HSE-endorsed powered gate safety guide published by DHF

A comprehensive guide to powered gate safety has been published by the Door & Hardware Federation with the backing of the Health & Safety Executive. It has now been adopted as best practice technical guidance by Gate Safe, the industry-led campaign to improve automated gate safety. Gate Safe has been working with DHF on raising awareness of safety of automatic gates and was consulted in the development of the guidance.
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Kentec protects magnificent Athens Metro Mall

Ninety Kentec addressable control panels are at the heart of a fire safety system installed at the magnificent Athens Metro Mall shopping mall above the Agios Dimitrios metro station, in the southern suburbs of Athens.
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MagTek introduces iDynamoEMV, EMV Chip & PIN mobile payment terminal

MagTek Inc, a world class provider of card readers, cheque readers and scanners, PIN Pads, card issuing systems, and MagnePrint credential authentication technology introduces iDynamoEMV, a secure EMV Chip + PIN Mobile payment device. 
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Weather beating keypad from Securefast

Whatever the elements have in store the new APX-16 waterproof keypad from Securefast as been purposely designed to stand up to the challenge.
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Show squatters the Red Card with advice from the MLA

As the recent occupation of a property owned by Premier league footballer Joey Barton goes to show, no one is impervious to the threats of squatting.

In a recent outburst on twitter, it was revealed that the star's property had been overrun by squatters, although hastily removed before serious damage could be inflicted, the brief occupation demonstrates the very real threat of squatting in the twenty first century.
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UAP TradeLocks see the Zero Lift soar

UAP TradeLocks have reported record sales over the past month for their UAP+ Zero Lift Cylinders since The BBC aired their 'Inside Out' programme which included a lengthy 10 minute feature on lock snapping and general cylinder vulnerability.

Managing Director David Jennings says; "Since the airing of the programme, consumers have become aware of problems such as Lock Snapping, but they've also become more mindful of the importance of security cylinders as the easiest solution to resisting these attacks and protecting their property.
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Introducing the WHCA Health Cash Plan from OPAL

The Health Cash Plan aspect of OPAL, the newly formed Organisation of Professional Accredited Locksmiths, part of the Security Media Group who are publishers of this e-zine and Locks & Security Magazine, is one that has attracted many to consider the benefits of becoming members. As an introduction to the Plan, we invited Allen Hughes, director of the WHCA to trace its history and outline the benefits of membership.

As like many Health Cash Plans organisations, the WHCA had an association with its local hospital, as it's full name suggests, Worcester Hospital Contributors' Association. The organisation took this title in 1948 following the creation of the National Health Service.
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Geneva 2012 Vehicle Security

Whilst Geneva might not be one of the biggest shows, it is still considered one of the most important alongside the likes Paris, Frankfurt and Detroit, and 2012 was no different, with the world premières of several key new models taking place.

SBD's Secure Car team was there looking for the latest trends in vehicle security and smart key technology.
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'Houston, we all have a problem...'

- NASA lost unencrypted laptop containing access codes to space station
- 50 NASA devices were either lost or stolen between 2011 and 2012
- Cyber Security Research Institute (CSRI) research found that in UK 15.1m Gigabytes of data is discarded every year on hard drives
- Kingston research found that 75 percent of companies said they were not willing to pay to ensure USB drives used by employees were secure

Following a seemingly endless string of news stories revealing data losses from large organisations, the recent revelation that NASA had lost an unencrypted laptop containing the access codes to the space station seems to have got rather lost in space.
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Mut-T-Lock new sales appointment

Leading security cylinders manufacturer, Mul-T-Lock has appointed Jonathan Gray as a dedicated sales manager for the South East, to complete the business development team for the UK.

Jonathan Gray has fifteen years industry experience, holding a number of senior positions with responsibility for buying and sales alongside dedicated consultancy services.
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24 Facts About 24 Years Of Crimestoppers

Here are some facts about Crimestoppers which was started in 1988, 24 years ago...

1. Over 113,000 arrests and charges have been made since 1988.
2. Over 1.3 million actionable calls have been received since 1988.
3. More than £122 million of goods has been recovered since 1988.
4. More than £223 million of drugs have been seized since 1988.
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Private purchasing of US prisons locks in occupancy rates

The $250 million proposal, circulated by the Nashville-based Corrections Corporation of America to prison officials in 48 states, has been blasted by some state officials who suggest such a program could pressure criminal justice officials to seek harsher sentences to maintain the contractually required occupancy rates.

"You don't want a prison system operating with the goal of maximizing profits," says Texas state Sen. John Whitmire, a Houston Democrat and advocate for reducing prison populations through less costly diversion programs. "The only thing worse is that this seeks to take advantage of some states' troubled financial position."

The 2nd Guangzhou International Lock Industry Expo (GILIE 2012)

The 2nd Guangzhou International Lock Industry Expo (GILIE 2012) & the 2nd China International Safes Import & Export Expo (China Safes 2012) will be held on April 16th to 18th, 2012 in Guangzhou Jinhan Exhibition Centre.

Since the GILIE 2012 & China Safes 2012 project started, support has come from international associations such as Master Locksmiths Association of Australasia, Locksmithing Institutes of Hong Kong and Locks Association of Taiwan.
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