and tablets for access to live feeds<br />
and playback. Next, the client software was<br />
installed on school PCs for select staff and<br />
installed on the caretaker's home computer for<br />
round the clock surveillance. The Head of<br />
Facilities established a hierarchy of video access<br />
dependent on staff role.<br />
A total of 18 Lilin MR8342 cameras were<br />
installed outside the school for general<br />
surveillance and monitoring of key areas such as<br />
the main entrance, bike<br />
sheds and other busy areas<br />
on the campus grounds. The<br />
4MP camera resolution<br />
(2688x 1520) covers large<br />
areas that would normally<br />
require several standard<br />
resolution cameras. Indoors,<br />
1080P LR2322 dome<br />
cameras were placed within<br />
the sports building, café and<br />
reception areas. Both<br />
camera models are vandalproof<br />
to prevent damages. They also feature Lilin<br />
Sense Up+ technology, combined with 30-meter<br />
infrared night vision.<br />
Along with remote access, BHASVIC wanted a<br />
video surveilance solution that included privacy<br />
masking zones for areas where sensitive<br />
information was displayed, along with the ability<br />
to flag motion events and deliver high quality<br />
images that clearly identified a trespasser or<br />
vandal.<br />
Shortly after the system was installed it<br />
captured clear footage of a man who had stolen<br />
more than 40 bicycles from students and railway<br />
station passengers. The man was identified by the<br />
video, arrested and sentenced to 30 days in jail.<br />
Sheffield City Council upgrades fire alarm<br />
systems across housing stock<br />
Sheffield City Council has<br />
taken a decision to upgrade<br />
the fire alarm systems across<br />
its entire housing stock as part<br />
of an electrical upgrade<br />
programme to keep customers<br />
safe. Phase 1 of this work will<br />
see over 20,000 properties<br />
upgraded from category LD3 to<br />
LD2 using Aico 3000 Series<br />
Alarms.<br />
Domestic Fire Alarm<br />
installation is guided by BS<br />
5839-6 which clearly identifies<br />
both grades of alarm system to<br />
use and categories of<br />
protection. Grade D is the<br />
most common and requires one or more interlinked mains<br />
powered alarms, each with an integral stand-by supply. LD3<br />
category, which is a low level of protection, was the minimum<br />
requirement, but Sheffield City Council decided to move to the<br />
next level up, LD2, in anticipation of changes to the British<br />
Standard, which were released at the end of April.<br />
The Council, through its principal contractors, is installing mains<br />
powered 3000 Series for this upgrade, using the Ei3024 and<br />
Ei3028 Multi-Sensors. The Ei3024 features Optical and Heat<br />
Sensors which constantly monitor and analyse smoke and heat<br />
levels. In line with LD2, the Council is fitting mains powered<br />
Smoke Alarms in every circulation space on each storey (i.e.<br />
hallways and landings), in the principal habitable rooms and in<br />
every access room serving an inner room, plus a Heat Alarm in the<br />
kitchen. All 3000 Series Alarms within a property are being<br />
hardwired together or, where this is not practical, wirelessly<br />
interconnected using Aico SmartLINK RF technology.<br />
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REVIEWS<br />
CCTV – TRIED & TESTED<br />
An overview of some of the products we have featured in <strong>PSI</strong> independent<br />
test reports. This month we highlight recent CCTV reviews; products are listed<br />
in no particular order. As always, manufacturers and distributors have no input in<br />
the test reports or results<br />
Bosch – Flexidome NDE-4502-AL<br />
This is a compact, easy to install, ONVIF compliant dome with a remote<br />
zoom and focus 3mm to 10mm auto-iris lens. It provides up to two 1920<br />
x1080p streams with a third using MJPEG. Both H.264 and H.265 are<br />
supported. A wide selection of video analytic features along with local<br />
alarm input & output connection and audio line in and out. Infrared illumination is quoted<br />
to 30 metres.<br />
Review: A very capable camera with good sensitivity and 1080p HD detail. Can be configured<br />
to record directly to iSCSI drive as well as its optional internal Micro SD card. Web access to<br />
relevant information is not a straightforward as it<br />
could be.<br />
IDIS – DC-Y3C14WRX<br />
This is a 360° dome IP camera with built-in infrared<br />
illumination. It supports two-way audio, alarm input and<br />
outputs and a range of viewing modes.<br />
Review: This is a well-built 360° camera with some very<br />
flexible display modes. For maximum benefit it would<br />
ideally be used with an IDIS NVR or front end but<br />
works well with the supplied software or Web viewer.<br />
Concept Pro – CP-HSD20-AHD<br />
This Concept Pro IP66 IK10 rated speed-dome is based on the Starvis 1/2.8” CMOS<br />
sensor, giving a 2MP (1920 x 1080p) image with a 20x zoom lens and in-built infrared<br />
illuminators with a stated range of up to 150 metres. A 30x zoom version is also<br />
available. The camera provides outputs for all the main analogue HD formats such as<br />
AHD, CVI, TVI along with the digital over coax SDI standard.<br />
Review: An interesting highly sensitive HD speed dome that gives a potentially easy route to<br />
changing from analogue HD to IP based viewing and control, compatible with all key analogue HD<br />
systems. Some of the camera’s core configuration options are not currently<br />
accessible via the browser but possibly may be included in a future<br />
firmware version.<br />
Vista – VK2-MP4XVDIR28V12M<br />
This dome is a 4MP vandal resistant model from the Vista VK2 range, with IP66<br />
and IK10 protection ratings. A motorised 2.8 to 12 mm lens allows simple<br />
adjustment of the required field of view once installed. H.264 and H.265 formats<br />
are available with up to four streams. IR LED illumination is stated up to 25 metres.<br />
Review: A well-featured external vandal resistant camera with excellent resolution and good<br />
sensitivity. Support documentation is of a good standard. Additional software performed reasonably<br />
well.<br />
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SMOKE DETECTION<br />
Hikvision – DS-2CD4A26FWD<br />
This camera is a high-end outdoor bullet camera identified as part of<br />
Hikvision’s DarkFighter range. The camera offers very high sensitivity and<br />
1920 x 1080p HD performance with pre-installed firmware to provide video<br />
analytic functions. These can be selected from options including Audio<br />
