PSI November 2019

PSI Magazine NOVEMBER 2019
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Professional Security Installer
IN MY OWN
WORDS
David Scott, Skills for Security
THE GUIDE
INSIDE
SiX
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PRODUCT
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EDITOR’S
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WHAT’S
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5 Editorial
The trend of software launches being the main focus of
trade shows and roadshows continues in 2019. Is this the
next stage in the evolution of the industry? Plus we bring
some sad news about a security pioneer
6 Industry news
News and events from the security and fire industries
11 Appointments
A selection of this month’s movers and shakers
12 TESTED - Optio OPA4ED28V12IRG
The new eyeball style analogue camera is put through
its paces by an independent reviewer
16 TESTED - Midas SpiderEx
A closer look at the spray for deterring spiders from
nesting around surveillance cameras
19 Editor’s Choice
The pick of the latest security products with information
from the manufacturers and handy QR codes to find out
more
23 The SiX 2019 event Show Guide
This month sees the inaugural security installer and
integrator take place at EventCity in Manchester. In this
issue we include the official Show Guide containing all of
the exhibitor info and seminars details plus much more
including:
• PSI Seminar Stream
• Benchmark Seminar Stream
• Exhibitor A-Z
• Apprentice Zone
• PSI Premier Awards
• CTSP Workshop
45 Apprentices and accessibility
Could the industry be doing more to make training
accessible for all engineers and sales staff? We talk to
the new man at the top at Skills for Security to find out
what his plans are
49 Meet the Installer
This month we meet Angela Bennett & Steve Snoddon,
Joint Managing Directors of Diamond Systems, Belfast to
talk about security life
50 Security in action
A selection of recent case studies outline how technology
is being used to overcome security problems
56 The PSi Directory
Your guide to vendors and service providers
What’s bugging you?
There are quite a few old remedies you hear about for controlling the
nesting of spiders, but is a spray the answer to keeping the creatures off
your surveillance cameras and alarm boxes? We put it to the test
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EDITORIAL
Software issues
While not exactly a new industry, the
electronic security sector is still evolving and
the next big change is happening right now...
Throughout the year we are invited to attend various
company and distributor roadshows/events to look at new
launches and hear about new services. Increasingly however
we have noticed that the amount of new hardware on show is
dwarfed compared to the latest software developments being
released. I mentioned this in a column after IFSEC this year and
I’m seeing the trend continue with just about every event in 2019
so are we in a new phase of technology development in the
sector - with software and SaaS becoming the major growth area
and hardware R&D slowing down?
No doubt cloud storage and applications are the way forward
with instant upgrades and data security being the cherries on
top. Software is empowering the surveillance camera and
opening new doors for installers in the same way IP, HD etc did in
the past. So don’t be surprised if the next few years sees the
upgrading of CCTV systems becoming a software job while our
trade shows lean further away from new hardware unveilings. Of
course we will always have a need to fit more capable cameras
but HD will be absolutely fine for some time to come as the
software behind the scenes evolves.
Andy Clutton
EDITOR
As we went to press with this
edition, Simon Banks, Chairman
of the BSIA, released a statement
following the sad news of the
passing of industry pioneer David
Snook who we featured in our
April edition:
“It is with great sadness that
we report the death of David
Snook.” said Simon. “David lost his battle with cancer aged
69 last Sunday. He was a big BSIA supporter and was
awarded a lifetime achievement (Chairman’s Award) at the
Association’s British Security Awards in July of this year.
“David left the RAF and started his career at Scantronic,
inventing some of the most prolific microprocessor control
panels of the 1980s and 90s. The 9100, 9200 and even the
9600 and 9800 had the magic touch provided by David.
“His contribution saw Scantronic hold near 75% of the
market with his innovative and before-their-time designs.
Later in his career he worked for Dycon, inventing greenlyefficient
switched-mode power supplies, and even found time
to design some of CSL Group’s most successful
communication products. He had a long history with CSL and
made a significant contribution in hardware design to some of
its most successful products.
“David is survived by his wife Mary and their two children,
and our thoughts will be with them during this sad time.”
PSI would like to pass on our condolences to David’s
family, friends and colleagues.
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INDUSTRY NEWS
In brief
Evolution has been
recognised with Cyber
Essentials Plus Certification,
verifying its policies and
procedures meet the
required standard for
protection.
Orbis Protect has agreed an
exclusive distribution deal
with Keynetics. The
agreement will see Orbis
distribute the Bluetoothenabled
key safe to its
growing client list.
TDSi has announced that
Sovereign Fire and Security
has been awarded its
‘Worldwide Systems
Integration Partner of the
Year Award 2019’, in
reflection of a successful
twelve months which has
culminated in a strategic
growth in its sales of TDSi
products.
Genetec set to open new HQ in
City of London
Genetec is set to unvei new headquarters in the
City of London. This follows a period of
accelerated growth for Genetec in the UK, with
The next generation is now
onboard at Amthal
Amthal has welcomed the third generation of
the Allam family to join the business under the
company’s apprenticeship scheme.
Luke Allam, son of founder and Operations
Director John Allam, has started as an
Apprentice Engineer, working with the team to
progress into the company strategy.
Luke said: “Amthal has always been part of
my life, and when the opportunity of work
experience was presented, I grasped the
chance to see what it was ‘all about,’ and
understand the commitment of the Allam
family to the business. I had a great time
working in such a positive environment that I
an increase in EMEA revenues over the last five
years.
Paul Dodds, Country Manager, UK & Ireland,
commented: “At a time when Brexit has seen
many organisations reconsider their presence,
Genetec is unequivocal about the role of the
United Kingdom as a critically important part of
the global economy. As such, we’re delighted to
be opening a central London headquarters to
better meet the needs of our channel partners,
end users, and prospects.”
The new headquarters will incorporate an
expanded training facility, and a ‘Genetec
Experience Center’ housing solutions from
Genetec and its ecosystem of technology
partners a dedicated research and development
team focused on justice and public safety
applications for law enforcement, emergency
responders and local government.
wanted to stay and learn more, which the
Apprenticeship scheme now provides.”
The Level 3 Apprenticeship course in Fire
Emergency, and Security Systems is delivered
by a combination of JTL Training college based
classroom learning and ‘on the job’ training,
mentored by Amthal’s team of engineers. All
works and progress are monitored externally.
Luke will be learning about design,
installation and monitoring of smart solutions,
including intruder, CCTV, access control and
fire systems for residential and commercial
applications.
John Allam concluded: “Naturally I’m
delighted and very proud to welcome Luke on
board as the next generation Allam joining our
family business. Luke joining was his decision
and commitment to Amthal after doing work
experience in the summer. We see, as parents
and as a company supporter of
apprenticeships, there has been a significant
change in attitudes towards vocational
learning. This is reflected in the number of
young people that are now choosing to go
down this route as their ‘first choice’. Luke was
determined from the outset and already
making his own mark and identity on our
engineering team.”
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FIRE INTRUDER
Ten-year partnership
celebrations
360 Vision Technology is
celebrating a ten-year technical
relationship with Check Your
Security who were the very first
adopters of the Predator HD
camera ten years ago.
Carl Pace, Managing
Director at Check Your Security
explains: “Ten years ago, we
wanted to secure a viable
solution for one of our longterm
university customers,
where electronic surveillance
was required on campus. We
turned to 360 Vision Technology and were
presented with the opportunity to use the new
Predator HD camera integrated to a Milestone
VMS. During this time, we helped with many
versions of the new camera, testing them at our
head office and in the field.
“The close technical partnership between
our two companies has grown to provide many
successful surveillance solutions across a range
of diverse applications, including hospitals,
colleges, ports, corporate headquarters and
critical national infrastructure sites.
Mark Rees, Managing Director of 360 Vision
Technology says: ““Check Your Security is a
valued long-term 360 Vision Technology
customer and technical partner. They’ve helped
us to develop key technologies in our camera
range, and apply their vast installation and
application experience to assist our camera
development fine-tuning.”
OSSA marks its first twelve months
The Open Security & Safety Alliance (OSSA) is currently celebrating its one-year anniversary.
Within its first twelve months, OSSA attracted 30+ members ranging from device manufacturers,
software developers and system integrators to distributors and system on a chip (SoC)
companies – helping lay the groundwork for improved security, safety, building automation and
business intelligence solutions.
“Through OSSA, we have competing and complementary institutions reaching across aisles
and stepping outside of their brands to work together to push our whole industry into a new,
more prosperous and efficient direction,” said Johan Jubbega, President, OSSA.
Oprema named as a SMARTair
distribution partner
Oprema has been announced as an exclusive
distribution partner for SMARTair, from the
Assa Abloy Door Hardware & Access Control
Group.
Now available through Oprema, the batteryoperated
wireless access control system is
scalable based on users requirements and has
been developed to deliver a future-proofed
access control solution to education,
healthcare and commercial office
environments.
Gareth Williams, Sales Director at Oprema,
said: “SMARTair can be installed completely
wireless by updating cards or work fully online
using communication hubs, this makes it a
suitable solution for a range of sectors and we
are delighted to be official distribution
partners. The system can provide audit trails,
so users can easily see who might be
accessing sensitive or restricted areas,
delivering peace of mind while helping to meet
health and safety requirements for sites too.
“An energy-efficient technology, SMARTair
devices need minimal maintenance, with
battery changes only required after
approximately 70,000 cycles.”
David Hodgkiss, Director of Access Control
at the Assa Abloy Door Hardware & Access
Control Group, adds: “We are very excited to
make this versatile solution available through
Oprema. The system flexibility means it is
ideally suited to a range of sectors.”
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Euralarm publishes Priorities and Challenges
document 2019-2024
Euralarm has presented its
Priorities and Challenges
2019-2024 with the
publication of the document
“Working together for a safer
and more secure future”
which describes areas of
cooperation to achieve a safer
and more secure society for
Europe and build an industry
that contributes to
sustainable growth in Europe.
The fire safety and security
industry has worked to
develop solutions to prevent and limit the consequences from
threats such as fire, theft, property damage and others. In
collaboration with public authorities, policy makers, standards
and certification bodies and industry associations, the
industry works to address society’s needs for safety and
security in Europe and globally.
Members of the European fire safety and security industry
want to contribute to driving sustainable growth that will
strengthen the EU’s Single Market, attract investment to
Europe, and expand global markets for European companies.
To do this the Euralarm members are continuously assessing
the opportunities and the challenges that they are facing to
identify the priorities that will allow Europe to advance as a
prosperous, safe society and global actor.
The Association’s priorities for 2019 to 2024 are:
• developing a strong Single Market and expanding global
markets for quality products and services;
• raising standards for industry professionals through
training and qualification;
• turning emerging technologies into sustainable solutions;
• advancing knowledge and innovation.
Euralarm aims to accomplish this by focusing on marketoriented
standards for products and services and on a pan-
European testing and certification of products. Accomplishing
the priorities also requires a strong focus on training and
qualifications, digitalisation including cybersecurity, IoT and AI
as well as partnering with research bodies.
PSI podcasts now available on
Spotify and Castbox
The PSI Security News podcasts are now
available on Spotify and Castbox along with
Spreaker and via the PSI website. Just search
for “PSI Security” and you’ll find all of the recordings so far,
ready for streaming or download.
THE BOTTOM LINE
IN ASSOCIATION WITH CSL
The interview that gets
the facts from the top
This month Simon Banks
talks to Jonathan Parker,
Managing Director at
EDSB Group of
Companies. EDSB are a national
provider of Fire & Security, Electrical,
Mechanical and Building Services
based in Leeds.
EDSB has experienced lots of recent success. How has that
been achieved?
We are one team made up of experienced Fire & Security personnel, who
collectively have hundreds of years of valuable industry awareness. I am
fortunate to work alongside many key staff members who share my enthusiasm
for unbeatable customer service and a focus on delivering the highest level they
can achieve. Our fantastic client base is made up of many major organisations
across the UK, who have experienced our ‘strive to deliver’ and as a result have
re-paid that faith by renewing their contracts year after year.
What latest technologies are you focusing on?
