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What annoys you most about the
security industry today? We asked some
experts for their worst offenders...
Security industry Room 101
For those of you unfamiliar with the concept,
in George Orwell’s novel 1984 there is a
torture chamber called Room 101 where the
prisoner is subjected to their worst nightmare,
fear or phobia with the object or breaking them
down. In recent years a TV programme has taken
the idea asking public figures to provide their
own pet hates to be condemned to oblivion. As
we’ve all just returned nice and relaxed from our
summer holidays, we felt it was a good time to
ask what gets the wind up security industry
experts.
David Davies – DVS
Room 101 needs to be a big
room! If I could put anything
into this, it would be
unprofessional installations
that end up on social media!
This is my biggest bugbear
and has been for some time
now. Logging in every day and seeing some of
the poor standard of work that is sadly being
installed and charged for doesn’t do this
industry any favours at all.
In some cases, these installations are
dangerous to say the least and where life safety
is at risk you wonder and hope these systems
don’t have to be relied upon. This industry has
some of the best people that truly are inspiring
with unquestionable work ethic and standards,
and when you see some of the work that others
are doing. While cutting every corner for price
and time, you wonder then why the end result
does end up on social media.
I have said it many times and will keep
saying it, it’s time we have a more enforceable
certified scheme that shows the competency of
installers and companies.
Clym Brown – Texecom
My ‘Security Room 101’ for the
intruder alarm market is the
mind-set of offering the bareminimum
without advising the
end user of potential upgrade
opportunities.
The trend towards smart
solutions is accelerating at a pace, both in
residential applications as well as commercial
and industrial sectors. Demand for automation,
remote control and on-the-move diagnostics has
never been greater, but while IT and consumer
technology providers are focusing on what end
users want (and will subsequently pay for), our
industry has yet to fully exploit the (continued over)
“Room 101 needs to be a
big room! If I could put
anything into this, it
would be unprofessional
installations that end up
on social media”
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