Exception, Defocus, Scene Change, Face, Line Crossing, Intrusion, Region Entrance,<br />
Region Exiting, Unattended Baggage and Object Removal Detection.<br />
Review: The wide range of detection methods mean that this camera can fulfil the majority of current security video tasks. Its builtin<br />
Infrared illuminator range and high sensitivity provide very good image quality even in challenging conditions.<br />
Tyco – Illustra Flex IFS02P6INWIT<br />
This Indoor HD PTZ dome is from the Illustra Flex range and has a 30 times optical and<br />
12 times digital zoom range with IR illumination up to 25 metres. An external variant<br />
has IR support to 150 metres.<br />
Review: A very well constructed PTZ camera unit with straightforward connection and<br />
configuration. Some minor issues encountered with setup functions and lens performance but overall,<br />
good image quality and extended zoom range.<br />
Hanwha Techwin – Wisenet PNM-9320VQP<br />
The Wisenet PNM-9320VQP is a relatively large assembly that can house up<br />
to 4 fixed camera modules for wide area coverage and with a PTZ camera<br />
beneath fitted with a 32x zoom lens of 4.44mm to 142.6mm. The wide<br />
range of fixed camera modules means that the camera can cover a full 360° field of view or 4<br />
specific narrower views to suit the surveillance requirement.<br />
Review: An interesting device to provide wide area surveillance with PTZ<br />
support for close-up or automated tracking of subjects. The single network<br />
connection means that an existing network camera can be upgraded to a multiview<br />
capability without the need for additional network hardware.<br />
Dahua DH-IPC-HF8835FP<br />
This is an 8MP (UHD) box style camera with very high<br />
sensitivity and intelligent video detection capabilities. It is<br />
promoted as a Starlight+ camera. Due to the large format<br />
of the CMOS sensor used, the lens mount is an M43 (Micro<br />
four thirds) bayonet-style connection.<br />
Review: It is likely that lens choice will be limited for some time unless this mount finds more common usage in the security industry.<br />
Various compact mirrorless digital cameras use the M43 format so this may be the best way to provide a variety of options, but<br />
controlled zoom versions may be limited and expensive.<br />
Flir – CC-3103-01-I<br />
This is an IP66 rated corner mounting 3MP IP camera from the Flir Ariel range with<br />
a lens viewing angle designed to provide wall to wall and ceiling to floor coverage<br />
of the surveyed area. It has a curved front plate to ensure no grip is possible and<br />
that no ligature can be attached. A microphone allows sound to be captured and<br />
discrete infrared illumination is available for low or zero visible light use.<br />
Review: This camera is very simple to get up and running and has a wide range of settings to optimise its<br />
performance. Image quality and colour rendition is very good and alarm settings are clearly laid out and<br />
function well. The ease of browser access was a welcome change from some supplier offerings.<br />
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FIRE SAFETY<br />
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Andy Speake is National<br />
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company. Andy works closely<br />
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Improved protection<br />
and clarification<br />
Andy Speake looks at the revised<br />
British Standard for domestic fire<br />
alarms<br />
For those of you who are involved – or BS 5839-<br />
6 is the code of practice for the design,<br />
installation, commissioning and maintenance<br />
of fire detection and fire alarm systems in domestic<br />
premises. When it was first introduced in 1995, BS<br />
5839-6 it changed everything. Whether you were a<br />
landlord, a specifier or an installer, here at last was<br />
a clear and detailed set of standards to be<br />
observed. The contents of BS 5839-6 were quickly<br />
adopted and have been standard practice since<br />
then in both existing dwellings and new builds.<br />
Building Regulations and other guidance<br />
documents reference this standard, so its<br />
importance cannot be over emphasised.<br />
BS 5839-6 was revised in 2004 and then again<br />
in 2013, both times taking into consideration<br />
technological developments and revising best<br />
practice accordingly. It’s been around a decade<br />
between each set of revisions so why, just six years<br />
since the last set of revisions, was a new version<br />
released this year on the 30th April?<br />
The answer isn’t to be found in new technology<br />
but in the will of professionals in housing, fire and<br />
safety to improve the level of fire protection in<br />
domestic dwellings, which ultimately provides<br />
residents with a greater chance of escape<br />
unharmed from a fire in their home.<br />
Whilst there have been a number of minor<br />
revisions within BS 5839-6:<strong>2019</strong>, plus multiple<br />
definitions that have been updated throughout, the<br />
biggest changes by far apply to the grades of<br />
alarms and the type/level of protection for each<br />
identified dwelling. The Grade determines the type<br />
of alarm to be used and the Category the level of<br />
protection required.<br />
Changes to Grades<br />
Under BS 5839-6, Fire Alarms are classified into<br />
Grades, from A to F. Grades B and E have been<br />
removed in <strong>2019</strong>, but with Grade D being the<br />
current most common for domestic properties that<br />
will form the focus of this piece.<br />
Under the previous standard, Grade D required<br />
one or more interlinked mains powered Smoke<br />
Alarms (and Heat Alarms if required), each with an<br />
integral back-up supply; the back-up supply to be in<br />
the form of a rechargeable lithium or alkaline battery.<br />
Under the revised BS 5839-6, Grade D has been<br />
replaced with Grades D1 and D2 which differ in<br />
terms of the back-up power supply:<br />
• D1 calls for a tamper-proof standby supply<br />
consisting of a battery or batteries, with lithium<br />
being the standard battery type. These are long<br />
life battery cells lasting the recommended lifespan<br />
of the alarm and are designed so they cannot<br />
easily be removed by the user. Grade D1 alarms are<br />
the preferred option for social housing as they<br />
remove the risk factor.<br />
• D2, on the other hand, requires an integral<br />
standby supply consisting of a battery or batteries<br />
(usually 9 volt PP3) which need to be replaced at<br />
regular intervals throughout the life of the alarm by<br />
the user.<br />
