News | Page 45

Today’s barriers and bollards are capable of stopping and destroying a truck weighing up to 65,000 pounds and travelling at 50 mph. Such barricades can be raised or lowered at will to stop traffic or let it through. When integrated properly into a total security system, including fences, lights, alarms, gates and other security components, vehicle barriers are a key measure in preventing threats to sensitive resources.

Today’s security climate requires us to place increased emphasis on property protection and pedestrian safety. Whether it be safeguarding our homes, offices or the people within, often a physical implementation is required – especially if you are after a deterrent solution.

Big name theme parks are revolutionising the way they control and monitor access to each and every ride within their park. Half height turnstiles, strategically placed in the queue systems around the park are offering a wealth of information to the management. Used in conjunction with RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) technology on park passes, the turnstile allows entry whilst reporting who entered through it.

Members of sports clubs across the country are increasingly using smart cards or key fobs with a 13.56 passive RFID tag to access facilities and buy goods and services. All members are issued with their own personal smart card or key fob, which allows access to tennis, and basketball courts, swimming pools, sunbeds, saunas and cafeterias.

Perimeter security fencing is the first line of defence around an organisation’s premises and is therefore vitally important. Furthermore, it is a significant factor in the first impression made on a visitor, whether they are welcome or unwelcome.

Developing a comprehensive security plan requires methodical and deliberate analysis. Starting with a macro understanding of an organisation and progressing to micro security tasks, it takes structure to compile and analyse a security plan.

Drivers of Vauxhall Belmonts are the most likely to have their cars stolen, are the startling results from a new Home Office study. The Vauxhall Belmont came ahead of Vauxhall Astras, Ford Escorts and Austin Metros in a list of the most stolen cars in 2005. The research also revealed that the overall number of thefts in the UK has fallen by 16% between 2004 and 2005, with 38,394 fewer car thefts.

We install and maintain a range of metal fencing solutions, which can be used in a multitude of situations. If you require further information or advice on metal fencing, please don’t hesitate to contact us.

Fulham FC has just become the latest in a long line of football clubs to have RFID enabled turnstiles installed at their ground. The new turnstiles are equipped with a smart card scanner, which reads the chip embedded in an RFID card. Each card has the added advantage of being contactless, so it doesn’t even need to be removed from your wallet or purse to be scanned.

Fences serve a variety of purposes and can be made from a wealth of different materials. In addition to providing increased security, metal fencing can also be used, to some degree, as a wind barrier. Metal fencing can make an elegant statement and will last a lifetime if you halt the progress of rust, which usually starts where the posts contact concrete or wherever paint has chipped.

The heightened security threats that we face today – especially given the high levels of international terrorism – affect huge parts of our lives. In recent years, public buildings, hotels, embassies and transport links have all been targeted by terrorists. Huge parts of our critical national infrastructures, including power, water and food supply, transport links and facilities, government premises and commercial facilities remain vulnerable, not just to terrorist attacks, but also to theft, sabotage and environmental disaster.

Whether you’re setting off on a motoring holiday or jetting off and leaving your vehicle at home, you will want to do all you can to make sure your holiday is not ruined by car thieves. Statistics have shown that 30 per cent of cars stolen in 2005, were stolen in the summer months of June, July and August. Pickings are high for would-be car thieves as vehicles can be left for weeks on end without anybody checking up on them, or parked for long periods in remote and unfamiliar areas – in the countryside or at the beach.