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Tensor plc has supplied a coin operated toilet turnstile to the world-famous Trocadero Centre near Westminster. One half height turnstile, which combines speed and reliability, has been installed at the London entertainment centre, which contains amusement arcades, a cinema, and much more. The toilet turnstile has a coin slot so that people can pay a nominal fee to enter – and this function also serves as a useful audit trail, so that management can monitor customer flow at the busy Piccadilly venue, especially with Christmas on the horizon. Tensor sales director Robert Cochrane said: “I’m pleased that an internationally famous building like the Trocadero Centre has recognised the quality of our toilet turnstiles,” adding that the Trocadero is due to replace an old toilet turnstile with another one of Tensor’s. Tensor has a good track record in supplying technology to a high-end leisure complex, as our turnstiles have already been installed in the West 12 Shopping Centre, located at Shepherds Bush Green in London. All of our turnstiles are covered by a two year warranty.  

A company faces a hefty fine after four men were found illegally working on its premises. If the employer, Sher Foods, is unable to provide evidence that legally-required checks were carried out before giving the jobs to illegal workers, up to £10,000 will be imposed for each offender. David Griffiths, head of the UK Border Agency's north Wales local immigration team, said more operations to tackle immigration offenders were planned. "Illegal working has a serious impact on communities, taking jobs from those who are genuinely allowed to work," he said. Tensor access control and visitor control products give you total control over employee access plus the ability to register and monitor any contractors or visitors to your premises. Access control software can control your site’s gates, doors or barriers. The WinACnet software, the latest in our proven range of Windows™ systems, creates alarm messages when predetermined actions take place, or if a forced entry occurs. These alarms are immediately emailed to a specified address. Optionally a warning email can be sent if communications to the PC are lost.  

A public-spirited council is giving new life to a run-down ‘WC’ building. The local authority in charge of a 1930s toilet block at Gullane in south-east Scotland pledged to improve the facility, which was in a poor state of repair. Ruth Currie, cabinet member for community wellbeing at East Lothian, said that the new facilities will meet modern standards. No doubt the local council is aware of the improved trade and tourism prospects that towns enjoy when public toilet facilities remain. Tensor plc supplies coin operated toilet turnstiles for both interior and exterior installations, allowing money to be raised for their maintenance to aid cash-strapped councils or private companies. The turnstiles are manufactured from graded stainless steel for ease of cleaning and maintenance and are duty cycle rated for intensive use. The turnstiles can cope with severe operating conditions. The separate coin box can be mounted either in front of the turnstile, at the side or alternatively can be wall mounted with the cash box at the rear, giving a huge range of configurable options.  

Fake tickets for concerts and events, advertised for little more than face value, are being used to fleece millions of pounds. Consumers are told by fraudsters to claim the money back from their banks for the ‘unavailable’ items. Under the Lending Code, which most UK banks have signed up to, innocent victims of fraud on debit or credit cards will not suffer any financial loss unless they have acted negligently. Cunning fraudsters will even buy sponsored online links, to make it look like what they are ‘selling’ is genuine. So that your company is not taken in by fake documents, Tensor offers a low cost PC computer based Visitor Management and Visitor Pass production system that controls, records and monitors the arrivals and departures of an organisation’s visitors and contractors. On arrival at a site, a full colour photograph is taken and personal details are recorded and digitally stored. Once the details are safely stored within the PC, an inexpensive bar coded pass is then issued containing a photograph, name and validation dates.

An MP expressed her concern at a hospital authority’s publicly-available five-year plan which sets out how bosses will change health care to reduce unnecessary hospital admissions. Newcastle Central MP Chi Onwurah said that while she supports the need for more frontline care, NHS North of Tyne had to be clear about what could be achieved and what the reasons are for losing “around one in eight beds”. This also in some areas means one in ten job losses, or more than 150 posts being axed. Within hours of Tensor’s WinTAnet smart card time and attendance network being installed it can dramatically improve your human resources management with features that provide you with total control over your operation. From simple determination of overtime by the number of daily hours worked to the more complex payment of overtime hours adjusted when periodic targets are not met, the software can supply working rules to calculate the correct result. The optional auto-clockout feature allows the system to automatically clock an employee out at a specified time if no clockings are made.  

Despite issuing redundancy notices in the summer and facing government reductions in funding by 20%, Durham Police Authority says that front-line policing is a priority. The force must deal with £17.5m of cuts over the next four years. Peter Thompson, of the Police Authority, said of these "challenging" times: "It is now more important than ever that our diminishing resources are managed strategically, getting value for money in all areas.” He continued: "Residents of County Durham and Darlington can be assured that front-line policing continues to be a priority for the authority." Tensor plc and its associates are the experts at providing security solutions for all sizes of sites. Your CCTV tracking cameras, alarms, electronic gates, shutters and warning hooters can all be configured to our smart card access control network. The CCTV footage generated by our camera networks is recorded on a dedicated digital video recorder, 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.  

