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Visitors to the British Library’s St Pancras premises will now enjoy improved internet connectivity, thanks to Wi-Fi 6 technology implemented by IoT service and solutions provider, North. The move to an upgraded Wi-Fi system is part of a £1.7 million contract extension for North from…
Wagner Rail, a subsidiary of Wagner Group, has developed a fire protection solution that extinguishes fires in open, highly ventilated technical areas in moving trains. The method for the effective extinguishing of fires in these train areas, even while the train is moving at high…
To mark the start of Fire Door Safety Week (31st Oct – 4th Nov) Assa Abloy Opening Solutions UK & Ireland is urging those involved with the specification, installation, and maintenance of fire doors to educate themselves by reviewing its Fire Door Guide. Brian Sofley,…
Parallel Security, which has its head office in Mold, has bought Oakwood Security Solutions. The acquisition sees Parallel take over Oakwood’s Coventry and Lichfield offices. Parallel was established in 2014 and specialises in a range of security solutions including site security, mobile patrol, key holding,…
According to the latest Home Office report, false alarms make up 98% of automatic fire alarm confirmed incidents in 2020/21; 90% of this figure is due to faulty apparatus. The research from the Home Office, which was collated from Fire and Rescue services across the…
Haberdashers’ Borough Academy is a new secondary school built on the site of a former fire station in Central London. The school admitted its first learners in September 2019 and will ultimately grow to accommodate 1,150 students. Upon taking ownership of the Borough Academy facilities,…
Paxton has announced its new scholarship winners, each of whom will receive a three-month paid internship to get hands-on work experience and £10,000 towards their cost of living in their final year. The company will also start to accept new applications for the programme in…
Atlas Security has opened a new national control centre to expand its service offering and create a more comfortable working environment, thus providing immediate benefits to the quality of its support. The national control centre has been designed to help prepare Atlas Security for business…
Hundreds of businesses across the UK could be at risk of a cyber attack because they have little or no preventative security measures in place, a Hampshire information security professional has warned. The Cyber Security Breaches Survey 2022 commissioned by the Government found that only…
Swindon-based SSGC has been awarded with gold accreditation from Constructionline following a deep dive examination into its policies and procedures. The gold status demonstrates to potential buyers on the platform that the organisation has been subjected to increased scrutiny around governance and risk management. David…
