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 CBC's Ganz Thermal Allview system was the cost effective solution for Power stations A major new installation involving Ganz equipment demonstrates that, in difficult trading conditions, it's not always the usual solutions that prove the most cost effective.The upgrade and expansion of CCTV surveillance at a large power station in the north of England originally proposed the use of multiple PTZ cameras - until CBC (Europe) suggested a simpler alternative. These multiple dome cameras, comp...

 The installation of an energy-efficient lighting system from CBC cut costs for Napoleonic fort siteElectricity bills at a historic Napoleonic fort in Chatham, Kent, have been significantly cut thanks to the installation of an energy-efficient lighting system from CBC.Savings of more than £2000 per quarter have been achieved at Fort Amherst following the replacement of halogen-style lamps with Ganz WL100 and WL300 LED illuminators.The Fort Amherst site, comprising an extensive network...

 Dunsfold Park Aerodrome site deploys Radar Vision CCTVDunsfold Park, a large 600-acre aerodrome site near Guildford in Surrey that's home to a wide range of tenant businesses and the location for a variety of aircraft operations - as well as filming work including the BBC's popular Top Gear programme - is now being protected by Ganz's dual-purpose Radar Vision system. This combines compact, high performance radar detection with any Ganz C-AllView CCTV camera.Nicky Stokes, Sales Director of...

IFSEC 2009 sees the debut of CBC (Europe)'s latest Ganz systems and Computar lenses IFSEC 2009 sees the debut of CBC (Europe)'s latest Ganz systems and Computar lenses, including the exciting new Night Vision and Thermal Vision systems and Thermal Dome camera. They line up alongside the company's popular C-AllView vandal resistant camera with its 36x optical zoom lens option, as well as CBC's Radar Vision, which offers unrivalled detection capabilities.Night VisionNight Vision combines the opti...

 CBC (Europe)'s innovative Radar Vision system has been named a Finalist in the prestigious IFSEC Security Industry Awards CBC (Europe)'s innovative Radar Vision system has been named a Finalist in the prestigious IFSEC Security Industry Awards. The surveillance based intruder detection system will now go on to compete this May in the Intruder Alarm Product of the Year category."Radar Vision's success is part of an internationally recognised, high profile awards scheme, which acknowled...

 CBC launched exciting website for Radar Vision System CBC (Europe), manufacturer of the comprehensive Ganz range of surveillance options, as well as supplier of complementary high performance Computar lenses, has launched a dedicated website for its exciting RadarVision system offers a wealth of information and interactive features about the early warning intruder surveillance system's advantages, which allow site owners and operators to detect and track people and vehicles as they en...

  CBC unveiled special website dedicated to Thermal Vision systemCBC (Europe), manufacturer of the comprehensive Ganz range of surveillance options and complementary high performance Computar lenses, has unveiled a special website dedicated to its ground breaking Thermal Vision system provides a comprehensive online guide, explaining the all-round operational advantages of combining thermal imaging technology with the popular Ganz C-AllView optical camera.This new website offers instal...

  CBC's Ganz surveillance IP-enabled C-AllView CCTVcameraCBC's comprehensive Ganz surveillance options will be demonstrated to visitors on its stand number 006 during the IIPSec show, which is being held at the NAC Stoneleigh Park, Coventry, from 27-29 January 2009. Ganz surveillance systems and complementary high quality Computar lenses include IP-enabled C-AllView rapid-speed pan/tilt cameras, including exciting thermal imaging technology solutions and leading radar detection ca...

  Ganz's C-Allview high-speed ruggedised PTZ cameraJet engine tests at a servicing facility in South Wales are being viewed in close-up detail thanks to three Ganz C-Allview high-speed ruggedised PTZ cameras installed by Cameratech Solutions Ltd.The precision CCTV system is allowing engineers to record and assess the performance of the engines in crucial wind-tunnel testing."When the wind-tunnel tests are underway our system has to deal with extreme noise conditions with a lot of...

  "The CBC system was the answer we were looking for," says Jay Patel of Newton ITThe latest IP CCTV solution from CBC (Europe) Ltd has been installed as part of a management systems investment that will allow one of the UK's fastest-growing chains of bookmakers to expand further.  The system, designed and installed by Newton IT, covers 40 branches of Better and it will be added-to, stage by stage, as the number of outlets grows.  "This is a bookmakers with a d...

  Hartlepool is one of Europe's leading marina locationsAs part of ongoing facility investments Hartlepool Marina is now being protected by the very latest Ganz C-Allview high-speed ruggedised PTZ cameras. Hartlepool is one of Europe's leading marina locations, with numerous shops, restaurants, pubs and tourist attractions as well as more than 500 fully serviced pontoon and quayside berths. Now security controllers at the site have greatly improved views of key areas thanks to the robu...

In one of the most challenging CCTV projects anywhere in the country, one of CBC's Ganz C-Allview high-speed ruggedised PTZ cameras has been fixed to a 90ft vertical cliff-face to capture unique live images of nesting sea birds. The camera has been installed on a cliff-face 70ft above the sea at Portland, Dorset, with images of guillemots and other birds relayed back to a visitor centre at the nearby lighthouse. Jason Fathers, director of specialist wildlife-watching company Wildlife Windows, in...