We have several technological developments running right now which are either
internal or customer facing, and we see these as a huge contributor to our
business becoming more streamlined. Over the past 12 months we have rolled
out a vehicle management system, helping to improve efficiency and reduce our
carbon footprint. The sales department have also started using a state-of-the-art
CRM platform to manage their accounts even better. This is a favourite of ours,
as we want to make sure we visit all clients regularly and not only provide them
with the latest industry updates, but also ensure we are acutely aware of our
own performance.
Over the summer we began a rollout with the WebWay range from CSL, and this
has been hugely beneficial to some of our biggest clients across the UK. They
are now able to monitor their own signalling status as well as manage their own
estates more closely. They can use this as a Building Control System, observing
opening/closing times and perform weekly tests to ensure they are on time and
compliant. We are delighted with the feedback we have already received after
the initial rollout and look forward to offering this product to many more EDSB
clients to show that we are here to support them every day.
Fire compliance has been high on the agenda over the past few years.
How much of a role has this played for EDSB?
We have an internal mantra here: ‘Compliance is Key, at EDSB’. We have always
focused on Fire Compliance and our clients trust our business to protect their
estates and to keep them compliant. There have been a high number of
publicised fires in various environments over the past few years, influencing a
shift in our clients’ behaviour. Ultimately every business has a responsibility to
understand Fire Compliance and to have the correct level of contingency in place
should it ever affect them.
The EDSB Group opened a Design & Training Centre back in July with the aim of
providing our staff with the right amount of knowledge to follow compliance. We are
now hosting FIA training sessions and have already held several Fire Compliance
CPDs with a handful of our major clients. This is crucial in our company ethos as
we are not only maintaining and monitoring our client’s systems, but we are also
educating them on remaining compliant as legislation evolves. Although it might
sound cliché, we provide our clients with a total partnership and I believe this is a
huge part of our longevity and growth in the industry.
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TEST
PRODUCT TEST
Optio OPA4ED28V12IRG
What’s in the box?
Camera
Quick Guide
Security Torx wrench
Fixing screws and wall plugs
Optio products form a
subset of the Vista
range
The OPA4ED28V12IRG camera is an IP67
rated, 4 Megapixel (2560H x 1440V) Eyeball
style analogue camera with a varifocal
2.7mm to 12mm lens. It consists of an aluminium
body and mount available in a dark grey or white
finish. Optio products form a subset of the Vista
range.
Getting started
The camera has a single composite feed that
splits off into three cables. One is for power
supply at 12v DC ±30%. The second is a BNC video
output connection and the third is for a settings
switch for the analogue format. This dual switch
has a captive screw-on top to provide
environmental protection. The four options
available are CVI, AHD, CVBS or TVI format.
The camera globe is held in a wall or ceiling
mountable frame with a single Allen screw locking
its position in the frame. A removable bung in the
side of the frame allows for the cable to be fed out
if surface mounted. Alternatively, an optional
camera mount OPJB4G can be used; this has two
screw capped side and one rear conduit apertures
and is supplied with fixing screws and an Allen
key.
Information is available through the Norbain
Vista website with the camera documentation
available for download once the relevant product
and bracket options are selected. Alternatively, for
smart devices a QR code on the supplied
documentation can be used to download the
manuals and datasheets.
Operation
The camera is supplied with the DIP switch set to
CVBS output allowing it to be viewed on any basic
analogue monitor or system. These switches are
actively monitored so can be changed while the
camera is operational and after a few seconds the
mode changes and confirmation of the new mode
is momentarily displayed in the centre of the
screen.
No lens control is possible when in CVBS mode
as this format does not support coaxial control
signalling. The control protocols used are HDCVI
3.0 or HDCCTV 2.0. There is no conventional or
legacy wired telemetry control connection. A
compatible DVR allows the camera’s on-screen
menu to be selected and the full range of camera
settings to be managed.
Day to Night switching has a default setting of
6 out of a range of 1 to 19 and Night to Day as 12
out of a range of 2 to 20. The max and min range
values will dynamically change to prevent overlap.
A waiting time of 2 out of 1 to 15 defines the delay
to prevent “hunting”. With these default values,
the camera was found to switch to monochrome
at a scene light level of approximately 8 lux and
return to colour mode at just over 15 lux.
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TEST
(continued from p12)
This camera allows
simple and costeffective
upgrades for
legacy analogue
systems using coaxial
cabling
Menu options
The OSD menu options are presented as follows:
Format: PAL / NTSC
Video Mode: Shows the currently selected video
mode
Backlight Mode: Off, BLC, WDR or HLC
Image Adjust: Off, Mode, Sharpness, Brightness,
Contrast, Saturation, Chroma, Gamma and 2DNR
Exposure: Auto, Manual settings
White Balance: Auto, Auto tracking, Manual,
Sodium Lamp, Indoor, Outdoor 1 & 2 and Area
Day / Night: Auto, B/W, Colour
Language: English, various European and Far-
Eastern options
Advanced: Call up the advanced options menu
Default: Restore default settings
Exit: Return to normal operation
Advanced menu options:
Camera Name: Off, On (Name and location text
input if On)
Mirror: Off, On for both horizontal and vertical
mirroring
Audio Mode: Built-in Mic. (Volume Low, Med &
High)
IR: On, Off
Smart IR: Set at 6 of a 0 to 15 range but, can only
be changed when IR is on, i.e. B/W mode
Voltage Prompt: On, Off (Alarm upload option if
On)
Privacy Mask: On, Off (Size and Location settings
if On)
Lens: Reset (pulls the lens to wide angle)
System Info: Shows version number of the camera
software
Return: return to the top-level menu
Performance
With its default settings the camera provides
good colour rendition for both outdoor and indoor
scenes and a high level of image detail. Its
analogue format means there is no noticeable
latency.
Although stated as a varifocal lens the zoom
operated without the large focus shift often seen
with such lenses. This meant that only a small
focus adjustment was necessary to maximise
detail. This should ideally be performed at low
light in order to open the iris wide for minimal
depth of field if neutral density filters are not
available. Alternatively, the camera has a range of
high shutter speeds that can be used for this
operation.
Two infrared LEDs are used for night vision
with one above and one below the lens. While the
specification states an IR range of 60 metres,
reasonable results were observed to at least 30
metres for the differentiation of objects and
observation of moving subjects.
Conclusion
Working with all of the key analogue HD formats
and providing up to 4MP resolution this camera is
relatively simple to install and set up.
When combined with a compatible recorder,
this camera allows simple and cost-effective
upgrades for legacy analogue systems using
coaxial cabling.
Default values are shown above as underlined.
The Image Mode has options of Standard, Soft
and Flamboyant and these change the various
Brightness, Contrast, Saturation etc. settings from
their default value of 7. Alternatively, these can all
be manually adjusted to suit the scene.
There are 8 privacy zones and they scale
reasonably well with lens zoom position.
The resolution for CVI, TVI and AHD can be set
to either 4MP or 1080p@25fps; the manual also
states a 720p figure for CVI but this was not
available on the tested camera.
9.0 out of 10
NOTE: This PSI Product Test was carried out by an
independent third party, not editorial staff.
The manufacturer had no input in the review or the
final result
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TEST
PRODUCT TEST
Midas - SpiderEx
Pic courtesy of Ultimate Handyman on YouTube
SpiderEx is an aerosol
spray formulated to
help remove spiders
and reduce nesting in
almost any area it is
sprayed.
Originally developed for
the CCTV and security
industry to stop spiders
nesting around cameras,
housings and alarm
sensors, its clear, odourless
coating stops spiders and
other crawling insects from
making a nuisance of
themselves.
The product can be used
indoors and outdoors on
any smooth surface and is
available from UK supplier
QED.
In use
Supplied in a 300ml spray
can the product is used in a
simliar way as any other
insect repellant.
We first removed all
signs of spiders from around
cameras, an alarm bell box
and a PIR light before
applying the spray.
After shaking the can
first, the area was sprayed
(avoiding the camera lens).
Due to the nature of a spray it is important that
for best results the product is applied on still days
to avoid blowback or poor coverage due to wind
dispersal. The instructions state that a 1-second
burst of spray will account for 1g of insecticide so
each container holds plenty of applications.
The product sets as a clear lacquer over the
area and it is recommended that, if unsure, you
should check for colour fastness first.
Reapplication is suggested “as necessary”.
The spray has the distinctive odour of an insect
repellant and should be used in well ventilated
areas as you would expect with such a product.
Results
The area around the PIR light was quite heavily
covered with cobwebs and as soon as the
SpiderEx was sprayed around the unit a couple of
spiders emerged and showed an instant reaction
to the product.
After one month of application there was still
no sign of any spider activity on any of the units
even after heavy rain in week three. No new
cobwebs had been formed and the shiny coating
left by the spray was still visible.
Conclusion
We’ve all seen videos online of supposed ‘ghosts’
caught on camera which you can clearly see are
insects crawling around the camera. While this is
a source of amusement for the viewing public it
can be an annoyance for those using motion
detection in their surveillance and can also block
the image (as shown left).
SpiderEx not only removes the likelihood of
unsightly cobwebs around technology but may
also therefore aid in the reduction of unwanted
alarm triggers.
At around £10 per 300ml can of spray it might
sound a bit pricey but it does represent a simple
method of reducing insect activity for your
installations. What’s more, in our test it did
appear to work unlike a bowl of conkers or
peppermint oil that ‘old wives’ say will keep
spiders away. It was quite clear from the reaction
of spiders in the vicinity when the spray was
applied that they really do not like this stuff!
After one month of application
there was still no sign of any
spider activity on any of the units
even after heavy rain
9.0 out of 10
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EDITOR’S CHOICE
EDITOR’S CHOICE
The security industry is busy and complex, so it’s easy to miss
new products and services as they get lost in day-to-day
activities. Every now and again, certain products grab our
attention so here we take a look at a few of the products we
think you won’t want to miss this month.
2MP mini indoor PTZ is added
to IP camera range
CCTVdirect has added to its range of Uniview IP
cameras with a mini indoor PTZ. The 2MP PTZ is
equipped with a 5x optical zoom, 30M Smart IR,
pre-set patrols and built-in audio.
To complement these features is an IR antireflection
window, used to increase the infrared
transmittance, an optical glass window for higher
light transmittance and digital noise reduction.
www.cctvdirect.co.uk
Point-to-point, or point-tomultipoint
transmitters
AMG has released a new 3F outdoor wireless
radio transmitter. Compact and lightweight, the
AMG AMG8870F-06 Skywave 3F Outdoor Wireless
Radio performs in the 5GHz 802.11ac class.
Providing point-to-point, or point-to-multipoint
network connection, the radio supports up to
450Mbps compressed video throughput
(depending on the configurable channel size
utilised), utilising a platform incorporating a QCA
9563 CPU (750 MHz), QCA 9882 radio, 64Mbs of
RAM and 16Mb flash memory.
Options include integrated high-gain 16 and 90
Degree, dual polarisation MIMO 2x2 technology,
directional antennae (up to 6Km range) with
models accepting a choice of external antennae
for greater range.
www.amgsytems.com
Plug and play recording solution integrates with panels
RISCO Group has launched VUpoint NVR, a plug and play recording
solution, with integration with RISCO panels, providing end users
with the ability to control alarm and video from a single app.
VUpoint NVR forms part of RISCO’s integrated cloud‐based P2P
solution for the residential and small to medium business
segments, whilst also providing a video recording and verification
option for monitoring stations. RISCO believes the solution enables
installers to tailor the optimum security solution for any installation
from four to 16 video channels and, with an upgraded cloud admin
management platform, also allows them to administer their
installed base from a single interface and single database.
Installers can also connect third party ONVIF
cameras, using the RISCO Cloud licensing
mechanism or VUpro line, without the requirement
for router or IP configuration.
www.riscogroup.com
NOTE: All technical specifications listed are provided by manufacturers
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Four-door encrypted
IP controller
Johnson Controls has announced the
introduction of the CEM Systems
DCM 400 four-door intelligent
encrypted IP controller for bidirectional
control of up to four
doors. It is designed to directly
interface with CEM Systems AC2000
access control system (v10.2 and
higher) and Wiegand or CEM Systems
approved and supplied Open
Supervised Device Protocol (OSDP
v2) smart card readers.
