The Fort Dunlop commercial and retail site, overlooking the M6 motorway in Birmingham, has a new video surveillance system that includes cameras from Dahua Technology UK. Much of the site’s previous video system was installed during the refurbishment from the original tyre factory in 2006; site managers felt that the current system was no longer meeting basic requirements. An external consultant assessed the site and put forward plans for an upgrade. Bromsgrove-based Champion Security Installations’s bid won the project.
Installed over two phases were a total of 96 static and PTZ cameras from full HD to 4K resolutions. Cameras include the 12MP panoramic internal IPC-EBW81230 fisheye, which uses H.265/H.264 triple-stream encoding, and the external panoramic IPC-PDBW8802 dome, with four 2-Megapixel progressive scan CMOS sensors and day/night functionality. Images are managed and recorded by a 128-channel, Ultra 4K NVR 616 network video recorder.
Property managers Savills said: “Having undertaken a full review of the security systems at Fort Dunlop, it became clear that a replacement CCTV system was required to ensure protection of the staff, visitors and building. Three different options were presented by contractors, but it quickly became clear that the Dahua system presented by Champion Security met our brief. The system installed has changed the way we monitor and protect our asset, and its ease of use has been a revelation to our site staff.”
And a spokesperson from Champion Security Installations added: “We have worked with the management of Fort Dunlop for a number of years now, so we designed the new IP CCTV system in consultation with them. The aim was to meet all of the different security, health and safety criteria, as well as ensure ease of use for the operators. Having installed Dahua equipment at a number of sites, we invited them to assist with the design of the Fort Dunlop system using a number of their new products. Working with Dahua and Oprema Ltd, the project was delivered on time and within budget.”
