Why join the Check Your Security team?

Why join our team?

Check Your Security is currently in the process of relocating to a new office in the Midlands. We are also expanding our team and have several positions open for hiring, with more to come in the near future.

DON’T LOSE SLEEP OVER ACCESS CONTROL

Are you scared of upgrading your Access Control System?

An Office Outlook With A Difference

Investing in our sustainable surroundings

Professional Security Article - February 2023

As the demand for Cloud Based Security ramps up for 2023, our Chairman, Carl Pace, speaks to Professional Security Magazine about his predictions for the future and how we all need to gen up on this area of important development. At Check your Security, our team of experts are here to help navigate the options available and how migrating to cloud based security can optimise the operation of your security systems.

2022: Year In Review

As we find ourselves mid-way through January and a fresh page turned for the start of a new year full of opportunities ahead, we would like to share with you some of our achievements from 2022.

Video Analytics and AI Today

CCTV bandwidth and storage requirements

Chip shortages affect the supply of physical security products

AI for camera critical checks article

Martyn’s Law to ensure stronger protection against terrorism

Home Office Press Release - The Rt Hon Rishi Sunak MP & The Rt Hon Suella Braverman KC MP

Don't Stop Moving - Collaboration at the core

At Check Your Security, we work as a team across various different remits and with individual responsibilities to deliver the best possible advice, service and expertise to our trusted customers. It is important that we all work with a collaborative mindset to be able to respond to our customers’ needs along with the advances in technology, as and when they happen.

Why it's good to have your head in the clouds

The time is now to look at Cloud-based systems for business security applications.

Security Satisfaction

One way to demonstrate good customer service is by knowing your customer retention rate. Actions speak louder than words and it is always a good gauge when valued customers return indicating that they are happy with the service they received.

A Platinum Partnership

Check your Security are pleased to announce that they have been awarded the premium status of Platinum Partner for Teledyne FLIR, the international company that pioneers innovative technology for thermal imaging and threat detection systems for the defence industry and Government.

Take Control of your Security Future

“If you don’t know where you are going - it doesn’t really matter which road you take”

Anthony Field

Anthony Field, Operations Manager at Check Your Security, has the overall responsibility to ensure company projects are managed and delivered in the best way possible to achieve demanding KPI’s.

University of East Anglia

The University of East Anglia (UEA) is an internationally renowned university located two miles from the centre of Norwich, on a campus that provides top quality academic, social, and cultural facilities to students across a diverse range of Undergraduate and Postgraduate degree courses.

The UEA works in partnership with Gallagher and Check your Security to ensure that the best security provision is in place for the campus and community to enhance and strengthen their international reputation.

SUSTAINABLE, SMART, SECURITY

As an industry sector, security is not one naturally aligned with sustainable practices. However, here at Check Your Security, it is important that we continue to evolve and adopt ways of working that demonstrate our green credentials. We actively seek to embrace new equipment, technological advances and business practices as innovation moves forward.

Unlock a Smarter Future for Healthcare with Abloy

New security technology in the form of a digital key from Abloy has revolutionised one of the most common daily tasks on hospital wards, accessing the drugs cupboard. The Protec2 Cliq Remote digital key has helped hospitals nationally to streamline their workflow with amazing results.

Reviewing Security and Access Management – Supporting our Health Care Trusts

Investing in a safer future together

Following formal written plea from NHS England to health trusts to conduct an urgent review of security and access control systems with the spotlight on mortuary access and post-mortem activities, Check your Security are the professional security consultants fully equipped to understand the new legislation and to recommend improvements to ensure compliance.

Do the sums to avoid surprises - Professional Security Magazine feature

Our Managing Director, Carl Pace, discusses security solutions in the February issue of Professional Security Magazine. As a trusted voice of the security industry, Carl, shares vital knowledge on how to navigate the market to find the optimum security solution.

You can read the full article 'Do the sums to avoid surprises' here featuring Carl’s top insider tips to avoid making costly mistakes in your security investment this year.

A foolproof future for pop up offices – the challenges to security we all ignore.

Alongside the very obvious benefits that the option of home-working presents to both the employer and employee come a number of less obvious security threats. Although at Check Your Security, we focus on physical security systems, we are also very aware of the data security threats businesses now face when employees are not working remotely.

