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16th May 2012 Issue no. 120
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Products UBM Live and Euroindex join forces to bring global innovation to Eastern European security market UBM Live, organisers of the globally respected IFSEC security and fire events, will for the first time extend its reach to Eastern Europe, helping to internationalise BEZPEKA, the leading security event in Ukraine this October (23 - 26 October 2012, Kiev, Ukraine). The partnership will see significant investment injected into the sales and marketing function to help broaden the event's horizon and further position it as the strategic bridge between the EU and Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) security industries. With visa free access from both the EU and CIS, BEZPEKA also opens a gateway for suppliers to access the lucrative Eastern European market.  New Decoder/Encoder modules extends the functionality of existing analogue CCTV cameras
SOS Response for Legal Locksmiths SOS Response has announced that Missouri-based Legal Locksmiths has signed a ten-year, national distribution agreement to market the SOS Response personal life safety solution through its network of nationwide locksmith professionals. "Legal Locksmiths has been raising the standards for professional locksmith services for over five years," said Mike Edwards, Vice President for SOS Response Ltd. "We are extremely excited to have established this long-term partnership with an organisation that so closely matches our own mission: to put enhanced personal safety and security services in the hands of consumers, no matter where they are. Our dealer program, offered through Legal Locksmiths, will significantly increase the dealer's existing and prospective client base, and future revenue potential LA airport TSA security screeners 'ran drug-ring'
Four current and former security screeners at Los Angeles international airport have been arrested and charged with drug-trafficking and bribery. The four accepted cash to allow large shipments of cocaine, methamphetamine and marijuana through X-ray machines, the US justice department said. Full StoryBurglar says he was doing locksmith work, cops say Ogden, Utah police deputies say a 31-year-old man being charged with breaking into a vehicle told them he was just practicing to be a locksmith! Weber County sheriff's deputies say they responded to a burglary call and found the man with lock picks, bolt cutters and what appeared to be a glass pipe for smoking methamphetamine. They requested a search warrant and seized stolen items from a truck, including several purses, wallets, religious books, a gun and gems worth an estimated $5,000. Full StoryXandem's security sensors can see through walls Imagine a real-life version of Harry Potter's magical Marauder's Map, which showed the location of everyone prowling throughout Hogwarts castle. That's what startup Xandem is building: a new kind of all-seeing motion-detection system that's poised to shake up the security market. Full StoryThe T24 Door Station with App and new accessories
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Comment: Sorry for all the typos in last week's Comment, making it look like it was in Double Dutch. Mind you, we were broadcasting from Holland! Apologies once more. IFSEC is currently under way and Mul-T-Lock celebrate with a win. Plus, we hear that in Madrid the local locks association has signed a deal with the municipality to change locks for abused women afraid of their partners. Now that's a good idea. If you enjoy reading Locks and Security News so do others! If you have company news, stock clearances, distributor or product information tell us. Just email news This Week's News
IFSEC International Security Industry Awards 2012 After a thrilling evening at the Hilton Hotel in Birmingham last night, UBM Live - organiser of IFSEC International, the world’s largest annual security event – is pleased to announce the winners of the IFSEC International Security Industry Awards 2012. Produced in association with the British Security Industry Association (BSIA) and headline sponsored by Norbain Group, the awards were presented by sports pundits Mark Lawrenson and Dan Walker following a black tie dinner. Mul-T-Lock celebrates award success at IFSEC
The award winning Watchlock from Mul-T-Lock combines a high security padlock, GPS locating system and SIM card based communication technologies to provide real time event and location information through email, text message or web based application. With security in the national and international spotlight like never before, IFSEC International 2012 organisers say that this year is the most crucial for the surveillance industry in the last decade. Security issues have rarely been out of the headlines over the past 12 months, with phone hacking, private investigators, data breaches, rioting, and the constant threat of terrorism all major talking points. And with the London Olympics and the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee celebrations just around the corner, it’s crunch time for the security business.  