Greg Little

Integrated security manufacturer TDSi is pleased to announce the appointment of Greg Little as Technical Support Engineer. Greg will be providing First and Second Line support to TDSi’s customers, for both engineering and sales support – with a specialization in IP networking and CCTV. John Davies, Managing Director of TDSi commented, “We are delighted to welcome Greg back to the TDSi team, as he was previously our Sales Support & Estimator for five years. With a highly impressive track record of technical knowledge and expertise, Greg is the perfect professional to support TDSi’s customers with any technical or sales bid enquiries.” Modern Security Systems With the level of technical integration required by modern security systems, technical support is a key service provided by the TDSi team. Reflecting upon his new role, Greg stated, “Every installer needs to know they can pick up the phone and get competent, timely and professional support when installing or fault-finding on site.” Greg has a distinguished security career, including 21 years at Chubb Security and two years as Technical Supervisor at Network Security Greg has a distinguished security career, including 21 years at Chubb Security (14 as a Service Engineer, seven as Technical Support Engineer) and two years as Technical Supervisor at Network Security, where he trained to become Fire Industry Association (FIA) and Gent qualified, before returning to TDSi. Dispersed Security Projects John Davies added, “We were excited to invite Greg back to TDSi in his new role, which is a vital part of TDSi’s support team. We are proud to offer our partners and customers the highest levels of technical advice and support whenever required, and Greg is a key part of our ongoing commitment to deliver this.” TDSi is also pleased to announce the appointment of new Warehouse Operative Dominic Alexander at its Headquarters in Poole, Dorset, UK. Dominic is a key member of the team that processes and ships TDSi’s extensive range of products to its partners and customers around the world. Dominic commented, “We manage the logistics and movement of products from our UK manufacturing plant, to our warehouse in Poole and onwards to globally dispersed security projects. It’s great to be part of a team that helps people stay safe and secure all around the world.”

TDSi sponsored the "Speedwell" team due to involvement of Rachel Little, daughter of Greg Little, Sales Support & Estimator at the company Pupils from Parkstone Grammar School in Poole have taken part in the final of the Greenpower scheme, which was held at the world-famous Goodwood Motor Circuit, with the help of sponsorship from local integrated security solutions manufacturer TDSi and technical assistance from engineers at Siemens in Poole. The school put forward two battery–powered vehicle entries; ‘Speedwell’ and ‘Titan’ which were built by all-female teams from the school. Competitors raced against international teams from around the world (including the USA and South Africa) to prove their mettle and the superiority of their designs and race strategies. TDSi became involved and sponsored the ‘Speedwell’ team due to the involvement of Rachel Little, the daughter of Greg Little, Sales Support and Estimator at the company. Greg, who was an avid spectator at the final commented, “The teams worked tirelessly together and a lot of hard work went into ensuring both cars performed well in the event. Speedwell finished in 30th place and Titan in 44th place. These results place them in the top 15% and top 20% in the world respectively for this sport. This is a fantastic result, especially considering both cars were built from scratch in just 26 weeks and with a very high input from the girls.” Greg added, “It really is a remarkable achievement by all the girls and TDSi is delighted to have been able to support their efforts. The team is also very grateful for the many hours of volunteered expert technical assistance from the generous engineers at Siemens in Poole.” The event is overseen by Greenpower, which issues a strict one design sealed electric motor and a set of batteries to each of the competing teams. Along with a strong set of building regulations, this ensures a level playing field and keeps the costs to affordable levels, as well as ensuring the safety of participants. The teams compete in a number of regional qualifying events to set their best performance, and the top 80 teams qualify for the final. The Parkstone Grammar School teams competed at qualifying events at the Goodwood Motor Circuit, RNAS Merryfield, Castle Combe Circuit and the Dunsfold Aerodrome, where the BBC films Top Gear. The races take on a timed pursuit format – similar to the famous Le Mans 24-hour event. The competing cars have a set time to do as many laps (in miles) as possible within the allotted time period. A successful strategy looks to find a trade-off between speed and longevity to complete the greatest distance. On the day, the rain came down quite heavily towards the end of the second race, and some of the cars had trouble staying on the track. Greg commented, “The Parkstone Grammar School team drivers, Sophie and Katie, both managed to do a pirouette turn on ‘Shell Corner’ resulting in a mandatory pit stop, which limited their mileage, but fortunately both girls were fine.”