Using 32-bit processors, the DCM 400 gives full
offline verification and decision making at the
point of entry, with a local cardholder database of
up to 500,000 cards and storage of up to 80,000
offline events.
The DCM 400 contains a number of features to
improve the ease of installation and maintenance.
These include an LCD display and twelve character
keypad to allow configuration and troubleshooting
directly on the board. A graphical overlay wiring
guide and spare network points on the DCM 400
allow for local access to diagnostic web pages. The
enclosure has been designed with a removable
door for ease of access.
www.cemsys.com
Three new 180° panoramic and
multi-sensor cameras
Vivotek has launched three new panoramic and
multi-sensor cameras featuring H.265 plus Smart
Stream III video compression technology, WDR
Pro, outdoor-certificated housing, and are
safeguarded by Trend Micro IoT Security.
The CC9381-HV features a compact design that
provides 5-megapixel resolution and offers a 120-
degree vertical field of view and 15-meter IR
illuminators. The MS9321-EHV (pictured) applies a
new “Robocop” design with a built-in sunshield
that covers four 5-megapixel sensors in a 65-
degree vertical field of view. It also supports IR
illuminators effective up to 30 meters. It is also
equipped with the Video Alignment feature,
enabling users to experience a seamlessly stitched
180-degree horizontal view. The third new
camera is a multiadjustable
sensor dome,
the MA9322-
EHTV.
Featuring four
independent 5-
megapixel
CMOS sensors
with 3.7 to 7.7
mm motorised-focus
lenses and 30-meter IR
illuminators, the MA9322-EHTV allows
users to simultaneously view four different
areas while occupying only a single IP address.
www.vivotek.com
Wireless devices aimed at
installer convenience
Vanderbilt has announced new
devices to complement the existing
range of SPC Wireless system. The
new range of devices includes:
WSIR-EXT wireless external sounder/beacon
available with a blue, red, or orange; WSIR-INT
wireless internal sounder/beacon; WRPTR
wireless AC plug style repeater to provide an
alternative communications path plus a range
of accessories to improve the installation
experience.
Settings for SPC Wireless are all
configurable over the air, again reducing the
need for time-consuming site visits. A further
feature of the releases is that the devices use
lithium batteries, resulting, says the company,
in an extended battery life of five years or more.
www.vanderbiltindustries.com
Interface modules allow for
improved connection
Nittan Europe has announced a
series of new interface modules to allow for
improved connection of its Evolution range to
more third-party equipment.
The six new modules cover a variety of
interface applications, including door release,
sounder control, communication with industrial
plant and equipment and non-addressable
detectors, plus a mini module for mounting
within other equipment such as firebeam or
aspirating detectors.
The main Modules feature the same uniform,
design for aesthetic appeal, are all EEPROM
Addressed (Programmer) and come complete
with short circuit Isolator; many also have mains
rated relay.
www.nittan.co.uk
NOTE: All technical specifications listed
are provided by manufacturers
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2 November 5/6
Dedicated to Installers & Integrators
In Association with:
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ORGANISED BY Pro-Activ

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SiX is the industry’s ONLY event dedicated
to serving the ever-changing needs of
the busy installer and integrator
SiX 2019 opens its doors!
Welcome to the inaugural SiX event. You asked for a security systems
installer/integrator dedicated event so here it is! I hope you have a
great two days – there certainly is a lot going on…
As the publisher of security industry titles
PSI and Benchmark, we have been asked
many times if we could stage an event
aimed squarely at our readers; the
installers, designers and integrators of
electronic security systems, rather than the
end users of the technology who have
completely different requirements. Some
people told us that they felt events which
tried to tick all security-related boxes by
targeting all levels and facets of the security
industry were not working for those looking
to reach the installers and specifiers of
technology. So here we are with SiX!
Support from the industry
Right from the start, SiX has had the support of
the UK’s largest security event, IFSEC. Simon
Parker of Informa stated, ‘’IFSEC is delighted to
support and partner Pro-Activ in the exciting
launch of the SiX event in Manchester. We’ve
been listening to our customers in the North
and Midlands for a number of years and fully
understand the need for a highly targeted
regional event, which provides support and
guidance for security professionals. IFSEC and
Pro-Activ have enjoyed a rewarding, longstanding
partnership and this strategic alliance
will play to the strengths of both brands.”
Also supporting SiX are all of the major UK trade
organisations, certifiers and associations
including the BSIA, NSI, SSAIB, FSA, FIA and
CTSP. The fact that all of these bodies came
onboard to lend their weight to the show told us
that this was exactly the right kind of event to be
hosting:
“We see SiX as a fantastic opportunity
to engage with installers to discuss
standards and regulations and how
we can raise the professionalism of
the security industry.”
– Andrew Brown, SSAIB
“The FIA is the largest fire protection
trade association in Europe with more
than 850 members. Our objective is to
promote, improve and perfect fire
protection methods, devices, services and
apparatus and we see SiX as being a great way
to help us to deliver on those messages by
informing specifically targeting installers”
– Ian Moore, FIA
“As the mark of approval for elite
companies within the security and fire
safety sectors, the National Security
Inspectorate (NSI) is delighted to be
supporting the new SiX event. It represents
another valuable opportunity for security
systems installers across the UK to connect,
broaden knowledge and further raise standards
within the sector.” – Richard Jenkins, NSI
“The BSIA are excited to be a part of
the SiX event. The event provides
security professionals an excellent
opportunity to meet major players and
influencers in the industry, as well as learn
about technology developments and potential
legislative change that may impact them and
their business.”
– Mike Reddington, BSIA
Exhibitors
One of the main attractions of an event such as
SiX is the list of companies that will be keen to
network with visitors to discuss the latest
developments in technology and its application.
As you will see from the listing later in this Show
Guide there have been plenty of companies
signing up to take part in the exhibition. What
you will note is that we have not just put the
show together with the aim of filling floor space,
the companies at SiX are all innovators in the
market and can provide you with new and
exciting ways to grow and develop your business.
All of the exhibitors at the event want to talk to
people like YOU.
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“As SiX is an event that focuses on
installers it is particularly relevant to
Inner Range in the UK as our latest
solutions are aimed directly at the
installer. 2019 Sees us expanding rapidly
within the UK market and SIX promises to
attract our target audience”
– Tim Northwood, Inner Range
Location
Another issue addressed by SiX is the location of
the event. As we all know the main security show
in the UK takes place every year in London.
While the ongoing success of the event and the
fact it remains the first dates put into the diary
every year is a testament to its position as the
industry leader. However there is no doubt that
for some installers a trip down South is not the
most appetising of travel propositions. By hosting
SiX in Manchester in the new purpose-built Event
City the SiX show splits the nation in half, sitting
in an easily accessible area with plenty of local
options for overnight stays if required.
EventCity is one of the UK’s best conference and
exhibition venues and is the second largest
event space in the UK outside of London,
conveniently located close to the main arterial
routes in and out of Manchester.
“I think the industry is missing the
convenience of a ‘middle of the
country’ show – potential customers
from Birmingham and above don’t
appear to have the appetite to trek to London
(Docklands) and therefore this show should
generate more flow from our Northern
prospects” – Mark Rees, 360 Vision
Technology
“SiX has got the timing, location and
value right. With PSI magazine’s
strong following we feel confident that
installers will want to come along. The
North West has been a bit neglected by larger
events in recent years and it’s a concentrated
area in terms of installer companies so an event
in Manchester makes a lot of sense. We hope
that SiX is successful for both exhibitors and
installers and becomes the ‘go to’ installer
event for the North complementing IFSEC each
summer.” – Rob Evans, CSL
In essence SiX is being held at the right time and
in the right place. It is aimed squarely at
installers, systems builders and integrators with
no end-user focus or long trek on the cards for
those looking to attend.
“Installers are at the forefront of
understanding the evolution of
security needs for residential and
commercial premises. As SiX is
dedicated to installers we see it as the ideal
platform to engage with them. Furthermore,
Manchester is a great meeting point for the
Midlands and the North while being well
connected by public transport to the South of
the country.” – Ben Linklater, Optex Europe
So the event has the right focus, support,
exhibitors and location but what else is there?
Well, we have two seminar streams, one from
PSI covering business development issues and
one from Benchmark looking at technology
innovations and opportunities. There is also a
workshop from CTSP running throughout the
event, a security industry Question Time session
plus, on the evening of the first day, we will host
the PSI Premier Awards Gala Dinner. More
information can be found further in this Guide.
In essence we’ve taken on-board all of your
suggestions and requirements for an event and
met all of your demands – and more. I hope you
have an enjoyable and rewarding time at SiX!
Andy Clutton – Editor, PSI #
Contents
PSI Seminars 4
Benchmark Seminars 6
Six Floorplan 8
Exhibitor listing A-Z 10
PSI Awards Dinner 20
Venue:
EventCity
Phoenix Way, Barton
Dock Rd, Stretford,
Manchester M41 7TB
Show times:
5th Nov 10am – 5pm
6th Nov 10am – 4.30pm
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SiX 2019
Programme
The SiX seminar streams
break the mould of trade
event theatre
presentations as they
have been developed
with the installer in mind,
not the system
manufacturer whose aim
is to promote a product
or service. Independent
presentations mean that
there are no sales
pitches or biased
messages. The two
streams have been
compiled by the two
leading security industry
publications PSI and
Benchmark with a view
to maximising the value
of attending the event.
The PSI Stream is
concerned with
developing your business
while the Benchmark
stream looks at the use
of technology to achieve
optimum results.
PSI Seminar Programme Day 1, 5th November
11.00-11.30 Growing your service business
It is surprising how little time is invested by business owners and management in
the security sector in growing the service contract base and related income
streams, when most of the profits and the value of the company are in the service
area. The focus of this presentation will be on providing practical strategies to grow
your service business.
Jim Rathbone, Rathbone Results, Managing Director
12.00-12.30 Apprenticeships and employers
David will provide an update on what is involved in the fire and security
apprenticeship programme (what the apprentices learner over the three-year
programme), which colleges & training providers offer the programme, how the
programme is delivered (block release, day release and online) and how much the
apprenticeship will cost the employer.
David Scott, Skills for Security, Managing Director
13.00-13.30 GDPR: everything you wanted to know but were afraid to ask!
A general session aimed specifically at questions and answers from delegates
relating to general GDPR requirements what organisations should be doing that
may have been overlooked or misunderstood. The speaker will answer questions
from the floor relating to general enquiries, more specific enquiries relating to
surveillance and CCTV and other forms of security systems, including digital
recognition systems such as biometrics and facial recognition. Also the role of DPO
and compliance with user rights and DSAR requests.
Ray Ford, The GDPR Institut, FoundingAssociate and Data Protection Officer
14.00-14.30 Business opportunities through cyber security
Keeping a business secure against the ever increasing cyber threat is critical for any
organisation. As Government and, increasingly, the private sector look to ensure a
secure supply chain, this session will highlight how maintaining good cyber security
can deliver real opportunities to gain and retain business.
Chris Pinder, IASME, Business Development Manager
15.00-15.45 Question Time
Ever wanted to put a question to the industry trade associations and certifiers? Now
is your chance with the PSI Question Time panel, ready to address any concerns or
queries in an open forum discussion about the security and fire sectors.
Panel:
Mike Reddington, BSIA, Chief Executive Officer
Matthew Holliday, NSI, Technical Manager
Geoff Tate, SSAIB, chairman
Will Lloyd, FIA, Technical Manager
Pat Allen, vice chair, FSA and former Managing Director, Abel Alarm Company
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PSI Seminar Programme
GROWING YOUR SECURITY INSTALLATION BUSINESS
The PSI seminar stream consists of key information regarding the day-to-day running, growth
and success of security installation businesses. Delegates will pick up advice on a range of
subjects concerning staff, sales and finance to help develop their company performance and
meet the demands of the modern environment.
Also covered will be the thorny subject of GDPR but for both the installation company and the
systems being fitted. Independent experts will look at best practice for the business contracted
to carry out the work and also for the customer who is processing the information.
Audience: This impartial series is aimed at the managers and owners of UK security installation
businesses with the subject matter covering those topics raised by PSI readers as being of
particular interest.
