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Tensor PLC renew with Secured by Design

Tensor PLC is one of the latest companies to renew their membership with Secured by Design (SBD), the national police crime prevention initiative.

Tensor is a leading UK manufacturer & installer of Smart Card and biometric based Time & Attendance, Access Control, Visitor Monitoring and Personnel systems. Tensor also manufactures Turnstiles, Car park barriers and installs CCTV and ANPR (Automatic Number Plate Recognition) systems.

Tensor employs over 100 people, operating from its own 1,120m² (12,000 sq. ft.) purpose built facility, attached to a magnificent old country house standing in 6 acres of grounds at Hail Weston in Cambridgeshire.

Tensor operates from several other facilities across the UK, including a secondary site (Hail Weston Springs), one mile away from its HQ which houses the production, software development & operations departments and a telesales, training & engineering support services centre in St. Helens, Merseyside.

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With Tensor’s Research & Design activities remaining a top priority, the company aim to maintain Tensor’s position as a market leader in the security equipment sector for years to come.

You can find out more about Tensor PLC and their SBD accredited products here: https://www.securedbydesign.com/member-companies/sbd-members?view=companydetail&account=0011i00000Jpvn5AAB

Ashley Smith, Chief Executive, Tensor PLC, said: “Tensor has held the highly regarded and much sought after Secured by Design licence for the past 12 years - a testament to our company’s track record in developing high-quality products that enhance site security and staff safety through innovative design.

“We are certain that our ongoing partnership with Secured by Design will provide the added reassurance and confidence to all of our existing and future customers that Tensor is committed to consistently delivering the very highest standards.”

SBD Development Officer Doug Skins said: “I am delighted that Tensor have renewed their membership with Secured by Design. They have a number of products which have achieved our Police Preferred Specification – the Tensor T1591 Access Control Card Scanner, the Tensor T8526 Controller Unit and the Tensor Rapid Deployment Asset Protection system - and I look forward to working closely with them over the coming years”.