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A lorry crashed into a petrol station which had to be shut down as a result. Following an examination the premises was declared unsafe by Surrey County Council after it was hit by the lorry. Police said the kiosk in Godalming suffered widespread damage because the vehicle struck it and also an unoccupied car sitting on the forecourt. Officers confirmed the 63-year-old lorry driver was treated for minor injuries in hospital. Tensor can help improve both the security and safety aspects of your business premises using our posts, bollards and automatic car park barriers. Tensor’s automatic barriers are also capable of operating alongside any installed control or ticketing systems. Tough and durable parking posts can protect vulnerable corners of buildings as well as providing a physical barrier that can stop most types of vehicles. The posts can be used in any weather, and can also be colour-coded to suit your corporate identity at little or no extra cost, or in order to provide an additional visual deterrent.

"Totally unacceptable" was the majority verdict of firefighters to a new set of rules which they claim will extend response times. "The results of the survey clearly indicate that the council leaders and service managers have got it wrong," said Surrey Fire Brigades Union (FBU) secretary Richard Jones after firefighters were consulted on Surrey Fire and Rescue Authority's draft plan to cut back night cover. “The proposals are totally unacceptable.” A spokesman for the Authority said it proposes "appropriate" cover over 24 hours. Comprehensive user-definable working patterns, rosters and shifts and individual and group absence planners are just some of the features in Tensor’s smart card and biometric Time & Attendance systems. Up to nine reason codes can also be stored in the easy to use clocking station. These allow clocking out for configurable reasons such as Dentist, Business or Smoking Break. The working patterns or shifts can be customised, with either fixed or flexitime rules plus features to override the normal pattern like using a specific shift on public holidays.  

Police are warning lorry drivers they should leave it to the morning to fill their tank when sleeping in vehicles because of the high number of fuel thefts. Sgt Kevin Chase, from the force intelligence bureau, said "simple steps" could be taken to prevent fuel being stolen. "Anti-siphoning devices and alarms for fuel tanks could also be used." Sgt Chase said the force recommended that buildings storing fuel be fitted with alarms and lighting improved. Tensor has a range of barrier devices, access control, visitor control and CCTV surveillance to make up an unrivalled package which secures your business premises. All supplied scanners, barriers, turnstiles, bollards, posts, pedestals, and fencing can be installed on your premises by our qualified engineers, all of whom are security vetted and Criminal Records Bureau checked. Barriers can be integrated with our smart card access control networks. These offer near real time graphical display which shows doors being opened or closed, those with an alarm status set and those which have had forced entry.  

Copper thefts have reached an all-time high and pose such a threat to Britain’s infrastructure that it is targeted as the second highest priority after terrorism, police have said. A Network Rail spokesman added that measures taken to prevent the robberies included remote movement CCTV. He remarked the crime wave is the worst it has ever been, and added: "We want compulsory registration for scrap dealers and the police to be given the power to close scrap yards using stolen material." Tensor can supply access control and CCTV to protect your vulnerable site. 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. The CCTV footage generated by your camera network is recorded on a dedicated digital video recorder (DVR), which can be located either onsite or offsite. Triggered by motion detectors or movement on a CCTV camera, the DVR only records footage of activity so no "dead time" is unnecessarily stored.  

The need to save £8 million over the next four years has prompted Dorset, Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue to discuss sharing resources. Chair of Devon and Somerset Fire Authority Mark Healey said of the plans: "This will not affect firefighters and back office services at that level, it is at senior management level and is about collaborative working between fire services.” He continued: “We find it an exciting move." Senior managers have met and given provisional approval to the proposals. Tensor's security and clocking products can be integrated with fire roll call software that will automatically generate a report in the event of a fire or other emergency. In such an evacuation situation, the instantaneous reports contain the crucial safety information concerning who is on site. Unlike most other systems, this function is executed directly from the clocking stations and does not rely on the controlling PC or computer infrastructure. The fire roll call software announces the emergency while simultaneously activating your existing warning system.  

A Police Federation spokesman said the disappearance of Police Community Support Officers (PCSOs) as well as conventional officers from one authority is the shape of things to come. The number of PCSOs has been reduced by 15 to 182, plus 230 officers are planned to go at Cleveland Police Authority. The spokesman said: "I do not want anyone to be under the illusion that this is the end of the story. There are more cuts in government funding in coming years." Tensor supplies comprehensive security protection for your business premises for a price lower than you may think. The T3510 Low Cost 4-Scanner Controller is the ultimate Smart Card Access Control system for doors, car park barriers and turnstiles. For just £395 you get one to four door access control – linked together you can control up to 128 doors from one PC. It holds details on up to 10,000 smart card holders. The expandable, upgradeable modular security system features a burglar alarm output for forced entry and email warnings and alerts.  