PSI Seminar Programme Day 2, 6th November
10.30-11.00 GDPR: Its Impact on Security and CCTV data systems
This session is aimed at how to make sure your customers purchasing such systems
understand their responsibilities on the use of the data captured and how to account
for it under the new privacy legislation.
Ray Ford, The GDPR Institut, Founding Associate and Data Protection Officer
11.30-12.00 Recurring revenue
Recurring revenue is the life’s blood of any business model and is the true value and
worth of any security company. Find out how you can raise your standing with wellmanaged
and developed recurring business revenue structure.
Anthony King, Square One, Managing Director
12.30-13.00 Attracting new talent (sales and engineers)
With a widely acknowledged shortage of quality engineers and skilled sales staff,
could one solution be to look to other sectors for future stars in addition to the
security pool? Also, how can you make your company an attractive proposition for new
employees and generations?
George Zitko, Zitko Consulting, Managing Director
13.30-14.00 Finance options for growing businesses
This session will take a look at the challenges faced raising finance for small
businesses, and give an overview of the different types of finance which exist for small
businesses.
Joshua Ejdelbaum, Director, ASC, Finance for Business
14.30-15.00 Exit strategies within the security sector
You have worked hard most of your adult life to build a successful security business,
Now the time has come to decide how to exit or transition from your business. This
may be the biggest decision you have ever faced. It is your opportunity to do it right
with guidance. This is both an important personal event as well as a financial
transaction.
John O’Connell, Rathbone Results, Security Partner
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Benchmark Seminar Programme Day 1, 5th November
10.30-11.00 The importance of common specifications for smart solutions
As an organisation developing common protocols for system interoperability, ONVIF
has created a number of technical profiles which simplify integrations. This seminar
will look at how the organisation is developing new solutions which will assist in the
creation of bespoke system as new technologies impact on the security sector.
Per Björkdahl, ONVIF, Chairman
11.30-12.00 Selling Benefits, Not Products
As technologies become smarter, the industry emphasis on selling ‘products’ must
change. Customers don’t want to know what devices are being offered, but instead
must understand how the systems will solve their everyday problems. This seminar
will address how integrators and installers must highlight the benefits available
from systems to ensure end users understand the value on offer.
Mark Bennett, Texecom, Regional Sales Manager - North of England and Scotland
12.30-13.00 Cybersecurity Compliance and Risk Mitigation
As the security sector rapidly migrates onto network-based platforms, the issue of
cybersecurity must be taken seriously. In many cases, regulations and legislation
impacts on end users. As a result, integrators and installers must not only be aware
of the changing regulations, but must also ensure they can demonstrate
compliance to corporate clients.
Steven Kenny, Axis Communications, Industry Liaison - Architecture & Engineering
13.30-14.00 The Importance of Cloud Platforms for Smart Solutions
The cloud is increasingly becoming an important element with regard to the delivery
of smart systems and intelligent solutions. As enhanced flexibility is demanded by
an increasing number of end users, the functionality inherent in cloud services can
play a greater role in delivering accurate insights in a timely fashion.
Jan Lindeberg, Milestone Systems, Senior Product Manager
14.30-15.00 The decentralisation of security systems
For many years, the topology of systems has centred around a centralised
approach, predominantly because the restrictions of legacy infrastructure didn’t
allow any other approach. Today’s technology allows a decentralised approach,
which in turn allows the design and implementation of more efficient systems.
Frank Graham, Mobotix, Regional Sales Manager - UK, Ireland & Benelux
15.30 – 16.00 The importance of VMS Rules
The creation of logical rules based upon rigger events and subsequent actions is
one of the most beneficial features of VMS solutions. This seminar looks at how
integrators and installers can use this functionality to create bespoke solutions
which deliver added value to end users.
Mark Ross, Cathexis Europe, Managing Director
16.30-17.00 Using Perimeter Systems for Early Warnings
Increasingly, end users want the earliest possible warning of potential intrusions,
allowing them to take action in a timely manner and address situations. This can be
achieved by moving the first line of detection to the perimeter of site, enhancing the
level of protection on offer.
Simon Reeve, Pyronix, Account Manager - North Midlands
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Benchmark Seminar Programme
CREATING SMART SOLUTIONS
The evolving technological landscape now presents an increased level of flexibility to those designing,
specifying and implementing smart security and business solutions. Where once the investment in such
systems was something of a ‘grudge purchase’, the ability to deliver smart solutions adds value for the
customer, delivers a wider range of business benefits and, as such, enhances return on investment.
By exploiting the potential on offer from emerging technologies, integrators and installers can not only
differentiate themselves by offering more flexible and efficient systems, but can also ensure their solutions
not only meet, but exceed, the growing expectations of end users.
Audience: The Benchmark seminar stream will appeal to system integrators, security installers, specifiers and
consultants who are seeking to design and implement best-of-breed solutions which offer high levels of
security, smart functionality and a bespoke solution for today’s customers.
Benchmark Seminar Programme Day 2, 6th November
11.00-11.30 OSSA and IoT
OSSA has been formed by industry leaders to help create a unified approach for the industry with regard to the
adoption of IoT technologies. This seminar will outline how OSSA intends to achieve this, and what the benefits will
be for system integrators and security installers.
Daniel Vornefeld, Open Security & Safety Alliance, Vice President, and Bosch Security Systems, Director of
Business Development
12.00-12.30 Cybersecure Strategies
As advances in technology push system design into a more software-based sector, integrators and installers need
to implement defined strategies to address on-going threats and risks if customers are to view them as trusted
partners. This seminar will examine the best ways of achieving this.
Peter Ainsworth, Johnson Controls, Product General Manager, Video, Global, Building Technologies & Solutions,
13.00-13.30 Machine learning video analytics at the Edge
Metadata offers a valuable addition to video surveillance data, and can provide insights which provide both
security- and business-related advantages for many sites. This seminar will look at how metadata can be used to
enhance system performance in an effective and cost-efficient manner, increasing the overall return on
investment.
Andrew Pigram, Managing Director, Bosch Security & Safety Systems (UK) Ltd
14.00-14.30 How the correct balance of GPU vs CPU is transforming specialist server design in the IP
Surveillance industry
An insight into how cost effective GPU technology is gradually taking over the more CPU intensive tasks in IP
Surveillance. This seminar takes a look at GPU use in AI, recorder and client side decoding and mobile
transcoding creating cheaper but more powerful server technology.
Robin Hughes, Secure Logiq, Sales Director
15.00-15.30 The role of Big Data in surveillance
As security systems increasingly gather data that can be used for both security and additional site management
tasks, so there is a need to understand why different types of data, such as alphanumeric data and streaming
video footage, place different demands upon storage systems.
Jermaine Campbell, Seagate, Surveillance Head
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SiX 2019 – Floorplan
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Milestone
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ARC Monitoring
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Mobotix
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Ajax
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NSI
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ASSA ABLOY Abloy HKC
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Oprema
B5
Automatic Systems
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Optex
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Bosch
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Pyronix
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BT Redcare
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QED
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Clear Vision Technologies/Barox
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Risco
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The Apprentice Zone
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Satsecure
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Secure Logiq
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Cosmo
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Sesys
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Eagle Eye Networks
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Vaion
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The Exhibitors
There is so much to
see at SiX 2019 that
you may well want to
plan your time at the
show carefully using
this list of exhibiting
companies as a guide.
While you are waiting
for specific seminars to
happen be sure to visit
the many exhibitor
stands in the main hall
area. Manufacturers,
distributors and
service providers
offering a huge range
of electronic security
technologies and
support will be waiting
to talk to you and show
you how you can use
the latest innovations
to improve your
installations.
360 Vision Technology – Stand C3
UK CCTV manufacturer, 360 Vision Technology, are showing their latest
range of intelligent, encryption protected, ONVIF compliant cameras, including analogue,
HD, Thermal, Radar, stainless steel, wireless and models with Sirius IR & white light LED
illumination. 360’s cameras are compatible with leading control solutions, and feature
high-performance imaging, ultra-low-light capability and low-power consumption.
www.360visiontechnology.com
Ajax Systems – Stand F2A
A full range of Ajax devices includes motion, fire and leakage detectors,
control panels, keyboards, panic buttons, as well as smart sockets and various relays for
home automation will be available at the brand corner. Visit us to try the most awardwinning
wireless security system in action. ajax.systems/
Arc Monitoring – Stand D1
Celebrating 20 years in business in 2019, Arc Monitoring is an NSI Gold
approved CCTV monitoring and alarm receiving centre. BS5979 and
BS8418 compliance is evidence that Arc holds itself accountable to the
highest possible standards of delivery. Its teams are the company’s competitive
advantage, from highly trained SIA-licenced operators to in-house technical support,
providing immediate back-up 365 days a year. www.arcmon.com
ASSA ABLOY – Stand B8
ASSA ABLOY Door Hardware & Access Control will be exhibiting its
latest security and integrated access control technology at SiX 2019
alongside Abloy and HKC, highlighting the efficiency and ease-ofinstallation
of its innovative access control
solutions.
Among the products on show will be:
eCLIQ - a fully electronic key management system
that delivers flexible and secure master key
management to businesses, solving key control
concerns.
CLIQ Go - a fully electronic locking system based on
the highly successful and efficient CLIQ® technology.
SMARTair - a wireless online or offline fully scalable
access control system that keeps users in touch with who enters the building, and
where and when they do – ensuring complete control of site security.
Aperio - which enables mechanical locks to be wirelessly linked to an access control
system in a convenient and cost-effective way. The new H100 door handle will be on
display.
David Hodgkiss, Director of Access Control for ASSA ABLOY Door Hardware & Access
Control Group, said: “Our latest solutions allow installers to specify products that meet
the challenges of a world in which security threats are increasingly widespread and
complex. They form an unrivalled range that’s used around the world – one in ten lock
and security installations use our solutions
globally.”www.assaabloyopeningsolutions.co.uk/accesscontrol
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Exhibitors
Automatic Systems – Stand BB4
With experience spanning 50 years, Automatic Systems designs and
manufactures entrance control equipment and our product portfolio complements
Security Entrance Lanes, Swing Gates, Tripod Turnstiles, Full Height Turnstiles,
Interlocking Doors and Detection Units, Rising and Swinging Barriers, Extra-Long and
Security Barriers, Rising Fenced Barriers, Rising Bollards and Road Blockers.
uk.automatic-systems.com
barox – Stand C6
barox are inviting visitors to the show to find out how its range of
Powerhaus switches, which have been designed to cope with the specific requirements of
IP video, can support installers with a host of advanced features. barox staff will be on
hand to demonstrate the advantages inherent across the entire barox video switch range,
along with a GUI demo. www.cv-tech.tech
Bosch – Stand E6
The Bosch product portfolio includes video surveillance, intrusion
detection, fire detection and voice evacuation systems as well as access control and
management systems. Professional audio and conference systems for communication of
voice, sound and music complete the range. Bosch is also the exclusive sales and
marketing partner for Sony Video Security. www.boschsecurity.com/gb/en/
BT Redcare – Stand E9
We never compromise. Using the latest smart technology and resilient
mobile connectivity, we’ll help you protect homes and businesses today,
tomorrow, and way into the all-digital future.
And for those times when you need a helping hand, our technical support team are just a
free phone call away, 24/7/365. redcare.bt.com
Clear Vision Technologies – Stand C6
Want a straightforward way to buy IP, fibre optic and wireless
transmission for CCTV, industrial control and security systems? Clear
Vision Technologies understands transmission requirements helping installers to design
the right system and, if they can, coming up with an even better solution. Clear Vision
works with technology suppliers such as Euklis, barox, ComNet, KBC Networks, Siklu,
Lantech, Compex, Mean Well and Vigitron. www.cv-tech.tech
Cosmo – Stand E5B
COSMO PSIM+ collects and correlates events from existing dispersed
security devices and information systems (video surveillance, intrusion
detection, access control, environmental sensors, analytics, networks, building
management systems, etc.) to enable users to identify and proactively resolve situations.