The aims behind National CCTV Improvement Week 2012 As the UK counts down to the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee and Olympic celebrations, security concerns will be at a record high. All security practitioners, business owners and proprietors, or anyone who has an involvement with CCTV, is asked to test and review their current security camera installations to ensure they are operating efficiently. In line with the objectives of the Trusted CCTV Improvement Project, National CCTV Improvement Week has been set to help determine and redress many everyday security camera concerns, experienced by a wide range of CCTV users and operators. Free lock change for abused women - in Madrid Abused women in Madrid will be able to change their door locks for free. The Madrid government and the Safety Locksmith Union Federation have signed an agreement to provide this service for victims of gender violence once it has been authorized by a judge. This service is frequently requested by associations for abused women. The agreement, entitled ‘Close the Door on Abuse’ aims to guarantee the safety of women and their children against violent partners.  Chubb Security boss apologises for 'oxygen thieves' email slur A Chubb Security boss in Australia was forced to apologise to workers and undergo counselling after circulating an email describing injured cash-in-transit guards as "oxygen thieves". But the National Union of Workers believes the punishment is too lenient and have called for him to resign, reports The Herald Sun. The email, written on April 24 and obtained by The Sunday Telegraph, was sent by Chubb's national security manager Brian Lee. Full StoryThe retirement plan that paid off earlier than expected
Mark Avet thought it was a smart move when he was 41 to include residential and business locks to his skills list - just to have something to fall back on when he reached retirement age. Expectation for retirement, however, came a decade earlier than anticipated for Avet, when in 2009 the financially strapped US auto industry cut thousands of workers by closing plants and shuttering dealerships across the country. Fortunately for this locksmith he was not shut out of a career. The plan worked - although not in a manner originally intended - and Avet's locksmith efforts quickly grew into being a real job. "When I started in the car business in 1974, one of the first things I had to do was make key cylinders," he said. "So, I've basically been doing this all my life." Full StoryAnother good year for Milestone Systems Milestone Systems, the open platform company in IP video management software, has delivered strong results for 2011 and continues impressive growth with profitability and investments in research and development. Despite the continued slowdown in European markets, Milestone has recorded revenue growth of 22 percent to USD 46.89M against USD 38.3M in 2010. Locks and Security News Archive Search We keep an extensive archive of news stories and product information that have featured in past issues of Locks and Security News. If you would like to run a search of the Locks and Security News web site using the search tool below please just go ahead by entering in the name of the person, product or company or any other key words that you are looking for. How to contact us at Locks and Security News:
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Rogue locksmith must pay £700,000 Rogue locksmith Mark Makowski has been ordered to pay £700,000 following a five-year investigation into his criminal operation in London.
A five-year joint investigation by Westminster trading standards and Scambusters began in 2007 following complaints from customers who had been "duped" when employing Pronto Locks to regain entry to their homes.  SSAIB unveils temporary alarm systems code of practice SSAIB, the UK's leading Certification Body for electronic security, manned guarding services, fire protection, intruder and other alarm systems, has unveiled a constructive new initiative to help properly protect a range of potentially vulnerable sites. The SSAIB's new Code of Practice for temporary alarm systems will assist in safeguarding construction areas, vacant premises and other buildings at risk from vandalism, arson, squatters, criminal damage and other harmful attacks. Former prisoners to be taught key cutting? Currently 47 per cent of adult offenders who are jailed re-offend within 12 months of release, while the prison population in England and Wales has risen sharply in recent years to reach a record 88,000 in recent months.
According to Justice Secretary Ken Clarke, "Many prisoners do not want to be part of that cycle. We need to facilitate the way in which people get back into a normal life and do not commit further crimes again. We also stress to the businessmen that you can take part in this and derive benefits as a business and you don't have to compromise your ordinary standards of commercial judgment.
Listers stocked items cover the comprehensive range of Yale Mortice Locks and Latches, Euro Cylinders and Rim Locks, which are suitable for a wide variety of applications, and security needs. UK companies risk security of data on cloud to chance research shows According to PwC/Infosecurity Europe many UK companies are failing to keep a proper check on the security of their data held by third parties offering cloud computing services. IronmongeryDirect listens when the tradesman talk
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