Long winter nights pose headaches for building site managers and their security contractors. The cover of darkness is a boon to would-be thieves, making it necessary for site operators to double down on efforts to keep expensive equipment and other assets safe. Shipping containers have long been a preferred storage solution in the construction industry. Tough, spacious and relatively easy…
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ASSA ABLOY Security Doors, a UK division of ASSA ABLOY, the global leader in door opening solutions, has extended its fire door inspection, maintenance and repair offering. ASSA ABLOY Security Doors offers a complete doorset solution, for architects, contractors, end users and facilities managers. The organisation can also manage the whole process, from specification and scheduling, to the design, manufacture…
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Allegion UK Commercial Leader Pete Hancox suggests that facilities management training needs to keep pace with rapidly developing building technologies for building and occupant wellbeing. In the UK, the staff who manage our facilities can come from all walks of life. Ask any facilities manager about how they got into the trade, and then go and ask another, and…
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Reduce the risk of ‘visual hacking’ 3M, the science-based technology company has put together five ways in which organisations can improve visual privacy to better protect their workers and valuable data. ‘Visual hacking’ is the act of viewing or capturing information displayed on a screen for unauthorised use. It includes someone seeing and remembering log-in details, using a smartphone to…
Read MoreInnovators in the field of building security and fire safety are being encouraged to pitch their latest ideas to a panel of experts at a special Innovation Day to be held Curzon Gateway in Birmingham on Wednesday, 3 May. The event is hosted by Unite Students, the UK’s leading manager and developer of student accommodation, and is aimed at helping…
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Fire and security specialist Tecserv UK has installed an all-in-one Vehicle Tracking solution from mobile workforce management specialist BigChange across its entire fleet of vans. Headquartered in Underwood, Nottingham the company designs, installs and maintains commercial fire and intruder alarms, CCTV and access control systems for clients across the UK. After evaluating a number of providers, Tecserv UK chose the…
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There’s no more parents left waiting out in the cold at St Michael’s First School in Penkridge, thanks to the UK’s home security specialists, ERA. With no intercom system installed at the school, out-of-school staff found themselves pacing the corridor to open the door every time a parent came to collect their child from the popular after-school club. Hearing of…
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School leaders and authorities need to make building security the No. 1 priority, says Simon Osborne, commercial leader of safety and security company Allegion. It’s easy to think that school shootings, massacres and violence are associated purely with our neighbours across the pond. In the U.S., gun culture and high-profile cases – like a recent one at Ohio State University…
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CLIQ® Remote from ASSA, part of ASSA ABLOY Security Solutions, a UK division of ASSA ABLOY, the global leader in door opening solutions, has won the title of ‘Most Innovative New Product’ at the 2017 Housing Innovation Awards. Held at The Grand Connaught Rooms in Covent Garden, London, the award was presented to ASSA in recognition of how it is…
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Traka, the key and asset management specialist, has launched Traka21, an innovative plug and play system that provides small- to medium-sized businesses with the very latest intelligent key management solutions. The system has been designed to provide a simple, efficient and affordable method of managing keys and helps users become accountable for their business assets. Traka21 helps trace and account…
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