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The airport security market, which also includes physical access restriction and control solutions such as road-blockers or bollards, is set to reach around USD 13.4 billion by 2024 as the increase in air travel drives the need for well-organized security systems, a recent market research report from Hexa Research has been able to reveal. Terrorism… Read more »

Concerned residents are asking the Borough of Poole (BOP) to take action to stop travellers getting onto Canford Cliffs’ Beach Road car park, including possibly installing car park barriers and CCTV systems at the site, a recent news report in the local media has been able to suggest. Around 20 caravans and associated vehicles only… Read more »

New traffic bollards are set to be deployed across the Isle of Wight as part of a comprehensive programme to replace nearly 400 of them across the entire island, a recent news report in the local media has been able to reveal. The new bollards installed by Island Roads use the latest in reflective technology… Read more »

Installing automated gates combined with other access control and perimeter security measures is vital for utility providers, who are likely to undergo massive investment programmes in the near future, security experts believe. Government reports point out that the UK’s ageing energy networks require an investment totalling £41.6 billion to meet current and future demands, while… Read more »

Canberra’s National Capital Authority has approved the deployment of a new security fence at Parliament House, describing it as necessary amid heightening terror threats, a news report has been able to suggest. Authority chief executive Malcolm Snow revealed that the 2.6 metre metal fence, about to be installed across the lawns of the building as… Read more »

Car park barriers could soon be deployed in Tewkesbury Community Hospital’s car park in order to prevent drivers from abusing the system, a recent news report in the local media has been able to suggest. Gloucestershire Care Services NHS Trust, which manages the Barton Road facility, has applied to the borough council for planning permission… Read more »

Items of street furniture that double as protective bollards could be deployed across Melbourne following the Bourke Street car attack on January 20 that killed six people and injured more than 30 others, a news report has been able to suggest. Melbourne lord mayor Robert Doyle said he was interested in looking into “street furniture… Read more »

Multiple access restriction solutions are set to be deployed in order to prevent illegal incursions in Bewdley car parks, a news report in the local media has been able to suggest. Wyre Forest District Council has introduced a height barrier at the entrance of the Gardners Meadow public car park, off Severnside South, after nine… Read more »

In the access control segment of the security industry, tailgating is when an unauthorised person follows an authorised personnel through a controlled entrance. It is widely believed that tailgating can have highly adverse effects on site security, with most experts believing that the cost of a breach due to tailgating can be anywhere between $150,000… Read more »

Security bollards are among the best solutions to help protect special events, building entrances and more from vehicle attacks and accidents, security experts agree. To stop such attacks, campus security professionals need to be cognizant of two different types of vehicle access points for these incidents to occur. The first location is primarily used by… Read more »

New car park barriers and CCTV cameras have been installed at the Royal Alexandra Hospital in Paisley, Scotland, in order to streamline vehicle access to the facility’s car park, a news report in the local media has been able to suggest. It is hoped the move will prevent drivers who have no business using the… Read more »

New security fencing is set to be erected around two water reservoirs in Cardiff in order to prevent unauthorized access on the premises, a recent news report in the local media has been able to suggest. Permission has been given by Cardiff council to Dwr Cymru to install secure fencing and gates to the west… Read more »