The new £130 million film, TV and moving image centre building in South Bank, London is now one step closer after the British Film Institute (BFI) has managed to secure up to £87m towards the projects total cost, a recent news report in the local media has been able to reveal.
The International Centre for Film, TV and the Moving Image will form the “final piece” of London’s South Bank Cultural Quarter and is expected to be open in 2022. It will be built on the Hungerford car park site and will include a gallery, three cinema screens and an education centre.
The BFI is working alongside key landowners, the South Bank Centre, Braeburn Estates, Jubilee Gardens Trust and Lambeth Council to ensure the development will be “sensitively designed to complement an expanded Jubilee Gardens”.
As part of the project, Braeburn Estates will create 6,500 sq m of new green parkland on Jubilee Gardens.
Considering the future specific use for the building, the implementation of a very sturdy and resilient solution for controlling access to the building is also a very important stage, and this is specifically where Access Control UK can put its extensive experience to very good use. We employ a variety of access control technologies in order to create advanced solutions, enable users to exert solid, reliable and accurate control over the access to specific premises or zones.
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One of the UK’s most iconic exhibition venues, the Farnborough International venue in Hampshire is set to undergo a major expansion programme in the near future, a recent news report in the local media has been able to suggest.
The new £30m scheme will include a 12,500 sq m exhibition hall and conference centre, as well as multi-purpose function rooms and restaurants, taking the entire new facility to 20,000 sq m of event space.
Michael Watton, Venue Director, said: “The new exhibition and conference centre is an extremely important project for Farnborough International and is a marker of our ongoing growth and long-standing reputation for national and international events and conferences. We look forward to the start of construction and to working in partnership with Wates to deliver this excellent scheme.”
The project will be part-funded by the Local Enterprise Partnership, Enterprise M3, Hampshire County Council, Rushmoor Borough Council and Barclays.
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South Korea’s government has decided to step up the level of security around its public buildings and will deploy new access control systems based on facial recognition at all of its size, a news source can reveal.
The public sector buildings currently see about 32,000 employees and 6,000 visitors on a daily basis, and use a security system based on ID cards. However, earlier this year, an individual managed to gain entry to one government building five times over the course of February and March after stealing multiple ID cards, aiming to alter the results of his civil service exam.
This high-profile case prompted the security upgrade, suggesting that government officials may already have been considering biometric access control prior to the breach. Plus, South Korean government’s implementation of advanced physical access control is very much in keeping with its increasingly sophisticated approach to digital security in other areas.
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A secure and reliable access control system is the best solution to make sure that only the right persons have access to potentially sensitive information found within office buildings, such as the new office building for the UK Hydrographic Office (UKHO) that is set to be built in Taunton in the near future.
Work is due to get underway through the design stages with the Design Team, Cost Consultants and Main Contractor before seeking Planning permission later this year. The UKHO will meet costs associated with the new office from business receipts as a self-funding agency.
Existing buildings on the site will be demolished, while land at the front of the site will be sold for redevelopment.
The UKHO is due to move into its new office in 2019.
UKHO Chief Executive John Humphrey said: “The redevelopment of UKHO’s Admiralty Way site will see the construction of a new environmentally friendly office to create a modern, collaborative working environment. As well as bringing cost efficiency, the new building will deliver up-to-date technology and working conditions to enable UKHO to sustain a long-term future as a data-centric organisation.”
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The Fingerprint Access Control System Market size is projected to generate revenue of USD 4.76 billion by 2023, a new research report by Global Market Insights has recently suggested.
The reason for future growth is related especially to the fact that multimodal biometrics based products have attracted popularity especially in e-IDs and passport verification systems. Integration of biometrics with consumer electronics particularly in smartphones has made the technology easily accessible for the public.
The report points out that capacitive systems are forecast to grow at a CAGR of 7.7% from 2016 to 2023. This technique makes the reader reliable as it is more difficult to fake enrolment. Furthermore, the optical fingerprint scanners market is likely to exceed USD 1.75 billion by 2023.
Ultrasonic scanning technique records fingerprint by very high frequency sound and is expected to be used in smartphones to measure 3D fingerprint images. Thermal scanning measures temperature differences over time as the finger is moved across a narrow array of sensors.
Government and commercial sectors dominated fingerprint access control system market share in 2015. Consumer electronics applications had a small revenue base, but are forecast to grow at over 10% CAGR over the forecast timeframe. Growing personal electronics industry that includes smartphones, tablets, and PCs is responsible for high estimated growth.
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Peel Ports in Great Yarmouth has been selected by Galloper Wind Farm Ltd as the assembly base for its offshore wind farm project off the coast of Suffolk, a news report has been able to suggest.
Siemens’ will use the port to supply 56 six-megawatt turbines for the Galloper Wind Farm, an extension to the existing Greater Gabbard Wind Farm.
A multi-million pound co-investment in port infrastructure has been agreed to support the construction of primary infrastructure and groundworks, including the delivery of yard storage and marshalling, as well as the installation of heavy lift quay facilities.Key components such as nacelles, blades, towers and electrical modules will arrive at Great Yarmouth via the port, where they will be preassembled quayside before going offshore.
Enabling work will begin immediately and Siemens is anticipated to be on site in spring next year.
