BI3, Experts in Human, Vehicle and Object Detection and specialists in providing CPNI-approved video analytics and Business Intelligence solutions, and BDS a global leader in physical defence and security technology, has announced a strategic partnership aimed at further enhancing the security capabilities of organisations in the Middle East.

Under the partnership, BI3 will integrate its advanced video analytics platforms with BDS’s collective range of class-leading security offerings to create comprehensive security solutions for businesses and government agencies.

“We are thrilled to partner with BDS to provide clients in the Middle East with powerful and holistic security solutions,” said Glen Higson, MD of BI3.

The collective proposition will provide real-time threat intelligence, advanced analytics and incident response capabilities to protect against a wide range of security threats and physical breaches.

“We are excited to work with BI3 leveraging the latest in analytics and threat intelligence adding to our robust portfolio of high-quality products delivering comprehensive systems demanded by our clients,” said John Benton, MD of BDS.

BDS ‘S Website: www.bdswll.com

Bi3 is collaborating with UCLan Lancashire Innovation Drone Zone to develop security drone solutions (LIDZ), with DAVANTIS Video Analytics, an unmanned autonomous vehicle (UAV) is used to verify intruder detection.

Drone technology is rapidly evolving, and it will soon be implemented as standard across UK industries to enhance services and improve technology offerings. This is also happening in the security market. Bi3 has collaborated with Lancashire Innovation Drone Zone (LIDZ) to investigate how drone technology can be used to enhance Bi3’s products, with a first look at drone applications and integration into security video analytics.

Bi3 operates under three primary philosophies: Innovation, Information, and Intelligence. As a result, we are constantly looking to develop and bring technology together to create bespoke solutions of the highest quality. We collaborate with a variety of platforms around the world to deliver on our strapline – Experts in Human, Vehicle and Object Detection. To meet the needs of the end user, Bi3 collaborates closely with clients and partners to develop bespoke solutions. Drone technology will add a new dimension to our product portfolio and create new opportunities for Bi3 to continue its growth and success.

LIDZ, which is housed in the new £35 million Engineering Innovation Centre (EIC) on the University of Central Lancashire (UCLan) Campus, was established to bring together drone hardware and software specialists to support Lancashire project developments. The LIDZ team collaborates with local businesses to research, develop, and deploy new products across a variety of industries, and will help Lancashire businesses use drones to improve existing products and services.

First steps/developments: First Integration Concept

Bi3 has approached LIDZ, which has received funding from three major UK and European investment sources to develop and integrate drone technology into our security and business intelligence solutions. As the sole distributor of the DAVANTIS video analytics solution in the UK, Bi3 is a well-established video analytics provider. This is one of the market’s leading perimeter protection solutions, capable of being deployed in small, medium, and large-scale sites, and employing AI technology with a dual engine system working through CCTV to detect intruders illegally entering a zone, allowing for quick and decisive action to prevent theft and vandalism to a site. This product has been implemented in a diverse range of locations, including solar farms, and we are investigating how drone technology can be used to verify and track intruders on such sites.

This would imply that a drone would be automatically deployed from a home base/security office within a charging station, and with knowledge of an intruder’s GPS coordinates, the UAV would monitor the area and identify the threat for verification. This would provide more information to an on-site security team or an off-site security monitoring station, allowing for a faster response to the target. Additionally, this type of platform would allow for tracking of the target to areas where a CCTV tower cannot monitor or move with the target as they leave with the stolen items.

Future Potential with BI3: Second Integration Concept

Furthermore, alternate uses for health and safety as well as business intelligence are possible. For example, the Bi3 health and safety solutions allow for the monitoring of health and safety incidents in construction, transportation, and other industrial locations, a drone could be used for reaching difficult-to-see heights or depths of unmonitored areas where CCTV is not deployed, with the drones automatically deploying to verify a variety of different health and safety violations.

A further example is that a drone may be used to find and identify a worker who has slipped or fallen on a construction site and cannot be seen by co-workers or CCTV, or a drone may be used on a regular basis to ensure that hard hats and high visibility PPE equipment are worn correctly throughout a construction site.

Future Potential with BI3: Third Integration Concept

We will also investigate additional business intelligence functionality, such as regularly monitoring of an area’s occupancy and using drone technology to identify non-functioning solar panels on solar farms or housing construction sites through the addition of thermal sensors. This will bring operational efficiencies to solar farms reducing manual inspections and the associated costs of that. These are ideas that, with the assistance of LIDZ, we hope to investigate the potential implications, relevant legislation and technological requirements needed to deliver these solutions.

Contact Details

Business Insight 3

Preston Technology Centre, Marsh Ln, Preston PR1 8UQ

Phone: 01772 330 777

Email: Info@bi3.co.uk

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High-tech security and customer intelligence solutions provider, Business Insight 3, has renewed its membership with Secured by Design, the official police security initiative.

