SECURITY
Technological advancements, including facial recognition and
high definition video, is changing the day-to-day operations and
responsibilities of this age-old profession
S
ecurity is an active job
both on the front line, and
behind the scenes, say our
sector experts.
“Summer 2019 was more man-
power intensive than previous
years, as clients increased
their expenditure on Security,
asking for more SIA licensed
personnel and stewards,” says
KN Security Services director
Soyful Amin. “The challenge was
to find the right people and have
them prepared for each event,
the background work such
as vetting and training large
volumes of people is almost as
intensive as the site work itself.”
Amin is also looking out
for the political and economic
changes and how they might
impact his work. “Brexit has not
had a direct impact yet. The only
issues we face is that some of
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our staff are worried about the
impact it could have on them
continuing to work. Some have
already discussed returning to
their home countries.”
Outside these concerns,
innovation has played a key
role for KN. “We have invested
in the technology we can offer
our customers specifically in
a system to audit time and
attendance with GPS capability
so our customers can be sure the
resources they requested were
in the right places at the right
times for their event, with large
volume festivals this can also
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