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NEWS
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ISSUE 17
October 2017
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PSSA
Member News
Police thumbs-up for facial
recognition security at London
business centres
EyeLynx Ltd, owned by Zaun have been praised the quality of CCTV
used by a series of London business centres in the quest to hunt
down and prosecute petty criminals, by the Metropolitan Police.
Police in Kingston-upon-Thames were impressed by the full
resolution recording and remote monitoring achieved by Unit
Management Ltd, the managing agent for a dozen business centres
along the A3 heading out of London.
Facilities manager Alex Brewer said: “Kingston police were really
impressed with our high-res imagery that is sharp enough even
at night for full facial recognition, that has led to arresting and
prosecuting would-be thieves.
“We have even monitored an incursion of gypsies at our New
Malden site while we were down in Devon.”
Unit Management has been working with security software expert
EyeLynx Ltd for the past five years and is in the process of upgrading
all its sites with EyeLynx’s iconic SharpView CCTV solutions.
EyeLynx co-founder Jay Patel said: “Unit Management has
successfully implemented many of the features of SharpView,
including video analytics, PIR alarms and the use of radar.”
Police recently made arrests from the camera footage when an
intruder broke through the perimeter fence at Trident Court in
Chessington, where EyeLynx’s EPR-500 radar is also in use.
“We’re able to track people on foot and identify people breaking
in through the perimeter fence – and even watch people dodging
between cars and buildings – all remotely,” said Mr Brewer.
The latest two installations are at Eurolink in Brixton and
Kingspark Business Centre, New Malden, while Mr Brewer is about to
commission enhancements to security at Battersea Business Centre,
Lavender Hill.
The radar can help detect security threats early then use the
software to control CCTV autonomously and zoom in to collect
evidence and send to manned patrols or security control rooms.
It can serve as a high-performance very-low-cost early warning of
potential threats on large sites, with minimal maintenance and no
user intervention once it has been fitted.
Mr Brewer concluded: “The EyeLynx system records at full
resolution, so images are razor sharp and not the grainy and dark
images most people associate with CCTV recordings when you’re not
live monitoring.
“So, with night-vision technology and the advent of widespread
superfast broadband, we can monitor from anywhere and pull off
recordings to suit.”
BACKSTAGE – OFFICE INTERVIEW
Rob Oliver has been Secretary to the Council of the PSSA since its formation.
In our “30 second” interview, we find out a little more about him...
How long have you been associated
with the PSSA?
It’s quite a few years now when my
company, ASL, were approached to help
start the PSSA. After a brief meeting
with Laurence Goode (who became the
Association’s first chairman) and Steve
Gaffer of Frontier Pitts, we agreed on how
we could set up the PSSA and incorporate
it as a non-profit company limited by
guarantee.
How did you get involved with trade
associations in the first place?
I drifted into this kind of work after
training in accountancy. Fortunately I
have always had an interest in current
affairs, politics and business, so it kind of
fitted with life running a trade association.
ASL is now one of the biggest association
management companies in the UK,
certainly the biggest in Yorkshire!
What don’t the PSSA members know
about you?
Hopefully quite a lot! In terms of leisure
pursuits I still think West Ham United will
win some more silverware in my lifetime.
My wife and I live in a fairly rural
community where farming and horses
are quite important. Our current equine
project is a half share in a racehorse, a
project cooked up over one too many
glasses of red wine.
What are your aspirations for the PSSA?
It is a sad fact that we live in a world
of growing security threats. Every PSSA
member has a role in combatting those
threats and the PSSA, in its relations with
government and its agencies, has to
make sure clients make the right choices
in specifying HVM and high security
products. This is why the HVM Hub
initiative can be so important. Seeing this
project through will really show the worth
of the organisation.