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Security
Safeguarding sporting moments
Kim Carmichael from the British Security Industry Association (BSIA) looks at how technology is being used to safeguard thousands of supporters at stadiums across the sporting sector
Safeguarding sporting moments
Security: an estate-wide concept?
Most of us are accustomed to thinking about home security on an individual basis but a combination of well established design practices and the advent of new technology is allowing builders to consider the subject from the perspective of entire residential developments
Security: an estate-wide concept?
Designing in security
The benefits of designing in security measures at the construction phase, or during a refurbishment exercise, include improved protection through enhanced efficiency and effectiveness of systems
Designing in security
When lives are at risk...
Designing for a safe and secure environment is crucial in the construction of new hospitals and schools. Effective risk assessment and quality solutions are literally vital, says Chris Pinder, Group Projects Manager of the British Security Industry Association (BSIA).
When lives are at risk...
Secure retail design
Kay Wright of the British Security Industry Association (BSIA) looks at some of the key rules for ensuring the safety and security of new retail ventures and how getting it right from day one will prevent avoidable losses and potentially costly revamps at a later date.
Secure retail design
Integrated security systems and intelligent buildings
Alex Carmichael, Technical Services Director at the British Security Industry Association (BSIA) reviews the benefits of integrated security systems and how ‘intelligent buildings’ can be utilised to enhance a property’s security.
Integrated security systems and intelligent buildings
Security gets its act together
The guarding of construction sites is now subject to a new regulatory regime designed to ensure that security guards are properly trained and that the criminal element is pushed out of the security industry.
Security gets its act together