Continued from page 1 fit with Stanley as it is focused on the commercial segment of the market while also having a strong emphasis on customer service. “Our strategy, from a global perspective, is to stay in the commercial market, with very little exposure to

the residential market, where best-in-class service is a differentiator,” explained Bontrager. “GDP brought both of those attributes to the table; from that we’re in a position to expand the services and become very

aggressive acquirers and build our platform for mainland Europe.”

Bontrager noted that in the U.S. Stanley runs a roughly USD 500mln system integration and monitoring business which has been built on its successful delivery of a wide range of service offerings to clients. That offering centers around the compa-

ny’s eServices, which Bontrager described as “the sharing of real time data and information from customers’ security systems to help them better run and manage their security efforts.” The eServices program is something Stanley will be putting in the systems at GDP as well.

Stanley will maintain the GDP name and no major restructur-

ing or personnel changes are planned for the company right now.

With some 40 percent of its total revenues generated outside North America, Stanley Works is “truly an international company,” said Bontrager. “From that standpoint, we’re very excited and bullish on the European marketplace.” SSNE

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intruder who has triggered an alarm. The VOIP technology, along with the proper message, has been a very successful crime deterrent, Evans said.

The reliability of the system has led to the coining of a phrase with the Chief Constable in Wales. “When we ring 999, it’s what they call a VVA—a visually verified activation—and we can describe to the patrol office where the intruder is, what he’s wearing and what he looks like,” explained Evans.

Red Alert clients range from logistics firm to big manufacturing companies down to small garage owners, Evans said. “The system is so flexible as far as the install and costing of it, we can make it available to small- and medium-sized enterprises as well as larger companies.”

Aside from a couple of sites in Spain, Crown’s current business is centered in the UK, but Evans has plans to expand. “The next target is Ireland,” he said, but he’s also eyeing the continent as well. Crown is looking for partners from across Europe, “like-minded people who are prepared to come here and be taught how to start a business, and how Red Alert works, and we’ll support them 100 percent.” SSNE

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which allow for orders to be placed on the basis of “advantageous, pre-agreed terms and conditions,” said Hawksworth. “The benefits of using this scheme means saving valuable time and money by having direct access to suppliers who have already been vetted and approved.”

With the Lincolnshire deployment up and running successfully, Hawskworth said Siemens is currently talking to several other police authorities with a view to providing the custody suite system along with other security solutions. SSNE

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