Cutting edge presentation systems kept secure


Presentation technology is fast changing and Performance Enclosures produces flexible and very stylish units to hold this valuable equipment. The company relies on locks from Camlock Systems to protect its customers’ investment.


Performance Enclosures Ltd is a fast- growing British business that designs and manufacturers presentation systems under the TeamMate brand. Examples include self-contained audio visual systems, video conferencing units and innovative podiums and lecterns. TeamMate units do away with the need to alter fixed installations as technology evolves. The company has customers in the business, training, meeting, teaching and conference sectors among others.


Housing state of the art multimedia audio visual and display equipment, the


units are fitted with high security locks from Camlock Systems. The Series 28 locks are constructed for maximum reliability & integrity and feature a unique, patented design. Patented locks help to prevent unauthorized duplicate keys being cut in high street key cutting outlets. Camlock Systems does not issue the key blanks to any third parties and the issue of duplicate keys can be further restricted via a key registration facility. Like Camlock Systems, Performance Enclosures is a company focused on total customer satisfaction and offers a range of presentation products for delivery from stock or can design and manufacture to meet customers’ specific requirements. David Botting, Managing Director of Performance Enclosures, says: “Our company is committed to exceeding customers’ expectations in everything we


TeamMate lectern fitted with high security cam lock.


do. In turn we look for suppliers that share this ethos through good products, good service and good prices. Camlock Systems ticks all three boxes.” www.camlock.com


Hilti targets the changing risk to retail staff with Connexion2’s Identicom™ lone worker device


Many companies associate lone workers as employees who work away from their base, but leading tool manufacturer, Hilti, realised that lone workers can be equally vulnerable when working alone in a retail environment although the company has ‘under the counter’ panic buttons.


As a responsible employer, Hilti acknowledged that it had a duty of care to its staff and wanted to ensure their safety so Hilti decided to provide them with lone worker devices. The company’s initial choice of device proved unsatisfactory as the batteries needed frequent recharging,


the units were unreliable and often self- activated. When searching for a device- based solution provided by a company approved through audit against BS8484, and with the additional benefit of being the only lone worker device to be awarded ACPO’s Secured by Design (SBD) status, Stuart Lamb, National Hilti Centre Manager, chose Identicom™ as part of a SoloProtect lone worker protection solution from Connexion2.


Hilti chose Identicom™ as part of a SoloProtect lone worker protection solution from Connexion2


“We looked at other devices on the market but chose Identicom as it is simple to use and is backed by Connexion2’s excellent pricing structure and service”, said Stuart Lamb. “In addition, the fact that the company and its solutions featuring Identicom, have been audited and approved against BS8484, the new British Standard for Lone Worker Device Services, provides us and our employees with additional reassurance”.


Hilti now has 39


Identicom units, with 25 being used by personnel working in its 21 stores and 14, equipped with GPS, for mobile workers who travel from store to store.


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In March 2010 USDAW (Union of Shop, Distributive and Allied Workers - including the shop workers union, key representatives from local and national government, police, and retail employers) reported that there were over 13,000 physical attacks in 2009 as well as hundreds of thousands of retail staff facing verbal abuse routinely.


Unlike ‘under the counter’ panic buttons which are more costly to install and often cannot be reached if the shop worker is away from the counter stacking shelves or checking on product, the Identicom is always to hand and operable whether the worker is opening or closing premises, inside the store, outside on a banking run or in transit to or from the store. It provides an innovative solution to the problems of verbal abuse and physical assault by enabling the shop worker to discreetly summon help at the touch of a button, without breaking eye contact with an aggressor, regardless of where they are and without the expense of installing a wired infrastructure. The product also facilitates the recording of credible audio- evidence, which is admissible in court proceedings helping facilitate a criminal conviction at a later date. Email: rob.harris@connexion2.com www.connexion2.com


Building & Facilities Management – September 2010


Security & Access Control


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