Manufacturers

Two years ago, the Surveillance Camera Commissioner launched the National Surveillance Camera Strategy for England and Wales. It’s broad in reach with no less than 11 work strands drawing in expertise from across the surveillance camera industry from different backgrounds – policing, local authorities, manufacturing,…

Plans to ensure that millions of household items now connected to the Internet are better protected from cyber attacks have been launched by the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport. Options upon which the Government will be consulting include a mandatory new labelling scheme.…

We’re all very well aware of the potential economic impacts of Brexit, but the impending political and regulatory upheaval goes deeper than that. Cyber security could also be affected by a disorderly exit from the EU as the UK’s information exchange with partners around the…

Paul van der Zanden is the new Director General of Euralarm, the Association of European manufacturers and installers of fire safety and security systems. Harbouring over 30 years’ experience in the global security market, van der Zenden is committed to making Europe a safer place…

Something needs to change when you’re confronted by the present situation whereby devices professing to be ‘Smart’ or part of a ‘Smarter System’ ask for personal data, but are then easily hacked into by criminals such that valuable personal information can be stolen. In an exclusive…

The Security Institute has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Building Research Establishment (BRE) to form a Special Interest Group for the Built Environment with a view to developing stronger security regimes for the future involving all elements of the construction ecosystem – from…

The commercial hologram industry has welcomed a new report predicting ‘impressive’ growth for pharmaceutical authentication technologies, but warns that more work still needs to be done to tackle global counterfeiting ‘hotspots’. The International Hologram Manufacturers Association (IHMA) was commenting on the Pharmaceutical Anti-Counterfeiting Technologies Sales…

While many manufacturers – including those operating in the security business sector – are investing in Industry 4.0 capabilities, few have achieved the scale and integration needed to drive enterprise value. That’s according to KPMG’s new report entitled ‘Beyond the Hype: Separating Ambition from Reality…

There are tell-tale signs that the way in which we all buy our products and services is changing. The concept of buying and owning a service product is increasingly looking antiquated, as consumers are focusing more and more on the outcome rather than the tools…

The Chief Fire Officers Association (CFOA), the Fire Industry Association (FIA) and the Fire Service College (FSC) have come together to form a new R&D partnership. A joint Memorandum of Understanding clearly demonstrates each organisation’s commitment towards collaboration around the future evaluation of the Fire and…