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A portable toilet was stolen from a council yard by thieves using a large crane. The yard in Stirlingshire was broken into, and Central Scotland Police said a portable toilet and a metal store hut were taken using a large vehicle with a mounted crane. Sometime between Monday and Thursday last week the secure gates were forced open. Officers said the site is on the A81 which is a busy road, so someone must have seen something suspicious. Tensor can supply many solutions for tightening security around yards. As well as access control, barrier, turnstile and visitor monitoring networks we can install digital CCTV camera and recording systems. Digital CCTV is a PC based, multi channel video surveillance system that utilises the most advanced compression technologies to bring you the highest picture quality and video performance. Compared to analogue CCTV, a far greater number of digital evidence quality CCTV cameras can be connected to your network and viewed, all through a single PC monitor.  

Cable theft has this week caused transport delays in many parts of south-east England. Rail services in Essex and Cambridgeshire were severely hit after overhead power cables were stolen. Network Rail said the theft affected other overhead lines, some of which came down in Essex late on Wednesday (September 21). The Stansted Express and Broxbourne to Cambridge services have been suspended, National Express East Anglia said. The company added it did not expect trains to run until 13:00 BST. An access control security system from Tensor is ideal for use at a vulnerable or isolated depot or office, and can control most standard types of internal and external electronic door locks and releases. You are given total control over who is allowed access through any door on your access control network, at any time of the day. Access Lite is our entry-level smart card operated access control system, and issues speech warnings when a forced entry occurs. The sophisticated software monitors access patterns and the alarm status.  

An armed robber threatened a woman as she worked alone at a betting shop. The criminal carried a knife and demanded she hand over money from the till at the branch of Ladbrokes in Edinburgh. Police need help in identifying the man responsible, and a spokesperson said: "This was an incredibly frightening experience for the store worker, who was alone within the premises at the time of the robbery.” One of the ways Tensor can help prevent crime taking place at your premises is a bundled ID card visitor control system. Tensor have put together a range of options, guaranteed to suit your business requirements depending on size and number of employees. For offices or businesses like the above example with fewer employees, the Small Business ID Card System can cope with a high level of throughput. Complete with a mid-range, single-sided Magicard printer and 100 ID cards, you can get started printing your ID badges straight away. It also contains VMS Small Business Edition Software and a digital camera.  

A budget backlash has begun after the Scottish Government maintained a public sector pay freeze and continued to enforce poorer pension terms after setting out its plans for the next financial year. Mike Kirby, Scottish secretary of Unison, led the protests by saying: “We’re angry at the continuation of the pay freeze which will affect hundreds of thousands of low-paid workers, who have already faced a real-term pay cut for the past two years.” Tensor time & attendance personnel systems and software handle all hours calculations and allow your employees to clock in and out extremely quickly. This information can be exported in many forms to allow integration with existing payroll software. Fully customisable reports can also be generated by the personnel software. These reports can be exported to a variety of formats including HTML and CSV, ideal for either printing or displaying within your company's intranet. A Company Cars facility for logging MOT and service dates is just one of its many features.  

British Transport Police have offered a £1,000 reward in return for information about cable drums taken from a rail depot. The equipment was taken in two separate incidents from Horsham in West Sussex. Two drums were stolen in the early part of last week, with a further four drums taken just over 24 hours later in a light-coloured transit van. A statement from police said cable theft had become a “major problem on the rail system”. Operated by contactless smart cards, key fobs, or biometrics, a Tensor Access system gives you full control over who is allowed access through any controlled point at any time of any day, placing it at the forefront of security solutions. It starts from low cost single door access control and goes up to a fully modular network. The T3510 is the ultimate Smart Card Access Control system for doors, car park barriers and turnstiles. The one to four door Access Control set-up, linked together, can control up to 128 doors from one PC.  

A few companies are still ignoring the minimum wage law, research has shown. HM Revenue and Customs has the powers to issue a notice of underpayment if an employer is found to be flouting the legal threshold, which sits at £6.08 an hour for over-21s. Cases include that of a 21-year-old man who started as an apprentice mechanic four years ago and who still receives £4 an hour despite now being fully qualified. Tensor’s WinTA Time & Attendance systems cover all the requirements of a firm’s pay and clocking issues. Our state of the art software can deal with workers who have annual contracts, making it ideal for the public sector, or any other special working rules. Overtime is easily monitored with up to four different pay bands in each shift. The large colour display on Tensor's T32xx Time & Security clocking station makes it simple and easy for employees to confirm their clockings or check flexi-time hours. The T32xx includes colour LCD with video playback.  

