UK security firm to open Saudi Arabia training academy

British security training company, Stadium has agreed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Saudi Excellence Company to open a training academy in Saudi Arabia.

After playing a key role in last year’s FIFA World Cup in Qatar, Stadium LLC – the Qatar-based subsidiary of Stadium – will be overseeing the training of thousands of Saudi nationals in event management and safety.

The MoU will help the country to host a wide variety of international sporting events in the future, which feeds into Saudi Arabia’s Vision 2030 plans.

David McAtamney, Owner and Founder of Stadium, said: “This is a really exciting agreement which will help to play a key role in propelling sport and expanding industry in Saudi Arabia – a country which has a tremendous appetite for live events and is making significant waves in the world of sport…

“Our move into the Middle East began with the opening of our sister company Stadium LLC in Doha, Qatar, in 2020, and our plans to open a new training academy in Saudi Arabia is an exciting new chapter for us as we expand the business. www.wearestadium.com

Qognify and Johnson Controls integrate

Qognify, a leading provider of video and enterprise incident management solutions, and Johnson Controls Security Products, a unified group of access control, video, locationbased security and intrusion brands, have announced an integration between their products Qognify VMS and Kantech EntraPass.

The software integration will deliver a better understanding of situations based on the synchronisation of event and video data, which will allow for a faster and more targeted response.

For example, ‘forced door’, ‘doors held open’ and ‘clearance’ alarms from EntraPass can be displayed as events within Qognify VMS and synchronised to the associated video recording.

Jeff Tousignant, Integrations Product Manager at Johnson Controls Security Products, said: “The integration of EntraPass with Qognify VMS increases operational efficiencies by ensuring that operators are presented with all relevant information in one user interface. This helps to save time and facilitate decisions – when every second counts.” www.qognify.com www.johnsoncontrols.co.uk