Changes to these Grades provides greater<br />
clarity for alarm specifiers and installers, which is<br />
welcomed.<br />
Whilst Grade D alarms feature most heavily in<br />
BS 5839-6:<strong>2019</strong> Grade F systems also warrant<br />
mention here due to changes in Scottish legislation<br />
earlier this year which permits their use. Grade F<br />
systems use battery only powered alarms. As with<br />
Grade D, Grade F has now been divided into F1 and<br />
F2 in the same fashion as that noted above.<br />
Property Types Get New<br />
Minimum Levels of protection<br />
Under BS 5839-6 different classes of premises are<br />
identified and the minimum Grade of fire alarm<br />
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system and Category of fire protection provided for<br />
that specific type of property are listed. It is here,<br />
in the <strong>2019</strong> revisions, that we have seen the<br />
biggest changes that will have a major impact on<br />
what type of Fire Alarms are fitted and where. In<br />
the main this is due to an increase in the Category<br />
of fire protection from LD3 where previously listed,<br />
which requires one mains-powered Optical Alarm<br />
in the hallway and another upstairs on the landing,<br />
interconnected together, to Category LD2. LD2<br />
involves additional alarm coverage, with a Heat<br />
Alarm in the kitchen and a further Smoke alarm in<br />
the main living area; once again all interconnected.<br />
This upgrade in fire protection is most notable<br />
in existing rental properties and Houses in Multiple<br />
Occupation (HMOs):<br />
• Existing two – three-storey maisonettes and<br />
houses in the rental sector have now been<br />
upgraded from the low Category of fire protection<br />
(LD3) to the medium Category LD2 and graded D1,<br />
i.e. mains-powered alarm with tamper-proof<br />
battery back-up power. New build properties of<br />
this nature remain LD3, unless a risk assessment<br />
indicates otherwise.<br />
• Existing Houses in Multiple Occupation<br />
(HMOs) have been set as Category of LD2 whereas<br />
before it was a mixture of LD2 and LD3 depending<br />
on the nature of the property and inhabitants.<br />
Grade D1 is now the requirement<br />
Other property types that have made an<br />
appearance in the BS 5839-6 property<br />
classification are supported housing and shortterm<br />
holiday lets. Both are allocated the highest<br />
category of protection, Grade D1, LD1.<br />
BS 5839-6:<strong>2019</strong> is a code of practice for fire detection and fire<br />
alarm systems in domestic premises, not a set of legal<br />
requirements; there is no penalty if an organisation or<br />
individual chooses to ignore the standard and no date for<br />
‘compliance’<br />
Other Changes of Note<br />
Weekly alarm testing was previously<br />
recommended in BS 5839-6 but this has been<br />
changed to monthly (apart from Grade A systems).<br />
Although weekly testing of alarms remains ideal,<br />
it’s not a realistic expectation, whereas monthly is<br />
far more manageable and therefore likely. The<br />
important message is that users continue to test<br />
their alarms at regular intervals.<br />
Recommendations contained within the NFCC<br />
Specialised Housing Guide regarding all fire<br />
detection, alarm and transmission / signalling to<br />
an Alarm Receiving Centre has been incorporated<br />
into BS 5839-6:<strong>2019</strong>, which is useful and<br />
recognises that valuable document.<br />
Carbon Monoxide Alarms have been<br />
acknowledged for the first time in BS 5839-6 <strong>2019</strong><br />
as they are increasingly been installed alongside<br />
Fire Alarms systems or incorporated within them.<br />
BS 5839-6 states that mains powered Carbon<br />
Monoxide Alarms conforming to BS EN 50291 and<br />
installed in compliance with BS EN 50292 may also<br />
be interlinked with the fire detection and alarm<br />
system if the manufacturer of all the components<br />
makes such a recommendation.<br />
About the FIA<br />
The FIA (Fire Industry Association) is a not-for-profit<br />
organisation. We are the leading trade association for the fire<br />
industry in the UK. Our education and training that we offer<br />
through our qualifications and industry recognised courses exist<br />
to provide you with a high level of knowledge and<br />
understanding that will help develop your career and build your business.<br />
Our courses are delivered by experienced professionals from the industry, who can not only<br />
deliver the course, but answer questions and provide real-life examples, enabling all delegates<br />
to deliver excellent results for their organisations.<br />
Combined with our website (fia.uk.com), we aim to provide a service that contributes to and<br />
promotes technical developments in the industry. Standards are constantly being revised and<br />
updated and it is vital to stay up-to-date with the changes. By taking our qualifications and<br />
courses and using our extensive Resource Library on our website, you can be sure that you will<br />
be well informed of any recent changes as and when they happen.<br />
Our range of professional qualifications and training programmes – along with our extensive<br />
membership benefits – are all designed to support learners and their organisations to grow,<br />
develop technical knowledge, and increase your network.<br />
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“We’ve lived by BS 5839-6 for almost a quarter of a century<br />
and the standard has served us well; there’s no doubt it has<br />
helped save lives. BS 5839-6:<strong>2019</strong> builds on the success of<br />
the original standard”<br />
Implications for the Future<br />
BS 5839-6:<strong>2019</strong> is a code of practice for fire<br />
detection and fire alarm systems in domestic<br />
premises, not a set of legal requirements; there is<br />
no penalty if an organisation or individual chooses<br />
to ignore the standard and no date for<br />
‘compliance’. However, the standard is considered<br />
best practice and those who choose to ignore it do<br />
so at their own risk. Certainly, social housing<br />
organisations place great emphasis on it and<br />
complying with it is regarded as essential.<br />
Many RSLs have been moving towards LD2<br />
systems over the past year in the anticipation of<br />
the revisions and we are now witnessing a large<br />
number rewriting their alarm specifications<br />
accordingly and planning upgrade programmes.<br />
With the <strong>2019</strong> revisions we have benefitted from<br />
greater clarity and, in a number of cases, an increase<br />
in the level of fire protection. Of course, with this<br />
