The security week: The year-end one (with BSIA new chief exec news)

It’s been a monster week of security news here on I4S – so let’s dive straight in to our last Weekly Digest of 2009.
First – some breaking news. The BSIA has announced the appointment of its new chief executive. It’s James Kelly, formerly of the Direct Marketing Association. All the details are here.
There’s also a [...]

Curbing boozing and double doctor time

Monday greetings, and welcome to your first I4S missive of the week. This one is short and sweet, like a well-mannered nephew, or something. Nothing at all like an angry dog.
We kick off with the door supervisor community and their pledge to help curb underage drinking this festive period. Good work, chaps!
Then we have the [...]

The security week: The goodbye Alan issue

Welcome to December, weekly security news digest aficionados. It’s great to see your smiling faces. Even yours.
Today’s missive is, in part, a tribute to Security Installer editor Alan Hyder, who leaves us today after 15 years at the helm of the magazine. Alan is well-loved and respected throughout the security industry, and will be missed [...]

Meteors and cyclists

Greetings, security newsmates. It’s Monday afternoon, and thus time for your regular dose of security news excitement. Here goes!
CCTV has been in the news in South Africa – catching a meteor lighting up the sky above Gauteng (and, if we’re being honest, probably some other places as well). Have a look at it here.
AP Security [...]

The security week: News and videos galore

It’s been an adrenaline-packed waterslide of a week for security news on I4S, and we’ve plucked the very firmest and juiciest pieces for your enjoyment and delectation, mixing and matching metaphors to our hearts‘ content. Here is some.
We’ve got a couple of contrasting videos to start things off. One is of a car crashing into [...]

Terminal 5, Northern Ireland, and vehicles

Today we’ve continued on our air travel theme – with yesterday’s Luton airport and aeroplane classroom stories leading the way – with a piece on CEM’s IP access equipment in use at Heathrow’s much-loved Terminal 5. Jet-setting!
We’ve also got an article on Mercury Security Management, a company gearing up for SIA-licensing in Northern Ireland by [...]

Flying school, police pledge, and bendy bollards

Hello hello – time for more security newsology. Let’s delve.
Here’s a flying classroom, protected by some Vista CCTV gear. what’s all that about, then? The answer lies here, my friend.
Then there’s the Home Office, which has gone ahead and launched an ad campaign on citizen rights under the police pledge. Right on!
Have you got bendy [...]

The Signs of the Times edition

It’s Monday, and what better way to mark the occasion than with some CCTV footage of idiots smashing an Audi into a shop. Classy guys!
Then there’s Romeo Richards, who lends us his opinions for a piece called ‘How to Sell Security‘. He’s firmly in favour of seeking additional ROI for the customer, rather than worrying [...]

Robbers and awards

Hello again. It’s time for another short sharp burst of invigorating security news. Enjoy!
Here’s some video of a gang of robbers – UK robbers, no less! – who have smashed and bashed their way into a Dutch shop to access its ATM. What bounders.
And here’s a lovely award for Integrated Design Limited. It’s from the [...]

The security week: Train terror, standards, big bucks and IP

Yeppers! It’s the end of another high quality security news week. Here’s a bunch of security news stories. How innovative!
First up is the surveillance footage of the lady who fell in front of an oncoming train in Boston. It’s all thanks to CCTV that she remembers how her evening turned out. What odds on her [...]