Payments to local shops and businesses have been proposed as part of a council project to maintain public toilet provision. Where a pub, shop or other premises can open its ‘WC’ facilities to the public, the nearest local authority toilet at Highland Council would be shut down. The Scottish council wants to widen the project to save money on its bottom line. It currently spends more than £1.2m a year on its 115 public toilets. Tensor's turnstiles offer improved security and extended flow capacity as well as smart card and coin operating options, the latter raising much-needed revenue to keep the toilet open. Coupled with a set of smart cards, flow capacity is significantly increased compared with any swipe card system, as the card is read in under ¼ second and does not have to be removed from a wallet or purse. Without compromising the safety of those who use the turnstile, speed and reliability are provided even during rush hour periods. Also available as a double half height turnstile, your throughput can be doubled.

A minister has slammed ‘cheerleading development officers’ and similar jobs not part of traditional 'front line local services, which have been calculated to make up a quarter of public services. Local Government Minister Bob Neill said: "These figures reveal the explosion in town hall jobs and bureaucracy under Labour and reinforce the need for some councils to start cutting out middle management." He continued that getting rid of these jobs “will ensure local authorities can protect front-line services." Does your organisation feel bloated or inefficient? Tensor’s time and attendance clocking networks can save your company money as our smart card operated systems offer the fastest throughput possible. All Tensor smart cards and key fobs use the same well-proven and reliable RF (Radio Frequency) reading technology. This gives a consistent read range which is unaffected by most external conditions. The factory encoded ID code cannot be duplicated, therefore it is very secure. Cards have no battery, thus usually can be read an infinite number of times.

Raiders have hit a church for a third time in as many months after taking advantage of the high black market prices for metal. Lead was stolen on all occasions. Property steward Ken Pennells arrived at the West London church to see the thieves had struck yet again. He said: “My reaction was unprintable. We're looking at improving security, CCTV cameras and things like that, we just didn't expect the thieves to come back so quickly.” CCTV tracking, secure sliding gates and barriers are just some of the securing devices Tensor can deliver to your organisation in order to protect your vulnerable site. Static or automatic bollards provide a genuine deterrent and the automatic ones fully integrate with our smart card and biometric access control systems. With a range of styles and designs, your bollards are available in any RAL colour as a special order at low prices. Our bollards have a range of uses, including protecting vulnerable points like corners of buildings or deterring ram-raiders.  

Business Secretary Vince Cable said after business had been concluded on the £291 million sale of a steel plant: "Coming just over a year after the plant was mothballed, it is a tribute to both companies involved – Tata Steel and SSI. I welcome the return of steelmaking to this historic steel site later this year.” Mr Cable was referring to a deal which should secure 700 jobs following months of negotiations involving Thai company SSI and Tata Steel's Teesside Cast Products. If your company is expanding, moving to a new site or taking on workers, you need a comprehensive time and attendance payroll system which works over multiple sites. WinTA Enterprise is the multi-user, networked, multi-site Time and Attendance, system intended for larger companies. It can store up to 2000 employees on a single Time & Attendance clock, to which extra scanners may be attached for Access Control, Job Booking, and Job Costing. WinTA Enterprise operates both the T32xx and T256x clocking stations and can record employee details for an unlimited number of people.

It may seem strange for a profession to be recommended a pay rise of almost a quarter in these austere times, but that is the case for Scottish councillors according to an independent review of their salaries. The Scottish Local Authorities Remuneration Committee says their increased workload justifies the rise. The total pay bill would increase from about £22.8 million to £28.3 million per year. The report argued this sum must be seen in the context of councils’ £10.9 billion revenue budget. WinTA Lite is the latest in Tensor’s proven range of complete Windows™ based time and attendance products which meet your firm’s clocking and payroll requirements. The WinTA Lite software allows the creation of many daily working patterns, with either fixed or flexitime rules; plus overtime, and paid and unpaid breaks. WinTA Lite stores information on up to 1000 production or department jobs. Using a smart card or key fob, employees book time against these jobs to produce a fully costed analysis and breakdown of time spent on each one.  

Forces in other parts of the world are following the lead of a business crime strategy which has won international praise. Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire Chamber of Commerce will provide administrative support for a police-involved scheme which advises businesses on fighting crime. Scott Knowles, the Chamber's deputy chief executive, believes the public-private partnership is unique to Notts. He said: "It is absolutely crucial that firms do all they can to protect their premises, equipment, product holdings, staff and customers.” Tensor can aid firms realise that aim with our comprehensive choice of smart card access control, door and registration point control, visitor control and security devices. Access Control profiles are easily created or customised to suit your particular site, and can be varied minute-by-minute. An anti pass back facility limits the same card being used by more than one person, thus tightening control on who gains access to your premises. A near-real time graphical display shows doors being opened or closed, those with alarm status set and those with forced entry.