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Motor Fuel Group in charge with the help of Wisenet cameras
Motor Fuel Group (MFG), the UK’s largest independent forecourt operator, has entrusted Wisenet cameras manufactured by Hanwha Techwin to help protect its major investment in electric vehicle (EV) charging hubs.
With the sales of electric vehicles growing, MFG is accelerating its plans to offer ultra-rapid, electric vehicle (EV) charging bays – up to 12 charging bays at each location - across its 900+ station network. Dedicated Wisenet video surveillance systems are being installed to deter and detect vandals, as well as maximise the customer experience by helping MFG personnel to quickly identify if any charging equipment has been damaged.
Andrew Edwards, group infrastructure director at MFG, said: “Reflecting the wish of many drivers to own eco-friendly vehicles, we expect the sales of EVs to continue to rapidly increase year-on-year, which is why we have made a commitment to lead the market with the provision of fast, clean and 100% renewable energy.”
AGE CCTV
The contract to install the Wisenet systems was awarded to AGE CCTV, a division of AGE Electrical Services Ltd. “We have been installing new video surveillance solutions and upgrading existing systems at MFG forecourts for over 15 years. In all cases, we have used Wisenet cameras in line with MFG’s decision to single source cameras and recording devices from Hanwha Techwin,” said Jason Gargiulo, Managing Director of AGE CCTV.
“It was just a simple matter therefore of working with Hanwha Techwin’s pre-sales and technical teams in order to specify which Wisenet camera from the company’s extensive range, would best assist MFG personnel to observe close up detail of any activity occurring at their EV charging hubs.”
5-megapixel images
Depending on the number of charging bays at each location, AGE CCTV has installed one or more 5-megapixel Wisenet QNO-8080R bullet cameras.
The QNO-8080R is a true day/night camera, equipped with built-in IR illuminators which enables it to capture superb quality images regardless of the lighting conditions. It also benefits from enhanced Wide Dynamic Range (WDR) which performs at up to 120dB to produce clear images from scenes containing a challenging mix of bright and dark areas which normally results in overexposed or underexposed images.
With many MFG (EV) charging sites being unmanned, authorised MFG personnel are able at any time to remotely access the live images captured by the H.265 Wisenet QNO-8080R cameras or retrieve the recorded video of any incidents. They can do so from a desktop PC or laptop by using Hanwha Techwin’s management software or conveniently via their smartphones or tablets using the Wisenet mobile app.
The images are transmitted over 4G technology and in this respect, the WiseStream II complementary compression technology built into the QNO-8080R is proving to be a significant benefit. Bandwidth efficiency is improved by up to 75% compared to current H.264 technology when WiseStream II is combined with H.265 compression.
As a forward-looking company, MFG has never hesitated to invest in the latest technology to ensure its people, property and assets are kept safe and that they provide the highest quality of service to their customers. MFG’s Andrew Edwards concluded: “We are delighted with how AGE CCTV and Hanwha Techwin are continuing to work in partnership to help us achieve these objectives.”
For further information visit www.hanwha-security.eu
New recording solution from Johnson Controls combines power of victor with intelligence of VideoEdge
Johnson Controls, the global leader for smart, healthy and sustainable buildings and architect of the OpenBlue digital platforms, announces a powerful recording solution to meet demanding requirements with its VideoEdge 2U High Capacity Network Video Recorder.
This solution combines the powerful capabilities of victor with the intelligence of VideoEdge NVRs, fueled by Tyco Artificial Intelligence, for video management that provides actionable insights to save time, money and lives.
The VideoEdge 2U-HC NVR allows users to manage dozens of cameras at full frame and resolution rates. Users can also record in RAID configurations up to 100 TB and take advantage of twelve front-accessible storage drives that can be hot-swapped while recording, as well as a redundant power supply for increased reliability. VideoEdge NVRs seamlessly deploy cameras with an advanced open architecture and simple design, adding and reassigning licenses at any time. Additional features for the 2U-HC NVR include: • 600 Mbps recording throughput to disc • Support for up to 128 cameras • IP camera auto discovery allows for quick system setup • Re-identification Intelligent Search • Network Interface Card bonding for network failover
The victor and VideoEdge solution is designed to adhere to the rigorous standards of the Johnson Controls Cyber Solutions Product Security Program, a holistic approach to cyber protection. The solution also includes a security audit page that allows administrators to quickly determine if the proper levels of protection are applied for additional cybersecurity resiliency.