comes a need for additional alarms per property<br />
which has an associated cost, not just in alarm units<br />
but also installation. Some of this cost can be<br />
mitigated by using wireless alarm interconnection<br />
technology and by using alarms that have been<br />
designed to be quick and easy to install.<br />
With larger Fire Alarm systems comes issues<br />
over control and maintenance as more alarms will<br />
need to be tested, it’s important to be able to<br />
locate the precise alarm which originally triggered<br />
the alarm. In these cases an Alarm Controller<br />
should be considered (especially important if a<br />
Carbon Monoxide Alarm is included in the system).<br />
These wall mounted devices feature test, silence<br />
and locate features, adding a very valuable extra<br />
measure of controllability to an LD2 system.<br />
We’ve lived by BS 5839-6 for almost a quarter of<br />
a century and the standard has served us well;<br />
there’s no doubt it has helped save lives. BS 5839-<br />
6:<strong>2019</strong> builds on the success of the original standard<br />
and, if adhered to properly, ensures greater safety<br />
and even better practice in the industry.<br />
www.fia.uk.com<br />
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FIRE SAFETY<br />
Pulse Alert VADs<br />
devices lower<br />
installation costs,<br />
making the latest fire<br />
evacuation<br />
technology affordable<br />
– without<br />
compromising<br />
performance<br />
Klaxon achieves<br />
ISO9001:2015<br />
ahead of deadline<br />
To ensure it adheres to the<br />
high standards its customers<br />
and partners have come to<br />
expect, Klaxon Signals<br />
transitioned to the new<br />
ISO9001:2015 standard ahead<br />
of the deadline of 15th March<br />
<strong>2019</strong>.<br />
The new standard focuses<br />
on quality management,<br />
ensuring customers get<br />
consistently good quality<br />
products, while at the same<br />
time being strongly customerfocused.<br />
It reflects the new<br />
and different challenges that<br />
businesses now face.<br />
Klaxon is the fire safety<br />
brand of Texecom, which has<br />
been ISO-accredited with BSI<br />
since 1996.<br />
To view the certificate<br />
visit here:<br />
Pulse Alert Technology<br />
Fire alarm systems should be able to evacuate<br />
everyone. Relying on audible fire alarm<br />
notification alone, however, disadvantages<br />
people with hearing impairments or those<br />
working or living in a sound-reducing<br />
environment. Even something as simple as<br />
wearing a pair of headphones could prevent<br />
someone from hearing an audible fire evacuation<br />
warning. To truly evacuate everyone from a<br />
building, fire alarms should signal effectively<br />
using light as well as sound.<br />
Klaxon Signals’ Pulse Alert Technology is a<br />
beacon warning system which produces a light<br />
output that can protect most rooms with just a<br />
single device. Utilising new LED lighting<br />
technology derived from automotive applications,<br />
it disperses light evenly and efficiently,<br />
maximising its effectiveness. Its patented<br />
electronic design also maximises electrical<br />
efficiency and reduces current<br />
consumption, minimising the cost<br />
of ownership and allowing more<br />
devices to be installed on a<br />
single alarm system.<br />
Pulse Alert Technology<br />
provides all the benefits that<br />
an EN54-23-compliant<br />
system can bring, whilst<br />
answering all of the design<br />
challenges in doing so. This<br />
means a greater coverage area with<br />
lower current consumption – and greater<br />
flexibility for system designers and reduced the<br />
cost of ownership for end users – without<br />
compromising on evacuation notification<br />
performance.<br />
Pulse Alert Technology<br />
Pulse Alert is able to provide EN54-23-compliant<br />
visual alarm signalling without any increase in<br />
power consumption because of three<br />
technological breakthroughs:<br />
• Intelligent Power Management -Pulse Alert<br />
converts power intelligently, minimising power<br />
usage and presenting a near-perfect current<br />
source to fire alarm panels. This means the Sonos<br />
Pulse and Nexus Pulse VADs require less power<br />
than previous models, while also exceeding<br />
EN54-23 light output requirements.<br />
• LED Drive - Pulse Alert features the latest,<br />
high power LED technology and advanced LED<br />
drive circuitry, further improving efficiency, light<br />
output performance and long-term device<br />
reliability. Sonos Pulse and Nexus Pulse LED<br />
circuits are both designed to provide over five<br />
years of continual operation, without a<br />
degradation of light output.<br />
• Lens Technology - The optics for both ceilingmount<br />
and wall-mount versions are optimised to<br />
produce an even light dispersion over the covered<br />
area. This minimises ‘hot spots’ and ensures that<br />
all the available light is contributing to alerting<br />
people of a fire emergency.<br />
Coverage<br />
The simpler an evacuation system is, the more<br />
effective it is likely to be. Sonos Pulse and Nexus<br />
Pulse fulfil evacuation requirements with just a<br />
single device for most rooms. Ceiling-mounted<br />
devices are rated at 15-meter diameter coverage,<br />
while wall-mounted devices can cover an 11.5 x<br />
11.5 metre square room. System design<br />
requirements are therefore made<br />
easier, evacuation messages<br />
are clearer and more<br />
people are protected than<br />
ever before.<br />
Energy Efficiency<br />
Pulse Alert technology<br />
ensures that Klaxon’s<br />
VADs notify all personnel<br />
of a fire emergency whilst<br />
also reducing the power<br />
consumption of each device. This<br />
means that systems can be upgraded without<br />
imposing any restrictions on the number of<br />
devices used or compromising system<br />
performance. Low power consumption is vital to<br />
fire system designers and installers – Sonos Pulse<br />
and Nexus Pulse ensure that all buildings can<br />
provide the very best fire evacuation.<br />
Low Installation Costs<br />
Pulse Alert VADs devices lower installation costs,<br />
making the latest fire evacuation technology<br />
affordable – without compromising performance.<br />
A wider coverage area per device reduces both<br />
the number of devices required and expensive<br />
cabling requirements, whilst low current<br />
consumption removes the need for additional<br />
power supplies.<br />
With a greater coverage pattern, fewer devices<br />
are needed to cover open areas. Sonos Pulse<br />
