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.
CCTV has been around now for more than 40 years. As with many inventions, once the primary benefits have been exhausted, products often evolve to have bonus applications.
Norbain and our partners are noticing an increasing appetite for our security solutions to offer additional functionality. There is a “need for more intelligent solutions”, and “clients are looking for new technology to provide more”, customers have recently told us.
Often the requirements are available through the powerful analytics within the products themselves or through integration with specific management software.
You can google/trawl the internet to find plenty of these and other examples of alternative applications. But to make your lives easier, Norbain is pulling together the information for you in easily digestible bite-sized videos & blogs.
Throughout 2024, we will be looking at different industries and applications benefiting from what is widely being called ‘Beyond Security’.
We’ll be taking a deep dive into the sectors of:
Retail & Town Centres
We’ll discuss the many uses of audio and the future of unmanned stores operated by integrated access control and CCTV solutions. Plus the huge wealth of commercial data available from AI and networked VMS is already being utilised to understand customer demographics, product gaps, information gaps along with marketing opportunities. We’ll look at how town centres are benefiting from full management support solutions to reduce congestion whilst increasing health and safety.
Commercial & Residential
Examples will include Intruder systems equipped with home automation, saving energy and improving the customer experience. Or sensors that alert customers to a water or gas leak in addition to detecting movement.
Also, how are video surveillance systems allowing facilities management to use office space and equipment within their buildings efficiently?
Manufacturing & Production
This industry is at an advanced stage of using security solutions to ensure health and safety procedures are adhered to, operational efficiency is maximised and property and occupants are secure. We’ll look through several examples from this industry.
Transport
We’ll look at cases such as how cameras are used to monitor roads and operate smart motorways safely and why airports are installing networked video solutions to adjust operations and improve passenger experience.
Health & Social Care
From prisons to hospitals to schools or care homes and communities, CCTV systems can be used to respect customer privacy whilst increasing safety. Intruder solutions can double up as an effective way to enhance energy efficiency. Norbain will provide you with illustrations from across this sector.
Look out for our articles and videos on these different case uses.
Whether you’re a local, independent installer, a medium-sized business, or a large national system integrator, this opens up your revenue generation opportunities. And by knowing more about the different possibilities, you’ll be equipped to talk to your customers or come to us for advice and support.