Following the ‘working from home’ trend - one of the pandemic’s enforcements that offered not only an insight into the unexplored world of remote working but one that we adopted as a choice going forward rather than an order – the number of home offices and hybrid workspaces has risen dramatically. This snowball of new technology has resulted in businesses, from small to multinational organisations, leaving themselves vulnerable to potential security issues and cyber-attacks.

Deciphering the jargon – what do you really need?

Too much choice, feeling confused? Commitment to personal security at home and for our families is something we all take very seriously. Taking control of this to ensure a position where we feel fully protected is unquestionable and a very normal part of daily life. However, it is not quite so simple when following the same approach for your business, and there is a greater risk of jeopardy proving stressful.

When starting preliminary research, we are met with a minefield of jargon that is, more frequently than not, impossible to digest to allow confident decision making on a professional level. This leaves us feeling confused, anxious and unable to move forward with a well-informed decision-making process, heightening a sense of panic.

Integrated Care Systems (ICS) – PR angle

Celebrating a united future for healthcare and a new approach to integrated system security

At Check Your Security, we pride ourselves on our flexible approach to the needs of our customers to guarantee a bespoke and comprehensive security solution.

The climate in which almost all businesses are currently operating is in a transition, with both technological advances and a change in mindset influencing the way we work together. This, in turn, offers flexibility and opportunities for new collaborations and partnerships. Businesses can now enjoy mutual benefits from combining resources with other like-minded professionals in their sector. The result is the ability to deliver a more comprehensive service to customers and benefit from financial benefits, demonstrating the ‘greater than the sum of parts’ model.

With this integrated approach, there comes a note of caution. Although businesses are keen to embrace this, it’s hard to ignore the underlying security concerns. Alarm bells are already ringing surrounding the effect this will have on overall control and, in particular, an increased risk to security. This is something all industries rate of paramount importance and are very conscious that a tighter and fully evaluated security system needs to be implemented. This is the first step to eliminate the cloud of nervousness about the implications surrounding security breaches before any benefits can be enjoyed.

Perfect speech quality in the hardest conditions

Since its foundation over 40 years ago, our partner Commend has been researching and perfecting the speech quality of its systems to provide customers and users with the highest possible speech intelligibility even under the harshest conditions.

In the multi-faceted world of Intercom acoustics, everything down to the smallest influencing factor is taken into consideration when it comes to perfecting acoustic qualities – from basic physical sound properties to signal processing and the selection of individual electronic components.

In doing so, Commend keeps extending the technical frontier.

Passion for Audio by Commend

Proud to support Norwich City Football Club

Check your Security is proud to announce we have extended our partnership with Norwich City for another season!

Check Your Security commercial director Clinton Button added: “We are delighted to renew our regional partnership with Norwich City Football Club, it is a real pleasure to continue our relationship and be part of the club’s exciting future. As a supporter I know how important it is to be in a safe environment.”

Read the full article here

Norwich City Football Club - CCTV and body cameras

One eye on the championship, the other on the crowd!
Ahead of Sunday's local derby, we are proud to announce our regional sponsor, Check Your Security Ltd, recently installed the latest digital Panomera CCTV cameras. They have also supplied the safety stewards interactive Body-worn cameras with live audio, video and GPS location to the Control Room.

Dynamic Lockdown Solutions

A really interesting article courtesy of our partners Commend.

A primary concern of security and safety experts is the need to develop procedures to dynamically lockdown sites in response to fast moving incidents.

The UK’s National Counter Terrorism Security Office describes a Dynamic Lockdown as the ability to quickly restrict access and egress to a site or building. The aim of lockdown is to prevent people moving into dangerous areas and preventing or frustrating the attackers accessing a site (or part of).

Why should we be obsessed with Customer Service?

Think about it!
No one looks to work with companies that offer you low or erratic levels of service and support.

In most cases, this can usually be traced to over-committing to projects or new customers financial issues, lack of expertise, resources or in some cases, just incompetence.

We clearly understand that without customers, we are nothing; being a service company, what determines if we live or die is our levels of service to our customers.

