Our Solutions

Combining complementary solutions can significantly enhance technology offerings. By integrating Bi3’s Davantis DFUSION video analytics with Cortech Developments’ Datalog solution, a cohesive technology suite ideal for high-security applications is created. Davantis DFUSION elevates intrusion detection, utilising a dual-engine approach that integrates AI and machine learning, achieving superior intruder detection with a low false alarm rate.

Datalog QL, Cortech’s sixth-generation software management solution, sets a new standard for high security, safety, and building management. It features an open integration platform that consolidates sensors such as CCTV, video analytics, fire detection systems, and intercoms, optimising workflows and enhancing operational efficiency and response times. This integration is critical in high-security environments like prisons and energy production sites.

The combination of video analytics and Datalog QL offers unmatched security performance. Coupled with Datalog’s sophisticated interface, this integrated solution provides a comprehensive site information and control centre platform, allowing for smart interoperability for local and remote site monitoring.

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“Teamwork is the ability to work together toward a common vision. The ability to direct individual accomplishments toward organisational objectives. It is the fuel that allows common people to attain uncommon results.”

– Andrew Carnegie

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Our Philosophies

At Cortech Developments and Business Insight 3, we share a profound commitment to collaboration. Both teams prioritise collaboration, recognising its pivotal role in fostering mutual success. By working together, we create synergistic partnerships that enhance our offerings and deliver greater value to our clients.Chris Eccles, Sales Director at Business Insight 3 (Bi3), shared insights about their long-term partnership with Cortech Developments: “Our successful collaboration with Cortech Developments spans over a decade. The pillars of our partnership are trust, quality expertise, and mutual respect. Cortech has consistently stayed at the forefront of innovation and technology, aligning perfectly with Bi3’s philosophy.”

Our Success

Bi3 and Cortech have a strong collaborative track record, having undertaken numerous significant projects, primarily within the prison and high-net-worth individual sectors. Prisons demand intricate security systems integrating multiple sensors, gate controls, access management, and other security products. Bi3 supplies advanced perimeter protection solutions, including video analytics and thermal imaging CCTV, seamlessly integrated into Cortech’s Datalog platform. This partnership addresses current security challenges effectively and sets the stage for future innovations and expansions.

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Jason Blundell, Head of Sales at Cortech Developments, comments on the partnership: “We are thrilled to celebrate 10 years of collaboration with Bi3. This partnership exemplifies the synergy between our organisations, allowing us to deliver robust, comprehensive solutions that enhance risk management, operational efficiency, and accountability.”

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Our Partnership

The partnership between Bi3 and Cortech was initially forged around 2010 during a prison project necessitating the integration of Cortech’s Datalog platform with Davantis Video Analytics. Since then, Bi3 and Cortech have formed a robust partnership, working seamlessly together on multiple projects, including those involving High-Net-Worth Individuals (HNWIs). The partnership has expanded into new areas of innovation and service excellence.

Chris Eccles stated: “Innovation thrives through partnerships, and Cortech has been a steadfast partner. We are excited to continue our collaboration, delivering cutting-edge solutions to customers seeking enhanced security, efficiency, and operational power.”

Our Future

Looking to the future, the partnership between Bi3 and Cortech Developments is poised for greater innovation and collaboration. With a solid foundation built on years of successful projects in prisons throughout the UK, our alliance continues to evolve. We aim to expand our joint capabilities in integrating advanced technologies like Davantis Video Analytics with Cortech’s robust Datalog platform, enhancing security solutions and pushing the boundaries of integrated systems for complex environments.

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Over the years, the partnership has grown stronger, with Bi3’s expertise in electronic security and business intelligence complementing Davantis’ advanced video analytics technology. This has enabled both companies to develop solutions that meet the complex and evolving needs of businesses and organizations, such as real-time detection and identification of security threats, reduced false alarms, and increased situational awareness.

Why Does Bi3 Only Supply Davantis Video Analytics?

One powerful answer to this question has been putt concisely by Bi3’s Technical Director, Ed Kohut during the recent interview. “Davantis is probably the best video analytics in the world” However its not only the incredible performance of Davantis analytics but the powerful relationship built over years of cooperation that has established trust and clear communication.  Bi3 prides its self on establishing strong partnerships that lead to mutual growth and innovations in technology, and Davantis has come to this partner ship with the same level of commitment.

DFUSION

One of the key solutions that Bi3 offers its customers through the partnership with Davantis is the DFUSION video analytics system. DFUSION is a powerful and flexible platform that provides real-time detection and identification of security threats, such as intruders, vehicles, and objects. The platform leverages advanced algorithms and features, reducing false alarms and increasing situational awareness, allowing businesses and organizations to respond quickly and effectively to security incidents.

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“Probably the Best Video Analytics in the World”

-Ed Kohut, Technical Director

Accreditations

Accreditations play a crucial role in the security CCTV video analytics industry as they provide assurance to customers that the services and products offered by a company are of high quality and meet industry standards. Accreditations such as the CPNI and the (Secured by Design) SbD are awarded by independent bodies and are only granted to companies that have demonstrated competence and adherence to strict guidelines and regulations. This ensures that companies in the security CCTV video analytics industry are accountable and operate with integrity, providing reliable and effective solutions to their customers.

Davantis DFUSION video analytics is an industry-leading solution that has earned both CPNI (Centre for the Protection of National Infrastructure) and Secured by Design accreditations. These accreditations serve as a testament to the advanced security features and reliability of the DFUSION system. With CPNI accreditation, DFUSION has met the UK government’s rigorous security standards for safeguarding critical infrastructure against security threats.’

‘These accreditations are not easy to achieve so it is brilliant to see’

– Chris Eccles, Sales Director

Secured by Design accreditation also signifies that DFUSION has been designed with crime prevention in mind, meeting the highest standards for security and safety. With these accreditations, businesses can have peace of mind knowing that they have a cutting-edge video analytics system that has been tried and tested by top security experts.

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During the recent G4s webinar, Advanced Analytics in Physical Security Operations, a common question that arose was the difference between machine learning and AI. While the two

terms are often used interchangeably, they actually refer to different technologies that are related, but distinct.

At Business Insight 3, we understand the importance of understanding these distinctions in order to provide the best possible solutions for our clients. Simply put, machine learning is a type of AI that involves training algorithms to recognize patterns in data and make predictions based on that data. Machine learning algorithms can be used in a wide range of applications, from image recognition to natural language processing.

AI, on the other hand, refers to a broad field of computer science that involves creating machines that can perform tasks that would typically require human intelligence, such as recognizing speech, making decisions, or understanding natural language. Machine learning is just one of the many technologies that falls under the umbrella of AI.

While there is some overlap between the two technologies, machine learning is generally considered a subfield of AI. At Business Insight 3, we leverage both machine learning and other AI technologies to develop customized solutions that meet the unique needs of our clients.

Ultimately, understanding the differences between machine learning and AI is important for developing effective solutions that leverage the latest technologies to solve complex business challenges. At Business Insight 3, we specialize in providing advanced video analytics solutions that leverage the latest in AI and machine learning technologies to help our clients improve security, increase efficiency, and reduce costs.

Take a look at the G4S webinar where this question is answered by Ed Kohut, Technical Director of Bi3…

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/

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