Pictured are left to right: Stuart Lodge, CEO of Lodge Service with Mick Phipps, head of loss prevention at retailer Wilkinson Hardware Stores Ltd,
A UK security contractor has opened a signal and services monitoring facility in Accrington, Lancashire. Lodge Service says it’s designed to meet the protection, loss prevention and resource allocation needs of retail, property management and others.
Remote technology to monitor and manage premises, staff and vehicle fleets has been combined with security guarding, investigations, screening and other services to meet the needs of corporate users through a single source. For further information: www.lodgeservice.com <http://www.lodgeservice.com> .
Stuart Lodge, CEO of Lodge Service and grandson of the company’s founder, says: “The network offers businesses strategic control through centralised management of security, power and other buildings’ resources, as well as of staff and vehicles. The 24-7 monitoring of web-enabled applications provides the basis for immediate cost savings across user organisations, with the benefit of rapid response to alarmed events and other incidents.”
The new 145 square metre facility at Accrington has the latest receiving and monitoring technology, according to Stuart Lodge. The Cat 2 alarm, CCTV and data centre is the hub of a national communications network linked to clients’ properties and providing analysis and management information to meet security, financial and increasingly marketing needs, including customer and product profiling.
Almost any system or service that is web-enabled can be supported, the firm adds. The software and hardware platform enables users to monitor people, premises and other assets in real time, with alerts to a smartphone, tablet or other selected device.
The range of services and signals monitored through the hub includes: CCTV, staff time and attendance, vehicle tracking, access control, fire and intruder alarms, lone worker protection, building management systems, environmental and waste management, data mining, networked distribution centres, trolley track and EAS tagging.
The centre offers connectivity through multiple platforms for alarm communication, from WebWayOne to BT Redcare, and CSL Dualcom to Sur-gard Receivers. CCTV connections are supported via Immix, Sureview International. The firm adds that the range of compatible devices is under continual review based on client specifications.
Founded in 1919, Lodge Service has some 800 UK staff and local offices and franchise operations in another eight countries.
Recently the company introduced biometrics: the Face Alert facial recognition, for intelligence on people entering a controlled area.
“Combining systems and trained manpower in the Lodge Service intelligence network enables organisations to target resources according to risk and cost profile, to maximise safety and return on investment. We work with organisations to identify problem issues and then quantify the level of impact, find the best solution and agree key performance indicators to measure outcomes,” says Stuart Lodge.
