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Business
We have been at the forefront of designing, installing and maintaining fire and security systems for business clients since our formation over 30 years ago.
- We hold the highest National Security Inspectorate (NSI) Gold accreditation – assuring you of a high standard of service from initial consultation and design through installation to ongoing preventative maintenance.
- Our consultants are trained to carry out professional risk assessments – considering the nature of your particular risk and personal concerns, location of the premises and high risk stock, vulnerability of you and your staff, building layout, type of construction, and any minimum system requirements stipulated by your insurers.
- Our engineers are health and safety trained to work on fuel forecourts and building sites; they hold ‘forecourt passports’ and ‘CSR cards’.
- We are members of the Belfast Chamber of Trade Retail Crimewatch Initiative – keeping us up-to-date with current local retail crime trends and the security needs of local retailers.
- We are a local, independent company - we are not tied to particular equipment manufacturers yet we have excellent purchasing power to bring you the ideal solution for your security needs.
Glossary
| ARC | Alarm Receiving Centre: a secure 24-hour location designed and approved to receive and action signals from fire and security signalling systems |
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| CCTV | Closed Circuit Television |
| CD-ROM | A blank Compact Disk (CD) on which short video clips may be written for archiving or evidence |
| CSR | Construction Skills Register: a register of construction industry workers living in Northern Ireland who have successfully completed a regular industry related and approved health and safety training course. |
| DVD-ROM | A blank Digital Video Disk (DVD) on which multiple or longer video clips may be written |
| DDA | Disability Discrimination Act which includes legislation on access for disabled to buildings |
| EAS | Electronic Article Surveillance, also known as a ‘tagging system’ |
| EPOS | Electronic Point Of Sale, more commonly known as an ‘electronic till’ |
| GPRS | General Packet Radio Service: a data signalling system on mobile phone communications networks |
| GSM | Global System for Mobile Communications: the most common type of mobile phone network |
| HD | High Definition: a technology used to produce and display high resolution images |
| IP | Internet Protocol: the method by which information is exchanged by any two pieces of equipment on a computer network |
| Keyholder | A person or company nominated to hold keys for protected premises and to respond to activations |
| LAN | Local Area Network: a computer network within a building or complex |
| LCD | Liquid Crystal Display: a technology used to produce slimline televisions and CCTV monitors |
| LED | Light Emitting Diode: used to provide low energy infra-red lighting for cameras |
| PC | Personal computer |
| POS | Point Of Sale: also known as EPOS |
| PSNI | Police Service of Northern Ireland |
| PTZ | Pan Tilt and Zoom: used to describe the functions of a remotely controlled camera |
| URN | Unique Reference Number: issued by the PSNI to a premises which has a ‘police calling’ alarm system. Anyone writing to the Police about an alarm system must quote the URN which refers to the building in question |
| SIM | Subscriber Information Module: the card used to store identification and signalling data on a device designed to communicate on a mobile phone network |
| VOIP | Voice Over IP: transmitted via broadband or IP networks |
| WAN | Wide Area Network: a computer network used by large organisations to link buildings in various locations including worldwide |
