SBD News

Secured by Design (SBD) member company Ring, a company on a mission to reduce crime in neighbourhoods, has today announced the availability of their first Indoor/Outdoor Security Camera, the Ring Stick Up Cams, in Europe.

Secured by Design (SBD) member company Business Insight 3 Ltd (Bi3) has hosted a CCTV and Electronic Security Workshop for Police Designing Out Crime Officers (DOCO’s) based in the North West and North Wales, to highlight the latest technology available as well as demonstrate its capabilities.

Healthcare security managers are looking forward to working with Secured by Design (SBD) after being told about the significant difference that crime prevention measures can make to keeping patients, visitors and staff safe.

Delegates at the National Association for Healthcare Security Conference on Thursday, 8 November heard Michael Brooke, Senior Technical Officer, SBD, showcase three very different healthcare buildings, which had received police advice at the design stage.

Crime prevention principles developed by Secured by Design (SBD), the national police crime prevention initiative, will be incorporated into the world’s tallest modular towers, soon to be built in south London.

Leading VEKA trade fabricator Modplan has just announced its Secured by Design-accredited range has grown by over a third and the certification all updated to the latest PAS24:2016 security standard. Justin Williams, International Sales and Marketing Director, said: “We are delighted to be able to extend our Secured by Design product range. It opens up more high security opportunities for our customers.”

The Police Service is working alongside the UK security industry to ensure that lone worker alarms provide effective protection and reassurance to a wide range of lone workers in front-line roles in local communities.

Secured by Design (SBD) was in pole position to present its crime prevention messages to Police Force media teams at the Association of Police Communicators’ annual conference on 7-9 November.

High Specification entrance door specialist, RK Door Systems, the first company from Cornwall to join Secured by Design, is keen to build on its core business in the self-build and ‘Grand Designs’ sector to become a supplier of choice on exclusive and luxury developments around the country.

Providing “traditional crime prevention, evolving threat crime prevention and free crime prevention” - that was the message from Metropolitan Police Assistant Commissioner Martin Hewitt as he highlighted how Police Crime Prevention Initiatives (PCPI) delivers significant crime reductions at no cost to the Police Service or public purse.

With the theft of surveying equipment across the country each year having huge financial implications for companies, as well as causing delays, the Police Service is raising awareness around the simple steps which can be taken to reduce the chances of a theft occurring.

Renowned motorcycle tracking experts & Secured by Design member company, BikeTrac, are celebrating a significant milestone off the back of a busy summer of recoveries, having now recovered more than 1000 customer machines since launch.

The Met Police have unveiled an on-line interactive house as part of their annual Be Safe anti-burglary campaign.