Warning Devices - Case studies

Hochiki Europe, working with Italian installer ELE.CO SRL, has completed the installation of a combined fire detection and emergency lighting system at a KOKO Emporio store in the Turin area. KOKO Emporio is a well-established value and family retailer with several stores across Torino and Moncalieri, offering home, clothing and lifestyle products to shoppers across the region. The store in question spans 800 square metres across a ground floor and basement. As with any busy retail floor, aisle...

Comelit-PAC has partnered with Optic Fire & Security Solutions to deliver an upgrade to the fire alarm system at Rampworx Skatepark, the UK’s largest indoor extreme sports center. Established in 1997, Rampworx is one of the UK’s longest-running skateparks and a major community facility in Merseyside. As a registered charity, it supports more than 1,000 young people every week and reinvests all income back into maintaining and developing its skatepark, programmes and retail opera...

The University of West London (UWL) is benefitting from enhanced fire safety visibility and streamlined system management thanks to the integration of AdvancedLive across multiple campuses. Over the past three years, the University has undertaken a significant investment program to upgrade its fire protection infrastructure. This included systematically replacing legacy MxPro 4 and Kentec systems with next-generation MxPro 5 panels, ensuring consistency across six campuses in West London a...

Paderborn/Lippstadt Airport plays a central infrastructural role in the East Westphalia-Lippe region of Germany. In order to meet the growing requirements of the German Aviation Security Act (LuftSiG), the airport comprehensively modernised its existing video surveillance system. The objective was to ensure efficient monitoring of critical areas such as the apron, access roads, car parks, and terminal entrances – with minimal resource use. Together with systems integrator Horn Sicherheits...

Global security solutions specialist Convergint is giving its time and technology to deliver video surveillance improvements at Hythe Bay Primary School in Kent, supporting a community-focused project designed to strengthen site safety and provide added reassurance for pupils, staff, families and the wider school community. The project, which is being delivered voluntarily by Convergint’s UK team, will help improve visibility across the school site, supporting day-to-day safety while help...

Genting Casino at Westfield Stratford City has completed a major fire alarm system upgrade with Comelit-PAC technology, delivered in partnership with installation specialist VTF&S. As the UK’s largest casino floor, including the biggest poker room in the country, Genting Stratford operates around the clock, welcoming visitors day and night. Any upgrade to critical infrastructure needed to be carried out without interrupting the flow of customers and staff, while maintaining strict saf...

The New York City Transit (NYCT), a public organization that provides mass transportation services via rail and bus to the five boroughs of New York City, is a system that runs 24 hours-a-day, seven days a week. The challenge NYCT faced was how to secure and track keys to restricted areas and revenue collecting equipment at locations offsite from the central command center. The previous process of keeping keys in a bag in the safe, and using a paper log to sign keys in and out was cumbersome an...

Located in the scenic and historic town of Saratoga Springs, New York, the Saratoga Gaming & Raceway facility is an entertainment destination for the Northeast. Features include over 1,700 video gaming machines, live harness racing, several restaurants and a recently opened nightclub. Automated key management system Technology Objective - To automatically record all fire watch and building checks and to help ensure the security of the environment for guests and employees through an automa...

New York-Presbyterian Hospital – Weill Cornell Medical Center, located in New York City, is one of the academic medical centers in the world, comprising the teaching facility New York- Presbyterian Hospital and Weill Cornell Medical College, the medical school of Cornell University. New York-Presbyterian – Weill Cornell provides state of the art inpatient, ambulatory and preventive care in all areas of medicine, and is committed to excellence in patient care, education, research and...

The Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) is one of the nation’s largest public transportation agencies, with an average weekday ridership across the system of approximately one million passengers. SEPTA service extends throughout the five counties in and around the City of Philadelphia, including one rail line that serves Trenton, NJ. Modes of transportation include buses, trolleys, trackless trolleys, subway trains, regional heavy rail trains and special purpose van...

Monroe County is the southernmost county in Florida and the United States. It is made up of the Florida Keys and portions of the Everglades National Park and Big Cypress National Preserve. These parks are mostly uninhabited mainland areas while the Florida Keys are a string of islands connected by U.S. Highway 1 which ends in Key West, 150 miles southwest of Miami. The Monroe County Sheriff’s Office, in addition to providing law enforcement service to the area, is responsible for three de...

Morse Watchmans has been known as an innovator of high- quality, cost-effective technology for over a century. Through seamless design, manufacturing and support, they earned the reputation as the world leaders in security management products. Specializing in state of the art key management (KeyWatcher), guard tour (Powercheck) and Tamper-proof KeyRings, our products are reliable, easy to use and expandable to meet your growing needs. Material provision only Lenel Systems International is a p...

Wesleyan University is a private liberal arts college, founded in 1831, and located in Middletown, CT. It is one of the nation’s most highly ranked colleges with approximately 2700 full time undergraduates and 200 graduate students, as well as more than 400 part time students. High Street, which is the old center of campus, was once described by Charles Dickens as “the handsomest street in America.” The University boasts of more than 340 buildings and, along with the historic...

Built in 1907, the Plaza Hotel is a treasured New York City landmark. It is the setting for the famous “Eloise” books, several films and has, over the decades, hosted eminent guests from the worlds of entertainment, politics and culture. The Plaza was closed in 2005 in order to undergo a multi-million-dollar renovation and re-opened in March, 2008 with its old-world luxury and elegance complemented by state-of-the-art technology. The property offers 282 hotel rooms and 167 private c...