To learn more, visit www.americandynamics.net
Built to withstand all access needs, unlock smarter with the tough new SALTO Neoxx electronic padlock
The SALTO Neoxx electronic padlock’s new features and enhancement keep it at the cutting edge of the security industry and access control ecosystem
SALTO Systems has invested years of working with some of the best minds in the security industry – our community of security specifiers and installers – to build the most reliable and smartest electronic padlock on earth. With exceptional attention to detail, premium materials, and all SALTO technology inside, our latest padlock – SALTO Neoxx – looks great while packing technological power.
The SALTO Neoxx Padlock is a versatile locking solution that enables users to benefit from the advantages of electronic access control where previously it was only possible to use a mechanical locking solution (i.e., perimeter or fire access gates, industrial equipment yards and residential storage areas). Smart padlocks offer more security, easier maintenance, flexible access methods, and a better overview of the lock’s and user’s activity. As portable as conventional padlocks, security is enhanced by removing any lock’s most vulnerable part – the mechanical key – and adding the benefits of being operated with a mobile app and contactless smart key managed by an advanced web-based access control technology platform.
The SALTO Neoxx Padlock offers a unique solution ideal for utility providers – electric power stations, telecom network services, industry applications, and more – and property services that need an additional level of security to control specific doors, like gates or storages, without losing a piece of convenience and control. These industries often require equipment and facilities on the perimeter or out in the field that, even though they are in a remote location, require the latest in electronic access control. In addition, because they are often outdoors, the electronic solution they need has to include a product that can weather the extreme elements from rain and dust to snow.
Together, with the most complete locking platform on the market (electronic locks and cylinders, online readers, and locker locks) and SALTO core technology (SVN, BLUEnet, and JustIN Mobile system features) inside, the SALTO Neoxx padlock enables managing keys, locks, and access rights on-the-go, remotely from a single, highly visual and easy-to-use web-based interface.
For further information visit www.saltosystems.com
More Than Access Control
Beyond feature rich access control, Maxxess eFusion software delivers the benefits of a full security management platform, without cost or complexity. eFusion integrates video, fire, intruder, and building systems, plus site specific applications from more than 60 leading technologies and brands off-the-shelf.
www.maxxess-efusion.com
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An effortless upgrade makes any door accessible to all
A door should be an opening, not a barrier. But the reality for the elderly, young and less abled is that inappropriate doors often shut them out. Upgrading to the right door closer can guarantee your premises welcome everyone, no matter their age or dexterity.
Architecture and building design are about creating spaces to enrich lives, yet they can be disconnected from the people most directly impacted. Users may be faced with situations which are uncomfortable and even unusable.
National and supranational regulations often require an accessibility ethos in new-build or retrofit projects, in order to avoid such situations. These increasingly require “inclusive building design”, which should be people centric and create spaces which respond to every user’s needs.
When was your building’s last inclusion audit?
Potential barriers to building access and free movement are not always obvious. An inclusion audit, covering building doors and their daily traffic, can help businesses identify problem access points and the means to correct them. Doors which require significant force to push or pull open are one major and recurring problem for inclusive access. At almost any of these — and fire doors especially — installing the right closer will make use safe and effortless, and users more comfortable.
The Cam-Motion® advantage: effortless opening Unlike traditional rack-and-pinion door closers, Cam technology combined with a guiderail provides the most ergonomic opening — also eliminating projecting link arms with an aesthetically pleasing solution.
Cam-Motion® technology does the heavy lifting, so building users don’t have to. Required opening force falls much more rapidly with Cam-Motion® than with a traditional rack-and-pinion guiderail. Cam-Motion®’s innovative technology mirrors the power of a human elbow, which also reduces sharply as the arm extends.