Since 2009, Business Insight 3 have been supplying new and innovative security and retail solutions to customers throughout the UK and Ireland. They specialise in finding effective solutions to solve the challenges that customers face, and with this expertise have built up relationships with world leading manufacturers and suppliers.

Business Insight 3, a Lancashire-based company, prides itself on service, with their dedicated team available to support any project from design and specification through to install and after sales support, to ensure that their solutions meet customer needs.

Their accredited range include their Davantis series of CCTV systems, and their TDFlex door entry detector from IEE Sensing.

You can find out more about Business Insight 3 and their Secured by Design accredited products at: https://www.securedbydesign.com/member-companies/sbd-members?view=companydetail&account=0011i00000JpvzmAAB

Glen Higson, Managing Director of Business Insight 3, said: “Bi3 a have been close members of the SBD for many years with 2 products, holding the coveted SBD accreditation, this has held value to both Bi3 and our clients as an assurance of quality as our technology continues to secure and protect 1000s of people and assets throughout the UK.”

Hazel Goss, Secured by Design, said: “It has been a pleasure to renewal contracts with Business Insight 3, who have been members since 2016. They offer an excellent range of video analytics products, and I am looking forward to working alongside them for many more years.”

Secured by Design (SBD) is owned by the UK Police Service with the specific aim of reducing crime and increasing safety for businesses and individuals.

SBD seeks to improve the physical security of buildings and the surrounding area using products such as doors, windows, locks and walling systems along with fencing systems that meet the SBD Police Preferred Specification security requirements.

SBD have many partner organisations, ranging from the Home Office, Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government through to local authorities, housing associations, developers and manufacturers and work closely with standards and certification bodies.

SBD is the only way for companies to obtain police recognition for security-related products in the UK, through the Police Preferred Specification – a product-based accreditation scheme developed over 20 years ago, which provides a recognised standard for all security products that effectively deter and reduce crime. SBD work with manufacturers and standards authorities to ensure that security standards are current and updated to keep pace with emerging crime trends.

Learn more about Secured by Design and our member companies at: https://www.securedbydesign.com/

For More Information on the SBD and the Police Preferred Products Here at Bi3 Call Us No On 01772 330 777

What does ‘security’ mean to you?

The term ‘security’ is rather broad and can fall into a multitude of divisions, such as financial, personal, physical, national and network. From my point of view I see security as implementing a feature in order to protect an asset. This can range from protecting ones home, to preventing access to unauthorised parties, thus having the overall effect of making you feel more ‘secure’. The Security Industry has a heavy focus on risk assessments and risk management strategies that are used in order to make people feel safer, therefore I think this highlights the importance of security in all walks of life as it is something we are constantly surrounded by.

What made you want to work in the industry?

If I am being honest it is something I had never really considered. However, once I had contact with Bi3 about a job interview I was very intrigued by what they had to offer. I did some research on their website and saw they offered a range of products for The Security Industry which made me inquisitive. Once I had the interview then I was completely convinced by the companies ethos and jumped at the opportunity to work at Bi3. Now I am in the industry, it is going great and I am really enjoying my time here. I love the fact that no day is the same and that our bespoke solutions often engage us in interesting, yet challenging conversations to best fulfil the client’s needs.

If you could talk to your younger self, what would you say?

The first thing I would say is to invest in Bitcoin or to stock up on petrol during lockdown! But if I was going to have an honest conversation with my younger self then I would probably reiterate the things my parents told me when I was growing up. This would be along the lines of to keep working hard and keep a positive attitude even in the face of adversity, as things will always work out in the end. A quote that always stuck with me was to ‘not count the days but make the days count’!

Describe a funny thing that happened to you recently?

I went on the sunbeds for the first time this summer to try and build a base tan up for my holiday, but I ended up being severely burnt for the next week and needing to apply lots of Aloe Vera!.

What three traits define you?

Confidence. Sincere. Loyal.

What’s the most important trend you see today?

The most important trend that I see today is the value of social media. Nowadays everything is driven through social media and this is the main outlet for gaining most of our information. This is an important trend particularly for young people, and its importance is often conflicting as it can be used in both positive and negative lights.

If you didn’t work in the security industry, what would you be doing?

Applying for Love Island (and failing) or trying to pursue a career in Fifa. But realistically I would still be in Sales and probably take after my dad down the avenue of car sales.

What’s the most interesting thing about you that we wouldn’t learn from your CV?

That my mum has an MBE!

What is one thing you would make compulsory in the office and one thing you would ban?

I would make a WFH/flexible working schedule compulsory and I would ban colleagues bringing in fish for their dinners.

Where do you see yourself in 5 years?

In 5 years time I still see myself at Bi3 progressing as both an individual inside and outside of the office. I hope to have made a positive contribution to the company and helped to maintain their aims of bringing about innovative technology within the Security Industry. In terms of my personal life I hope to be happy, financially stable and hopefully watching Blackburn Rovers play in the Premier League.

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Contact Information
Charlie Walsh,
Sales Executive
Number: 01772 330 777