Integrated Surveillance & Security Management solutions are vital for enforcing security and safety in modern commercial buildings

Security has become one of the top priorities for the safe operation of commercial buildings nowadays, given the high number of people who come in or go through the buildings every day. It is very important to seriously consider deploying solutions that help commercial buildings to prevent the incidents such as thefts or other illegalities, […]

Improving construction site security and safety should be a priority for site managers

Construction site security should be a top priority for all site managers, especially since the number of thefts in this sector remains at an all-time high – over £1m of equipment is stolen from construction sites every week in the UK, with less than 10% being actually recovered by the police. Security experts suggest that […]

Automating personnel access control and time and attendance simplifies business processes

Monitoring employees’ attendance and implementing solid access control measures – thereby ensuring that only authorized members of staff are allowed to access particular areas of one’s site – are vital, yet time-consuming business processes. However, these processes can be easily streamlined by integrating the two features with the help of a comprehensive, integrated time and […]

Productivity boost caused by lower number of hours worked per job and per worker, experts reveal

The UK has recorded a spike in productivity towards the end of 2017, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) has revealed, but the real cause seems to be a drop in the average number of hours worked per job and per worker, experts believe. According to the ONS bulleting, the labour output per hour jumped […]

Retail, travel and hospitality industries could benefit the most from deploying facial recognition solutions

Facial recognition is one of the fastest-growing segments of the security and surveillance sector, and could bring about significant benefits for a number of industrial segments, such as retail, travel and hospitality, among others. In the retail segment, facial recognition systems can provide employees with shopper preferences and demographic information upon arrival, allowing retailers to […]

Visitor and contractor monitoring systems can reduce risks posed by third party contractors

The use of third party contractors and sub-contractors has become a very commonplace occurrence nowadays, but allowing access to sensitive areas to outside parties can be very risky, experts believe. Third party contractors are granted access to much of or all of their employer’s critical systems and sensitive areas, which can be problematic, especially since […]

Biometric access control systems could be used for gambling control in Japan

The Japanese government considers deploying biometric access control systems in a bid to keep tabs on their citizens’ gambling, a recent news report has been able to suggest. Japan’s Diet voted to legalize integrated resorts in late 2016 and lawmakers are now in the process of developing a framework of regulation for a casino industry […]

Time and attendance systems with built-in HR modules can help better manage high employee turnover

Time and attendance systems with built-in HR management modules offer managers the tools to better manage the high levels of employee turnover that are currently affecting close to 40% percent of UK businesses, according to a recent news report. A new employment and skills study from London First and Lloyds Banking Group has found that […]

Clocking in systems streamline the monitoring of employee attendance and hours worked

Clocking in machines are the perfect solutions to enable the effective and efficient monitoring of the time spent by employees on a company’s site, as well as the total number of hours worked, including on specific projects. The main benefit of using clocking in systems is to save time and money by tackling workforce attendance […]