Cam-Motion® Door Closers have independent valves, enabling latch and closing speeds to be set independently. Little fingers (and their parents) will appreciate this extra safeguard. Back-check functionality stops doors damaging walls and surrounding areas. Furthermore, these valves are thermo-resistant: Once all door speeds are set, they stay set — even at extreme temperatures.
Future-proof your solution with an effortless upgrade path
The ASSA ABLOY Opening Solutions range of CamMotion® Door Closers is designed for convenient, effortless upgrading at almost every door. Between them, just two models — the DC500 and DC700 — can equip almost any door, of any size.
A symmetric Cam design allows each model to be fitted to the door or frame, push or pull side. This saves designers’ and architects’ time at specification stage. Aesthetic consistency across the range — for single or double doors, in multiple finishes — promotes clean, appealing interior design.
From an installer’s point of view, a universal concealed mounting plate across the entire ASSA ABLOY Opening Solutions portfolio speeds up installation and puts in place an easy, future-proof upgrade path. Any access point’s changing use over the building lifetime is easily accommodated, because switching closers is easy. And a spindle with up to 14mm height adjustment means small measurement errors during installation are quickly corrected.
To learn more about Cam-Motion® Door Closers — and how they help make a building accessible to all — download a free Solution Guide at https://campaigns. assaabloyopeningsolutions.eu/cam-motion-door-closers
Chevron backs UK security company, Sunstone Systems
British technology company Sunstone Systems today announced its participation in the Chevron Technology Ventures (CTV) Catalyst Program to further develop its potentially ground-breaking suite of world-class, patented surveillance and communications solutions powered by renewable energy. Sunstone Systems has developed and patented solar powered products that provide surveillance, wireless networks and satellite communications to sites around the world, irrespective of geography, terrain or environment. Importantly, Sunstone’s zero-emissions products help to reduce carbon emissions across sectors including energy, defence, construction and telecommunications.
This is not the first time that Sunstone and Chevron have worked together. Sunstone’s core product, The Solar IP CCTV System (SICS), is already being used by Chevron as well as some of the largest organisations in the energy and construction sectors. A surveillance system powered entirely by solar energy, the SICS delivers HD CCTV and telecommunications in remote, often off-grid, locations and can be deployed, and online, in minutes.
The CTV Catalyst Program was launched in 2017 to accelerate the maturation of early-stage companies that have technology potentially beneficial to the energy industry. By meeting their Catalyst Program milestones Sunstone will seek to continue their rapid growth, including the launch of new products, delivering low-carbon energy powered solutions for a wide range of applications across global markets.
Paul Schelhaas, Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer said “We are incredibly excited to join the CTV Catalyst program and accelerate our growth. Sunstone has a recognised and enviable reputation for creating robust, off-grid solutions that deliver reliable power from low carbon energy to a range of digital applications. We are delighted that our solutions-focused approach has been acknowledged by the Chevron Technology Ventures team and we look forward to continuing to work with them in this next phase of our growth.”
For more information about Sunstone Systems, please visit www.sunstone-systems.com
Maxxess targets need for workplace flexibility with new eFusion features
Security and safety and management platform adds new functionality
Maxxess is addressing increased demand for workplace and facilities flexibility with the release of eFusion version 7, its access control software that offers a complete security, safety, and building systems management platform.
As organisations adapt to the fast changing, post-pandemic landscape – with many now shifting to more flexible employment patterns combining both on-site and remote working – there is renewed focus on solutions that enable operational flexibility.
Workplace policies are still in flux, with employers balancing potential savings on premises and real estate against HR considerations including longer term productivity, creative collaboration, and mental wellbeing.
“Our new capability of smarter and more affordable integrated systems gives customers all the flexibility they need to adapt their operations to changing market conditions and the data they need to steer their decision-making,” says Lee Copland, Managing Director EMEA, Maxxess.
The new eFusion release features an enhanced web-based client, MX+, that is designed to be faster and more intuitive, with one-click features making a range of functions much easier – everything from locking-down entire sites, specific zones, or doors in response to emergency events, to reviewing user authorisations and competencies and responding quickly to expiry notifications.
