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Lockex 2018 – Security & Fire
Safety to launch its extensive
range of remote access video
surveillance solutions, including
BurgCam Wi-Fi, which can
run as either a standalone or
modular system.
Already well-established
across Europe, Lockex was
the first time that security
specialists Burg-Wächter
revealed its home and
professional video surveillance
cameras, software and
accessories to the UK. With
an increasing number of
homeowners and businesses
becoming concerned about
the security of their property,
security professionals are
ideally placed to make the most
of the increased popularity,
affordability and functionality of
video surveillance systems.
BURGCAM WI-FI
Burg-Wächter’s BurgCam
Wi-Fi range includes a choice
of zoom, dome and bullet
cameras; offering greater than
HD resolution and can run as a
standalone unit (with SD card)
or as a modular system, which
can be tailored to suit each
customer’s requirements.
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For customers with more
sophisticated video surveillance
requirements there’s Burg-
Wächter’s analogue and IP
based solutions. The BurgCam
analogue portfolio has been
designed to bring HD video,
video analytics, remote access
and 4in1 technology as an
upgrade to existing CCTV
systems running on coaxial
cable. While, the IP range
represents the very latest in
video surveillance technology.
Images of up to 8MP resolution
are captured through a number
of different cameras, including
thermal imaging options.
Advanced Digital Noise
Reduction and Wide Dynamic
Range technology provides
clear and balanced images
which can be processed by
intelligent video analytics for
face detection, people counting,
object removal/placing and
virtual trip wire detection.
All Burg-Wächter video
surveillance products are
accessible locally via a
connected PC as well as
remotely via the BurgCam
app, which provides real time
remote video monitoring on
smartphones and tablets and
also allows two-way audio
communication with indoor
cameras. BurgCam can be
configured to send notifications
and alerts should pre-defined
events be triggered, providing
additional peace of mind and
faster response times.
In addition, to the video
surveillance range, Lockex
also saw the launch of the
new BSi Kitemarked 1 star
and 3 star euro cylinders
during the show. Kitemarked
cylinders are increasingly
becoming the ‘norm’ for door
security with an increasing
amount of consumers aware
of them through national
police campaigns. The new
range allows Burg-Wächter to
now better target the market
in the future as demand
continues to grow.
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TRUST IS KEY AT TEAMWORK
» » DOUGIE LEVESLEY ATTENDED HIS
first Lockex this year with Teamwork; one
of the UK’s largest specialist locksmith
organisations for non-destructive entry.
With a network of around 250 locksmiths,
shutter specialists, carpenters, and dog
handlers; Teamwork works alongside
energy and utility companies to gain
access to commercial and domestic
properties up and down the country;
even including a dedicated team for the
Scottish Isles.
“For Teamwork, Lockex was an
opportunity to meet up with the guys
that work for us,” Dougie explained.
“We’ve caught up with around 50 of our
locksmiths over the weekend, and it’s
been fantastic hearing them share ideas
and experiences, talk about some of their
more unusual jobs, and how they’ve dealt
with them.”
And, while Teamwork operates
as a close-knit group – via modern
communication which includes our own
purpose built software – locksmiths that
work for the company set their own pace
when it comes to how much work they
want to take on, and their availability. Yet,
while the volume of work a locksmith
wishes to commit to is flexible, the
support they receive from Dougie, Sophie,
Jim and all the Team is unwavering.
“Teamwork is all about the people,”
Dougie continued. “I’ve been in the
industry for 35 years and I know first-
hand it can be a lonely profession. At
Teamwork, there is always someone at
the end of the phone; or if a locksmith
feels they are uncomfortable with a
certain style or technique, Teamwork
will provide them with the opportunity
to buddy up with someone who is more
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specialist in that particular area, until they
feel they’re ready to go it alone.
“Another aspect of being a locksmith
– or indeed anyone else that works
autonomously, but mostly in trade
professions – is not knowing when you
will get paid. At Teamwork, we pay on
time, every month. It’s the least I can do
for the staff who have been working hard
for me throughout the month.”
With an estimation that Teamwork could
grow to a 500-strong squad within the
next five years, it is this two-way trust that
will allow the company to not only grow in
size but remain true to its core values. For,
as Dougie added: “I can win the work, but
they’re the ones at the doors. Teamwork
is all about getting the right people into
the industry, whether that be on the road
or in the office.”
With this in mind, Teamwork will be
announcing a major training programme in
the very near future. Watch this space…
www.teamworklocksmith