COSMO PSIM+ software makes the task easier for every user (even those who are not
technicians). www.cosmonautasoftware.com
Cop Security – Stand A1
As the UK’s leading CCTV system distributor, COP Security is an
experienced provider of high-quality CCTV products across the UK. Over
20 years’ experience in industry has allowed us to create a seamless service with your
needs and expectations in mind. www.cop-eu.com
Visit the
Apprentice Zone
The Apprentice Zone
will be provide
installers with an
opportunity to speak to
experts from training
providers: Skills for
Security, Hopwood Hall
College and Training
2000. All three are
based in the North
West and are looking
to partner with installer
companies to provide
the FESS Trailblazer
qualification.
Furthermore, Skills for
Security has access to
a national network of
training providers, who
can support installers
wherever they are
based in the UK. Come
along to get the latest
information and find
out more about the
course itself, training
schedules, funding and
much more!
Stand A8
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Deister – Stand A5
deister electronic manufacture and supply solutions for secure access
control, vehicle identification, asset traceability and key management – all using
advanced and reliable radio frequency identification (RFID). Our powerful software
platform connects deister systems and 3rd parties to help organisations increase
security, reduce operational overheads, allocate responsibility and improve staff
productivity. www.deister.co.uk
Eagle Eye Networks – Stand B7
The Eagle Eye Cloud VMS is a cloud security camera system which
provides 100% cloud management, 100% mobile and web browser
viewing, and if required – 100% cloud recording. This cloud video system has been
architected from the ground up to be all cloud all the time. Just click and add an analogue
or IP camera at any time. een.com
Elmdene – Stand A3
Elmdene is a world-class manufacturer of ancillary products with
expertise in Power Supplies for the Security, Access Control, CCTV, Fire
and IP industries. With over 50 years of experience in designing Security
products, Elmdene is a reliable choice. Elmdene are excited to be part of this new show in
Manchester! www.elmdene.co.uk
CSL – Stand D3
CSL are market leaders in providing secure connectivity
solutions to the Fire & Security Sectors globally. Their latest
innovation is the brand new DualCom Pro range, offering
Installers easier, faster installation of professional signalling systems with even
greater resilience. The range includes DigiAir Pro, their single path solution that
utilises a Radio path to signal an alarm, and GradeShift Pro, their dual path solution
that utilises a combination of two Radio paths or one Radio and one LAN path to
signal an alarm.
DualCom Pro allows you to take control of your professional alarm signalling base,
with unrivalled management tools including CSL Live, the brand new device
management portal and the My Base
App. Smart reporting of alarms also
means no line fails at your ARC and
prevents unnecessary keyholder
callouts. 2 Roaming 4G SIMs with
every product provides the highest
levels of connectivity and resilience,
with dual path radio signalling available
for every grade of risk. All variants are
super-fast to install with a single
hardware unit for all grades and
flexibility to remotely install the 2nd
module or add IP as and when required
on GradeShift Pro.
www.csl-group.com/pro
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Exhibitors
Facit Data Systems – Stand C7
Facit Data Systems is a leading video and data analytics company
providing products that monitor, count, analyse and manage customers in high footfall
locations. Facit also provides Identity Cloak video redaction software to enable operators
to comply with GDPR regulations. Facit works with partners to add value to customers’
installed CCTV systems. www.facitdatasystems.com
FSA – Stand E7
FSA is the leading trade association dedicated to companies who
design, install, commission, maintain and monitor electronic fire,
emergency and security systems. As a specialist group of ECA, and working in partnership
with SELECT, the FSA is uniquely positioned to improve industry standards and enhance
and develop members' businesses. www.eca.co.uk
Hikvision – Stand B2
Hikvision is the world’s leading provider of innovative security products
and solutions. The company advances core technologies of audio and video encoding,
video image processing, and related data storage, as well as forward-looking technologies
such as cloud computing, big data, and deep learning. www.hikvision.com
HKC Security – Stand B8
HKC initially manufactured the SecureWatch range of wired products
and in 2010 launched SecureWave - its two-way wireless technology
platform to complement its existing range. SecureWave offers a suite of wireless
detection and life safety devices and a range of communication modules, sirens and
control devices to suit all applications. More recently the company launched the HKC App
and SecureComm its cloud based solution. www.hkcsecurity.com
Integrated Design – Stand E5A
For more than 30 years, Integrated Design Ltd (IDL) has provided
companies and organisations with effective, reliable and user-friendly products which
ensure the security of their staff, visitors, assets and infrastructure. A portfolio of more
than 40 products ensures customers have flexibility of choice and ease of installation,
with on-site manufacturing in Britain ensuring that high standards of quality are
maintained. www.idl.co.uk
Keri Systems – Stand E1
Keri Systems is one of the world's most popular providers of access
control and integrated security systems. We offer systems to meet
requirements of all types, from simple systems for just a few doors to systems with larger
scale and even enterprise requirements, with integrated video, photo badging, biometric,
graphic maps, telephone entry and many other powerful features. www.kerisys.com
Mobotix – Stand C4
Mobotix has been developing and producing intelligent IP video systems
known for their high level of security, uncompromising reliability and
premium “made in Germany” quality since 2000. One of its innovations is particularly
crucial in our increasingly networked world: the decentralised intelligence in its camera
system. Mobotix products communicate with other sensors and devices in the network to
help achieve solutions “beyond human vision.” www.mobotix.com/en/
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Inner Range – Stand B4
Continuous investment in R&D ensures Inner Range
products maintain an innovative and cutting-edge design.
Integriti, for example, is a new generation integrated
access control, security alarm and automation system. It is the result of more than 20
years of continuous industry participation and product development, and just like its
famous predecessor (The Concept 4000), Integriti sets new industry standards.
As an IP-connected integrated access control and intruder detection system, Integriti
features the latest technologies and has been designed from the ground-up for the
Internet age. Integriti becomes the control centre and hub of all interconnected subsystems,
thereby allowing the user to manage their entire security operation through
the one intuitive desktop application. Designed for medium-to-enterprise, national and
global installations, Integriti scales up to 16 million doors and unlimited users.
Another major development is Inception, a cutting-edge integrated access control and
intruder detection system with a design that sets it apart from the pack. With webbased
software built directly into the
main security controller, the Inception
system is easy to program and easy
to access using a web browser on
a computer, tablet or
smartphone. Designed for
light-to-medium commercial
installations, Inception scales up
to 128 doors and 10,000 users.
www.innerrange.com
NSI – Stand E8
The National Security Inspectorate (NSI): the most widely recognised
UKAS accredited Certification Body in the security and fire safety
sectors. The NSI hallmark of approval earned by more than 1800
providers nationwide, signifies compliance to the highest standards in security for
homeowners, businesses, public organisations and the general public. www.nsi.org.uk
Oprema – Stand B5
Oprema is the fastest growing UK distributor of CCTV, access control,
intrusion and fire products. We are proud to be the UK’s number one
Dahua distributor and distribute over 110 other brands. Unlike some
distributors, we don’t just shift boxes. Our approach is consultative – we help our
customers through the provision of training, access to our expert technical team and
design of bespoke solutions. oprema.co.uk
Optex – Stand C2
With two headquarters in Europe, each dedicated to a specific business
domain, Security and Entrance, Optex aims to be the number one in
these specialist markets based on a strong customer-oriented strategy. In the UK, Optex
offers a range of security detection systems suited for a diverse number of applications
ranging from high-end security to the security of private homes. www.optex-europe.com
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Exhibitors
Pyronix – Stand E4
Pyronix is a world-leading manufacturer of multi-award-winning
professional intruder alarm solutions. Make sure you visit us on stand
E4 where we will be on hand to answer any questions, as well as demonstrate our latest
offerings in perimeter protection, video verification and other new exciting releases!
www.pyronix.com
QED – Stand A7
The security distributor that offers fast and effective solutions for
security surveillance including CCTV, network infrastructure, door
access, cable and more. With expert technical knowledge and a commitment to ensuring
you receive the best experience from your initial purchase right through to the installation
- we’re good people to deal with. qedgroup.co.uk/
RISCO – Stand F4
RISCO security systems include wired, wireless, and hybrid solutions
designed for any application up to 512 zones can be tailored to suit the
security needs of the commercial, industrial, and residential sectors, ensuring that
installers can deliver a winning offer to their customers – anywhere, anytime.
At SiX take a look at Agility 4, LightSYS 2 and ProSYS Plus and the new VUpoint NVR.
www.riscogroup.com/uk
Milestone – Stand B1
Milestone Systems is a global leader within open platform
video management software (VMS) for IP network-based video
surveillance, dedicated to deliver high quality business video platform software, in
which our community of hardware and software partners can integrate their video
solutions for security and beyond security purposes. Our objective is to improve our
community customers’ organisational processes and safety level through the
management, integration and distribution of digital video data.
Based on a true open platform, XProtect VMS enables integration with the industry’s
widest choice in cameras and best-in-class business solutions, such as access control
and video analytics. Milestone XProtect VMS supports 8,000 cameras and hardware
devices and is powerful, reliable, easy to use and proven in more than 150,000
installations worldwide. Milestone Systems’ open platform community is a network of
over 10,000 resellers and integrators
who integrate their products and
applications with Milestone Systems’
video software platform. Milestone
Systems’ solutions are available in most
countries around the world, with
regional offices and sales
representatives in more than 25
countries. Milestone Systems was
founded in 1998 and has been a standalone
company in Canon Group since
2014. www.milestonesys.com
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SSAIB – Stand C5
The Security Systems and Alarms Inspection Board (SSAIB) is the
leading certification body for organisations providing security systems and services, fire
detection and alarm systems, telecare systems and services, manned security services
and monitoring services. Certification with SSAIB is a mark of excellence. SSAIB has
some 1,600 companies of all sizes on its register, which means that it represents the
greatest number of security service providers in the sector. ssaib.org
Satsecure – Stand F2B
Satsecure is dedicated to premium products at an accessible price,
with a wide reach through its online platforms and shop floors around the UK. Founded in
2011 and initially starting off as a specialist site for Satellite products, it has since grown
to meet the evolving needs of the industry and its customers, branching into CCTV,
mainstream electronics, and newly developed gadgets. satsecure.uk
Sesys – Stand DD1
The leading manufacturer of 4G rapid deployment and hazardous area
solutions. The 4G Torch Camera is a robust self-contained camera
solution for permanent and temporary applications or where there is limited
infrastructure. The Ex range of cameras are ATEX/IECEx certified 6MP camera solutions
available in Optical or Thermal technology. www.sesys.com
Secure Logiq – Stand D4
Since 2011 Secure Logiq has been developing the missing
piece of the HD surveillance jigsaw, servers specifically
designed for HD surveillance. A new concept in the
surveillance industry, our team of technical experts have over 60 years of both IP
CCTV and server experience and boasts respected thought leaders from both the HD
Surveillance and IT hardware industries.
Secure Logiq's company ethos is based on four core principles - to provide the Fastest
Performance, the Biggest Storage, the Most Resilience and the Best Value in HD
processing and storage technology.
Secure Logiq is now the world's leading producer of ultra-high-performance HD
surveillance servers and is
unique in being entirely
dedicated to the development
of advanced, high-throughput
video data processing and
storage technology.
With a Research &
Development centre based in
Croydon, UK, Secure Logiq also
provide a unique range of
professional services and
custom solutions to the HD
CCTV surveillance and security
sector. www.securelogiq.com
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Exhibitors
Vaion – Stand BB3
With integrated, always-on analytics and real-time anomaly detection,
Vaion intelligently highlights what’s truly relevant. Get alerts and notifications in case of
intruders, suspicious objects, or unusual situations. Vaion employ a hybrid cloud model to
increase an implementation’s scalability, flexibility, and security. www.vaion.com
Videoloft – Stand B6
Formerly known as Manything, Videoloft has over 1 million users
globally, with a cloud that monitors 24 years of footage every single day.
