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As architects and designers use steel in increasingly flexible ways, fire engineering must evolve to keep pace. Against this background the overriding need to ensure the safety of lives and property becomes more challenging. Modern buildings now include the use of cellular beams to integrate the services within the depth of the steel floor beam [...]

Costing £90m – treble the original budget so true to form for huge sporting events – the Commonwealth Games security operation has been the largest and most expensive Glasgow has ever seen. But how much of this outlay will produce benefits felt beyond the 11-day event’s conclusion? Put simply, will Glasgow be a safer place once [...]

If the infographic below purports to show anyone how to become a private detective then it also serves as a wake-up call for anyone complacent about the security of their personal information in the digital sphere. Created by WhoisHostingthis.com, it shows you how easy it is to glean personal information in the age of social media, although there’s [...]

Vinden CZ is an affordable, LWIR thermal chassis camera that combines superior uncooled FPA technology with an efficient continuous zoom optic. It features a 12X zoom factor for 640 x 480 and a 6X zoom factor for 320 x 240. Both Vinden CZ 640 and Vinden CZ 320 offer an amazing 1.5 degree HFOV in full [...]

Photo:Wikimedia Commons user Nic A convicted fraudster is now in charge of security at Old Trafford and possesses a full SIA licence despite his past transgression. Accused of stealing £26,000 from his brother’s post office, Riyaz Patel from Blackburn, Lancashire was found guilty at Preston Crown Court of 29 counts of theft in 2000. Reporting [...]

Wind turbines may catch fire 10 times more often than previously thought, undermining the industry’s green credentials, a study has revealed. The study of more than 200,000 wind turbines worldwide by Imperial College, London and the University of Edinburgh estimates from the limited data available that nearly 120 turbine fires occur annually, eclipsing the 12 [...]

Too often security professionals buy substandard products or equipment that isn’t fit for purpose – a widespread concern in the security industry if IFSEC Global’s research is anything to go by. From manufacturers to installers and the end users themselves, we asked professionals from across the supply chain how the industry can better support decision-makers to, [...]

Axis Communications have been committed to partnerships since the very start of the company in 1984. Indeed, the concept of partnership is the very cornerstone of the Axis approach. At IFSEC International 2014 we interviewed five Axis partners to find out more about their innovative products and solutions and also about their integration with the [...]

There are always plenty of challenges when it comes to implementing the right fire safety system in a public building. The downward pressure on public spending presents difficulties, as does the requirement to conform very strictly to the transparency criteria in the tender process which is always under close scrutiny. In this context, an open-protocol [...]

Fire Doctor, I’m working on the refurbishment of a building, which will subsequently be used for a different purpose. What is the key consideration from a life safety perspective? Fire Doctor (AKA Len Manning, technical manager, Hochiki) Europe: When a fire detection system is first commissioned it is configured around a specific building layout and occupancy [...]