Security specialist Securitay has witnessed a 10 per cent increase in revenue following the introduction of mobile workforce management technology from BigChange. By switching from paper-based planning and reporting, Securitay has improved the efficiency of job allocation, completion reporting and invoicing, which has resulted in a significant increase in income from the existing client base. The Dundee-based company has also been able to respond to an exponential growth in demand, because of COVID restrictions, without having to employ additional staff.   “To put it simply BigChang...

On the 13th of July 2021, Interconnective announced that they will now be offering carbon fibre body armour as well as their traditional aramid fibre and soft-steel variants. This development comes as Interconnective, one of the UK’s longest-running front-line equipment providers, has been greatly expanding its product range following the launch of its new webstore. The new line of carbon fibre body armour is manufactured by UK based, PPSS Group, who since launching in 2009 have become well-known in the security sector for the quality of their equipment. PPSS’ range of carbon fibre sta...

It is with great sadness that we report the death of David Snook. David lost his battle with cancer aged 69 last Sunday. He was a big BSIA supporter and was awarded a lifetime achievement (Chairman’s Award) at the Association’s British Security Awards in July of this year. David left the RAF and started his career at Scantronic, inventing some of the most prolific microprocessor control panels of the 1980s and 90s. The 9100, 9200 and even the 9600 and 9800 had the magic touch provided by David. His contribution saw Scantronic hold near 75% of the market with his innovative and before-th...

On October 31st 2019 the Information Commissioner Office (ICO) has released a report following an investigation into the use of live facial recognition software by police forces in the UK. While the investigation focused the case of the New South Wales, the report acknowledges the implications that it will have on police forces around the country. Specific reference was made to the Metropolitan Police Service. This investigation comes in a time of public interest with regards to live facial recognition (LFR), particularly in the wake of the King’s Cross Station incident. There has been one ...

Broadstone, the labour as a service platform, has appointed Peter Searle as a non-executive Director to their board. Peter is an expert on staffing and recruitment with a focus on outsourcing labour supply. Searle is well versed in business scaling and his experience in the tempory staff sector will be leveraged as Broadstone seeks to challenge traditional staffing agencies. With over 30 years of experience, Peter previously held the position of CEO of UK and Ireland at Adecco. In addition, he was also CEO of Spring and Airswift, becoming the Executive Chairman of the latter in 2018. With a ...

29th July 2019 Interconnective's The Partner Body Worn Video System (BWVS) has long been one of the main choices for the discerning security company when it comes to mobile video recording. This month they celebrate the launch of their newly upgraded GDPR Compliant Encrypted Recording model. The Partner BWVS features AE5 256 Encryption and comes with DRM free un-encryption software which means that they player can be installed on multiple machines across multiple locations with no need for additional licenses. The camera itself is capable of full HD recording (1080p), 32GB of onboard memo...

Manchester-based security tech scale-up, Broadstone, is celebrating unprecedented growth as it reports a 300% increase in revenue in the past five months and a 700% increase in its user community in the past six months (up from 2,500 users in October 2018 to 20,000 users this month). They predict that transactions via their platform (people looking for temporary work) will be in excess of £1m per month by 2020. As a result, the high growth firm is looking to expand its headcount by 50% over the next three months, as it enters a period of major fundraising and active investment. To support it...

In this Second Whitepaper of a two part series submitted to infologue Martin Ruda, Group Managing Director at The TALL Group of Companies explains how Cheque Fraud can be dampened with the introduction of ICS (Cheque Imaging Clearing Systems) into the UK Banking System. Introduction In our first whitepaper of 2019, Fighting Cheque Fraud in the 21st Century: Cheque Fraud Detection in the New Clearing Model, it was explained that whilst volumes have steadily fallen during the 21st century, the cheque is now a modernized and very efficient money transmission option. In fact, just seventeen mo...

In his First Whitepaper of a two-part series submitted to infologue Gordon Madgwick, Director at Cheque Consultant writes on the matter of Cheque Fraud and how we might consider the possible risks associated with the Banking Sector's introduction of ICS, (Cheque Imaging Clearing Systems) set to significantly reduce cheque clearing times. Fighting Cheque Fraud in the 21st Century: Cheque Fraud Detection in the New Clearing Model Introduction Cheque volumes are reducing by around 14% per annum but cheques remain an important and indeed essential payment method for various segments of s...

ASSA ABLOY High Security & Safety Group offers a range of locks and doors suited to the sensitive needs of Pupil Referral Units and pupils in care. The breadth of doorset solutions means the High Security & Safety Group can specify products for every area and need of a secure education environment. From classroom doors and personnel doors to circulation doors and high-performance doors. All doorsets in the Secure Education range are independently tested and certified to achieve 60minute fire resistance integrity and insulation to BS EN 1634 from both sides of the door. In addition,...