Security solution for Government Communication Headquarters

A BSIA member worked with the UK Government Communications Headquarters during its relocation to new premises. The new site had been under development for a number of years under the government’s Private Finance Initiative (PFI) and would involve a large-scale integrated electronic security project on a site greater than that of the former Wembley stadium.

The security solution is a fully featured, cost effective access control and security management system, providing the required network capabilities for an installation of this size. The system is a scaleable enterprise system, capable of coping with unlimited cardholders and configurations.

The system includes: instantaneous CCTV coverage; door alarms and ‘event to action’ alarms which utilise on-screen mapping; centrally controlled software providing a user-friendly interface and the implementation of lost, stolen or unauthorised cards made immediately identifiable.

Ian Groves, Principle Project Manager for the BSIA member company said: “This is an extremely exciting and challenging project to be involved in. Our procedures have stood up well and have proved flexible enough to be able to adapt to the requirements of a project of this nature.”

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