VPS’ SmartTower® CCTV Wins New Product of the Year Award
Specialist property management and site security firm matches technology giants’ Samsung, Honeywell and Sony
VPS Site-Security SmartTower® has won New Product of the Year Award in the Perimeter Security category.
SmartTower is the latest in a series of innovations that have come out of VPS’ Innovation Centre Quatro Electronics in the last few years and enables customers to secure property and assets in remote or challenging environments. The award by US Security Products magazine was jointly received by B&B Electronics who worked with Quatro Electronics to develop the high-reliability cellular wireless communication and monitoring system. It enables users to install the SmartTower anywhere, wirelessly connect it to a remote control centre, and transmit high-bandwidth streaming video and CCTV images over high speed cellular infrastructures in the UK, USA and across Europe.
The SmartTower CCTV allows users to install it anywhere, wirelessly connect it to a remote control centre, and transmit high-bandwidth streaming video and CCTV images over high-speed cellular infrastructures in the UK, USA and across Europe.
Other Award winners include the technology giants’ Samsung (Cameras and DVR accessories), Sony (Cameras) and Honeywell (NVR’s). Security Products magazine has over a 60,000 readership reach of end users and suppliers. They announced the 31 winners of its 2014 New Product of the Year Award to the outstanding product development achievements of security equipment manufacturers whose products are considered to be particularly noteworthy in their ability to improve security. This is the sixth successful year of this contest.
VPS, the market leader in vacant property management, oversee the management and security of more than £1 billion commercial and residential properties that are temporarily vacant. Recently the SmartTower CCTV has provided security support for remote and challenging premises such as construction and utility sites.
Anthony Owen, VPS’ MD says “Winning this award is a great tribute to our in-house Innovation Centre at Quatro Electronics. It re-affirms the VPS commitment to our customers to ensure they get the best and leading-edge, innovative security solutions for vacant property and site management. Each customer gets a tailor-made, best fit-for-purpose recommendation from us, and as a result we are winning more and more contracts in interesting and challenging environments. This month the SmartTower will be at the 2014 Ryder Cup, Gleneagles for one of the security partners at the event.”
SmartCCTV Tower is a cost-effective alternative to employing security officers in remote, vulnerable or temporary environments such as construction sites, and can operate with limited power and no landline communications, protecting a site even before core utilities are available.
- a 96db siren to warn intruders
- infra-red and white light for areas prone to vandalism
- 30x zoom to see even the most isolated areas
- Voice-Over-IP for real-time communication
- wireless connectivity for installation anywhere
VPS Site Security’s SmartCCTV Tower combines an alloy sub frame and an extruded alloy pneumatic mast, extendable up to 7m, which allows it to be deployed in any terrain. The top of the tower houses a high-end, wireless PTZ camera, with on-board storage capacity of up to 64GB. As it can be powered by AC power, wind, solar or hydrogen fuel cell, the SmartTower can operate for up to three months continuously without recharging, making it ideal for construction sites, utilities, and critical infrastructure.
The SmartTower CCTV was featured at the Security Institute Annual Conference at Marble Arch in London last week and at the Social Housing conference in Birmingham this week.
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About the VPS Group:
VPS partner the largest insurance companies and site asset managers in the country, providing initial risk assessment, security, guarding, monitoring, clearing, cleaning, maintenance and preparation. These services protect properties against unauthorised access and a variety of hazards such as arson, theft, squatting and unauthorised occupation.
Technology:
In May, the VPS SmartTower CCTV was selected for the U.S. Government Security Platinum Award for Perimeter Security, alongside technology giants Samsung, Honeywell Security and BlackBerry.
In June, VPS launched Inspection IQ, an app that will allow totally traceable inspections for landlords, site owners and facilities managers.
At any one time, VPS secure more than 50,000 properties and sites, and employ over 1600 staff in locations across the UK and mainland Europe. They specialise in securing, maintaining and managing vacant property across a wide range of customer and industry sectors.
VPS secure more than 50,000 properties and employ over 1600 staff in locations across the UK, and mainland Europe. They specialise in securing, maintaining and managing vacant property across a wide range of customer and industry sectors.
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