SBD News

Watchtower Security Solutions join Secured by Design
Watchtower Security Solutions is one of the latest companies to join Secured by Design (SBD), the official police security initiative.
How does remote monitoring work?
The prevailing image of CCTV monitoring can be described as: ‘one person maintains an unblinking vigil of a huge array of screens, looking for developing offenses’.

NEOS Protect praises SBD for giving it ‘key market focus’ to secure properties
A company specialising in the design, manufacture and installation of an extensive range of access controlled communal entrance doors and glazed screens for the housing, education and commercial sectors, has renewed its membership with Secured by Design (SBD), the official police security initiative.

West Midlands Police staff praised after attaining specialist crime prevention qualifications
West Midlands Police Design Out Crime manager Mark Silvester has paid tribute to a number of the force’s staff who have successfully completed specialist accredited crime prevention qualifications through the Police Crime Prevention Academy.

Signals at go for police railway safety scheme
Train operator Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR) has a 50-strong, in-house team of Rail Enforcement Officers who work alongside Officers from British Transport Police (BTP) every day to help keep the railway network safe for passengers and staff.

Diploma for Crime Prevention Design Advisor at the University of Oxford
Lesley Nesbitt, Crime Prevention Design Advisor (CPDA) at the University of Oxford, has gained the Police Crime Prevention Academy’s Level 5 Diploma in Crime Prevention – Designing Out Crime. This is the recognised qualification for police Designing Out Crime Officers (DOCOs) as well as those in roles that involve providing specialist advice on the subject.

Keytracker join Secured by Design
Keytracker Ltd is one of the latest companies to join Secured by Design (SBD), the official police security initiative.

Businesses flock to help animal sanctuary targeted by criminals
Officers in Dudley have rallied local businesses to support Brockswood Animal Sanctuary after they were targeted by cruel thieves.

BCRP manager first to achieve distance learning qualification
A Business Crime Reduction Partnership (BCRP) manager from south London has become the first person to successfully achieve the Police Crime Prevention Academy’s recently launched Mental Health Awareness First Aid Awareness qualification, which is accessible as distance learning.
PSM celebrate 4 years in business
Secured by Design (SBD) member company Professional Surveillance Management (PSM) celebrated their 4th birthday in June - that’s 1,460 days of combating criminality by defending businesses and households across the country and beyond.

MIAA gains Digital Security Provider accreditation
MIAA is the latest organisation to be recognised as a Digital Security Provider by the Police Digital Security Centre (PDSC).

Oxford Products join Secured by Design
Leading global supplier of motorcycle and bicycle products Oxford Products (OXFORD) is one of the latest companies to join Secured by Design (SBD), the official police security initiative.