ceiling-mount units have a 15-metre coverage<br />
diameter capable of covering a 10 x 10 metre room<br />
with a single device.<br />
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Gas Suppression<br />
Voice Evacuation<br />
UPGRADING<br />
TO VOICE<br />
UPGRADING TO VOICE<br />
is simple with the Fire-Cryer® Solo<br />
Come and find us<br />
at FIREX on stand FX940<br />
It’s a bold new approach for<br />
evacuation and<br />
alarms products.<br />
FAIR AND<br />
SQUARE<br />
Voice enhanced alarm sounders are proven to<br />
improve response rates in evacuation times. The<br />
Fire-Cryer solo delivers excellent intelligibility with<br />
a clear, unambiguous message.<br />
Manufactured in the UK by Vimpex<br />
Single message 24v voice sounder<br />
Ideal for alarm upgrades or new installs<br />
Use with any conventional sounder/notification<br />
alarm circuit<br />
Fully synchronised<br />
Optional integrated VID strobe<br />
The exciting new range of Identifire<br />
products provides over 50 variations of<br />
beautifully designed fire evacuation and<br />
alarm accessories.<br />
EN 54-3<br />
MADE IN<br />
THE UK<br />
Manufactured in the UK by Vimpex<br />
Surface or flush mountings across range<br />
EN 54 & CPR compliant<br />
PAD printing for own-labelling<br />
Customised OEM solutions<br />
“Fire emergency. Please remain<br />
calm and evacuate the building<br />
immediately”
FIRE SAFETY<br />
DOWNSIZING TECHNOLOGY TO MITIGATE<br />
BIGGER SECURITY RISKS<br />
Roland Martin-<br />
Bessey, Operations<br />
Director at Hochiki<br />
Europe, looks at the<br />
global component<br />
shortage and what<br />
this means for<br />
manufacturers and<br />
installers<br />
To find out more about<br />
Hochiki Europe, visit:<br />
www.hochikieurope.com<br />
The key issue affecting all industries today<br />
is a simple but important one. Over the last<br />
decade, there has been a huge rise in<br />
demand for micro electrical components.<br />
Manufacturers are having to find new ways<br />
build devices, without increasing unit size. As a<br />
result, producers of electronic components are<br />
meeting demand by downsizing everything they<br />
create.<br />
Much of the technology we use today<br />
incorporates similar components all fitted to a<br />
printed circuit board (PCB) which determines<br />
the function of the product. To correctly fit each<br />
component and keep production moving,<br />
manufacturing lines need to be equipped with<br />
the right machinery.<br />
As the miniaturization of mainstream<br />
technology continues, manufacturers in all<br />
industries must follow suit. This is especially<br />
true in the life safety sector. Life safety<br />
solutions are not as space-hungry as products<br />
like mobile phones. This means there is no great<br />
need for them to become smaller. However,<br />
when these new, smaller components are<br />
manufactured, the predecessors are usually<br />
phased out, leaving a shortage for the rest of<br />
the industry, a process known as component<br />
obsolescence.<br />
To keep production going in the face of<br />
component obsolescence, life safety<br />
manufacturers need to have a strategy that is<br />
built with the future in mind, and this must be a<br />
key focus for any R&D team. R&D divisions,<br />
regardless of sector, should understand how<br />
technology might change, or is changing, and<br />
how their business may need to adapt to suit.<br />
For example, at Hochiki Europe, we use various<br />
Manufacturing for the future<br />
There are a number of relatively straightforward measures manufacturers can<br />
take to combat the risks posed by the component shortage. We have recently<br />
invested hundreds of thousands of pounds in our production capabilities and<br />
equipment to ensure we can handle the smallest of components. By being aware<br />
that such an investment will be required for long term success we can plan our<br />
operations more effectively, factoring in any costs as part of business planning.<br />
We must always be looking for new ways to increase productivity, outputs<br />
and everything in between, despite challenges like the global component<br />
shortage. Getting ahead of the curve is key, and by maintaining close<br />
relationships with suppliers and customers and investing in capabilities, our<br />
industries will be able to continue to operate efficiently now and into the future.<br />
software tools to ensure our R&D teams can<br />
track such changes and use the data to develop<br />
plans that will ensure the business can continue<br />
to operate.<br />
Manufacturers will have a quota of the<br />
number of products they need to be able<br />
produce to keep up with customer demand and<br />
maintain a suitable level of stock, meaning<br />
there should never be a product shortage.<br />
Meeting this quota requires a certain number of<br />
components, and if these are not available then<br />
manufacturing processes can be very quickly<br />
thrown out of sync, causing issues for the<br />
manufacturer, customers and end users.<br />
To address this risk, we need to be forward<br />
thinking and more collaborative. This is why we<br />
work closely with suppliers to ensure they are<br />
top of the list for product deliveries.<br />
Simultaneously, we are also planning well in<br />
advance to ensure our component stock is<br />
continually maintained. We are ensuring we<br />
have enough components to maintain a steady,<br />
constant stream of production.<br />
As with any product, an increase in demand<br />
drives costs up. When the cost of individual<br />
components rises, so too does the cost of the<br />
final product. Manufacturers then have to make<br />
a difficult decision – how much of the cost do<br />
they pass on to their customers and how do<br />
they communicate the increase?<br />
Essentially, there is no right or wrong way to<br />
do this and it very much depends on the<br />
manufacturer. One thing that is constant,<br />
however, is the need for excellent relationship<br />
and stakeholder management processes.<br />
Another reason why manufacturers must<br />
manage the risks of the global component<br />
shortage effectively is for installers themselves.<br />
If a company is unable to produce solutions,<br />
installers could find themselves without the<br />
products they need to fulfil a project. Being in<br />
such a position could mean that installers then<br />
have to turn down work, which is bad from a<br />
reputation and business perspective. In<br />
addition, there is another risk that customers<br />
could re-specify projects to incorporate other,<br />
less advanced systems. It is therefore essential<br />