Pupils faced being taught in temporary buildings for at least a week following some youths breaking into a school, stealing items and causing extensive fire damage. Stirling Council said parents would be notified of the changes of venue at East Plean Primary School, Scotland. The school and nursery were already scheduled to be closed for three days for staff training. A council spokesperson added that the damage looked "pretty bad". One boy has already been arrested, while a 15-year-old boy charged in connection with the break-in, but not the fire, was referred to the children's panel. Large or small buildings, multi-site or one-door secure entry, Tensor Access.NET systems deal with it all. Suitable for any organisation, the Lite / Enterprise range is capable of controlling a network across borders and even continents. The T340x series of high speed access control clocking stations use smart card technology to scan your access control card. By simply presenting your smart card to within 100mm to 150mm of the smart card scanner it is automatically read. There is no limit on the number of employees registered.

The CCTV market is tipped by a leading security intelligence body to make a big recovery within the next couple of years. Its latest report says the construction industry, which is a vital sector in determining the growth of CCTV, is growing as the economy recovers. “The Construction Skills Network predicts that, from 2011, a slow return to growth will be seen in the UK construction industry,” says Key Note, adding it expects “the market to demonstrate the most positive growth in 2012 and 2013.” As your business returns to growth and profit, now is the perfect time to upgrade your security with Tensor and its affiliated company CCTV Surveillance Ltd. CCTV digital evidence quality cameras and recording systems can be stand-alone or they are an ideal addition to our smart card and biometric access control networks. If you already have an analogue CCTV system installed at your site, you may only require a simple upgrade of some of the elements in order to adopt a digital CCTV system. All digital CCTV systems supplied by Tensor plc are fully compliant with the UK police requirements.  

Members of the Trades Union Congress rallied at two north-east venues, Newcastle and Sunderland, to demonstrate concern at thousands of public sector workers facing unemployment in the north. The Unison union released a statement which said the deficit-busting UK Spending Review will have detrimental effects on both the public and private sector, adding: "There are real alternatives: clamping down on the tax dodgers and getting the banks to pay their fair share towards the recovery by imposing a Robin Hood Tax would raise billions." Tensor Time and Attendance Systems are leading the way in providing savings and efficiency improvements on payroll and staff overheads. With the simple use of a key fob or smart card, employees book time against their jobs to produce a fully costed analysis and break down of time spent on each one. The built-in report generator makes it simple to get the information you need from the system. WinTA software reports show jobs that are near their budget limit. Standard reports include: Weekly Clock Card, Payroll Summary, Absence Summary, Exceptions, Job Booking, and Working Time Directive Compliance.  

Funding of almost £130,000 for each school will be lost by around 400 sports schools and colleges and reverted to the central schools budget. The Government also intends to cut £125 million of funding for sport in schools, tearing up Labour’s Sports Strategy for young people, and reducing the previous government’s commitment to give a guaranteed five hours per week of PE and sport to young people back to a basic two hours per week. Tensor and the companies under our umbrella are experts in personnel software and smart card time and attendance systems which get the most out of your wages and workforce. From simple determination of overtime by the number of daily hours worked to the more complex payment of overtime hours adjusted when periodic targets are not met, WinTA software can supply working rules to calculate the correct result. From PC Clock (a simple computer-based clocking regime suitable for schools), through to WinTA Enterprise (a comprehensive multi-site network with advanced hours calculation features, job costing and extensive analysis), Tensor has a product for every organisation.  

Callous burglars took the equipment used by a clown – including a giant-size giraffe shaped cycle – in order to sell for scrap. The entertainer at children's parties called Uncle Sam said of the six-foot unicycle that it was worth little as scrap but would be difficult to get a new one. He added: “It's a specialist thing.” South Wales Police said of the theft at Sam’s Swansea address that it occurred sometime between 31 October and 2 November. Your organisation can take measures to foil break-ins by using Tensor to boost security. Our access control software is the latest in our proven range of Windows™ based products, from simple door and registration point control, through to a fully computerised global networked system. The ‘anti pass back facility’ limits the same smart card being used by more than one person, while door or barrier access can be limited depending on the person’s roll call status. Other features include sensor monitoring to detect forced entry, and an audit trail showing who gained access (or was denied) at any location at any time.  

The Scottish National Party (SNP) conference was told that Scotland can "no longer afford the Union". This statement – not really a surprise from a left-leaning nationalist party advocating secession from the United Kingdom – came from SNP finance secretary John Swinney. Mr Swinney said the SNP, which is seeking a second term in government after next May's Holyrood election, had worked hard to support families and businesses during the recession. He continued: "The stark truth is that we can no longer afford the Union." If finances at your firm are spiralling out of control, a Tensor smart card time and attendance system can hold your payroll and staff overheads in check with its job costing, hours and wages technology. The WinTA Enterprise network operates both the T32xx and T256x clocking stations and can record employee details for an unlimited number of people. This edition can also link to your Tensor Access Enterprise access control application, where it is able to share employee data. Your WinTA package also has the facility to export reports as either plain text or CSV files, making interfacing with all popular payroll packages simple.