PPSS Group has published its international body armour survey whitepaper with 729 security professionals from countries around the world completing the survey between 01 February and 31 March 2022. 57% of participants were UK based. According to the company’s CEO Robert Kaiser, it was of…
Andy Clutton
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Protecting your business against cybercrime has never been more vital. 2021 saw 50% more cyberattacks per week on corporate networks compared to 2020 and more and more businesses are making cybersecurity a top priority. It’s becoming increasingly common to seek help from an expert cybersecurity…
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The Keyholding Company has announced the relaunch of its emergency and temporary guarding service which gives guarding and facilities managers a “subs bench” of SIA-licenced guards they can call on as cover for holiday, sickness, vacancies and unplanned absence. Designed to support both direct clients and clients…
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Durham County Council has awarded NSL, a Marston Holdings company, a five-year contract for the provision of parking enforcement services. The two organisations have been working in partnership since 2000 and under the new contract NSL will continue to provide enforcement of on and off-street…
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AURA, the South African security and medical response marketplace, has appointed Mike Isherwood as non-executive director of operations in the UK. The appointment follows the company’s entry into the UK market in 2021. Mike brings with him a wealth of experience in security and policing,…
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North has been appointed by CGI to support the City of Edinburgh Council’s smart city vision. A five-year contract has been agreed, supported by a European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) grant as part of the ‘Scotland’s 8th City – the Smart City’ programme. City of…
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Johnson Controls has announced that it is the first national BAFE SP207 accredited evacuation alert specialist. The BAFE SP207 scheme, developed in conjunction with the fire safety industry and the Fire and Rescue Service, sets an industry standard for the design, installation, commissioning, and maintenance…
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Door Group, a unit of Assa Abloy Opening Solutions UK & Ireland, is stressing the need for greater awareness of fire safety in education buildings, with a large percentage of fire doors in schools found to be non-compliant while undergoing inspections. The Regulatory Reform (Fire…
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Zero trust helps companies reap the benefits of BYOD explains Dave Waterson, CEO, SentryBay Remote and hybrid working has caused a reshuffle within organisations and to lower capital expenditure on hardware, reduce maintenance costs and enable employees to use their own familiar computers, laptops and…
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ECHO has announced it is now supporting almost 200,000 intruder and hold-up alarm systems on police response with URNs (Unique Reference Numbers). Launched last year, ECHO provides virtually instant alarm signalling to police control rooms from approved Alarm Receiving Centres (ARCs) who remotely monitor premises…