The new MX+ desktop client dashboard gives operators an at-a-glance overview of alerts and critical events, enabling situational awareness from fixed workstations or on the move from smartphones and tablets.
Alarms and transaction reporting is now easier too, giving users easy access to an in-depth information concerning cardholders, access and access-denied activity, and events according to date, time, location etc. With users able to more easily customise reporting to support specific site requirements, the granular detail is now available in a range of file output formats to support analysis and improve security and optimise business processes around people flow and on-site operations.
The service manager tool now automates auditing of eFusion configuration, allowing users to identify and resolve performance issues more promptly and maintain optimum system health. Users can see how each component in the system is performing in realtime, allowing them to be proactive, accessing system self-help before requesting maintenance callouts or making tech support calls.
“Maxxess eFusion version 7 has been designed to be even more flexible and user-friendly, to support customers as they adapt to changing operational priorities,” adds Lee Copland.
For more information, go to www.maxxess-efusion.com
IDIS and Inner Range tech partnership expands integration options
Demand for more powerful, flexible but simple integrated security and site management solutions - in applications including datacenters, healthcare, banking, and critical infrastructure – is being met by a new technology tie-up between Korea’s IDIS and Australianheadquartered, Inner Range.
The collaboration brings together IDIS’s end-to-end video offering with Inner Range’s enterprise-level access control and intruder detection system Integriti, giving end-users everything they need for more efficient and productive control of their security, safety, and building systems from a single management platform.
IDIS technology is easy to install with Integriti, with a simple three-step process, and is already proving its value with small to enterprise-level projects in key regional markets. The partnership will support continued growth in Asia and Australasia where IDIS has strategic partnerships with some of the most respected distribution partners, including Hills Limited in Australia, while major US and European applications are also now confirmed or in prospect say the two companies. Examples include a global data and asset storage provider which has just completed a significant upgrade. Projects in retail, commercial office space, and local government are also underway.
Inner Range’s Integriti access control and integrated management platform works seamlessly with the IDIS’s DirectIP® range of NVRs and cameras giving them additional control and management via the totally cost and license-free video management software (VMS), IDIS Center.
The comprehensive choice of door controllers, readers and keypads from Inner Range can be extended with a range of third-party readers including Mifare, HID, biometrics and mobile credential support from multiple vendors.
Linking access and alarm devices with IDIS’s award-winning video tech including deep learning analytics allows granular monitoring and recording of activity across single and multiple sites – for example door entry, forced-door, and a range of alarm trigger events – and provides instant visual verification of threats and faster incident response, together with comprehensive audit trails and reporting for both incident investigations and improved site management.
Together, the Inner Range’s intelligent access control and security management system and IDIS end-to-end video solutions can be used as the foundation platform for fully integrated solutions that incorporate everything from security, life safety, and building management systems to visitor management and site-specific systems and devices. This integrated approach helps customers mitigate current risks, while ensuring a futureproof platform that will provide them with the scalability and flexibility to adapt as they face future operational challenges and an ever-evolving threat landscape.
“Our modular, out-of-the-box approach integrates simply and effectively with Inner Range’s Integriti system offering customers integrated security management in a more affordable way. Our partnership ensures a lower total cost of ownership (TCO), combined with assured local support, extended equipment warranties, and easier maintenance,” says James Min, Managing Director, IDIS Europe.
“Our new seamless integration with IDIS is a simple three-step process, allowing security managers and integrators to quickly and efficiently associate cameras with any entity on the Integriti system and plot them on schematic maps. Our partnership extends the technology choice available to systems integrators and offers attractive new options for their customers,” says Tim Northwood, General Manager, Inner Range.
For more information on IDIS video solutions, visit www.idisglobal.com and for details on Inner Range and Integriti go to www.innerrange.com
SICUREZZA 2021 Space allocation continues at full speed
The 2021 edition of SICUREZZA is taking shape and will be held at Fiera Milano, from November 22 to 24.
SICUREZZA, a leading event in Italy and Europe for security and fire is moving towards its next edition, which will be held at Fiera Milano from 22 to 24 November 2021.
While the themes, technological innovations and educational offerings at the centre of the event are getting defined, the allocation of exhibition spaces is underway.
