<b>Great combination leads to police recognition</b>
Contractor Remlap combined with Rutland Electric Fencing to provide a solution at Fly Away Parking in Birmingham. The company had a major problem with site security and the control of customer cars and keys while their clients were on holiday. Rutland designed an Induced Pulse System to secure the 24-hour compound and its1,500 cars.
A 3m high Induced Pulse Security fence was fitted along the inside of the site on 75 per cent of the boundary and on the rest, a freestanding fence was fitted inside. This gave the client peace of mind, knowing they had 8,500v around the site fence which also gave an alarm output for a specific area if anyone tried to break the defences.
The expertise of Remlap’s founding director Bill Palmer then came into play. He saw an opportunity to integrate the company’s knowledge of fencing with gate automation and access control. Hence two hydraulic gate closers were fitted and control loops to give monitored access and controlled exit off the site via a keypad. This led to the award of a safe & secure car park certificate to Fly Away by West Midlands Police.
<b>Internet action from the tees and greens</b>
Phoenix Digital Solutions of Rochdale specified and installed Ganz waterproof CCTV cameras from CBC to provide pictures from a major sports event onto the internet. The system used ten Ganz CEC-WP Series IP67 rated waterproof colour cameras to provide live action pictures of the four-day Millennium Open Golf Championship held at St Andrews.
Linked via a wireless network to a broadcast control centre, the action was relayed via ISDN lines to a global access internet server. Golf fans made 17,000 ‘hits’ on the first day alone.
Commenting on the Ganz 12v powered camera – which features fog-resistant glass to ensure the delivery of mono or colour pictures in severe conditions – Phoenix MD Martin Aston said: “We are very aware of the non-security opportunities for advanced imaging applications. This camera fulfilled our requirements as it was able to deliver consistently high quality images from the tees and greens throughout the event.”
<b>Improving life in Handsworth</b>
ATEC Security of Aldridge has supplied a GB pound 315,000 CCTV system into the Handsworth district of Birmingham. Mounted on 7m tall stainless steel ‘Birmingham Beacons’ (made by a division of ATEC) and employing a twisted-pair cable video-backbone running the length of Handsworth’s A41 Soho Road, ten fully-functional cameras provide high resolution colour images for monitoring at Birmingham City Council’s CCTV control centre.
The Soho Road scheme is integrated into an existing Synectics expansion-ready Tesseract 64x48EXP video switching matrix. At the nerve centre, Synectics X250 system controller keyboards are used to provide operators with intuitive control of all multiplexers, VCRs, colour printer and pan, tilt and zoom functions.
Synectics DCRXP camera telemetry receivers with intelligent pre-set camera patrols observe incident hotspots and keep a watchful eye on customers using ATMs.
<b>Redgrave would be proud</b>
Astec Systems of Beckenham has installed a proximity access control system for Henley Royal Regatta – used by Leander Club, home of the core of the Olympic rowing squad, including Steve Redgrave. The system has been installed at the entrances to the car park and clubhouse as part of a GB pound 3m refurbishment. The car park access control system operates barriers which had to be specially developed by Astec to allow access for boats up to 60ft long.
The system incorporates photo-badging which means not only are cards encoded with an individual number which opens the gates automatically on presentation to a reader, but they are not transferable as the club’s coat of arms appears on the card. This system can also include distinctive scenic or personal photographs for even greater security.
<b>Let Philips take the strain</b>
Philips CSI has designed and installed a combined CCTV/PA and customer information display for First Great Western Trains. The overall system was provided by Datel Rail Systems of Preston, who sub-contracted the entire sub-system to Philips CSI partly because of their expertise in systems integration, but also because Philips’ position as a manufacturer enables them to support and advise on all the products such as cameras, video and PA systems from a single source.
The system is part of a major investment by FGWT, in partnership with Railtrack, to provide improved station security and customer information systems for their main services to Wales and the West of England. It includes some 250 Philips colour cameras covering 19 stations. Operators in the central control room in Swindon can view images over any distances from any station.
Mike Varney of Datel said: “We chose Philips CSI for its capability to take responsibility for the entire CCTV and PA system and to work with us to integrate it with the train display system to provide a complete solution to the customer.”
<b>Handling security</b>
Specialist installer ART Security Solutions of Maidenhead designed and installed a system for Courier Facilities Ltd, a sensitive facility based at Heathrow Airport. It includes access control, dome cameras, video device controllers, multiplexers, VCRs and digital badging equipment. The CFL building is a dedicated handling facility used by couriers for the delivery and collection of packages from aircraft using all three terminals.
At the heart of the ART access installation is Gyyr’s Axxess 202 software, which is easy to set up with simple dialogue boxes ensuring convenient access to programme functions.
Gyyr’s Vortex dome cameras provide the images for internal areas, not only to provide high definition images of who goes where, but also for the rapid identification and location of packages.
<b>Quay to success</b>
Major property developers Sir Robert McAlpine installed the 2nd Eyes Plus digital video recording system from Primary Image for the new WestQuay shopping centre in Southampton. The 33 acre site attracted more than one million visitors within two weeks of opening, making on-site security of paramount importance.
The V600 digital recorder has “immense” capabilities for expansion as the shopping centre continues to develop. Currently it is a GB pound 295m development. In total, 246 channels will monitor the centre for theft and vandalism.
<b>Special bracketry</b>
ADT Fire & Security has put Vicon Surveyor dome cameras and a VPS1344 matrix system into the Ashford Retail Village in Kent, a designer outlet. The equipment was specified by the client, BAA McArthurGlen, after the units proved effective at a similar project, the GB pound 70m Livingston outlet.
Engineers from Vicon Industries were asked to build special bracketry so the Surveyors could fit onto the transoms between glass frontages. Meanwhile the VPS1344 is said to be receiving widespread endorsement for its ability to simplify the design and installation of complex installations.
ADT also installed fire protection equipment, including an analogue addressable alarm system across the 114 shop units.
<b>Flying high</b>
And still with ADT, it has installed an integrated access control and pass production system from CEM Systems at the UK’s fifth largest airport – Birmingham International. The Access 2000 system includes more than 100 CEM Series 600 card readers using Wiegand technology to control movement within the airport.
The airport, which has more than 6,000 people working on site, will also use the CEM S3010 Portable reader for cardholder validation at remote sites and as a mobile device for random checks within the airport.
<b>Bank on plettac</b>
plettac Security has assisted in the design and upgrade of a CCTV system for the Bank of England, including video surveillance and transmission equipment. Unfortunately the Bank will not let us name the installer involved – for security reasons! FAC 838 cameras with special lenses were used, customised to blend into the aesthetics of the Bank.
<B>Summon immediate help</b>
Wireless networking company Multitone has completed the installation of a custom-built security communications system at the centre:mk shopping mall in Milton Keynes, under a contract worth GB pound 130,000. The system offers benefits to retailers including the ability to summon immediate help from site security.
Most important is communication during a building evacuation, where staff can be kept informed of the situation. When the all-clear is received, normal trading can resume rapidly, limiting the potential loss of business.
Multitone’s system is wireless-based and relies on small wall-mounted transceivers communicating with the central security control and the Multitone Mall-Call portable message terminals in each outlet.
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