Quadrant Security Group Limited - Experts & Thought Leaders

Synectics Security has appointed one of the industry’s leading project management and planning specialists to join its senior team as Operations Director. With over 20 years of experience in the UK operational and security-focused project delivery, spanning both service provider and client-side roles, Colin Butlin is the first external appointment announced as part of the new-look company. He will be working closely with Synectics Security’s Managing Director, Iain Stringer, and Commercial Director Mark Pennington. The company officially launched recently, following the merger of Synectics Mobile Systems (SMS) and Quadrant Security Group. Pairing both mobile and built-environment expertise, the business works with pioneering technology providers to design and deploy integrated security solutions for customers operating in highly regulated environments across public space, heritage, high security, banking and finance, critical infrastructure, and transportation sectors. Security upgrade works Colin joins Synectics Security from civil engineering giant Kier Plc where, among other responsibilities, he led a multi-million-pound program of security upgrade works for Critical National Infrastructure sites across the UK. With experience spanning industry, utilities, defense, and commercial markets, the 46-year-old operations expert feels he has a lot to offer Synectics Security at such an exciting time for the business. Colin said “I’m privileged to have worked both sides of the fence in terms of managing major security projects. I know, first-hand, what a customer expects, but also how service delivery should be structured, monitored, and managed to ensure those expectations are met in the most efficient and effective way possible.” “At Synectics Security, I have the amazing opportunity to use this experience to ensure new levels of customer satisfaction but also to help shape and steer the business. You don’t often get the chance to join a company recognized as an industry leader – with an expansive customer base and a workforce of field-engineers and managers with almost 400 years’ combined experience – but which also has the agility and innovative spirit of a start-up. That’s a hugely exciting proposition for me.” Customer-driven developments Colin’s deep technical knowledge of security service delivery and project management will see him implement new governance structures and staff training as part of Synectics Security’s ongoing program of customer-driven developments. Managing Director, Iain Stringer, commented “For us, success isn’t just about making sure our customers get an integrated solution which matches their specific business needs. It’s about making sure we always deliver that end-result in the best way possible for all stakeholders involved. Colin’s reputation and experience in this field will prove invaluable in making sure we succeed in this mission and we are delighted to welcome him on board.”

Continuing a long-standing working relationship with JVC, Quadrant Security Group has installed a large number of the manufacturer's LCD monitors in a new CCTV control room for Huntingdonshire District Council.  Some 37 JVC LCD TFT screens have been used in total, in a newly built and designed facility that monitors 120 cameras across the busy Cambridgeshire town and beyond.Huntingdonshire Council wanted to move its entire CCTV monitoring operation into a new purpose built building - a process that had to be completed while the existing security system remained operational at the existing site.  Quadrant installed a fully digitised recording system along with operator and supervisor consoles, and arranged 32 of JVC's GD-19L1G 19-inch TFT screens into a monitor wall.  These are configured to show quad displays or any single camera as needed.  In the same facility, Quadrant installed five of JVC's GM-H40L2G 40-inch TFT monitors, integrated with X-View DPX multi image display processors from e-mediavision.com for the flexible multi image display of CCTV video signals.Ian Moore, Sales Manager of the Public Space team at Quadrant Security Group, says: "This new facility monitors public-space CCTV in and around Huntingdon, and in the nearby towns of St Neots, Ramsey and St Ives.  The main security threats are crime, disorder and anti-social behaviour.  At any one time, two operators and one supervisor are in the control room, and they are delighted with the equipment we've supplied."As one of the UK's largest independent suppliers of integrated security solutions, Quadrant looks after CCTV in around 90 town and city centres across the country.  "We've used JVC monitors in many installations," Ian Moore explains, "and have established a very close working relationship with them.  They're a reputable company and the support they provide is excellent."Phil Wring, CCTV Sales Manager UK at JVC Professional Europe, was integral in arranging the evaluation process and supply of monitors.  "We pride ourselves on the image quality and durability of our LCD-TFT monitors, and the Huntingdon installation is just the latest example of how these qualities benefit end users in 24/7 applications."