The choice of an organic layout is confirmed with contiguous pavilions and product spaces as already implemented in the previous edition. Video surveillance and fire prevention will be hosted in Hall 7, anti-burglary will be located in Halls 5 and 7, in well-defined areas, the Cyber Arena and the cyber security products in Hall 5, while Hall 10 will be dedicated to passive security, access control and the Smart Building Expo with its products focused on technological integration that expands SICUREZZA’s wide range of offerings by getting seamlessly sprinkled among the various exhibition spaces.
Thanks to the confirmed participation of leading brands from a variety of sectors, the expo will be representative of the whole market and will focus on the themes and trends that are driving technological innovation in the sector: convergence, digitalisation and professional certifications.
Convergence has changed the approach to security, which is increasingly becoming an integral part of more complex systems and requires a holistic and more competent approach from the designers and installers. Knowing an individual technology is no longer sufficient: it is necessary to learn each solution as if it were a tailored suit built around the needs of the customer and the application context in which it fits. The growing digitalisation, which sees the spread of new cloud solutions, more and more advanced web interfaces all the way to reaching Artificial Intelligence, requires new skills in Cyber Security, to protect the data that the system manages and collects, but also to protect from liability the professionals who install the products.
This is why skills and knowledge will be at the centre of the project and training offer: the sector has been looking for some time at the value of certifications as a reference point for building a reliable market offer and now it seems the right time for it. At SICUREZZA this theme will find space thanks to the many associations and manufacturers committed to ensuring the certified quality not only of the products, but also of the work of the professionals who install them.
Moreover, with the goal of offering practical support to companies - especially SMEs - interested in taking advantage of the unique business and networking opportunities represented by trade fairs, Fiera Milano has made access to credit easier by supporting the financing of investments and has signed agreements with various credit institutions.
Digital technology to support a safe visit
In presence yet in full safety: thanks to the collaboration with a team of experts and in synergy with the main companies in the sector, Fiera Milano has drawn up a Protocol for the containment of the spread of the new coronavirus, which illustrates how to hold trade fair events safely, in full compliance with the rules and health protocols issued at the national level.
Cleaning activities will be intensified, visitors and exhibitors will find dispensers of disinfectant gels throughout the district, entry will only take place after checking body temperature and the use of masks will be made compulsory if it is not possible to guarantee interpersonal distance. But, above all, great support will come from technology.
In fact, a series of digital services have been enhanced: pre-registration will take place online and tickets with qr-codes will be available directly on smartphones, thus avoiding crowding and exchange of hard copy documents; in the pavilions and in the outdoor areas, new digital signage will guide the visit, marking preferential routes and directing flows, for a better interaction between buyers and exhibitors and ensuring safe distancing.
Finally, the exhibition App will not only allow you to build your own personalised visit itinerary based on your interests and flows, but will also allow to remotely manage numerous services, such as booking parking or even lunch, which you can then receive directly at your stand. A way to ensure safety, but also to optimise time and enjoy the experience at the fair even more fully.
For further information please visit www.sicurezza.it
Club Car takes to the streets
Club Car is now street legal in every country in the EU.
Club Car’s electric utility vehicles offer an attractive alternative to traditional petrol-powered vehicles. For a start there’s no petrol costs – and zero emissions.
Club Car’s vehicles have the power to perform numerous campus tasks, from mail delivery to security and maintenance.
Want to know more? Contact your Club Car representative today.
STREET LEGAL
Top-class presentation platform for the international security industry from 20 to 23 September 2022 at Messe Essen
The security industry is currently experiencing a growth. The drastic increase in teleworking has fuelled the IT security market in particular. Companies want to rely on home offices on a permanent basis and must invest in a secure digital infrastructure. At the same time, the protection of highly sensitive areas such as clinics, pharmaceutical companies or vaccination centres has become more relevant. The desire of the security industry to be able to meet and exchange ideas in person again is great – the best conditions, therefore, for Security Essen. After a break due to the pandemic, it will offer the security industry a top-class presentation platform from 20 to 23 September 2022 at Messe Essen. Innovations and new products in the field of electronic and mechanical security technology are just as much the focus as cyber security and fire protection. The extensive accompanying program guarantees new input and profitable contacts.
