Welcome to our latest newsletter
The “Big Freeze” May Have Affected Your System
The country experienced the coldest temperatures for twenty years during the period
of the first half of January. With temperatures dropping to minus 22c in parts of
Scotland and accumulated snowfall of 40-60 cm in some parts of the country, January
will not only be remembered for the severity of the cold but also for the gridlock
caused by the “Big Freeze” as Britain's infrastructure was put to the test.
Just as you would prepare your car or commercial vehicle to be reliable during the
severe winter conditions you also need to perform maintenance checks on your CCTV
system.
Whilst any quality CCTV system should be able to stand up to the rigours
of our British weather, the recent low temperatures may have pushed some installations
to the limit!
Do you have washers and wipers on your cameras? Once the thaw has
set in try them both - is there a squirt of water? How well does the wiper work?
Very low temperatures may make the water in the washer bottle and pipes freeze,
the bottle may split, pipes may pop off under pressure. If the wipers have been
tried while it's freezing they may now have damaged rubbers.
Secure Engineering Tip: a one-to-one mix of concentrated screenwash and water will not freeze at usual
winter temperatures below zero degrees commonly encountered in the UK.
On older
PTZ cameras the flexible conduit may already be brittle in the cold and icy conditions.
Once the conduit is cracked, moisture may get inside affecting connectors, camera
electronics and the lens.
 
The Pelco Esprit and the Ganz C-Allview – no flexible conduit to worry about.
Maybe it's time to replace your old PTZ camera with an integrated unit like the
Pelco Esprit or the Ganz CAllView.
Are you having these sorts of problems since the Big Freeze? Call Secure on 01622
844244 to book your maintenance visit.
Or Contact Secure now to speak to a friendly experienced account manager.
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Clifford Corne
Managing Director
In this issue:
- A Message From Secure's MD Clifford Corne
- Project News
Over 100 cameras on site
- New Products
FTP backup and Access Control
- Secure Service
Major Procedures at The Bridge
- Introducing
Sue Grout, Secure's Operations Manager
- A New Recruit
Meet
our new 'temp'
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Project
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Over 100 cameras now for a major client in East Anglia
BBV's Pick-a-Point System
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One of Secure's longstanding clients based in East Anglia continues to enhance security
at their key warehouse and distribution centre. From an initial 58 cameras installed
in 2006, the site now has over 100 cameras covering both internal and external areas.
Using twisted-pair connectivity for ease of future expansion, with localised power
supply and signal distribution hubs, seven high spec Dedicated Micros DS2s record
all cameras continuously. The DVRs are networked so our client's main Security Control
and senior management can monitor that site and all their other sites using BBV's
supremely flexible Pick-a- Point GUI-based control system.
In order to keep track
of this ever-expanding site, schematics and site layouts are kept up-to-date by
Secure's in-house CAD department using the very latest AutoDesk CAD tools.
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about other significant projects here on our website. |
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Introducing Sue Grout, Secure's Operations Manager
Our Operations Manager, Sue Grout's role is to plan the working week so that it
runs smoothly, providing maximum customer service with a fixed number of engineering
teams within a fixed number of days. Typically on a busy day with many emergent
calls coming into the office, Sue may have to re-organise the daily schedule a number
of times for a number of teams, with minimum disruption to any prior scheduled work.
Sue says, “It can be a challenging job and certainly the most rewarding especially
when it all comes to fruition and we have achieved total customer satisfaction.”
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Secure's New Recruit |
This is a busy time of year for weather-related callouts. Hence Secure Engineering
has taken on a new recruit with just the right credentials; always a welcoming smile,
properly dressed in Secure Engineering uniform and never budges from his position
by reception. We expect our new recruit to stay for just a week or two but he's
welcome back next year, weather permitting! Oh and his favourite food is 'icebergers'. |
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New Products
FTP backup – rarely used but can deliver cost-effective benefits
Using a proven DVR with the application of an FTP (File Transfer Protocol) back-up
system, Secure has given a Tonbridge area client great peace of mind, knowing that
recordings on their DVR are being continuously backedup on a separate hard drive
at a remote location.
| The FTP service on the flexible DM DS2 DVR can be
configured to operate in a variety of ways to suit the demands of the local network and pop-up
messages on the local monitor keep you informed as to the FTP status. For remote
DVR systems the latest generation of DM DV-IP servers also offer FTP facilities. |
DM’s FTP–Capable DS2
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Access Control
A major central London client has called upon Secure Engineering's expertise once
again. This time it is to fix their on-going entry system problems. Using tried-andtrusted
Paxton Access equipment, our engineers have installed Paxton's PC-based Net2 entry
systems with card readers and integrated video entry intercoms.
 With their in-depth
knowledge of both CCTV and Access Control systems our engineers are able to create
a level of integration to enhance your security and save you time and money!
Read
about more CCTV products here on Secure's website.
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Secure Service
Comprehensive System Maintenance at “The Bridge”
The Bridge Main Control Room with integrated
CCTV,
ANPR and Intercom systems
Every six months a team of Secure Engineers descends on the The Bridge, Dartford.
The 264-acre site situated next to the QE2 bridge represents the most advanced regeneration
scheme in the Thames Gateway, comprising of the Science Park, business space, distribution
centre and housing. Taking about 10 man-days to complete the task, our engineers
work through every part of the CCTV and intercom system. This includes 62 CCTV cameras,
14 ANPR cameras, 48 intercoms, 7 DVRs and two complete control rooms with BBV Pick-a-Point
systems. Integration between the systems means that numerous functions have to be
checked as the engineers progress around the site stretching from Dartford town
centre to Bluewater. Once the maintenance system checks, cleaning and remedial repairs
are completed, a copy of the completed 9 page checklist is forwarded to our client
ACIS for their records. As some parts of the system were deemed “critical” a comprehensive
set of spares is held on site. This enables our engineers to effect repairs within
a very short timescale.
One of The Bridge's 17 Bus Shelters
with a
vandal resistant dome camera
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