that, throughout the supply chain, risk is<br />
managed, mitigated and communicated so all<br />
parties can continue to operate as they should.<br />
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Evacuate everyone<br />
EN54-23 Approved Fire Beacons<br />
Sonos Pulse and Nexus Pulse devices contain Pulse Alert Technology,<br />
Klaxon’s EN54-23 compliant visual notification for wall and ceiling<br />
mount devices. Pulse Alert Technology provides visual notifications that<br />
are unmissable and unmistakable, ensuring that everyone is notified of<br />
a fire evacuation emergency.<br />
Seminars<br />
Klaxon currently run a certified EN54-23 CPD seminar for Consultants, Integrators and End Users.<br />
Please contact us now to book a ‘lunch and learn’ EN54-23 CPD Seminar.<br />
Phone +44 (0)1706 212524 or visit www.klaxonsignals.com/fire<br />
EN54-3 Sonders & Beacons<br />
Nexus 105/110/120 Sounders<br />
High output sounders certified to EN54-3.<br />
Sonos Sounder Beacon<br />
Electronic sounder beacon certified to EN54-3.<br />
VISIT US: STAND FX415
FIRE SAFETY<br />
Voice is choice for emergency response<br />
www.vimpex.co.uk<br />
In modern buildings there may be literally<br />
dozens of different types of audible warning<br />
specified; fire alarm systems, emergency exit<br />
alarms, lifts/elevators, intrusion alarm systems,<br />
and each can have their own audible warning<br />
device. In industrial settings there may also be<br />
audible warning devices on production<br />
equipment, assembly lines, and on forklifts.<br />
With so many different types of audible<br />
warning devices, it can be confusing to building<br />
occupants when an alarm sounds. Is it the fire<br />
alarm? An emergency exit alarm? Or has a unit<br />
of production equipment jammed?<br />
To counter these conflicting responses, voice<br />
sounders are now an established and effective<br />
contribution to voice evacuation systems in<br />
public and commercial buildings, and can be a<br />
viable alternative to more complex VA (Voice<br />
Alarm) systems. The concept of voice<br />
commands to instruct and direct people on how<br />
to leave a building or other area during an<br />
emergency is widely recognised as the most<br />
efficient and sensible way to fulfill an important<br />
safety-critical job.<br />
The Vimpex Fire-Cryer® ranges of Voice<br />
Sounders, are good examples of how voice<br />
technology is proving to reduce delay and<br />
response rate in evacuation times. Fire-Cryer®<br />
can be used as a single message 24 V<br />
conventional voice sounder on any<br />
sounder/notification alarm circuit or as part of a<br />
sophisticated multi-message, multilingual<br />
evacuation system. Alongside the Fire-Cryer®<br />
ranges, Vimpex has developed an exciting new<br />
range of Identifire products to provide the Fire,<br />
Detection and Alarm sector with a variety of<br />
sleek, aesthetically-pleasing evacuation and<br />
alarm accessories that offer a consistent look<br />
and feel across the entire range.<br />
Vimpex took the dynamic duo to Firex ‘19<br />
Leading independent<br />
manufacturer and<br />
distributor of fire alarm<br />
evacuation and building<br />
infrastructure products<br />
and accessories Vimpex,<br />
took its dynamic duo Identifire and Fire-Cryer® ranges of<br />
evacuation and alarm sounders, beacons and system<br />
accessories together at this year’s Firex International in<br />
London.<br />
The industry-leading, state-of-the-art Identifire range of 50+<br />
evacuation and alarm sounders, beacons and system<br />
accessories, are all manufactured in the UK by Vimpex.<br />
Flawless functionality combined with sleek design ensures<br />
easy installation, and products that are easy on the eye.<br />
Identifire products can be customised and come with flush or<br />
surface mounted options.<br />
Proudly manufactured by Vimpex in the UK, Fire-Cryer®<br />
voice enhanced sounders are proven to reduce delay and<br />
response rates in evacuation times and are as simple to<br />
install as electronic sounders. Fire-Cryer® Solo provides the<br />
clearest, unambiguous voice message for communication at<br />
critical times.<br />
Vimpex vision becoming a reality<br />
Vimpex’s Identifire TriTone sounder has recently been certified<br />
by UL Laboratories, an important move that marks a<br />
strategically important development for Vimpex and is the first<br />
stage of a strategy that will use UL for all future strategically<br />
important products since the UL brand is recognised worldwide<br />
as a mark of quality, safety and reliability.<br />
Managing Director James Jones (pictured) says: “Following<br />
the opening of the company’s new UK manufacturing<br />
production facility, this first certification by UL Laboratories is<br />
yet another step in the company’s ambitious plans that will<br />
allow the Vimpex to innovate and increase its product ranges,<br />
markets and territories, and to significantly increase export<br />
activity in targeted markets.”<br />
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FIRE SAFETY<br />
Innovation Award for Taktis<br />
Kentec won the Fire Innovation of<br />
the Year Award at the National<br />
Safety and Health Excellence<br />
Awards for its 16L Taktis analogue<br />
addressable Fire Panel<br />
The Fire Innovation of the Year award<br />
celebrates products or services that<br />
demonstrate genuine innovation and<br />
differentiation to other products in the market<br />
place. Beating ten other nominated fire<br />
products and services, the Taktis 16L extends<br />
the standard Taktis fire panel to 16 detection<br />
loops to provide up to 144 zone indications.<br />
A spokesperson for the awards says it was<br />
this scalability that impressed the judges: “It<br />
supports more than 2,000 detection devices and<br />
can network up to 128 panels, making it ideal<br />
for the largest sites such as schools, hospitals<br />
and retail.”<br />
Kevin Swann, Managing Director at Kentec,<br />
says the fact that the awards were judged by<br />
their peers within the fire industry is very<br />
gratifying: “We are thrilled that Taktis has been<br />
recognised with this prestigious award that is<br />
considered an important industry accolade.”<br />
“The Taktis 16L has been built with both the<br />
end user and installer in mind. As a truly Open<br />
Protocol panel it offers installers and their<br />
customers maximum flexibility in systems’<br />
design, site-customisation and in the third-party<br />
devices that they specify.<br />
“It also protects legacy installations,<br />
enabling the extension and replacement of<br />
