EoW May 2012

Metal, wire and cable theft has been a hot topic for quite some time. Figures released recently show that in Britain alone it costs to the tune of £770m every year. As you can imagine it has become quite a target for our authorities. It is then encouraging news that the Association of Chief Police O cers has recommended the Alarmed and Traceable Technology Solutions System developed by PID Systems. (See page 9). This system – for use in remote locations – sounds an alarm, sends a signal to the owner of the building and PID Systems, and lms any attempted theft on video. To further bolster its resources the system is vandal resistant and coats would-be thieves with an encrypted marking agent that links them directly with the crime scene. Now anything that cuts down on the thefts has to be viewed as good, not just for the cable or metal owners, but also the general public. When thieves took just 30ft of cabling from the side of a track in London, UK, it caused 1,650 trains to be delayed at a cost to Network Rail of £640,000. It’s not just the nancial impact of that in terms of the theft directly. Imagine people on 1,650 trains being delayed. The cost to the economy in general must be frightening. On to brighter things and the resounding success that was wire 2012. Everyone I spoke to had nothing but praise for the show and its organisers, Messe D ü sseldorf. Optimism, it appears, translated into rm orders for companies around the world, emphasising again the importance of the show. Getting wired up to beat the criminals

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It was also good to put faces to names and I’d like to thank everyone for the warm welcome we received.

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