The Videoloft partner programme allows professional CCTV installers,
integrators and dealers to add offsite cloud video recording and remote monitoring
software to their CCTV installations, whilst creating a new source of recurring revenue.
videoloft.com
Webeye – Stand B3
Designed for the professional security industry, Webeye’s primary
portfolio manages guarding, commercial, home and critical assets for
immediate action and post-event analysis. The webeyeCMS cloud
monitoring platform is an awarding winning automated system that uses a unique
patented process to make sure alarm notifications get through to all appropriate
stakeholders virtually immediately. www.webeyecms.com/en/gb/
Smart R Distribution – Stand C1
Smart R Distribution are The access control & CCTV distributor. Formed in 2010
decades of experience in the electronic security products industry Smart R
Distribution specialise in CCTV, access control systems, door entry systems, cards,
tags, & mobile access solutions. Helping installers and integrators by “Putting the right
pieces together” Smart R Distribution assist with tech advice support and training
including prebuild services. Please visit stand C1 to see how Smart R Distribution can
offer you a personalised solution to your access control & CCTV requirements.
smartrdistribution.com
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Texecom – Stand E2
Are you ready for the digital
revolution?
Our industry is changing. Your
customers are more tech savvy and
demanding than ever before, and
you need to offer more value and run
your business more efficiently just to
keep up.
Get ahead of the curve and seize the
opportunities that are out there.
Texecom is attending SiX to show you, in person, how our new digital services are
transforming how intruder alarms are used, installed and managed.
We’ll show you how to delight your customers. You’ll learn how to speed up the
installation process, offer value every day, free up your precious engineering
resources and add vital recurring revenue opportunities to your business.
Texecom is leading the way with digital and cloud-based solutions, adding value and
providing interoperability with wider security and building management systems –
offering increasingly connected, intelligent and dynamic solutions to meet the
world’s future security challenges. www.texe.com/uk
Videcon – Stand F1
Videcon is a leading trade-only distributor of security
products and services. Trading successfully since
1995, Videcon's expertise encompasses all aspects of security distribution from
products to training and after-care service.
The latest updates to the Concept Pro brand will be on show at the event, including
the addition to Deep Learning Video Analytics to its Network Video Recorders, a range
of new dome cameras, featuring
internal cable connections, and new
additions to existing camera ranges,
bringing more resolutions and updated
specification.
Videcon will also be exhibiting the
Aspect range, a complete CCTV brand
created to suit SME & Domestic
installations and offering the latest in
features at exceptional value.
The event also gives attendees the opportunity to meet Videcon staff face to face and
ask questions on any product in the range or any of its services, like the new Southern
Branch offering a new location for product training demonstrations complete with a
trade counter to better service customers in the South of the UK.
www.videcon.co.uk/
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Exhibitors
Tyco – Stand E3
Tyco, the security division of Johnson Controls, help
customers keep people, properties and assets safe
through our unified group of world-leading access control, video and intrusion brands.
We are experts at incorporating surveillance systems into a variety of environments
that meet your needs, regardless of location size or safety requirements. Our security
solutions help you maintain visibility across a vast ecosystem, while transforming
video into actionable data and ultimately business intelligence. Whether you need to
optimise and streamline your current infrastructure or
address mission critical situations, we have developed
enterprise-wide systems to ensure visibility, command,
and control.
Our focus today is on four key technology drivers so we
can deliver future innovations to our customers:
• Cybersecurity: Protecting customer data and security
systems against cyber-crime by building cyberresiliency
in every Tyco technology, product, and
solution.
• Cloud Solutions: More and more, we are moving
solutions to the cloud, delivering scalability, data security, and cost reduction.
• Unification and Integration: Bringing functionality together and unifying the user
interface means ease of use and improved effectiveness.
• Automation: Embracing artificial intelligence and machine learning enhances
automation and generates insights for security and business processes.
www.tyco.com
Zenitel – Stand AA3
Zenitel-Stentofon offers a wide variety of integrated solutions, which in
short enables you to add sound to almost any Security System. Our
focus is on the Secure Communication Systems (SCS) activity and we develop and sell
our own IP Intercom and IP Public Address Systems. www.zeniteluk.com
Zitko – Stand A4
Zitko is a fire and security specialist dedicated to creating long-lasting
relationships through high quality recruitment. With an approach based on strong
foundations, and principles that are transparent and honest the company aims for quality
and delivers excellence. Customers benefit from a highly tailored service that saves time
and money and greatly improves the hiring process. zitkoconsulting.com
Zyxel – Stand AA4
Zyxel took up a new challenge in meeting new needs as surveillance
applications. We launched a range of CCTV switches with all the CCTV features required,
with the reliability of a networking expert and suitable for installations of any size. Come
and meet us on booth AA4. www.zyxel.fr
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The PSI Premier
Awards Evening
Awards co-host
Penny Smith
Penny Smith copresents
The
Breakfast Show with
Paul Ross for BBC
London 94.9. Penny's career as a
reporter began at the
Peterborough Evening Telegraph.
In 1984 she joined Radio Trent
as a reporter/presenter and then
worked for Central Television as
press officer for documentaries
and drama. She co-presented the
local evening news for Border
Television and after a year she
co-presented Thames News with
Andrew Gardner. Penny then
moved to Sky News before
becoming a presenter on GMTV
in 1993.
Penny has also presented Crime
Net, Crime File and Crime
Fighters for Carlton, Crime
Monthly and Most Wanted for
LWT, Going For A Song for the
BBC and 'Celebrity' for ITV. She
also co-presented the 1995
series of The Krypton Factor.
Penny left GMTV in 2010, since
then she has been a regular
contributor on The Alan
Titchmarsh Show and Loose
Women.
On the evening of the first day (5th Nov) of SiX, PSI will be hosting its
annual PSI Premier Awards evening. With fine dining and a celebrity
speaker it is sure to be another great night
As if there is not enough going on in the halls of EventCity in Manchester with the
inaugural SiX event on the evening of the first day of the show all attention will be on
the PSI Premier Awards Dinner where the best of the security industry will be
recognised and rewarded.
The PSI Premier Awards have been an annual campaign for many years and cover a
number of disciplines and services. To be nominated as a finalist is an achievement in
itself however everyone wants to win.
AWARDS CATEGORIES INCLUDE:
• CCTV Product Of The Year
• Intruder Alarm Product Of The Year
• Access Control Product Of The Year
• Technology Innovation Of The Year
• Software/Signalling Product Of The Year
• Distributor Of The Year
• Security Product of the Year
The finalists and winners in each category were voted for by readers of PSI magazine so
the results are a fantastic indicator of which companies and products are deemed the
most valuable by installers.
As ever the awards will be hosted by the team behind PSI magazine ably assisted by a
celebrity name. This year the after-dinner speaker and co-presenter will be long-time
friend of the publication, Penny Smith.
If you are lucky enough to be one of the over 200 guests in attendance at the Awards
Dinner you are guaranteed an eventful night, for everyone else you’ll have to read about it
in a future edition of PSI magazine and on social media.
The CTSP Workshop at SiX
The Register of Certified Technical Security
Professionals (CTSP) will celebrate its second
anniversary when it hosts the ‘CTSP Workshop
Powered by Tavcom Training’ (part of the Linx
International Group and operator of the Register) at
the SiX electronic security event.
The CTSP Workshop will provide visitors with the opportunity to get hands-on with the latest integrated security
systems. CTSP Registrar, Kevin Matthew states: “The CTSP Register is celebrating its second anniversary and there
is no better place to be than amongst the installers and integrators we serve and support.”
PSI Editor, Andy Clutton said: “When it came to looking at partners for the inaugural SiX event
we decided to look at organisations that shared our goal of raising the professional standard of
the industry. The CTSP Register is an initiative that PSI Magazine has followed keenly and
supported since its inception. We are very pleased to have experts from CTSP deliver a
technology workshop at SiX – It’s sure to be a show highlight.”

PROMOTION
In the dark about light?
When securing a location, it’s not
uncommon to face challenging light
conditions, especially if you don’t have
easy access to artificial light sources. However,
there are technologies that allow you to easily
guard your perimeter, even in the dark.
Thankfully surveillance technology is not as
dependent on light as it was twenty years ago.
Below are three examples of technology which
enable detailed, sharp footage even in the worst
light conditions.
It’s all in the photons
Light is made of particles called photons. Our
eyes are naturally sensible to photons, they
record their presence and our brain puts
together a picture based on the information the
eyes collected. A visible-light camera works in
the same way. However, photons come in a wide
range of wavelengths, of which only a small
fraction of about 400 to 700 nanometers (nm) is
visible to humans and visible light cameras.
When the light is low, or near to none, there are
fewer photons that can reach our sensors,
therefore the brain and the visible light camera
computer don’t have enough information to
build a detailed picture.
The technologies listed here enable cameras
to optimise the way their sensors collect
information in the form of photons.
Lightfinder
As the name suggests, Lightfinder technology is
built to be very sensitive to the few visible light
photons in low light areas; thanks to a
combination of extremely sharp sensors and
carefully tuned image processing, cameras with
this technology can capture full-colour images
in extremely low light.
In fact, they can discern colour in low light
better than the human eye, which is particularly
important when images are used for forensic
purposes. The truer the colours, the better your
chances of identifying a subject.
This result is achieved by a combination of
optical components, such as a high-quality lens,
a custom-selected image sensor optimised for
surveillance, and digital image processing
algorithms embedded in the system-on-chip.
OptimisedIR
While Lightfinder is great for low light
conditions, when you need to secure an area in
total darkness, you may want to choose a
technology that can expand the wavelength of
photons it can capture. Enter OptimisedIR,
where IR stands for InfraRed.
Cameras that can use IR light for imaging
have so called “day-and-night functionality”, or
are “day-and-night cameras”, which means that
during the day, they employ visible light to
create pictures, but when light falls the night
mode is triggered which expands the camera
sensitivity to the infrared spectrum. This mode
expands camera sensitivity to the IR spectrum.
To achieve this, cameras can employ either
natural IR light, such as moonlight, or artificial
light, from incandescent light bulbs or a
dedicated IR light source, which can be built in
the camera for extra discretion. The footage IR
produces is not colourful, but in scales of grey.
Forensic WDR
We have seen a camera that sees in low light or in
darkness, but what if you have to deal with
extremely bright and extremely dark areas in the
same frame - for example, a tunnel or a parking
garage? In these situations, you can be forced to
optimise the settings for just on one of the areas,
potentially missing crucial details in the other.
When images are underexposed or
overexposed it can be impossible to identify
objects and people. The technology best fit for
this scenario is Forensic Wide Dynamic Range
(WDR), which solves the issue by applying
multiple exposure levels, contrast
enhancement, and advanced algorithms that
lower noise and increase the image signal.
Getting back to photons, this technology
assures that the camera doesn’t collect too
many photons from the brighter areas, while at
the same time reducing the noise resulting from
the low concentration of photons in the darker
ones. This way, you can place your cameras
exactly where you need them, with no need to
worry about difficult lighting.
Technology now allows cameras to go
beyond the performance of the human eye.
Andres Vigren, Global
Product Manager at
Axis Communications
looks at three
technologies that can
help you see in the
dark
You can place
cameras exactly where
you need them, with
no need to worry
about difficult lighting
Read more here:
www.psimagazine.co.uk
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INTERVIEW
Apprentices and accessibility
This month we talk to David Scott
from Skills for Security about how
training is vital for the future of the
fire and security industry
In August this year, the BSIA announced the
appointed of David Scott as the new
Managing Director of Skills for Security, the
body that provides access to apprenticeship
security training courses and security
qualifications for people employed in security
roles across the UK.
David most recently held the position of
Curriculum & Quality Manager at New College
Lanarkshire, where he worked for over eight
years. Having come through an apprenticeship
himself and qualified to degree level in both
teaching and management, David became an
accredited chartered manager with the
Chartered Management Institute.
PSI caught up with David just a few weeks
after his appointment to find out about his goals
and hopes for the UK fire and security industry
and how apprenticeships can be made more
accessible.
What are your aims for Skills for
Security?
My immediate objective is to steady the ship
and make sure that we are delivering a product
that is fit for purpose for the industry, its
customers, employers and students and to
make sure that the apprenticeship program we
have is not just good, but is the best in the UK.
This will be the focus of my first six months,
then further down the line my two- to three-year
strategy is to widen participation of the
apprenticeship, make people more aware of
what's involved in the programme and to make
training more accessible.
I've already started working on those
targets, but I think we are looking at a threeyear
period before we will see a change in
culture within the industry to get to a point
where people find training more accessible so
they can come on board without needing to
travel hundreds of miles every day. Ideally they
will be able to attend a local college or training
provider and access the same quality of training
as everyone else.
