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Martyn's Law

Martyn’s law – A big step towards better preparedness for terror attacks in public places

Reporting from the Crisis Management session at this year's Tall Building Fire Safety Conference, where Martyn's Law was first on the agenda. Read More

Registration of buildings with new safety regulator underway

Around 750 applications have been opened with the Building Safety Regulator since its building safety registration process opened in April. Read More

Acquisitions

Salto commits to facial recognition as it acquires UK-based TouchByte

Salto has acquired facial recognition provider TouchByte, in a move which underlines its commitment to biometric-based access control. Read More

IFSEC 2024

Facilities Show, FIREX, IFSEC and Safety & Health Expo confirm new dates and partnerships for 2024

New dates of 2-4 December have been announced for the shows in 2024, as well as new partnerships to take advantage of for visitors and exhibitors. Read More

Industry welcomes new fire and security apprenticeship for Wales

Following demand from employers, a dedicated fire and security apprenticeships scheme in Wales has been approved by the Welsh Government. Read More

SECOM makes $192 million investment in cloud physical security providers Eagle Eye and Brivo

SECOM has made a significant investment in Eagle Eye Networks and Brivo - both cloud-based physical security technology providers. Read More

Majority of large developers have now signed government’s remediation contract – three remaining yet to commit

39 of the country’s largest housebuilders have committed to and signed the developer remediation contract. Read More

Behavioural analysis

Lessons from IFSEC: Why security technology is only as good as the people using it

Shaun Hilton explained how staff need to be trained properly to recognise suspicious behaviour and respond appropriately at IFSEC 2023. Read More

Don’t forget low-rise fire risks, FIREX attendees told

Lakanal revisited, competence ‘myth’ busted and residents’ circumstances flagged as vital to fire risk assessments on the first day of […] Read More

IFSEC 2023

Filling the skills gap in security – What are the options?

We report from a presentation from Simon Banks detailing his thoughts on how the security industry can fill the skills gap at IFSEC 2023. Read More