For 2018, the UK Security Expo organisers are giving a central area of exhibition floor space to a Protecting Urban Spaces demonstrator. The London Olympia show will have different sections such as bridges, an urban and a crowded places environment, all set out to allow companies to show physical and technological solutions to help protect; such as bollards, blocks, street furniture and planters, watched by CCTV, high throughput screening and feeding into a control area.
Expo organisers say that the feature will act as the home for scenarios for live demonstrations to be played out, giving an understanding of the technologies that are available all of the time and in response to an incident, in as realistic an environment as can be built in an exhibition.
Design is critical and the Expo will be working with an architect, Roger Cumming from Fenley Martel. He said: “I want to ensure as realistic a display as possible but also to show how security should be seen as an enabler, to encourage people to use an urban space and feel safe when doing so.”
Engineering the integration is also important and the Expo has Andrew Sieradzki from BuroHappold Engineering ensuring that integration reflects best practice. He said: “This presents a unique opportunity to ‘walk through’ an urban streetscape that integrates both the physical, technical and operational measures – alongside the architecturally considered form and function. This demonstrator will depict the macro design considerations of a public realm security design at a ‘micro’ level, allowing visitors to interact with all relevant security measures to really get a practical understanding of their capabilities.”
Nicola Greenaway-Fuller, Managing Director of Nineteen Events, who run the Expo said: “I don’t want people to have to visualise integrated solutions, I am excited that we will demonstrate integrated solutions as part of the event. If a picture paints a thousand words, a visual live demonstration, with government agency and expert participation, gives the un-put-down able book on the subject.”
A formal Request for Participation (RFP) will be issued early in 2018; to register interest email Nicola Greenaway-Fuller at [email protected].
