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“The specially commissioned online programmes will reflect the ethos of Facewatch utilising the professional knowledge that has been developed within, for example, our leading crime reduction solutions that underpin the Home Office community safety scheme and our interview model that has been adopted by Hertfordshire Constabulary for their operational police officers”.
Ian Kirke, MD of TFS
“I know from running Gordon’s wine bar how important it is to have well trained staff and have always wanted to create a platform to help ensure there are no “gaps” in staff training for small businesses. TFS already provides training for the largest retailers in this country and it is fantastic to be able to make this accessible for smaller businesses through the Facewatch platform.”
Simon Gordon , Chairman Facewatch
“This is a important step change for Facewatch, which was started in 2010 as a way to protect my customers from bag theft in Gordon’s wine bar. Richard will be instrumental in taking Facewatch to the next level and establishing the brand as a trusted crime prevention and detection platform. Online and mobile tools such as Facewatch Crime Reporter and Facewatch ID are still in their infancy but as the proliferation of camera technology moves online towards central monitoring we can all look forward to a significant reduction in low level crime by working together and I am hopeful that Facewatch will help to be a catalyst for positive change”.
Simon Gordon
“I am very pleased to be joining Facewatch at this extremely exciting period in the company’s life. A practical need led Simon to invent Facewatch and technology was the catalyst like so many ground-breaking ideas. Facewatch is now, after just four years, already highly respected in the UK policing arena and is ready to take advantage of the rise of ‘mobile’ as the default device for police, consumers and businesses for every type of communications. My goal is to ensure Facewatch is fully established as the leading business crime prevention and reporting platform in the UK and internationally”.
Richard Thompson OBE
“NSI is delighted to be working with Facewatch to ensure that this new and innovative crime reduction and reporting system is managed, delivered and fully exploited. The new NSI training and e-learning suite for Facewatch will be the catalyst which ensures that companies will be able to provide a system to their customers that will result in lower crime levels and will also help to improve the quality of CCTV evidence provided to the police services.”
Jeff Little
“We are extremely pleased to be working with the NSI to improve standards of crime reporting and intelligence sharing. It is essential to our national roll out plans that Facewatch can be successfully integrated into business of any size or complexity and that the quality of the CCTV system is such that the evidence uploaded to Facewatch is useable by police and the courts.”
Simon Gordon
We are delighted to introduce Facewatch as a new Bb (British Bids) Commercial Partner alongside Boots; Jones Lang LaSalle and Santander among others. Rapidly modernising the way crime is reported across the country and providing integrated online systems will prove of immense value to BIDs across Britain who are doing a tremendous job in improving our city centres
Dr. Julie Grail, Chief Executive of British BIDs
Victoria BID was the first to see the potential of Facewatch and we have been working with Simon and his team since the very start in 2010. We have seen and contributed to the system development to get it to where it is today and are convinced that this will make our Communities safer over the coming years. I would commend Facewatch to anyone who genuinely wants to make a difference and particularly BIDs who are in an excellent position to improve their local areas
Ruth Duston, Chief Executive Victoria Business Improvement District
“From its early beginnings as a simple way for businesses to report low level crime with CCTV evidence directly to the Police, Facewatch has evolved into a confidential communications platform leveraging the very latest in internet technology. With the focus on creating crime free and community focused city areas, BIDS will find Facewatch the ideal tool to communicate easily with all the agencies involved and as an already established solution, used by many police forces, acceptance will be quick and effective”
Simon Gordon, Chairman of Facewatch
This British-built and converted Astra Sports Tourer will help make police officers more efficient. It becomes their office and allows them to spend more time on the road fighting crime
Dick Ellam, Vauxhall’s Special Vehicles Manager
It is an enormous privilege to have been chosen as a technology partner with Vauxhall. I am sure that Facewatch integrated and working together with the other break-through tech in the car will make a significant contribution to making all our communities safer
Simon Gordon, Chairman of Facewatch Ltd
“The appropriate use of technology has always been a priority at Kings. It enables our team to provide the very best service to customers and ensure we always provide high quality evidence to the police. The Facewatch system has been proven to provide an additional deterrent to low level criminal activity and to help the police follow up and convict more criminals. We are pleased to be the first to offer this unique solution directly to our business partners and will be using Facewatch in our control room to enhance our fully integrated monitoring and reporting service. “I believe this is an important step in making the use of CCTV more effective and professional. Facewatch’s network, combined with a cloud based CCTV offering, will enable previously unconnected CCTV systems dotted around business premises around the UK to be networked and managed by professionals rather than by thousands of individuals with varying levels of experience in using CCTV for evidential purposes.”