Why is there a
reluctance to
work in the
security sector?
I think the main
reason is that noone
actually knows
what a fire and
security engineer
does! If you
consider a school or
a career
fair/guidance class
not one person in
that situation is
thinking “I really
want to be a fire and
security engineer”
instead they want to
go university or
college and become
electricians, joiners
or doctors. No-one considers a job in this
industry when thinking about potential careers
and for me that has to be part of widening the
participation goal that I mentioned previously.
We're going to have to put a strategy in place
where we can target schools in terms of making
students aware that security is a career of
choice. They need to know how they can access
the industry and who the right people to speak
to are. This is where we can play a really
important part.
The lack of awareness about our industry is
quite surprising because people do tend to like
technology-based jobs and with the emergence
of IoT and networked security systems there
should be interest from younger generations.
The industry is worth around £1.5bn in the UK
alone so it's a massive industry with lots of
talent and technology and that's why I've
personally enjoyed it so much. I have been in
the industry for 15 years and I've just loved it
because each day is a challenge and there is a
learning curve with new products and standards
launching every day.
How can you raise awareness?
One of the projects that we are working on at
the moment sees us as the lead organisers of
“We're going to have
to put a strategy in
place where we can
target schools in
terms of making
students aware that
security is a career of
choice”
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“An apprenticeship isn't just for a young person anymore.
Apprenticeship funding from the government is actually for
anyone, from any background or of any age”
Skills for Security is a major
supporter of the Engineers of
Tomorrow competition
the World Skills competition, which is
essentially a competition for every single trade
you can think about including welding,
construction, electrical etc. Fire and security
trades have not been involved in the event
before, however on November the 21st and
22nd we will see the first-ever security
competition being run at World Skills at the NEC
and the benefit of us being there is it's going to
shine in a massive, positive light on what we do
as an industry. 70,000 people attend the event
with the aim of learning about careers and
finding out about new apprenticeships, so if we
can capture just 1% of that 70,000 we would
have 700 young people interested in a career
within the industry. As lead organisation we are
joined by CSL, Texecom and Hikvision who have
all put in a large sum of money each to support
the competition.
Are you going to be working with
installers and employers?
Yes, I'll probably be working more with
employers and installers across the board
because they are the people who will be looking
to take on apprentices. I've worked in education
for eight years and one of the biggest barriers
that we are up against is that there aren't
enough young people applying for jobs or are
interested in a career. If we don't solve that
problem, then we're not going to solve the
shortage we have in the industry. We have to
start with schools, but that will only be a small
part of my job, the main body of my role will be
to deliver a really high quality fire and security
product and to do this we need to make training
more accessible.
How are you going to do that?
I'm speaking to a lot of colleges across the UK
to try to strike up partnerships, because they
are suffering from the same problem as
employers in that there is a shortage of
engineers and they can't get anyone to come in
to deliver the training. We're asking the colleges
to deliver the core products of the
apprenticeship be that health and safety,
customer service skills, electrical principles etc
and Skills for Security will then deliver the fire
and security training part of the apprenticeship.
We're offering this partnership to colleges with
the aim of making training more accessible for
employers so that they don't have the high cost
of sending a student hundreds of miles a week.
If employers can do this then that itself will
hopefully boost recruitment.
What are you doing for installers with
experience?
An apprenticeship isn't just for a young person
anymore. Apprenticeship funding from the
government is actually for anyone, from any
background or of any age. People with years of
experience can still benefit from taking a funded
apprenticeship. Another programme we are
working on involves short commercial courses.
These will represent upskilling opportunities for
those that have been working in the industry
who might not want to do an apprenticeship due
to the time scales involved or might not be able
to regularly attend a training centre. Short
commercial courses will last for just one week
covering specific disciplines within the industry.
These will be ideal for those who have the work
experience but not necessarily any official
qualifications.
I recently did a presentation at a NSI
Regional Meeting and I was asked what we
were doing to help with vital skills not related
to fitting security systems, such as estimating
and team leadership. To meet this demand we
are now looking at including these types of
subjects into the short courses so we can focus
on the specifics of surveying fire and security
rather than people having to attend generic
courses.
What would you like to happen in the
security industry going forward?
I'd like to see apprenticeships and training
become a mandatory requirement. I would like
to see something similar to what we have with
licenced guards in that there is government
legislation that says in order to commission or
install a file alarm system you must have proven
a certain level of competence.
I'd also love to see thousands of apprentices,
colleges and training centres for studying and
learning about the fire and security industry. We
have only 340 apprentices in England at the
moment and 150 of them are enrolled with Skills
for Security. I would like to see those numbers
in the thousands with ourselves, Banhams,
Access, Hopwood Hall, Training 2000 and all of
the providers really succeeding in delivering
high quality training for industry with lots of
apprentices coming through.
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Name: Angela Bennett & Steve Snoddon
Job title: Joint Managing Directors
Time in security/fire: Angela – 11 years
Steve – 25 years
Company: Diamond Systems
Location: Belfast, Northern Ireland
Areas of expertise: Electronic security
and life safety systems
Accreditations: NSI Gold, BAFE, Safe T
Cert, N Viro Cert
The family behind the business: Angela,
Steve and dad Tom who founded the
business in 1987
What would be a typical project for you?
As specialists in fire and security systems for over
30 years, a typical project for us would be the
installation and commissioning of a large,
networked system, which fully utilises the skills
set of our experienced team.
What is the best thing about working in
security?
Protecting lives and property through intelligent
systems. We add value to a customers’ business
by providing solutions to problems that other
providers have been unable to resolve.
Is third party accreditation beneficial to
your company?
Beyond public sector procurement, there is not a
great deal of awareness of what third party
accreditation is, or the benefits of it. More needs
to be done to raise the profile of the accreditation
bodies, especially in Northern Ireland.
Are you concerned about Brexit?
In Northern Ireland, we are more concerned about
the lack of an Executive at Stormont, than we are
about Brexit, but yes, we have taken professional
advice and are prepared for Brexit as best we can
at this stage.
If you won £25,000 what would you do with
the money?
We would probably all go on a family holiday
somewhere very warm and relaxing. Working in a
family business means the whole family, whether
they are employed in the company or not, play
their part in the success of the business, so it
would be nice to treat everyone.
“We add value to a customers’
business by providing solutions
to problems that other providers
have been unable to resolve”
Do you think there is a skills shortage in
the industry? Any trouble recruiting?
In the past few years we have seen a good level of
interest in security apprenticeships, and that is
where we are mainly focussing our efforts in terms
of our engineering talent pipeline. But this hasn’t
happened by chance. We have been working with
schools in our area to raise awareness of the
qualification and offering work experience.
Are there any common requests from
customers that give you problems?
Within the new works side of our business, we
have to walk away from some projects because
we can’t meet contractors’ expectations when it
comes to price. It is not possible to deliver a good
quality project for a very cheap price, and we
would never lower our standards to win work.
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APPLICATION
Multi sensors protect European
history in Serbia
Following a €12 million refurbishment, the
National Museum of Serbia opened its doors to
the public last year. The historic building contains
over 400,000 precious objects, including many
foreign masterpieces and the museum is
protected by analogue multi sensors produced by
Hochiki Europe.
Decision makers at the museum needed a fire
detection system that would safeguard its
reconstruction. Set over six floors and housing
Emergency barricade provides
peace of mind at school
Kingsland School, in Kingstanding, Birmingham,
is one of the first to fit Lockdown from ERA. The
systems is an emergency barricade device able
to lock down a door in seconds in a crisis
situation, helping to protect school children.
Designed to provide security in the event of a
threatening situation, Lockdown is easy to fit,
making doors inaccessible to intruders and
creating a safe hiding place for students and
teachers in the event of an attack.
Lockdown’s design ensures it is stronger and
more robust than a regular lock as it secures the
full door, not just at one point. Additionally,
unlike a thumb turn lock, where the room can be
accidentally or mischievously locked by
students, Lockdown is always intentionally
deployed.
Carol Stephenson, school business manager
at Kingsland School said, “Security is becoming
much more of a priority within the education
system, especially for schools such as ours
which are located in deprived areas with high
crime rates.
“Having identified the need for something to
help us be more secure in a threatening
situation, our research highlighted Lockdown.
“Initially, we were attracted by how easy it is
to deploy something that was incredibly
important to us. We decided it was the right
product for our school of 327 pupils.’
ERA’s Head of Marketing, Tania Tams said,
‘Sadly with threatening situations becoming
600 employees as well as members of the public,
it was essential the chosen products could be
easily used and managed throughout large,
complex premises, providing a life safety
detection network. Being able to detect heat and
smoke simultaneously, the ACC-EN(SCI) offered
the protection needed to safeguard the various
artifacts stored throughout the museum.
The ACC-EN(SCI) is Hochiki Europe’s current
multi-sensor that features three modes of
operation incorporating the detection of fire
through either its optical elements, its thermal
element or both elements simultaneously, helping
reduce the risk of false alarms. It also
incorporates an integral short-circuit isolator,
developed for the European market. Negating the
need for special isolator mounting bases, the
devices are operated through a compatible ALPHA
2100 control panel from Quadel Doo.
Following the installation, Quadel Doo’s
technical director, Dejan Ciric, said: “Accessible
through a control panel, the device’s ability to
provide continual levels of protection and control
no matter the user’s location proved to be of great
benefit for the maintenance team at the museum.
We were also able to couple this with our
ALPHA2100 control panel which improved the
system’s functionality, and allowed us to
continually monitor and record the environment’s
temperature.”
more commonplace, schools are being
encouraged to plan for such emergencies.”
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3xLOGIC recently announced that integrator
partner Harris Tec has installed an infinias access
control system for their customer.
Justin Harris or Harris Tec, based in Las Vegas,
said: “Our customer does local cultivation of
marijuana plants and marijuana production, which
means marijuana by-products. Cultivation and
production are in two separate parts of the facility
and require two separate licenses.”
On November 8, 2016, Nevada voters approved
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recreational marijuana throughout the state and
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ounce of marijuana and grow up to six plants
beginning on January 1, 2017. Marijuana is largely
a cash business and with high-value inventory
also on the premises, security is of utmost
concern for such an entity.
The facility is approximately 30,000 square feet
in size, and the infinias system manages access
for eight doors and an inventory cage. Except for
one exterior door, all other managed doors are on
the interior. Justin said: “I like the system’s
flexibility, we have it programmed to create a man
trap at the main entrance, so only one door can be
opened at a time. We can also do lock down with
the system automatically halting all ingress and
egress.
“My staff aren’t experts in all things access
control but they manage this system very well and
they’re able to leverage all the system’s
capabilities. By closely managing the interior
doors, we are making sure the 40+ employees are
going only where they are explicitly approved to
go.
Sustainable key management
solutions at College
Dundee and Angus (D&A) College has invested
in a new master key cylinder platform and key
management solution from the Assa Abloy Door
Hardware & Access Control Group, contributing
towards the college’s sustainability ambitions.
D&A College delivers over 700 courses to
around 16,000 students across three campuses,
with two main sites in Dundee and one in
Arbroath. It therefore required a robust master
key cylinder system that could securely manage
the high traffic using its facilities, while also
satisfying the college’s key control needs.
The college’s previous master key system
posed a risk because of the short-term patent
protection that it offered. In addition, the college
was seeking a better means of accounting for all
the master keys it has in circulation.
An Assa Triton² master key cylinder system
and Traka 21 key management cabinet have
recently been installed at all three of the
college’s campuses. Billy Grace, Head of Estates
at D&A College, explains: “Sustainability is a
key issue for the college, and we’re very proud of
the fact that we have achieved a 53 per cent
carbon reduction since 2009. We have heavily
“It is not practical to give out keys to the
facility, so we have to implement electronic access
control. And in this business, there is a good
amount of turnover, so it’s essential we are able to
program entry badges both on and off
immediately,” said Justion. The end user’s
employees are organised into several different
groups, each with different access privileges in
terms of day and time and location.