A proposal to keep 24-hour cover for Windsor fire station will go to public consultation on Monday (October 3) for three months and if approved the round the clock service will start in April 2012. This ends a five-year battle to save the town's station from night-time closure. The Fire Authority agreed a proposal for the cover using a smaller fire engine and fewer crew at a council meeting on Wednesday. Tensor Time & Attendance systems deal with staff clocking and hours issues in the quickest and most efficient way available on the market. Our Time and Attendance networks such as WinTAnet can supply working rules to calculate the correct result. A number of basic rules control how hours are calculated by the software. These include settings to separate ‘worked time’ into different overtime rates, to handle night shift working and paid or unpaid breaks. You can also enable breaks to activate between set times, and/or after a minimum number of hours have been worked.  

Officers from the Warwickshire and Leicestershire police forces mounted a joint operation and used automatic number plate recognition technology to catch a gang of criminals. As a result the men were arrested in a ‘sting’ to clamp down upon metal thefts and burglary along the A5 road, which runs through both counties. A variety of goods which were believed to have been stolen were recovered. Automatic number plate recognition technology can be incorporated into a Tensor access control, visitor control, barrier or digital CCTV system. There are now many methods available for businesses to monitor movement and access within a specific area. Completely upgradable, your network can be expanded quickly and easily by simply installing additional cameras. In addition, you are not restricted to the type of camera you wish to install as the CCTV software is able to support all cameras within our product range. Picture quality of a digital CCTV system is evidence quality and is far superior to that of an analogue system.  

The UK government is expected to respond fully within the next month to a report which says the railway industry could make annual savings of £1bn. The independent report pushes forward the use of machines to replace ticket offices currently provided and staffed by rail company employees. Rail consumer watchdog Passenger Focus said ticket machines were "second rate" compared to a staffed ticket office. The Department of Transport said it is reviewing staffing options. WinTA Enterprise is the flagship Windows™ based time and attendance product from Tensor. Its modular design can link to Tensor Access Enterprise and Tensor Personnel Enterprise. Powerful individual and group absence planners as well as comprehensive user-definable working patterns, rosters and annualised hours are just some of its advanced features. The Export to Payroll function links to Sage, Pegasus, Centrefile, Unipay and other systems. The T32xx Clocking Station works independently of the PC if the PC is switched off or fails and has digital outputs to control door locks, fire alarms and wall clocks.  

Eight people were hurt after an explosion and fire caused devastation at an industrial estate in Surrey. Of the eight who received injuries, two are thought to have sustained serious burns. One of them was airlifted to a London hospital, while the others were taken to nearby hospitals. One witness Natalie Dugdale told Sky News she heard three explosions and could see "masses and masses of smoke". She said fire officers told her the blast was caused by recycled printer toner. Tensor smart card security and time and attendance scanning products can be integrated with fire roll call hardware and software that will aid health and safety at the workplace. The software will automatically generate a report in the event of a fire or other emergency. The reports are generated containing the crucial information concerning who is on site so every staff member onsite can be accounted for. Tensor’s T32xx clocking stations have hardware links that can connect to a fire alarm panel.  

This week has been a case of ‘mind the pay gap’ after it was revealed Tube drivers will get £50,000 per year. London Underground (LU) says a new four-year wage deal negotiated with union leaders meant the pay of train drivers, currently around £46,000, will go over the £50,000 mark. Under the deal, LU staff will get a 5 per cent pay increase this year followed by RPI inflation plus 0.5% in the ensuing three years. Tensor’s WinTAnet Time & Attendance Management System combines the requirements of time and attendance, rostering and job costing, plus access control security. It can dramatically improve your HR management by supplying working rules to calculate the correct result. It contains special rules to accommodate the formal flexitime contracts worked by many public sector employees. WinTAnet will predict the most appropriate shift depending on when an employee starts work. Each type of pattern can be set up to override the normal pattern and use a specific shift on public holidays.  

A series of suspected arson attacks has probably permanently closed a community BMX bike track. The track in Wrexham cost £18,000 to complete, funded through grants and the local community council. Because the equipment was not insured the community council cannot afford to replace the burned wreckage. The track cost £11,000, mostly raised via grants, and the council added £7,000 for a site and soil survey, since it was on the site of a former tip. A Tensor security system for your premises can include automatic barriers and they are capable of operating alongside any installed access control or ticketing systems. All automatic car park barriers are supplied complete and are ready to accept power and data connections. Boom arms are available in a number of different lengths to suit various road widths. Optional extras include: a folding arm mechanism, impact release mechanism, hanging racks or barrier skirts and pedestals. Our experienced engineers can install each barrier, individually adjusting it to company specification.