The Musée du Quai Branly known in English as the Quai Branly Museum and nicknamed MQB, is a museum in Paris, France that features indigenous art, cultures and civilisations from Africa, Asia, Oceania, and the Americas. Situated close to the Eiffel Tower, the museum is located at 37, Quai Branly – Portail Debilly in Paris. The location and the museum are named for the physicist Édouard Branly. Encompasses several buildings Technology objective - The museum complex encompass...

Challenge: The ever-present concerns of crime and risk are motivating business managers across all industries to implement superior security systems. According to Security magazine’s “Security @ the Millennium” white paper presentation, …criminals annually steal $603 billion in assets while also creating an additional $1.1 trillion worth of lost productivity.” Furthermore, employee theft, property crime and access control, respectfully, are the leading threats to c...

The New Brunswick Parking Authority (NBPA) is the organization for parking information in New Brunswick, NJ. The duties of the Authority are to construct, improve, maintain and operate offstreet parking facilities, to promote traffic improvements and the free flow of traffic. The Authority is also responsible for the management and operation of on-street parking by means of parking meters and residential permit parking. The NBPA maintains a uniformed security force to provide an adequate level...

Casinos are cash-based industries that rely on physical controls and strict documentation procedures in order to safeguard large amounts of cash and chips. One of the most critical areas of casino security where these controls come into play is key management. Physical keys are used for access to virtually all of the most sensitive and highly secured areas of the casino, including counting rooms and drop boxes. By maintaining tight control of keys with sophisticated key control and management s...

The multi-national Retail and Consumer organization was concerned about their lack of awareness regarding potential threats. Securitas tailored solution significantly enhanced their confidence and decision-making capabilities, providing them with a competitive advantage and assurance in critical business decisions. The challenge The multi-national Retail and Consumer organization, with stores in major cities worldwide, including a diverse tenant and occupant environment, was concerned about...

Securitas discovered serious threats aimed at a top executive of a global corporation, both in their professional and personal life. Addressing these challenges requires urgent and proactive measures to safeguard both the executive and the organization from harm. The challenge Securitas discovered serious threats aimed at a top executive of a global corporation, both in their professional and personal life. These threats put their work and home life in jeopardy. What's more, Securitas found s...

Genetec Inc., the global pioneer in enterprise physical security software, announces that World of Volvo, a 22,000 m² brand experience centre in Gothenburg, Sweden, has deployed Genetec™ Security Center to help protect the venue, its visitors, and the vehicles on display. The facility, which is a joint initiative of Volvo Group and Volvo Cars hosts permanent and temporary exhibitions of historical, contemporary, and future Volvo vehicles, as well as external events. More than 2,500 v...

St Martin’s School has completed a coordinated program of security upgrades across its main buildings and sports hall, carried out by Amthal Fire & Security during the school holidays to avoid disruption to learning. About St. Martin's St Martin’s is an independent preparatory school in Northwood, educating around 400 boys from age 3 to 13. The school occupies a mix of newer and long-established buildings, and its growing facilities have led to increasing pressure on older...

Pioneer charity Samaritans has worked in partnership with Comelit-PAC and installer Red Technical Services Ltd to complete an upgrade to the fire safety system at its registered office in Ewell. The organization, focused on suicide prevention through human connection, provides emotional support 24 hours a day, seven days a week. LogiFire wireless system To protect the staff who help make this possible at its central office services, Samaritans has replaced its ageing fire alarm with a new Log...

Interface Systems, a managed service provider delivering remote video monitoring, commercial security systems, business intelligence, and network services for multi-location enterprises, announces that the fast-food hamburger chain, White Castle, has successfully piloted Interface's AI-powered exterior security solution - Virtual Perimeter Guard™ at a high-risk St. Louis location. The pilot delivered measurable reductions in loitering, late-night incidents, and security escalations while...

ZeroEyes, the creators of the first AI-based gun detection video analytics platform to earn full U.S. Department of Homeland Security SAFETY Act Designation, announced that its proactive AI gun detection and intelligent situational awareness software has been deployed by Arkansas’ Trinity Catholic School. Trinity is the state’s first private school to adopt ZeroEyes to help protect students, staff, and visitors from gun-related threats. Prioritising safety Located in Fort Smith,...

The Admiral Lord Nelson School, in Portsmouth, safeguards students and staff across three floors daily. With specialist classrooms spanning an extensive area, the Admiral Lord Nelson School needed more than just a system to detect fire; they needed a modern and resilient life safety solution that upgrades alongside the school. SFA Fire & Security were chosen to provide end-to-end delivery from design to installation, for single partner accountability, guaranteeing fu...

Everon helped a large, multi-site organization in Arkansas protect 15+ locations with integrated fire alarm systems, inspections, and UL-certified 24/7 monitoring. A large, multi-site church in Arkansas needed a trusted fire and life safety partner to provide visibility and reliability across all 15 of its facilities. Everon delivered an integrated fire alarm system with device-level addressability, comprehensive inspections, and UL-certified 24/7 fire monitoring—helping ensure safety, co...

Managing fire and life safety across hundreds of banking locations is no small task—especially when multiple vendors are involved. A regional financial institution with over 200 sites across the Midwest turned to Everon to simplify operations, unify inspections and monitoring, and gain real-time visibility into their fire systems. By consolidating multiple vendors into one provider for fire alarm and sprinkler inspections and 24/7 monitoring—and adding eSuite online management&mdas...

Managing fire and life safety across hundreds of banking locations is no small task — especially when multiple vendors are involved. A regional financial institution with over 200 sites across the Midwest turned to Everon to simplify operations, unify inspections and monitoring, and gain real-time visibility into their fire systems. By consolidating multiple vendors into one provider for fire alarm and sprinkler inspections and 24/7 monitoring — and adding eSuite online management &...