Articles by Caroline Cooper

There’s a common belief that the latest technologies must be better than we already have. But sometimes we need more information about what these new advances mean and the practical implications for our intended usage.

This is the case with IR vs White Light LED – both revolutionary ways of illuminating a scene at night or in low light conditions. So let’s look at each one:

When University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust conducted a thorough review of working practices in 2021, it became clear an overhaul was required of certain employee safety systems. One priority was improvements to lone worker security and safety.

As a result, the IT department identified concerns about lone worker employee safety in the central core IT rooms containing servers (cold aisle containment facilities), along with an opportunity to drive regulatory compliance and operational efficiency within the unit.

And so, Layer One Installations – an existing contractor to the Hospital Trust – was asked to assess requirements and quote for installing a video surveillance solution that would improve lone worker operating practices in the IT department.

The overall objective of this exercise was aligned with the Hospital Trust’s commitment to employee safety, risk management, regulatory compliance, incidence response and operational excellence.

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Increasingly in the UK, security solutions are being employed to fulfill requirements other than security. This is a trend that provides interesting opportunities for installers with plenty of potential for revenue growth and increased customer satisfaction.

Technology and applications are advancing at such a pace that it is now possible to employ a security system to carry out a raft of functions. It could help you maintain health and safety while improving operational efficiency while still delivering security.

In particular, video surveillance as well as intruder solutions are no longer being employed solely to protect people and property. To a lesser but still notable extent, access control applications are also evolving.

The security solutions industry can be a complex one, with a supply chain made up of multiple different parts. Distribution companies within this sector continue to play a pivotal role in helping the industry adapt to both changing customer needs and supply chain disruption.

Norbain is one of the UK’s most successful distributors of IP Video, CCTV, Access Control, and Intruder Detection solutions. We spoke to their Managing Director, Mark Field, who took over the reins almost 3 years ago now, to find out Norbain’s views on the complexities and opportunities for the distribution landscape.

It’s almost 30 years since Axis Communication invented the world’s first network video surveillance camera. To many in the security solutions industry, this signaled the beginning of the end for analogue CCTV systems.

There was a seemingly better way – superior image quality and coverage, coupled with reduced cabling and wireless capability, saw the industry embracing IP digital video surveillance solutions and hanging up on their analogue devices. But analogue refused to die.

So, answering the question ‘Which security system is a better option?’ doesn’t always have a straightforward answer. Let’s discuss further...