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15th December 2010 Issue no. 53
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International News
Products Locksmiths see free police car door unlocking service as competition
Despite paying for local licences to operate their businesses some US locksmiths are increasingly unhappy that the police have started opening locked car doors for the public free of charge. This has come about since the introduction of a device known as 'the Big Easy'. One locksmith claimed that not only does he pay $400 for his licence, but he is now losing out on charging up to 25 - 30 customers a week $40 or more for his services, now provided free by the police. However Charleston Police Chief Jon Zumalt said that police across the nation have opened locked car doors for years, using the Slim Jim tool. "This is something we've always done", he said. Full StorySarkozy gives security a tall order By virtue of the job, most security guards are big and burly. So when diminutive French President Sarkozy asked for short security guards for his India visit he was really giving his hosts a tall order... Full Story100 Million Locks and Counting! Just seven years after the first "TSA Lock" went on sale the Travel Sentry lock system is now embraced by over 300 companies worldwide and has become the global standard for securing checked luggage. This month the 100 millionth Travel Sentry Approved lock was manufactured - and more than two million Travel Sentry equipped locks and luggage are now added worldwide every month. UK tracking software company wins 5M contract in China In the month that Prime Minister David Cameron visited China and encouraged UK firms to explore the many opportunities to expand their businesses there, Lancashire software company HW Communications has just clinched more than £5m worth of new business in the country, after spending a year building up a relationship with China Mobile. Raytec IR Protects Lisbon Port
LevelOne launches new camera range through Mayflex
Security guards and others regulated by a new law introduced in the Canadian province of Quebec plan to strike in protest. Bill 88, adopted four years ago but with key measures that only kicked in on July 22, also covers a broad swath of the security industry - about 10,000 other non-unionised armed security guards, private detectives, bar bouncers, security consultants and locksmiths. It requires they obtain a minimum amount of training. Those covered by the law must also pay CAN$140 for an annual permit, up from CAN$38 -or face a fine of CAN$500 to CAN$10,000. Full Story
A Belfast-based firm has secured a contract to fit a sophisticated security management system in Saudi Arabia, reports the Belfast Telegraph. CEM Systems, part of the US firm Tyco Security Products, is installing the service at King Khalid University Hospital in Riyadh. The contract follows the company's participation in a recent Invest Northern Ireland trade mission to the kingdom. Full StoryWhy pop a lock with anyone else? Always Best Care Senior Services have announced that they will be working with Pop-A-Lock, a division of SystemForward America, as a strategic national partner in the US. Ganz Solutions protects police helicopter base using Radar Vision solution
But the downside to possessing such a powerful resource is that criminals are keen to neutralise its capabilities, as one police force in England found out recently when its helicopters were subjected to sabotage attacks whilst on the ground. |
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In this week's issue: It was reported this week on Wednesday the 15th December the sad and sudden passing of the only remaining founder member of the MLA Tony Clare. A much respected and loved member of the locksmithing community, Tony was instrumental in many of the MLA's different changes in direction and was always willing to help a novice Chairman such as myself find their feet. I could not have managed without his wisdom, the changing of my letters to be tactful and the odd blow in the ear if I was out of line. Mick Friend. - Avocets' high security ABS cylinder achieves new Sold Secure Diamond Standard - London Olympics security budget allocation - Jewson upgrades to Chiron alarm signalling - Panasonic domestic phone with distress alarm call function
This Week's News
LOCKSMITHS EXHIBITION 2011 - LATEST UPDATE
With the latest big name bookings including Avocet joining us in March, the show now has only a few stands left. Once sold there is no more room. The show venue has been booked through 2012 and 2013 when stands will be offered to previous exhibitors first. So, if you have half a mind to take part, you are advised to do so without delay, as exhibiting in March will also hold a position for your company in the two following years. You don't want to be left standing outside do you? On-line stand booking is still active on the website and you are urged to take action now otherwise you may miss out for three years running! Avocet's high security ABS cylinder achieves new Sold Secure Diamond standard
First High Security Sliding Gate to Match Materials of Perimeter Fence
Delta Scientific, the leading manufacturer of counter-terrorist vehicle control systems used in the United States and internationally, today announced that a new high security sliding gate, which will match the materials used in the perimeter fence, has been successfully full-scale tested to ASTM M50 and K12 standards, allowing no penetration of a 15,000 pound/66.7 kN truck traveling 50 mph/80 kph.
Each product has been carefully valued depending on actual costs and market sensitivity. The average RRP increase when calculated across ABUS' popular 1m range is 3.25 per cent, which is within current UK inflation, and certainly less than some competitor's New Year increases. Jewson upgrades alarm signalling with Chiron IRIS system
In a move which gives it much greater control over its monitored security systems, plus significant cost savings, Jewson has so far upgraded 65 sites to the highly resilient multi-path, IRIS solution. London Olympics security budget Olympics organisers have been allocated £280m by the government to beef up security at venues being used in 2012, according to a report by the BBC Full StoryDistress Call function for new Panasonic cordless DECT home telephone
A reassuring feature of the TG6591 is the One-Touch-Dial Distress Call function, for use in the event of an emergency. With similar activation of the 'hot key' function, the distress call function will make automatic and continuous calls to three preset phone numbers until one is answered. Locks and Security News Archive Search We keep an extensive archive of news stories and product information that have featured in past issues of Locks and Security News. If you would like to run a search of the Locks and Security News web site using the search tool below please just go ahead by entering in the name of the person, product or company or any other key words that you are looking for. How to contact us at Locks and Security News:
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