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The UK’s economic growth slowed down slightly in the three months leading to January, with fairly modest expectations for the next quarter, data from the latest CBI Growth Indicator has been able to find. The poll queried 759 respondents across the manufacturing, retail and services sectors and found that the pace of growth dropped to […]

The global biometric access control systems market is set to record double-digit growth rates from 2015 to 2019, a recent market research report has been able to reveal. The report from Technavio estimated that the global biometric access control market will be close to $12.4 billion by 2019, up from its $5.3 billion value in […]

More than two fifths of companies plan to grow their workforce this year, but skills shortages and rising labour costs are presenting firms with serious challenges, recent data from the CBI/Accenture Employment Trends Survey 2015 suggests. The survey found that rising labour costs through the planned National Living Wage (NLW) and the apprenticeship levy are […]

The Smart Card Alliance has had a very successful year in 2016 by accelerating the use and widespread adoption of smart card technology across a variety of sectors, including that of Access Control Systems. The Alliance is a not-for-profit, multi-industry association working to stimulate the understanding, adoption, use and widespread application of smart card technology […]

Employers in the construction industry are being urged to check their employees’ cards electronically after the Construction Skills Certification Scheme (CSCS) and the Construction Industry Training Board (CITB) have revoked 4,615 cards, following investigations into fraudulent activity at five test centres. CSCS wrote to all affected card holders in November to tell them that they […]

The UK’s security industry sector is growing rapidly and surpassing other major players in Europe, a study has revealed, according to the BSIA. The research, commissioned by the European Commission DG Migration and Home Affairs, aimed at developing statistical data that would allow to obtain a clearer picture of the technological and industrial base of […]

Biometric CCTV Surveillance Systems using Facial Recognition Technology and designed specifically to manage high-throughput scenarios are likely to become increasingly important for tackling immigration & border security issues, experts in the field have recently argued. Recent acts of terrorism, border security issues, and the refugee crisis are just a few examples of the reasons why […]

Implementing a biometric time and attendance system capable of tracking attendance data in a very accurate and secure manner could potentially help mitigate the phenomenon of “chronically absent” teachers in New Haven, Connecticut. Although average teacher attendance rates are high, about 100 teachers in the system have missed enough days—about 9—to be considered “chronically absent,” […]

Access control systems are likely to become more mobile and connected, while also focusing more on the user experience and security throughout 2016, security experts at HID Global have forecasted. The HID Global’s 2016 trends point to a more mobile and connected experience, ongoing advancements in privacy protection and broader adoption of best practices for […]

Deploying a solid and secure access control system that makes full use of workers’ or contractors’ CSCS cards will improve the level of security on construction sites and prevent unauthorized access and thefts. Such a system could have potentially prevented a rather brazen theft on a construction site in Prestatyn, North Wales, where thieves disguised […]

A third of British employees under 24 are looking to change jobs this January, a recent online survey has revealed. The poll of 1,000 workers found that job seekers are citing higher wages and career progression as the key drivers behind their desired career move. Furthermore, when it comes to starting the search in January, […]

Productivity across the UK workplaces is still not increasing, with output actually decreasing by 0.7% between October 2015 and November 2015, a fresh report from The Office for National Statistics (ONS) has been able to find. The ‘Index of Production’ report found that there were decreases in all of the main sectors, with manufacturing, mining […]