Syncro network systems using the Taktis bridge<br />
functionality, as well as future investment since<br />
the panel is future proofed with a highly<br />
impressive road map of additional functions,<br />
features and integration possibilities.”<br />
This win follows the company’s<br />
Manufacturing Innovation Award at the 2018<br />
Made in the South East Awards.<br />
Kentec’s Liz Millward and Peter<br />
Bone collect the award from host<br />
Sean Lock (L) and organiser Mark<br />
Sennett (R)<br />
www.kentec.co.uk
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NORTECH CONTROL SYSTEMS LTD.<br />
Nortech House, William Brown Close<br />
Llantarnam Park, Cwmbran NP44 3AB<br />
Tel: 01633 485533<br />
Email: sales@nortechcontrol.com<br />
www.nortechcontrol.com<br />
ACCESS CONTROL – SPEED GATES, BI-FOLD GATES<br />
HTC PARKING AND SECURITY LIMITED<br />
St. James’ Bus. Centre, Wilderspool Causeway,<br />
Warrington Cheshire WA4 6PS<br />
Tel 01925 552740 M: 07969 650 394<br />
info@htcparkingandsecurity.co.uk<br />
www.htcparkingandsecurity.co.uk
CCTV<br />
CCTV<br />
CONTROL ROOM & MONITORING<br />
ADVANCED MONITORING SERVICES<br />
MODICAM EUROPE<br />
Rapid Deployment Digital IP High Resolution CCTV40 hour battery,<br />
Solar, Wind Turbine and Thermal Imaging<br />
Wired or wireless communication fixed IP. CE Certified.<br />
Modicam Europe, 5 Station Road, Shepreth, Cambridgeshire SG8 6PZ<br />
www.modicam.com sales@modicameurope.com<br />
CCTV<br />
G-TEC DISTRIBUTION<br />
Gtec House, 35-37 Whitton Dene, Hounslow, Middlesex TW3 2JN<br />
Tel: 0208 898 9500<br />
www.gtecsecurity.co.uk sales@gtecsecurity.co.uk<br />
EUROTECH MONITORING SERVICES LTD.<br />
Specialist in:- Outsourced Control Room Facilities • Lone Worker<br />
Monitoring • Vehicle Tracking • Message Handling • Help Desk<br />
Facilities • Keyholding/Alarm Response<br />
Tel: 0208 889 0475 Fax: 0208 889 6679<br />
eurotech@eurotechmonitoring.net<br />
Web: www.eurotechmonitoring.net<br />
DISTRIBUTORS<br />
CCTV & IP SECURITY SOLUTIONS<br />
ONLINE SECURITY PRODUCTS<br />
Security distributors direct to installers, property maintenance &<br />
facilities management companies<br />
PANASONIC SYSTEM COMMUNICATIONS<br />
COMPANY EUROPE<br />
Panasonic House, Willoughby Road<br />
Bracknell, Berkshire RG12 8FP UK<br />
Tel: 0207 0226530<br />
Email: info@business.panasonic.co.uk<br />
CCTV POLES, COLUMNS, TOWERS AND<br />
MOUNTING PRODUCTS<br />
Phone 0800 880 6123/0113 850 6123<br />
sales@onlinesecurityproducts.co.uk<br />
www.onlinesecurityproducts.co.uk<br />
AWARD-WINNING, LEADING GLOBAL WHOLESALE<br />
DISTRIBUTOR OF SECURITY AND LOW VOLTAGE PRODUCTS.<br />
ALTRON COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT LTD<br />
Tower House, Parc Hendre, Capel Hendre, Carms. SA18 3SJ<br />
Tel: +44 (0) 1269 831431<br />
cctvsales@altron.co.uk<br />
www.altron.co.uk<br />
CCTV SPECIALISTS<br />
ADI GLOBAL DISTRIBUTION<br />
Distributor of electronic security systems and solutions for over 250<br />
leading manufacturers, the company also offers an internal technical<br />
support team, dedicated field support engineers along with a suite of<br />
training courses and services. ADI also offers a variety of fast, reliable<br />
delivery options, including specified time delivery, next day or collection<br />
from any one of 28 branches nationwide. Plus, with an ADI<br />
online account, installers can order up to 7pm for next day delivery.<br />
Tel: 0161 767 2990 Fax: 0161 767 2999<br />
sales.uk@adiglobal.com www.adiglobal.com/uk<br />
GATE AUTOMATION & ACCESSORIES WHOLESALER/DISTRIBUTOR<br />
PLETTAC SECURITY LTD<br />
Unit 39 Sir Frank Whittle Business Centre,<br />
Great Central Way, Rugby, Warwickshire CV21 3XH<br />
Tel: 01788 567811 Fax: 01788 544 549<br />
Email: jackie@plettac.co.uk<br />
www.plettac.co.uk<br />
KING SYSTEMS LTD<br />
Your one stop Gate Automation Wholesaler/Distributor. Unit B.<br />
Nicholson Court, Geddings Road, Hoddeston, Hertfordshire, EN11 0NE<br />
Tel: 01992 465999 Fax: 01992 465791<br />
info@kingsystemsltd.com www.kingsystemsltd.com
LEADING DISTRIBUTOR OF CONVERGED IP SOLUTIONS,<br />
INCLUDING CCTV AND ACCESS CONTROL<br />
INTEGRATED SECURITY SOLUTIONS<br />
SECURITY PRODUCTS AND INTEGRATED SOLUTIONS<br />
MAYFLEX<br />
Our product range not only covers IP security products but also incorporates<br />
the cabling infrastructure and the Ethernet switching products necessary for a<br />
comprehensive security installation. We have a knowledgeable team of sales<br />
and technical experts that provide advice and support with system design and<br />
product choice. You can also order online up to 8pm for next day FREE delivery.<br />
Excel House, Junction 6 Industrial Park, Electric Avenue, Birmingham, B6 7JJ<br />
Tel: 0800 75 75 65 www.mayflex.com<br />
THE UK’S MOST SUCCESSFUL DISTRIBUTOR OF IP, CCTV,<br />
ACCESS CONTROL AND INTRUDER DETECTION SOLUTIONS<br />
HONEYWELL COMMERCIAL SECURITY<br />
Tel: +44 (0) 844 8000 235<br />
E-mail: securitysales@honeywell.com<br />
INTEGRATED SECURITY SOLUTIONS<br />
NORBAIN SD LTD<br />
210 Wharfedale Road, IQ Winnersh, Wokingham, Berkshire, RG41 5TP<br />
Tel: 0118 912 5000 Fax: 0118 912 5001<br />
www.norbain.com Email: info@norbain.com<br />
IDENTIFICATION<br />
WWW.IDENTIFICATIONSOLUTIONS.CO.UK<br />
INNER RANGE LTD<br />
Units 10 - 11, Theale Lakes Business Park, Moulden Way,<br />
Sulhampstead, Reading, Berkshire RG74GB, United Kingdom<br />
Tel: +44(0) 845 470 5000 Fax: +44(0) 845 470 5001<br />
ireurope@innerrange.co.uk www.innerrange.com<br />
PERIMETER PROTECTION<br />
PERIMETER PROTECTION<br />
IDENTIFICATION SOLUTIONS<br />
Members • Staff • Visitors • Contractors • Conference • Clubs •<br />
Delegates • Corporate ID<br />
www.identificationsolutions.co.uk<br />
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS FOR IDENTIFICATION<br />
GPS PERIMETER SYSTEMS LTD<br />
14 Low Farm Place, Moulton Park, Northampton, NN3 6HY UK<br />
Tel: +44(0)1604 648344 Fax: +44(0)1604 646097<br />
E-mail: info@gpsperimeter.co.uk<br />
Web site: www.gpsperimeter.co.uk<br />
POWER<br />
UPS - UNINTERRUPTIBLE POWER SUPPLIES<br />
DATABAC GROUP LIMITED<br />
1 The Ashway Centre, Elm Crescent, Kingston upon Thames, Surrey KT2 6HH<br />
Tel: +44 (0)20 8546 9826 Fax:+44 (0)20 8547 1026<br />
enquiries@databac.com<br />
INDUSTRY ORGANISATIONS<br />
TRADE ASSOCIATION FOR THE PRIVATE SECURITY INDUSTRY<br />
ADEPT POWER SOLUTIONS LTD<br />
Adept House, 65 South Way, Walworth Business Park, Andover, Hants<br />
SP10 5AF<br />
Tel: 01264 351415 Fax: 01264 351217<br />
www.adeptpower.co.uk sales@adeptpower.co.uk<br />
UPS - UNINTERRUPTIBLE POWER SUPPLIES<br />
BRITISH SECURITY INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION<br />