Anthony King, Managing Director, Kings Security Systems
“We are extremely pleased to be working with Kings who provide monitoring for some of the biggest businesses in the UK. Facewatch continues to develop its technology and this offering for control rooms has been developed especially to meet the high professional standards of a busy control room where multiple incidents are being managed in real-time. Facewatch provides the final link in the chain for security services providers by ensuring the police are provided with fast, and high quality evidence.”
Simon Burgess, Managing Director, Facewatch Ltd
“People can view the images by simply inputting a postcode into the screen and selecting a radius of up to five miles. This will display a number of images of people connected to incidents in their selected area with a function for providing information immediately and confidentially to the police. For me, victims of crime are a top priority. The aim is to keep members of the public and more specifically victims of crime involved in the justice process”.
Northamptonshire Police and Crime Commissioner Adam Simmonds
“Mobile phone technology, social networking and real-time communications are all a part of modern life. As a Force we recognise that the demand for this must be met with modern day policing.This innovative application is an exciting step towards this for us and will not only help us solve more crime, but will also allow members of the public to play an active part in it.People can view the images, when they like, where they like. And if they recognise someone, they can simply send an immediate response through. In the same way, officers will be able to view this library of pictures when they are out and about allowing for quick identification, and thereby helping to solve more crime in our county”.
Superintendent Dave Hill, Head of Organisational Delivery at Northamptonshire Police
“We are extremely pleased that Northamptonshire Police has chosen Facewatch as their partner. Facewatch ID has proven to be highly successful in encouraging the general public to assist the police in solving crime in London with over 100,000 downloads of the app and 8.5 million images viewed in the first five months of use during 2012. We hope the success will be repeated in Northamptonshire.”
Michael O'Sullivan,Facewatch Director
Opening up the Facewatch reporting technology to the public is a logical step in our development of tools to help reduce low level crime and make communities safer. This will provide a service that is perfectly suited for use via a smart phone. Geo tagging and the ability to upload images means information will reach the police faster than ever before and this will lead to more convictions and provide a further deterrent to pickpockets and bag snatchers
Simon Gordon
I am pleased to support Facewatch for its practical use of technology in the fight to combat crime. The system is a catalyst for businesses and police to join together; a great example of citizens and communities getting involved alongside the police.“I am pleased to support Facewatch for its practical use of technology in the fight to combat crime. The system is a catalyst for businesses and police to join together; a great example of citizens and communities getting involved alongside the police.