“The topic of safety affects numerous areas of life and work and has taken on new dimensions. The industry therefore has a great need to exchange ideas in person and to present new products. We are pleased to once again be able to provide a top-class platform for this with Security Essen. The measures to combat the Corona pandemic are taking effect, so that we can plan a fair with an international orientation for autumn 2022”, Oliver P. Kuhrt, Managing Director of Messe Essen, looks ahead to the coming event. Around 500 exhibitors are expected at the new start, more than half of them from abroad. Divided into the areas of video; access, mechatronics, mechanics, systems & perimeter; fire, burglary & systems as well as services & digital networking security, the entire spectrum of the security industry will be represented.
One fair – many options
Interested exhibitors have various options for becoming part of Security Essen - whether individually with their own stand or on a joint stand. Companies wishing to participate for the first time can book a time- and cost-saving complete package. This includes, among other things, stand construction, 20 admission tickets for customers and a discount on advertising space in the fairground.
Young founders from Germany receive funding from the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Energy if they participate in the joint stand of the “Young Innovative Companies”. International start-ups can secure a place in the “International Start-up Area” and thus easily address potential investors and customers of tomorrow.
The registration forms are now available at www.security-essen.de
International Security Expo returns to London this September
International Security Expo will return to Olympia, London from 28 - 29 September, reuniting the entire security market at the first face-to-face event for almost 18 months. Thousands of vetted visitors will come together under one roof looking to source the latest security products and solutions for Government, CNI, major events, law enforcement & military, and more.
Security professionals will be able to peruse the stands of hundreds of global exhibitors, each showcasing cutting edge innovations and nextgeneration capabilities. The line-up includes the likes of Apstec, HS Security Group, Mitie, Bastion Security Products, Adani, Leidos, Heras, Marshalls and more. Plus, for the first time in the show’s history, International Security Expo will be co-located with a brand-new security event, The International Cyber Expo, which will bridge the gap between the physical and cyber security industries.
The major-scale event will offer security professionals an exclusive opportunity to source, test and buy the latest game-changing solutions from the world’s leading suppliers. Across a number of dedicated zones, exhibitors will demonstrate their product capabilities, technological advancements and high-level solutions.
An enhanced Perimeter Protection Zone will feature the latest products from fencing, barriers, bollards, video surveillance and intruder detection, with a Live Testing Lab showing these physical security products in action. With its own dedicated conference theatre, the Disaster and Resilience Zone will showcase the latest products to remain resilient during a crisis as well as the solutions to recover and the tools to rebuild. Plus, the event’s exceptionally popular Drone & Counter UAV Zone will return for 2021
With innovation at the heart of the event, this year’s free of charge educational programme is set to deliver the latest insights, analysis and invaluable perspective from world-leading security, police and cyber industry experts, discussing mitigation strategies, best practices and high-level policy. All sessions address the latest topics and threats are CPD certified. Highlights include Peter Moore sharing his very personal account of being taken hostage for 946 days, whilst a contractor in Iraq 2007 will highlight the hard-hitting reality of living with terrorists for 2 years, 7 months and 1 day.
Helping to shape the agenda, a carefully curated Advisory Council made up of the most credible Government, industry and leading academic stakeholders has been formed to ensure the exhibition accurately reflects the security industry and covers the full spectrum of security trends. An impressive 62 industry experts sit on this panel, including the likes of Dr Jamie Shea, Deputy Assistant Security General at NATO, Philip Whittaker, Head of Security Projects Operational Security group, HM Prisons and Probation Service, and Patrick Holdaway, Head of Operations at National Business Crime Unit (NBCC).
International Security Expo, Event Director Rachael Shattock said: “As the world begins to open up again, we are delighted to host the show’s first physical event in 18 months and connect the security industry through face-to-face meetings. With such an incredible Advisory Council behind us, we’re confident we can deliver an event that no security professional can miss.”
For more information and to register please visit: www.internationalsecurityexpo.com/register
