Industry News

* NEWSFLASH * STEVE NELSON TO JUMP OUT OF PLANE! - Thu 21 Mar 2013

On the 13th of April 2013, members of North East Wales Search and Rescue (NEWSAR) are joining members of the Bolton Mountain Rescue Team and SARDA Wales to raise funds for their teams by leaping out of a plane!

All three teams are comprised of highly skilled and competent unpaid volunteers who make a real difference to saving lives in their communities. NEWSAR, Bolton MRT and SARDA Wales are almost entirely self-funded and rely on initiatives such as these to continue providing essential services to the Police and Ambulance Services.

Our very own Director Steve Nelson is an active member of Bolton Mountain Rescue and he will be taking part on the day. If you would like to support Steve please visit the following link:

http://www.charitygiving.co.uk/supportmr

Charity Registration No: 512956

Thank you for your support…

Visual exhibiting at CCTV Seminar, Leeds - Thu 21 Mar 2013

We will be exhibiting at the forthcoming CCTV seminar in conjunction with the BSIA on Thursday 17th April. This event, to be held at the Village Prem Hotel in Leeds, is the latest in a series of CCTV Seminars held throughout the country by the BSIA.

Please come along to visit a wide array of exhibitors and see the latest technologies and services that the Security industry has to offer. Please contact the BSIA for further details: Christine Brooks, t: 0845 389 0743, e: c.brooks@bsia.co.uk.

Operation Corvus finds Directors and CCTV operatives working illegally - Weds 20 Feb 2013

The latest round of SIA investigations uncovered unlicensed Directors and CCTV operatives working illegally, when the SIA targeted several CCTV businesses operating across Northern England.

During Operation Corvus eight CCTV premises in Brighouse, Darwen, Huddersfield, Leeds, Rochdale, Southport and Stockport were visited. In Darwen, two unlicensed CCTV operators and an unlicensed Director were found. Checks later revealed another four unlicensed Directors.

In Brighouse, one site was found to be operating with an unlicensed Director. A London-based Company, which has a control room in Leeds, had no staff on the premises at the time of last month's visit. However, enquiries suggest that the business may be employing a number of unlicensed individuals. We have been informed that the SIA will continue their line of enquiries regarding all the offences found, which may result in prosecutions.

This is a timely reminder for all end users and installation companies to make sure that they use and recommend fully licensed control rooms. Control Rooms which use unlicensed personnel are breaking the law.

Issued by Visual Verification, Marketing Department

Visual Verification holds SIA approved contractor status for the provision of Public Space CCTV services.