Tel: 0845 389 3889 Email: info@bsia.co.uk<br />
Website: www.bsia.co.uk Twitter: @thebsia<br />
UNINTERRUPTIBLE POWER SUPPLIES LTD<br />
Woodgate, Bartley Wood Business Park, Hook, Hampshire RG27 9XA<br />
Tel: 01256 386700 5152<br />
sales@upspower.co.uk www.upspower.co.uk
SECURITY<br />
CASH & VALUABLES IN TRANSIT<br />
ONLINE SECURITY SUPERMARKET<br />
CONTRACT SECURITY SERVICES LTD<br />
Challenger House, 125 Gunnersbury Lane, London W3 8LH<br />
Tel: 020 8752 0160 Fax: 020 8992 9536<br />
E: info@contractsecurity.co.uk<br />
sales@contractsecurity.co.uk<br />
www.contractsecurity.co.uk<br />
EBUYELECTRICAL.COM<br />
Lincoln House, Malcolm Street<br />
Derby DE23 8LT<br />
Tel: 0871 208 1187 www.ebuyelectrical.com<br />
FENCING SPECIALISTS<br />
LIFE SAFETY EQUIPMENT<br />
J B CORRIE & CO LTD<br />
Frenchmans Road, Petersfield, Hampshire GU32 3AP<br />
Tel: 01730 237100 Fax: 01730 264915<br />
Email: fencing@jbcorrie.co.uk<br />
INTRUSION DETECTION AND PERIMETER PROTECTION<br />
C-TEC<br />
Challenge Way, Martland Park,<br />
Wigan WN5 OLD United Kingdom<br />
Tel: +44 (0) 1942 322744 Fax: +44 (0) 1942 829867<br />
Website: www.c-tec.com<br />
OPTEX (EUROPE) LTD<br />
Redwall® infrared and laser detectors for CCTV applications and Fiber<br />
SenSys® fibre optic perimeter security solutions are owned by Optex.<br />
Platinum House, Unit 32B Clivemont Road, Cordwallis Industrial<br />
Estate, Maidenhead, Berkshire, SL6 7BZ<br />
Tel: +44 (0) 1628 631000 Fax: +44 (0) 1628 636311<br />
Email: sales@optex-europe.com www.optex-europe.com<br />
INTRUDER AND FIRE PRODUCTS<br />
PERIMETER SECURITY<br />
TAKEX EUROPE LTD<br />
Aviary Court, Wade Road, Basingstoke<br />
Hampshire RG24 8PE<br />
Tel: +44 (0) 1256 475555 Fax: +44 (0) 1256 466268<br />
Email: sales@takex.com Web: www.takex.com<br />
SECURITY SYSTEMS<br />
CQR SECURITY<br />
125 Pasture road, Moreton, Wirral UK CH46 4 TH<br />
Tel: 0151 606 1000 Fax: 0151 606 1122<br />
Email: andyw@cqr.co.uk www.cqr.co.uk<br />
SECURE CONNECTIVITY PROVIDERS<br />
BOSCH SECURITY SYSTEMS LTD<br />
PO Box 750, Uxbridge, Middlesex UB9 5ZJ<br />
Tel: 0330 1239979<br />
E-mail: uk.securitysystems@bosch.com<br />
Web: uk.boschsecurity.com<br />
SECURITY PRODUCTS<br />
CSL GROUP<br />
T: +44 (0)1895 474474 sales@csl-group.com<br />
@CSLDualCom www.csl-group.com<br />
EATON<br />
Eaton is one of the world’s leading manufacturers of security equipment<br />
its Scantronic and Menvier product lines are suitable for all<br />
types of commercial and residential installations.<br />
Tel: 01594 545 400 Email: securitysales@eaton.com<br />
Web: www.uk.eaton.com Twitter: @securityTP
APPOINTMENTS<br />
Paul Massey<br />
APPOINTMENTS<br />
Paxton has appointed Paul Massey as its new<br />
field training engineer, covering the north of<br />
the country, Scotland and Ireland.<br />
Paul has worked in security and access<br />
control for more than 20 years and has<br />
installed Paxton systems in buildings across<br />
Europe.<br />
He said: “I’ve always enjoyed helping<br />
people understand how things work and have<br />
spent a lot of time training and mentoring<br />
others. I started installing Paxton systems<br />
about 15 years ago, so you could say I’ve had a<br />
fairly good grounding!”<br />
Lee Cook<br />
Brian Barrett<br />
Elmdene International has announced a new<br />
addition to its Business Development team in<br />
Europe with Brian Barrett joining as the new OEM<br />
Business Development Manager.<br />
In his new role Brian will be leading Elmdene’s<br />
growth throughout Europe, by working on<br />
continuing to deliver an OEM service including<br />
product development for bespoke projects.<br />
Brian comes to Elmdene with over 20-years’<br />
experience in the security industry, and the last<br />
16-years within intruder product management, he<br />
also has strong experience in technical sales.<br />
Sharon Ramsay, General Manager at Elmdene<br />
International said: “ Brian brings a wealth of<br />
experience from the industry to lead new projects<br />
and drive growth in Europe. We’re excited to<br />
welcome Brian to the team.”<br />
Darren Cooper<br />
Pyronix has introduced Darren Cooper as<br />
its new Account Manager for South Central<br />
England. Darren has been with Pyronix for<br />
over two years and joins the UK team<br />
having worked as the International Pre-<br />
Sales and Technical Support Manager.<br />
“I’m really pleased to be joining the UK<br />
team and I’m really looking forward to this<br />
new challenge,” Darren said.<br />
Darren has worked in the professional<br />
security sector for over 24 years in various roles across a number of companies<br />
before joining Pyronix in November 2016.<br />
His appointment comes as Tom Summerfield leaves Pyronix for pastures new<br />
after two years with the company.<br />
“I’m delighted to be able to welcome Darren to the team,” Pyronix Sales<br />
Director Guy Dodd said. “I’m sure he’ll be a great addition and we’re all really<br />
looking forward to working with him as part of our sales team.”<br />
Door Group, a unit of Assa Abloy Opening<br />
Solutions UK & Ireland has appointed a new<br />
Business Development Manager to help steer<br />
and support the business’ service and<br />
maintenance offering.<br />
In his new role as Business Development<br />
Manager, Lee Cook will be responsible for<br />
developing and implementing strategies for<br />
Door Group’s Repair, Service and Maintenance<br />
department.<br />
Having worked his way up through British<br />
Steel; Lee went on to work for Kone, managing<br />
an extensive maintenance portfolio worth £1.5<br />
million before securing his new role with Door<br />
Group.<br />
With his sights set on growing the team and<br />
developing Door Group’s service offering, Lee’s<br />
extensive history working in the mechanical<br />
and construction industry will bring a wealth of<br />
experience to his new position.<br />
Stuart Scott<br />
Videalert has<br />
appointed Stuart<br />
Scott as Business<br />
Development<br />
Manager – North.<br />
In this new role he<br />
will be responsible<br />
for managing<br />
relationships and<br />
developing new<br />
business<br />
opportunities with<br />
new and existing clients across the Northern<br />
England and Scotland.<br />
Stuart has over 15 years’ experience of working in<br />
both local government and the private sector. He<br />
joins direct from Blackburn with Darwen Borough<br />
Council where, as Head of Highways, he was<br />
responsible for managing the whole highways<br />
operations including systems deployment for<br />
network management.<br />
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