The Benefits of communication systems for Hospitals and Clinics

One of our trusted partners, Commend, have provided an interesting article detailing the benefits of their communication solutions.

In the medical sector, seconds can be decisive in terms of life and death, especially in emergency rooms and operating theatres. Commend's security and communication solution for medical environments meets the strictest directives and regulations within this sector. It provides direct multi-site communication across facility complexes, e.g. to laboratories, blood banks, hospital pharmacies, wards and quarantine areas. What is more, they also support all necessary functions for efficient door access control, e.g. for maternity wards, nurseries etc. Personal safety and public assistance requirements are satisfied by Intercom stations for lifts and Public Address, as well as solutions for car parks and Intercom equipped parking spaces, which provide instant access to assistance in case of problems at pay-on-foot machines and vehicle barriers.

University of Suffolk

Develop a complete security strategy that safeguards and ensures the safety of staff, students and the general public as part of an open learning environment. The University of Suffolk has a unique set of challenges, including ensuring the safety of staff and students whilst maintaining a flexible control over 1000’s of doors.

Alder Hey Children's Hospital - Access Control

A leader and pioneer in specialist health care for children, Alder Hey, has 270 beds, 16 digitally enhanced operating theatres, treats over 270,000 children every year and covers an area of 51,000 square meters, the size of more than 7 football pitches. The Hospital was challenged to provide a fully digital security solution, enabling and ensuring the safety of staff and patients whilst allowing seamless integration of new security technology befitting a modern and innovative building for staff and patients at a time of need.

Great Ormonds Street Children's Hospital CCTV

Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH), the world leader and pioneer in specialist health care for children, were faced with an outdated legacy CCTV system. They required an upgrade to digital IP based cameras in a challenging and busy 24/7 environment, where the security and safety of patients, family and staff was paramount at a time of need.

Peel Ports UK Great Yarmouth CCTV

The Challenge was to help Peel Ports enhance Port Security whilst complying with industry regulations. To improve their operational proficiencies, they needed an advanced flexible HD surveillance system that could leverage the existing network infrastructure and integrate this with the Port’s current analogue based cameras. There was a need to increase safety by leveraging Thermal Imaging, with a centrally based control room and a wider deployment within Great Yarmouth.

Alder Hey Children's Hospital - CCTV

A leader and pioneer in specialist health care for children, Alder Hey, has 270 beds, 16 digitally enhanced operating theatres, treating over 270,000 children every year, covering an area of 51,000 square meters, the size of more than seven football pitches. The Hospital was challenged to provide a fully digital security solution, enabling and ensuring the safety of staff and patients whilst allowing seamless integration of new security technology befitting a modern and innovative building for staff and patients at a time of need.

University of East Anglia - The Enterprise Centre

The University of East Anglia (UEA) sought a new building with green credentials that could serve as a centre for students wanting to go self-employed or start a business. The building had to reflect these ambitions and create a very low carbon footprint supporting innovative design & local materials. Therefore, installing surveillance and access control devices must be efficient & strategically installed, in keeping with The Enterprise Centre & UEA's goals.

Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital - CCTV

Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital (NNUH) was faced with a life cycle change to their CCTV system, which was scheduled for updating. This included a migration from an analogue to a digital platform, a control room refit and a new design layout. The project delivery needed to be seamless due to the control room being the main hub for all communications and the control centre for 24/7 emergency responses for the Hospitals security team

University of East Anglia - Bob Champion Research & Medical Centre - Access Control Case Study

The University of East Anglia (UEA) urgently needed a new building to develop a groundbreaking research and a medical centre. Serving as a link with the Norfolk & Norwich University Hospital, after a generous donation from the former grand national winner, the Bob Champion Research & Medical Centre was born. The challenge was developing both laboratories for fighting infectious diseases and a working medical centre under one roof. Therefore surveillance and access control had to be provided at the highest standard to serve the respective disciplines.

World first for Check Your Security

Since its inception in 2002, 360 Vision Technology has built a solid reputation for designing and manufacturing a British-made range of innovative and robust CCTV surveillance camera and control solutions. They have also developed unique, patent-pending static and PTZ LED illumination solutions in infra-red and white light options.