Harris Tec is the Managed Services Provider
(MSP) for the end user, performing day-to-day
system management, troubleshooting any issues,
making all changes to schedules and groups, and
turning badges on and off. System-generated
reports are used for trouble-shooting and on-site
security staff manage doors with an app installed
on a tablet.
invested in sustainable technologies, and the
decision to choose Assa Triton² is just the latest
development in this commitment. With the
patent protection on our previous master key
cylinder system soon running out, this posed a
substantial risk around key duplication. Assa
Triton² offers patent protection until 2036,
which is protecting us for the next 17 years
against unauthorised key copying. Key
personnel, such as our caretaking and
maintenance staff, can then easily use the Traka
21 system to help manage master keys across all
our three campus sites.
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APPLICATION
Pic: Hockenheim Ring GmbH
Networked camera system
protects Hockenheim circuit
The Hockenheimring south of Mannheim,
Germany spans nearly 97 hectares with a motor
racing circuit length of nearly five kilometers. The
grandstands have room for 120,000 spectators
welcoming more than 700,000 visitors a year.
Therefore, protecting people and property at the
events is of high priority. To achieve this, a
solution planned and implemented by Bosch
helps to prevent and investigate criminal offences.
A video security system with more than 64 IP
cameras monitors the entrances and exits, the
grandstands and adjacent areas, as well as the
entire racing circuit. The video solutions delivers
high-resolution images, also in challenging
lighting conditions.
All cameras are networked via a central video
management system. Among other things, the
police can access them live and via mobile links.
The video security system is also used to monitor
the 2,000 squaremeter motorsport museum, for
which Bosch additionally implemented a fire
alarm and intrusion detection solution to
safeguard its 300 historic racecars and
motorcycles. The Hockenheimring additionally
uses the video cameras as webcams and for
documenting long-term construction projects.
Hull to become first UK
programmable city
Hull will become the city first in the UK to
benefit from its own purpose built Smart City
Operating System (OS). Using an Internet of
Things (IoT) foundation to its digital strategy,
the CityOS platform provided by Connexin,
enables Hull to become a programmable city.
Connecting essential council services and
centralising information that can be analysed
and used to promote a better quality of life for
residents. Following the success of being
crowned the UK City of Culture 2017, Hull City
Council has forged a partnership with Connexin
to deliver its plans to make Hull a Smart City.
The Smart City OS will allow Hull City Council to
add and connect new smart, sustainable
technology solutions.
Described as the “Operating System of a
Smart City” Hull City Council will use Connexin’s
CityOS platform to integrate, view, manage and
respond to information from a range of council
services, sensors and systems, using a single
intelligent dashboard. Information from current
and future data producing deployments, such as
smart lighting, parking, traffic, waste
management and Wi-Fi deployments, are to be
integrated into the “single pane of glass”
software platform.
Councillor Daren Hale, Deputy Leader of Hull
City Council said: “Developing Hull as a Smart
City will give us the opportunity to work with
public and private sector partners to deliver real
benefits to communities, businesses and visitors
to Hull. The project will involve technological
solutions to enhance data-sharing and decisionmaking,
which will help us to deliver more
effective services, including everything from
traffic management to health and social care.
The system pulls together information that
currently sits within separate council computer
systems to enable city wide management of the
city’s public assets in real time. Residents will
receive better information to make choices
about transport, traffic and parking. But this will
be just the beginning of what is possible. As the
project develops, it will create a demand for new
digitally skilled workforce in the city, so we will
need to invest in skills and training for younger
generations so they are prepared for the new
types of jobs that will be created in the digital
sector.”
Furqan Alamgir, Founder and CEO of Connexin
said: “Our platform will enable Hull to become a
“programmable city” and move from outdated
siloed service driven technologies to a central
platform to improve service delivery, reduce
costs and to make the most of new technologies
such as IoT, AI and machine learning
algorithms.”
Connexin’s Smart City Operating System is
built around the Cisco Kinetic for Cities platform
which normalises and aggregates data from a
range of IoT sensor types into a certified set of
urban service domains such as waste, lighting
and parking.
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INNER RANGE LTD
Units 10 - 11, Theale Lakes Business Park, Moulden Way,
Sulhampstead, Reading, Berkshire RG74GB, United Kingdom
Tel: +44(0) 845 470 5000 Fax: +44(0) 845 470 5001
ireurope@innerrange.co.uk www.innerrange.com
PERIMETER PROTECTION
PERIMETER PROTECTION
IDENTIFICATION SOLUTIONS
Members • Staff • Visitors • Contractors • Conference • Clubs •
Delegates • Corporate ID
www.identificationsolutions.co.uk
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS FOR IDENTIFICATION
GPS PERIMETER SYSTEMS LTD
14 Low Farm Place, Moulton Park, Northampton, NN3 6HY UK
Tel: +44(0)1604 648344 Fax: +44(0)1604 646097
E-mail: info@gpsperimeter.co.uk
Web site: www.gpsperimeter.co.uk
POWER
UPS - UNINTERRUPTIBLE POWER SUPPLIES
DATABAC GROUP LIMITED
1 The Ashway Centre, Elm Crescent, Kingston upon Thames, Surrey KT2 6HH
Tel: +44 (0)20 8546 9826 Fax:+44 (0)20 8547 1026
enquiries@databac.com
INDUSTRY ORGANISATIONS
TRADE ASSOCIATION FOR THE PRIVATE SECURITY INDUSTRY
ADEPT POWER SOLUTIONS LTD
Adept House, 65 South Way, Walworth Business Park, Andover, Hants
SP10 5AF
Tel: 01264 351415 Fax: 01264 351217
www.adeptpower.co.uk sales@adeptpower.co.uk
UPS - UNINTERRUPTIBLE POWER SUPPLIES
BRITISH SECURITY INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION
Tel: 0845 389 3889 Email: info@bsia.co.uk
Website: www.bsia.co.uk Twitter: @thebsia
UNINTERRUPTIBLE POWER SUPPLIES LTD
Woodgate, Bartley Wood Business Park, Hook, Hampshire RG27 9XA
Tel: 01256 386700 5152
sales@upspower.co.uk www.upspower.co.uk

SECURITY
CASH & VALUABLES IN TRANSIT
CONTRACT SECURITY SERVICES LTD
Challenger House, 125 Gunnersbury Lane, London W3 8LH
Tel: 020 8752 0160 Fax: 020 8992 9536
E: info@contractsecurity.co.uk
sales@contractsecurity.co.uk
www.contractsecurity.co.uk
FENCING SPECIALISTS
J B CORRIE & CO LTD
Frenchmans Road, Petersfield, Hampshire GU32 3AP
Tel: 01730 237100 Fax: 01730 264915
Email: fencing@jbcorrie.co.uk
INTRUSION DETECTION AND PERIMETER PROTECTION
ONLINE SECURITY SUPERMARKET
EBUYELECTRICAL.COM
Lincoln House, Malcolm Street, Derby DE23 8LT
Tel: 0871 208 1187 www.ebuyelectrical.com
LIFE SAFETY EQUIPMENT
C-TEC
Challenge Way, Martland Park, Wigan WN5 OLD United Kingdom
Tel: +44 (0) 1942 322744 Fax: +44 (0) 1942 829867
Website: www.c-tec.com
PERIMETER SECURITY
TAKEX EUROPE LTD
Aviary Court, Wade Road, Basingstoke, Hampshire RG24 8PE
Tel: +44 (0) 1256 475555 Fax: +44 (0) 1256 466268
Email: sales@takex.com Web: www.takex.com
OPTEX (EUROPE) LTD
Redwall® infrared and laser detectors for CCTV applications and Fiber
SenSys® fibre optic perimeter security solutions are owned by Optex.
Platinum House, Unit 32B Clivemont Road, Cordwallis Industrial
Estate, Maidenhead, Berkshire, SL6 7BZ
Tel: +44 (0) 1628 631000 Fax: +44 (0) 1628 636311
Email: sales@optex-europe.com www.optex-europe.com
INTRUDER AND FIRE PRODUCTS
SECURITY SYSTEMS
BOSCH SECURITY SYSTEMS LTD
PO Box 750, Uxbridge, Middlesex UB9 5ZJ
Tel: 0330 1239979 E-mail: uk.securitysystems@bosch.com
Web: uk.boschsecurity.com
SECURITY PRODUCTS
CQR SECURITY
125 Pasture road, Moreton, Wirral UK CH46 4 TH
Tel: 0151 606 1000 Fax: 0151 606 1122
Email: andyw@cqr.co.uk www.cqr.co.uk
SECURE CONNECTIVITY PROVIDERS
EATON
Eaton is one of the world’s leading manufacturers of security equipment
its Scantronic and Menvier product lines are suitable for all
types of commercial and residential installations.
Tel: 01594 545 400 Email: securitysales@eaton.com
Web: www.uk.eaton.com Twitter: @securityTP
SOFTWARE SOLUTIONS
SOFTWARE SOLUTIONS
CSL GROUP
T: +44 (0)1895 474474 sales@csl-group.com
@CSLGroupLtd www.csl-group.com
WEBEYE LTD
6a Hazel Court, Blidworth, Nottingham NG21 0RY
0115 7149990 sales@webeyecms.com www.webeyecms.com

APPOINTMENTS
APPOINTMENTS
Sumier Foster-Shah
James Carter
CSL recently announced the internal promotion of
James Carter to Sales Executive – East and South
West. James, who joined CSL as part of the
WebWayOne acquisition in 2018, has gained a
vast amount of experience during six years in
Technical Sales Support.
John Coleman, Head of Sales UK & Ireland,
commented: “We are delighted to announce
James’s internal promotion. His product
knowledge and expertise in the sector will enable
him to deliver high quality support for our
customers.”
James replaced the outgoing Liam Twyman.
ERA has appointed Sumier Foster-Shah as
Customer Support Manager for Smartware.
Heading up a six-strong team of smartware
experts, Sumier, who has over 20 years’
experience in deliveringcustomer service with
organisations such as Centrica, O2,
Vodaphone, Talk Talk and Argos, will provide
aftercare to ERA’s smartware customers.
Sumier said: “The goal for my team is to
deal with any smartware queries quickly and
efficiently to a very high standard and to
ensure that our customers are happy.”
Mark Claxton
Wavestore has appointed Mark Claxton as its
Managing Director. Mark, who has an MBA in
Global Strategic Management and Marketing,
will be responsible for ensuring Wavestore
meets its strategic technology objectives and
sales growth targets.
“We are delighted to welcome Mark to the
Wavestore team,” said James Smith,
Wavestore’s previous Managing Director who
remains on the Board of Directors. “Mark’s
general management skills and business
acumen will be put to very good use as we
endeavour to take Wavestore through to the
next stage of its global development.
“We have an exciting road map which will
help accelerate our sales growth. I am looking
forward to supporting Mark as he seeks to
develop and drive a strategy which capitalises
on the exciting opportunities for us to work
with our business partners.”
Dave Cash
Access Training has added to its training team with
the appointment of a senior trainer and industry
expert in response to the increasing demand for
fire, security and emergency systems
apprenticeships in its region.
Engineer Dave Cash brings with him 30 years’
experience working within the security and alarms
sector with employers including ADT Fire and
Security, most recently as a field line manager.
Dave said: “I’m really pleased to have joined the
team and it’s great working with the young people
at Access Training. We have around 50 apprentices
on board this year and each one attends our Team
Valley training centre one day per week over the
three-year duration of the course.”
Malcolm Armstrong managing director of Access Training said: “The fire and
security sector is a growing industry that plays a vital role in the economy and as a
result we are experiencing the highest demand we have ever seen for this course.
Adding Dave Cash to our team of trainers means that we can respond to this
increased demand and I’m sure the experience he brings will be a great benefit to
our apprentices.”
John MacAskill
The BSIA has appointed John MacAskill as the
new Director of Manpower & Export.
John has been promoted from his previous role
at the BSIA and will now oversee the Manpower
sections of the Association, as well being
responsible for working with the Export Council
and its external partners in promoting British
security overseas.
His duties will include raising the profile in
both sectors and developing new relationships
and opportunities for its respective members.
John has over 25 years of experience in the
industry, working in business development for
Pointer and Connelly Security Systems both being
BSIA member companies.
John joined the BSIA in 2016 as Scottish
Regional Representative, moving to Senior
Business Executive before overseeing
membership, guarding and export. He is also a
member of the Institute of Leadership &
Management.
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