The entry process for the 2020 UK Outstanding Security Performance Awards (OSPAs) has now opened, with the event organisers calling for nominations. Entries are welcomed from now until 1 October 2019. Nominations are invited across a number of categories. This year’s categories are Outstanding In-House Security Manager/Director,…
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Cyber security was one of the current hot topics up for discussion at Tyco’s C•CURE end user event, which recently took place at the Crown Plaza Hotel in London. Risk Xtra reports. “With C•CURE 9000 at the heart of so many high security solutions, it’s not…
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Entries open and new categories added for 2019’s UK Outstanding Security Performance Awards
by Brian SimsThe entry process for the 2019 UK Outstanding Security Performance Awards (OSPAs) has opened, with the event organiser calling for nominations. The UK OSPAs are now in their third year and form part of a global awards scheme currently running in eight countries in order to…
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Tyco, the security products division of Johnson Controls, has introduced the exacqVision Training Certification Program to enable end users to choose from a pool of highly-trained and certified system integrators able to install and support Exacq video management software (VMS) to a high standard. “We…
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Norbain has announced the launch of e-source which offers security professionals a new way of researching security products on the web. As well as being packed full of thousands of solutions from the leading brands in CCTV, access control and intruder detection, the new Norbain…
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British Security Industry Association moves to forge closer American links in advance of Brexit
by Brian SimsThe British Security Industry Association (BSIA) and its American equivalent, namely the Security Industry Association (SIA), have jointly signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to establish the foundations of a long-term working relationship in anticipation of closer trade links between the two countries following Brexit…
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European Commission study confirms “promising era of growth” for UK’s security business sector
by Brian SimsA study* wholly focused around the development of statistical data on the European security technological and industrial base has shown that the UK’s security sector finds itself in “a promising era of growth”. The study, which was commissioned by the European Commission’s (EC) Directorate for Migration and…
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BSIA launches security procurement survey to gauge attitudes among the end user community
by Brian SimsThe British Security Industry Association (BSIA) – the trade body representing the UK’s private security industry – is now researching the procurement attitudes of end users. The BSIA is seeking to understand the factors which influence security procurement and investment through an online survey launched…
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Security exporters from the British Security Industry Association’s (BSIA) Export Council have reported a further increase in the demand for British security products and services from overseas buyers across 2015. In an annual survey conducted by the BSIA, members of the Association’s Export Council –…
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Vanderbilt Industries has now completed the acquisition of Security Products from Siemens, the deal having been announced last September. The purchase fits with Vanderbilt’s strategic expansion plans. The new operation will be headquartered in Wiesbaden, Germany with Joe Grillo serving as managing director. “The acquisition of Security Products…