It has been nearly two years since the last State of Physical Access Control Report and much in the world has changed since then. Not least the aftermath of a global pandemic which has, for many of us ...

Just 15% of organisations say they have conducted a workplace fire risk assessment to cover the risks posed by devices containing lithium-ion batteries, new research finds. Firechief Global urges ...

Sunstone Systems has announced the launch of the Rapid Autonomous Frontier Technology (RAFT) System. The product builds on Sunstone Systems’ range of wireless, clean energy, remote power systems which ...

Crime and Policing Minister, Chris Philps, has urged the police to use artificial intelligence (AI) technology more for crime-fighting by May 2024. In a letter to police chiefs, Philps said the number ...

The integration of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) into physical security systems is rapidly transforming the video surveillance industry. Dakota Murphey provides an overview of ...

The retail sector, it seems, is under attack. Increasing levels of shoplifting and violence against staff have led to the increased deployment of body-worn cameras. Chris Price provides an overview of ...

An Industry Competence Committee (ICC) has been created by the Building Safety Regulator (BSR) to provide insight and guidance to improve competency in the sector. The ICC will have a role in advising ...

Ivy Sun, Senior Analyst at Omdia, offers a perspective on the increasingly fundamental role access control systems are playing in the transition to interconnected smart buildings. Since 2020, the ...

Tesco’s Chief Executive, Ken Murphy, has announced that staff are to be offered bodycams after abuse rose by a third in the last year. Writing in the Mail on Sunday, Murphy said those responsible “are ...

Access control systems have come a long way from the traditional mechanical lock and key. There is greater demand than ever for convenient solutions to enter and exit buildings and facilities from ...

The recent pre-legislative scrutiny of the Terrorism (Protection of Premises) Bill – also known as the Protect Duty or Martyn’s Law, in tribute to Martyn Hett, one of the 22 victims killed in the 2017 ...

Speaking at the High Rise Construction Fire Safety Conference held alongside FIREX in London last month, Matthew Pearce and Andy Lack from Skanska outlined the hazards of Lithium-ion batteries on ...