Sir Bill Gallagher flying visit to Check Your Security's Head Office

Check Your Security were honoured to have played host for the recent visit from Gallagher Group Chairman Sir William & Lady Judi Gallagher at our head office in West Somerton Norfolk, September 6th 2019.

New CCTV and Access control for Janus Henderson Investors

Janus Henderson Appoint Check Your Security for UK & European Offices CCTV & Access Control Support contract. May 20th, 2021

Janus Henderson Investors is a leading global active asset manager.

New Digital CCTV Cameras Installed at Carrow Road

Norwich City is pleased to have teamed up with Check Your Security Ltd, who have installed the latest digital Panomera CCTV cameras inside Carrow Road, along with supplying the Clubs safety stewards with interactive body-worn cameras with live audio, video and GPS location to the stadium control room.

Welcome on board Tony Herbert

Check your Security are delighted to welcome new team member Tony Herbert.

“We are on the same wavelength as far as how we treat the customer, always looking to add value and earn trust ensuring long-term relationships which is critical to the wellbeing of both the customer and integrator alike. I was also impressed with Check Your Security’s customer retention rates of 99% which says it all - I am really looking forward to get going at Check Your Security”

Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital - Commend Lift

Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital (NNUH) serves more than 850,000 people. Offering a 24x7 365 days a year service, it was therefore paramount that the lifts upgrade was managed with minimum disruption to staff and patient care. With an ever increasing amount of patients to serve NNUH has to find and utilise the latest technology and cost effective hardware solutions available.

St Andrew's Healthcare - Fitz Roy House

Challenge
St Andrews Healthcare were challenged to design & build a new ‘Home-from-home’ for up to 110 adolescent patients, with a budget of £45 million as part of Europe’s largest mental health care facility yet for young people. Firstly, the new building had to fit within the heritage of the existing Northampton site. Secondly, it must deliver the safety and security needed: the patients and staff need to be kept safe at all times, and individual wards will require differing levels of security, and thirdly it all has to create an environment that is warm and welcoming, helping patients recovery.

Norwich City Football Club - CCTV

Challenge
Norwich City Football Club (NCFC) must comply with strict Football Association (FA) guidelines and standards. Failure to comply results in postponed matches, additional police reinforcements and loss of earnings. Video surveillance systems have to be scalable and fit for purpose, utilising the latest cameras and servers. With over 27,000 regular supporters, it is paramount to safeguard visitors at Carrow Road with an integrated system that is fully scalable with large video storage capabilities.

University of East Anglia - Blackdale CCTV and Access Control

Challenge
The University of East Anglia (UEA) were faced with the challenge of building Blackdale, a new student accommodation site complete with 915 beds, access control doors, intercom and a complete CCTV surveillance solution as part of a £30m project.

Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital Access Control

Faced with a healthcare facility that included independent buildings and car parks, the building owner identified that the current legacy access control solution was coming to the end of its life cycle and was in need of future proofing to provide monitoring of entrances, exits and other sensitive areas ensuring a safe environment for patients, visitors and staff.

University of East Anglia - Crome Court

Challenge
The University of East Anglia (UEA) sought a new, on-campus en-suite accommodation option to support increasing student numbers while continuing to deliver a top-quality level of student experience. The project objectives were to achieve very high standards of sustainability within a challenging £9m construction budget and to a very fast programme of 22 months from concept to completion.

Southend University Hospital CCTV and Control Room

Challenge
Southend University Hospital Trust (SUHT) were faced with servers at the end of life, and the need for a new back end system to leverage current cameras to full resolution, plus introducing Thermal and PTZ (Pan Tilt Zoom) options. With an increasingly busy A&E department and 737 beds serving 750,000 people, new installations and upgrades were to be completed with no impact on daily operations across the hospital.

Red Bull FLIR CCTV Upgrade

Aston Martin Redbull Racing – AMRBR

Based in Milton Keynes UK, with over 600 employees AMRBR are recognised as one of the world's leading Formula one motor companies. With a high profile on and off the racing track, numerous world driver and manufacturers championship titles under their belt, their pedigree is second to none. AMRBR has and continues to heavily invest in its state of art research and development facility and its teams in the UK. It is well place to be a dominant force in Formula one for many years to come.

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