CLD Fencing protects Merseyside Police’s new Operational Command Centre
Cheshire based CLD Fencing Systems, a Secured by Design (SBD) member company, was the supplier of high security mesh fencing for the perimeter of Merseyside Police’s new showcase Operational Command Centre in Speke.
The £48million Command Centre on 11.4 acres of the Estuary Business Park is to be used by more than 1,200 officers and support staff, including Merseyside’s Matrix and Serious and Organised Crime teams as well as administrative and support services, such as dog kennels and dog exercise areas.
Pure Data Centres Group Achieves Secured Environments Award
Pure Data Centres Group (Pure) is the first data centre to gain the Secured Environments award. Security was built into both the design of the facility (indeed they have already achieved Secured by Design accreditation), a new purpose built data centre in the heart of Birmingham and their procedures and processes. The organisation view security as being fundamental to achieving their core business objectives – that of maintaining power and service at the data centre.
MissingX, the 'Pied Piper' of lost and found for travellers, achieves 57% return success rate
A fast-growing and highly successful business that seeks to help you find possessions you have lost whilst travelling around the world, has become one of the latest companies to be accredited by Secured by Design (SBD), the national police crime prevention initiative.
Since launch in 2001, MissingX has matched more than 1.6million items against those that have been lost with a significant 57% return success rate.
Disklabs hold the key to prevent ‘keyless’ car theft
SBD member company, Disklabs, has come up with an effective way to prevent a car being stolen by thieves who use a device to pick up the signal from the vehicle’s key – even if the key is inside the vehicle owner’s home.
Known as ‘relay theft’ there have been a number of examples on TV and on social media recently, where cars parked on a private driveway, have been entered and engine started, even though the vehicle keys were inside the property at the time.
Heald shortlisted for ‘Counter Terror’ and ‘Made in Yorkshire’ awards
Secured by Design member company, Heald Ltd, has been shortlisted for the prestigious Counter Terror Awards and the Made in Yorkshire Awards.
The company, based in Humberside, is a global manufacturer and installer of hostile vehicle mitigation systems and traffic control solutions.
New member company Yoti is main sponsor at SBD National Training Event 2018
London-based technology company, Yoti, which is seeking to become the world’s trusted identity platform, has been announced as the main sponsor of this year’s National Training Event run by Secured by Design (SBD), the national police crime prevention initiative.
The event provides a wide range of training and information for the national network of around 200 SBD trained Designing Out Crime Officers and staff in Police Forces around the country. It takes place in Northamptonshire, early in March.
Iconic art venue opens in heart of Cambridge displaying an SBD certificate!
Kettle’s Yard, the University of Cambridge’s modern and contemporary House and Gallery and the former home of one-time Tate Gallery curator, Jim Ede and his wife Helen, re-opened to the public this month (February) proudly displaying a certificate in its main reception from Secured by Design (SBD), the national police crime prevention initiative.certificate recognises that the House has followed SBD’s advice about incorporating measures to keep the premises secure.
Six council homes built to SBD standards near Great Yarmouth
A development of six new council homes at Gorleston-on-Sea, near Great Yarmouth, has received an award from Secured by Design (SBD), the national police crime prevention initiative.
The SBD Gold award recognises that proven crime prevention techniques have been incorporated into both the built environment, such as the layout and landscaping, and the physical security of the new homes, such as doors windows and locks.
Lights, camera, action: introducing the benefits of roller garage doors
It’s a sure sign of belief in a product when a managing director willingly steps forward to appear on video on his company’s website to highlight the many benefits of his newly installed roller garage door.
Clutching a microphone and wearing a warm coat, Gary Brooks, of Rotherham based AlluGuard, engages with viewers for over three minutes to explain how it is saving him from the frustrations of his former up-and-over door.
First security standard for access control units in the UK announced on US company website
A new dedicated standard for access control systems for improved building access control in the UK was announced this month (January) by UL, a global safety science organisation, following close collaboration with Secured by Design (SBD), the national police crime prevention initiative.
UL 293 is the first security standard for access control equipment units in the UK.
Urban Front where a passion for natural hardwood doors opens a niche high-end market
A married couple who took a bold decision to quit their professional careers in London to see how far their combined creative talents could take them, are now enjoying life running their own business designing and manufacturing stylish hardwood doors.
Nabil and Elizabeth Assaf took time out to research their market, create their own distinctive brand, register their designs with the Intellectual Property Office, and to attend college for a year to study product design and interior design respectively.
Fordham House awarded Secured by Design Gold Standard
Located on the corner of Birmingham Road and Clopton Road, Stratford upon Avon, Fordham House has been awarded Secured by Design (SBD) Gold Standard for security measures incorporated into the design and build of its 82 high-quality apartments.