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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.
It was also good to put
faces to names and I’d
like to thank everyone
for the warm welcome
we received.
David Bell
Editor
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Getting wired up to
beat the criminals
EuroWire – May 2012
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