News
The coronavirus crisis has not only created a landscape of temporarily vacated commercial properties, but has also hastened the tidal-wave of insolvencies and businesses that had been on the verge of going into administration due to the impact of changing consumer habits. In the past…
Radius Telematics has revealed that it has seen an increase in the thefts of commercial vehicles and plant since the Coronavirus lockdown. With many offices, factories and construction sites abandoned thieves appear to be taking advantage of unattended locations. According to Radius, vehicles and plant…
ECHO has suspended the launch of the automated alarm signalling service until July 2020. In light of the escalating COVID‐19 pandemic, ECHO has taken the decision following full consultation with the NPCC to delay the launch of its new industry backed service until July 2020.…
Following a reported 50 per cent surge in construction crime rates since the coronavirus (COVID-19) lockdown, the industry is being urged to tighten security measures to defend sites from opportunistic criminals. The Construction Equipment Association (CEA) announced the significant increase in raids on vehicles and…
Lancashire County Council has switched to Videalert systems for the enforcement of bus lanes throughout the county. The decision to standardise on Videalert’s hosted CCTV enforcement platform was taken to provide the council with the ability to manage multiple contravention types using a single platform. …
Police forces across the UK are currently carrying out extra night patrols in empty city and town centres in case burglars target shops, pubs and other commercial premises during the coronavirus lockdown. Collating intelligence data from police reports, news items, and their own customer feedback,…
BSI has made a suite of risk and business continuity standards publicly available to help British businesses navigate the challenges they face as a result of the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. The standards provide organisations with access to best practice guidance and expertise on how…
Linx International Group has announced that it has reduced the cost of all online courses provided by Tavcom Training and PerpetuityARC Training by 25%, for three months, including BTEC and IQ accredited courses. Director of Sales and Marketing, Sarah Hayward-Turton APP states: “In light of…
Amid the continued fallout of the coronavirus crisis, the global smart home market is expected to fall nearly $20 billion short of revenue expectations in 2020, according to Omdia. The global smart home market will total $101.1 billion in 2020, down from Omdia’s previous forecast…
Britain’s local shops have been the victim of over 50,000 incidents of violence over the last year, according to figures from the Association of Convenience Stores’ 2020 Crime Report. The report provides evidence of the scale and impact of theft, violence, abuse and other crimes…