Sir Hugh Orde
Crimestoppers is well loved by the public and also provides a great service for law enforcement across the UK. As a charitable organisation it relies on support from donations and help from a wide range of volunteers. The opportunity to gain access to the latest technology through partnering with Facewatch is a great move and one which I applaud and support wholeheartedly. The UK police forces through ACPO will engage fully with both organisations in the fight against crime
Sir Hugh Orde
This is an exciting opportunity to further develop Crimestoppers’ range of services for the public in providing them with an anonymous route to pass on information about crime as well as an opportunity to embrace the business community. Facewatch not only gives us access to the very latest database and mobile technology but will also enable us to further empower individuals and communities in the fight against crime. The partnership of Facewatch and Crimestoppers with ACPO’s inclusion creates a world leading example of public and private sector co-operation
Michael Laurie, Crimestoppers’ Chief Executive
The fundamental aim of Facewatch is to reduce low level crime using the very latest internet technology which empowers businesses, the public and the police to work together. I am delighted to be working in partnership with Crimestoppers and ACPO to create a lasting and trusted solution. This new partnership gives us added confidence in our core strategy of building an open system accessible to all those in the private and public sector, enabling them to work together collaboratively to create safer communities
Simon Gordon - Facewatch
The Force recognises the importance of new technology and the constantly expanding world of social media to help us meet both the demands of modern day policing and the demand of the public
Detective Inspector Mark Parry, Surrey Police
Facewatch Chairman Simon Gordon, said: “Surrey Police is the second UK force to launch Facewatch just a few weeks since the successful launch by the Metropolitan Police Service in London where results were seen immediately so we very much hope that this trend will continue in Surrey and all UK Police forces quickly follow in using this free application
Simon Gordon, Chairman, Facewatch
This is a great opportunity for the public to help us fight crime, and bring those who remain outstanding to justice. My hope is that the two-thirds of Londoners who own smartphones will download this app, and help us identify those suspects we still need to speak to. We need Londoners to browse through the app every week or so as new images will appear regularly, this is a fantastic way for Londoners to help us to fight crime.
Assistant Commissioner Mark Rowley
I am delighted with the talent that we have in our forums board, strand chairs, and members who will all be playing their role going forward. It is important to address all aspects of business crime and with this collaborative set of people I am confident that we shall be able to influence the appropriate decision makers at the National level.
Jean Mountain Vice Chair and Public Affairs director said
The safety and security of our customers and staff is paramount and we’re delighted to add another crime-fighting tool to our excellent procedures, which already includes a 24/7 manned security room and the best CCTV in the business. Ladbrokes is glad to be at the forefront of cutting edge innovative technological solutions to problems which affect the whole community
Richard Royal, Public Affairs Manager Ladbrokes plc
I am happy to support this highly innovative crime reduction initiative which uses the Internet to assist bookmakers across the UK to provide an even safer and more secure environment for their customers and staff. Facewatch allows bookmakers to directly upload crime incident reports and CCTV film and images directly to the Police and to share images of repeat offenders with partner organisations”.
Philip Davies Chair, All Party Parliamentary Betting and Gaming group
We look forward to working closely with Ladbrokes’ in this ground breaking pilot. Facewatch is the perfect solution in this environment as it provides immediate benefits for customers and staff whilst ensuring rapid and accurate uploading of all crime information and allows all shops to share information and images of persistent offenders”
Simon Gordon, Chairman and founder of Facewatch Ltd
I think this initiative will be a big step forward in helping members fight the menace of crime in their shops whilst at the same time equipping us with the statistical information that will enable us to achieve the level of police and government attention this problem deserves”.
Kieran McDonnell, National President of the NFRN
Facewatch is not only a cost effective way to record and understand the scale of the problem to help us present the facts to the police and the Government in order to compel change
Paul Baxter, NFRN Chief Executive
it enables over 16,500 newsagents and convenience stores to benefit from Facewatch
Simon Gordon, Chairman Facewatch
“Facewatch is proven to massively increase detection rates and speed up business crime investigations. For these reasons we are delighted to welcome Facewatch as a member of CSARN, the UK’s largest business security membership group
Chief Executive Officer of City Security and Resilience Networks (CSARN), Richard Bingley
We are pleased to be able to work with CSARN as our goals are very closely aligned and I am hoping a range of business partners will support the roll out of Facewatch across the UK
Simon Gordon - Chairman Facewatch
I am pleased to support Facewatch for its practical use of technology in the fight to combat crime. The system is a catalyst for businesses and Police to join together; a great example of citizens and Communities getting involved alongside the Police.
Sir Hugh Orde, President of the Association of Chief Police Officers
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