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INDUSTRY NEWS Sentinel and Facewatch announce partnership
ADI and Avigilon agree distribution
ADI Global Distribution has announced a distribution agreement with Avigilon. ADI customers across Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) will have access to Avigilon video solutions which includes more than 100 new products being added to the ADI portfolio. Hemant Trivedi, general manager for ADI EMEA said: “We are excited by this new partnership and the benefits it will deliver to our customers.” Avigilon products will available for purchase online and in ADI branch locations across the EMEA region. “We are excited to work with ADI to offer our ecosystem to their customers,” said Paul Such, vice president of EMEA Sales Avigilon at Motorola Solutions. “With ADI’s geographic footprint and distribution channels, we will be able to expand our reach further across the security market.”
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A new technology partnership between Sentinel and Facewatch has enabled them to offer an integrated solution focused on improving workplace security. Michael Askew, CEO at Monitor Computer Systems, said: “Profit margins in retail are so tight that losses from theft can undermine the viability of stores. The Facewatch facial recognition system provides a means of preventing shoplifting before it happens, resulting in loss reduction. By immediately alerting store managers and security guards of the entrance of a suspicious person, a low-key
Evolution launches new engineer training academy Evolution is expanding its Training Academy to help address the skills challenge threatening the security industry. The Academy looks to welcome a range of potential employees, from new starters to more experienced engineers with time served. For beginners, Evolution will provide training on the elementary skills including basic circuits, relays, lock and reader circuits, and practical skills such as soldering. For the more experienced engineers, the purpose is to upskill with training on the fire and security systems and technologies that Evolution specifies and installs. These include but are
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response can deter would-be thieves. Where staff are unable to respond to potential theft or anti-social behaviour, the Facewatch system can transmit notifications to a Sentinel alarm receiving centre, where the operators can respond by issuing audible warnings over the store PA system. Eight ‘Til Late stores can gain particular benefit from this remote protection service during the hours when managers are not present and staff are particularly vulnerable. We believe that this combination of Facewatch and Sentinel technologies will be a big step forward in the fight against crime.” Nick Fisher, CEO at Facewatch, added: “As we come out of lockdown and enter a tough period of high unemployment and a long recession, crime and anti-social behaviour, which is already showing a huge spike, will only get worse. It is therefore incredibly timely that we have been able to partner with Michael and his team to deliver the integration upgrade now.”
not restricted to CCure, Lenel, Kantech, S2 Systems, and Honeywell. The training will not only be personalised and bespoke, but it is also ‘mobile’ such that it can be delivered remotely. Louise Gough, HR Manager at Evolution, says the launch of the Academy represents a significant investment: “We assess the skills levels and knowledge of every candidate when they apply to determine their training requirements, and then create a four-day training programme tailored to their needs. The challenge is how do companies attract, train and retain the best talent and one of the answers to that is by teaching engineers bestpractice from the start. By subsequently building on those good habits, we create a new generation of engineers who are highly professional, highly skilled, and add real value to the companies they work for and the clients they serve. Training is constantly updated and refreshed, both to satisfy their own appetite to learn, but also to ensure their knowledge reflects the broad range of skills a modern-day engineer needs to work across multiple departments and teams”
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