Land Sheriffs report a newly extended control room, which includes 24/7 real-time CCTV monitoring. Based in Essex, The firm, a member of the ACS Pacesetters group of highest-scoring Security Industry Authority (SIA) approved contractors, offers services for a range of clients, primarily in the rail industry. Working across Britain, they offer mobile patrols, manned guarding and key holding, security tagging, on-train security and crime prevention.
The room is now four times bigger than before, enables their team to deliver continuous protection and CCTV monitoring.
James Coyle, Managing Director of Land Sheriffs, says: โOur Operational Control Centre (OCC) offers a central hub for smart camera deployment and monitoring, including both covert and overt cameras which feed into the OCC. Itโs manned 24 hours a day, seven days a week, every day of the year โ which gives our clients complete peace of mind. With the OCC, we can be proactive and preventative to ensure our clientsโ land, assets and infrastructure are safe, secure and protected.”
Land Sheriffs describe their control room as a hub for all operational information and intelligence. It allows the companyโs teams to act as a first response for clients including Network Rail, British Transport Police and various train operating companies. The OCC has smart lighting and smart speakers which notify controllers of incident types. The firm says the biggest benefit of the OCC is its role in helping them deliver connection and communication for their clients.
James adds: โOur control room allows us to outsource CCTV for our clients and deal with incidents as efficiently as possible. This extra level of connection means we can provide an end-to-end service and be โeyes onโ at all times. Our dedicated controllers actively monitor cameras, identify problems, devise remote solutions, and quickly and effectively dispatch mobile teams and contact emergency services in real-time.”
Crimes such as theft and vandalism are deterred, frontline interventions provided or apprehensions made where necessary. The firm regularly compiles reports highlighting high-risk areas, hotspot locations and incident types.
James says: โNetwork Rail recently credited our control room and expert professional team for alerting the presence of a trespasser. We provided an exact location and fantastic imagery so the incident could be quickly dealt with. This clear and fast communication with the relevant authorities is key for ensuring swift resolution for our clients.
โWeโre constantly developing our processes, people and technology to ensure our OCC and related offerings provide clients with the very best security solutions available in professional security services today.”
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