The Corps is changing its name on August 1 to Corps Security.
The guarding company hosted an official unveiling on Wednesday, July 23 of the new monitoring centre, near Glasgow Airport, Paisley.
A black-tie dinner for 60 at the Royal Yacht Britannia docked at Leith followed. Professional Security Magazine was there and will give a full report in its September edition.
Remember when guarding meant a man with a flat cap and a dog? Well those days are rapidly
disappearing, the guarding company points out. Guarding companies, it adds, are beginning to realise that manned guarding can be complemented by properly installed remote electronic security.
One of the main requirements for a monitoring service is the ability for the remote control room to be able to understand what is happening on site and for the operators to be presented with all the key information in an easy to use way. They should not be expected to guess what’s happening. Information has to be given that enables the correct decision each and every time.
Initsys’s Merlin control room software allows alarms and CCTV to be presented to the control room operator’s terminal, fully integrated. This ensures that operators are attentive to what is happening on site without the necessity to guess which camera is the best one to view or where the alarm has activated.
The Corps selected Merlin for its control room. The Corps Monitoring Centre (CMC) has chosen Initsys as its primary supplier of alarm signalling and CCTV verification services to expand the portfolio of digital monitoring services offered at the remote monitoring, using the Verified Alarms network (www.verifiedalarms.com).
Richard Moule, CEO of The Corps says: “We have made considerable investment in The Corps Monitoring Centre (CMC) and are keen that we offer a complete suite of technology solutions to our customers. The recent addition of the Initsys solutions to the range of services on offer will provide The Corps with more competitive advantage when securing new business and ensure we are offering our customers the best solutions on the market."
Chris Berry, Managing Director of Initsys, says “This appointment is a great honour for Initsys and is vindication of what we have been trying to say for some time. Quality companies see the importance of what our development team have produced and those companies that take the time to understand what true integration can achieve will reap the benefits. End users will begin to see that false alarms do nothing for our industry and its reputation – this is not all about lowest cost, it’s about effective service.”
