With the earlier onset of dark winter nights, security lighting product firm Derwent, a member of the Bosch Group, has launched a new campaign to encourage security professionals to review the performance of their security systems after dark.
With the majority of crimes taking place at night, many CCTV installations that work perfectly well in the day can be compromised in low light and no-light conditions. And with winter nights starting as early as 4pm, it means that many systems are ineffective for up to 16 hours out of 24.
“Today’s security systems demand 24/7 effectiveness and relying on ambient lighting is not enough,” says Peter Beare, Managing Director of Derwent. “Without specialist security lighting, dark night time scenes will remain dark to CCTV cameras, and the images they capture will suffer from shadows, signal noise and loss of focus.”
As part of its campaign
Derwent has produced a free Dark Nights Information Pack and will provide free Lighting Surveys of existing and planned installation sites throughout the winter months.
“Many CCTV cameras installed during the light summer months will fail when they come up against the challenges of dark winter conditions,“ Peter adds. “Adding specialist illumination to an existing system can bring it alive again, ensuring it delivers high-resolution surveillance on a true 24 hour-basis.”
Bosch adds that its recent acquisition of the Extreme Group, which includes Derwent and Forward Vision, means that security professionals have greater access to a wider portfolio of surveillance systems. “The integration of Bosch’s proven Dinion camera range with our own award-winning Derwent Illumination is a powerful combination,” he says.
In addition to the Dark Night Information Pack and Lighting Surveys, Derwent Illumination will be showcased at Bosch’s Technology Days, with events still to be held on the following days:
24th November – St John’s Hotel, Solihull
27th November – Walton Hall Golf Club, Warrington
2nd December – Curraheen Park Greyhound Racing, Cork, Ireland
4th December – Camac Valley, Dublin, Ireland
For more information on the Dark Nights campaign and to request an information pack email [email protected]
For more information on the Bosch Technology Days or reserve your place, please email [email protected]
