The role of airports revolves around being energetic focal points for travel and trade, with a daily influx of millions of passengers. Amid this unceasing movement of people, the need to implement rigorous security measures takes on a pivotal...
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 world has been hugely impacted by COVID-19, supply chain disruption,...
False fire alarm numbers continue to rise post-pandemic, causing major challenges for the economy by wasting vital time and resources. Evie Fry, Marketing Apprentice at Safety Technology International explains the issue. The latest Home Office figures from the year...
IFSEC Insider catches up with Andrea White, Fire Engineer and Managing Director of A W Fire, and also founder of the women’s networking group for the UK fire safety industry, Women Talking Fire. We hear why female-focused networking groups...
Reports of fires breaking out due to the increased use of Lithium-ion (Li-ion) batteries are on the rise. Speaking at FIREX 2023 on Wednesday 17 May, Matt Humby, Senior Technical Sales Consultant at Firechief Global, outlined where the batteries...
Charles (Chuck) Randolph, Chief Security Officer at Ontic, provides some guidance to security executives when facing financial constraints – and how they can retain influence and protect assets to ensure their organisation doesn’t risk exposure as a result. Every...
Announcing the plans on Tuesday 6 June, the UK’s Cabinet Office said it was committed to publishing a timeline for the removal of cameras subject to China’s National Intelligence Law in central government departments. The move is an extension...
The growth of electric vehicles and the necessary charging infrastructure has altered the use of car parks in recent years. Meanwhile, fire safety experts concerned about lithium-ion battery fires regularly cite concerns over the growing risks that large numbers...
The Government has announced an additional £18.6 million to fund the installation of a common alarm system to replace waking watch measures that remain in place. The fund builds on the original £35 million Waking Watch Relief Fund that...
The global market for access control in 2021 had sales of about $8.5 billion and is expected to grow by about 8 percent annually until 2027, according to a report by market research firm Imarc Group. A significant growth...