Richard Goffin, port director at Peel Ports Great Yarmouth, said: “We are delighted to be supporting the Galloper Wind Farm team to deliver this important offshore windfarm project through a co-investment in the Port estate.
“The enabling works are in the detailed design phase and are planned to develop out 30% of the available land within the Outer Harbour. Construction will commence this summer.
“This project will accelerate planned infrastructure improvements to Peel Ports Great Yarmouth and will benefit future wind farm developments and the wider energy sector for many years to come.”
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The global access control solutions market is expected to reach over USD 24.68 billion by 2020, a recent research report by Technavio has been able to suggest.
The paper, ‘Global Access Control Solutions Market 2016-2020’, points out that, in 2015, biometric access control accounted for a share of 50.87% of the global access control market, and it will reach 57.56% by 2020. Furthermore, in 2015, smartcards accounted for a share of 49.13% of the global access control market, and it will reach 42.44% by 2020. Smartcards are increasing adopted in the BFSI, government, and transportation sectors to improve security. The increase in the number of fraudulent activities and terrorist activities has compelled organizations to implement the use of smartcards to provide authorized access to employees on secured premises.
The research report also found that, in 2015, the global contactless card-based access control market was valued at close to USD 651.3 million. The rate of adoption of contactless card-based access control is increasing in government organizations with the growing need for security. Contactless smartcards use radio frequency (RF) technology for communication between a contactless smartcard and the card reader. Thus, for data and information transfer between contactless smartcards and card readers, it is important for contactless smartcards to be in proximity to an antenna.
“A rise in the number of online transactions is leading to an increase in the cases of identity theft, data theft, card-related fraud, and insurance claim fraud. These factors drive the demand for access control in this sector. As a result of the continuous advances in technology, the BFSI sector is shifting to the adoption of access control to strengthen its antifraud strategies,” said Amrita Choudhury, one of Technavio’s lead analysts for automatic identification systems.
“Many large financial institutions are replacing outdated solutions and are investing heavily in access control to reform their workflows and reduce financial fraud. Access control such as smartcards and biometrics protect against security threats that range from misuse of user passwords to sophisticated system hacks. The cost of managing password resets for banking enterprises is very high, making access control a cost-effective solution,” added Amrita.
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An US naval base has decided to implement a biometric identification and access control system at all its gates and entry points in a bid to ensure a superior level of security, a news report has found.
Naval Submarine Base New London (SUBASE) will implement a secure identity authentication and force protection system that features a global database which effectively facilitates the distribution of biometric data to the gate-guard tasked with controlling an individual’s authorized access to SUBASE.
Using a hand-held wireless scanner, the gate-guard scans the ID card’s barcode and/or the individual’s fingerprints to instantly identify the individual and whether or not the individual has authorized access to the base.
The system also alerts guards when an ID card is lost or stolen, flags individuals banned from the base, identifies fake cards, and taps into criminal databases to check if the individual has had any past criminal charges.
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A new dedicated Cyber Security Operations Centre (CSOC) worth an estimated £40 million is to be built in Wiltshire, Defence Secretary Michael Fallon has recently announced.
The centre will be staffed by experts trained to protect the MOD’s cyberspace and is part of the Government’s wider plan to redevelop the MOD’s operational cyber security capabilities.
Defence Secretary Michael Fallon said: “This new Operations Centre will ensure that our Armed Forces continue to operate securely.
“Our increasing defence budget means that we can stay ahead of our adversaries in cyberspace while also investing in conventional capabilities.”
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Access Control UK are leading providers of proximity smart card and biometric access control systems and software for both large and small companies.
An UK-based manufacturer, we have over 30 years experience in designing, installing and commissioning outstanding security solutions. We take great pride in our commitment to provide the best possible customer care and adhere to the highest British and International security standards, which is why we’ve been formally accredited by several accreditation bodies (visit our Accreditations page for more information).
The Access Control Systems supplied by Access Control UK are modular and fully scalable in design, thus allowing you to build your access control system to match your specific requirements, whether you’re a small company with under 250 personnel or a large multinational corporation.
If you’d like to find out more about the range of solutions supplied by Access Control UK, both in terms of hardware (smart card readers, biometric readers, turnstiles, etc.) and software (access rights management software solutions, etc.), just contact us, we’ll be more than happy to answer any queries you might have.
A new £60 million water treatment works (WTW) is set to be built in Plymouth and could become operational by the second half of 2018, a news report has been able to reveal.
The plant will be managed by South West Water, who has commissioned Dutch company PWN Technologies to help deliver the facility. It will be responsible for the design, installation and commissioning of the facility’s main water treatment process in Crownhill.
The new facility will replace the outdated centre, which was built in the 1950s and is reaching the end of its operational life.
In addition, consultancy firm Arcadis has been selected as the main design contractor, in partnership with consulting engineers Pell Frischmann. Main construction contractor Balfour Beatty will be responsible for all infrastructure, buildings and pipeline works, in partnership with Interserve.
Senior Project Manager Mike Court said: “We’re delighted to officially welcome our partners PWN Technologies, Balfour Beatty, Interserve, Arcadis and Pell Frishmann on board for what promises to be a very exciting and globally significant project.
“The new treatment works will meet the needs of Plymouth’s growing population and provide a secure, high-quality drinking water supply for the wider Plymouth area for generations to come.”
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