CBC is staging the first of a series of hands-on CCTV test nights for security installers, system planners and CCTV users.  The first session will take place in Country Antrim on March 11th and the second will be staged in Dublin on March 12th. The test nights will include demonstrations of different quality images captured using different combinations of equipment - cameras, lenses and illuminators - in night time conditions.  The equipment tested will include the latest Ganz cam...

Joining forces to improve CCTV surveillance of Aylesbury town centre, Thames Valley Police and Aylesbury District Council have chosen the latest Ganz C-Allview high-speed ruggedised PTZ cameras from CBC to monitor two key road intersections.  In the first installation of its kind for the town, the cameras have been set up using a wireless link.  Telemetry signals are transmitted to receivers on the police station roof, 1 km from the monitored site.  "We're very pleased with t...

Leading CCTV systems supplier Ganz is warning that lighting is a critical, but often overlooked and misunderstood element of CCTV cameras' performance.  With increasingly important ‘green' issues and new legislation to consider, as well as valuable cost savings available from the latest lighting technology, the company has published a topical and useful 50-page Ganz Lighting Guide to help installers, end users, specifiers and consultants alike.The handy pocketsize guide provides a wea...

The latest Ganz C-Allview high-speed ruggedised PTZ cameras from CBC Europe have been chosen to secure Medway Council's new headquarters in Chatham, Kent.  The installation is a key part of a major, four-year upgrade contract, which the council has awarded to TJW Electrical.Medway, which is a unitary authority covering five major towns at the heart of the Thames Gateway development, has pioneered the use of microwave transmission to hub-sites, such as schools and council premises.  Fro...

The performance of CCTV systems in Chatham, Rochester, Strood, Gillingham and Rainham town centres is being improved using the latest C-Allview high-speed, ‘ruggedised' PTZ cameras from Ganz.  In an ongoing series of upgrades being handled by leading local installer TJW Electrical Ltd, Medway and Maidstone local authority has specified the C-Allviews because they offer improved range, durability and quality of images."We are using the C-Allviews as an alternative to traditional P...

Nighttime safety and security at a waterside leisure park in Gillingham, Kent, has been improved with a new lighting system that also reduces light pollution.The installation at the Gillingham Strand, carried out by TJW Electrical Ltd, uses a combination of Ganz IR infra-red illuminators and Ganz WL white light illuminators. The infrared models allow high quality black and white CCTV images to be captured without ‘spilling' visible light into neighbouring residential areas.Light pollution...

CBC, the manufacturer of Computar & Ganz CCTV products has expanded its sales and support team in Ireland, and Northern Ireland, in response to growing customer demand.  George Quate, who has more than 25 years experience in security distribution and installation, has been appointed as sales executive and he will be working closely with the Area Sales Manager for Ireland, Michael Grufferty. "We are expanding our team in response to significantly increasing business in both the sout...

Robert Pether of security integrator Touchstone Electronics has been presented with a 32" Sanyo HD ready LCD Television, following a prize draw on Computar/Ganz stand at IFSEC.Touchstone - which has offices in Bicester, Poyle and Crawley - was one of more than 400 new customers entered into the draw.  The company is a leading provider of turnkey integrated electronic security systems for a wide range of customers in both the private and public sectors.The prize was presented this month...

Dorset-based security installer Secure Alarms is using the new Ganz C-Allview high speed PTZ domes in a number of high security coastal sites."The cameras offer important advantages over traditional domes," says Secure Alarms engineer-supervisor Rob Cutler, "including their built-in wipers.""The wipers are a huge bonus for the locations where we are using them, as the wet conditions can be a real problem. The models also stand up well to the corrosive coastal atmosphere....

Leading surveillance supplier CBC, manufacturer of the popular Ganz and Computar range of products, will be launching the latest versions of its popular new C-AllView range of ruggedised cameras at IFSEC 2007. The C-AllView high speed, day/night PTZ cameras are designed for harsh and challenging environments and are sealed to IP67, making them the ideal choice for a wide range of external applications where physical abuse and extreme environmental conditions are likely to be faced.  Newcome...

Leading surveillance supplier CBC (Europe), manufacturer of the popular Ganz and Computar range of products, has supplied equipment for Tiger Tiger's nightclub in the city of Portsmouth.  As one of a chain of Tiger Tiger outlets around the country, the club required increased CCTV coverage with improved quality pictures as part of revised licensing arrangements.Situated at Gun Wharf Quays in Portsmouth, the club boasts two dance floors, a restaurant and six bars including a ‘Drink and...

John Downie, Sales Manager of leading CCTV systems supplier CBC (Europe) Ltd, has strengthened the breadth and depth of the company's customer support in Scotland with the appointment of technical sales executive Steve Cruickshank. Steve, 48, has more than 20 years' valuable experience in the CCTV sector, including spells with blue-chip system integrators and manufacturers, and joins from Dedicated Micros.  He will be helping installers, specifiers and end users with the full range...

New adaptable infra-red illuminators supplied by CBC (Europe) have been installed at Eggborough Power Station to improve the night time surveillance of security camera images monitoring the British Energy-operated, 2GW coal-fired power station located near Selby, North Yorkshire.The IR/500 series long-range infra-red LED illuminators supplied support 13 pan/tilt/zoom (PTZ) CCTV cameras.  These cameras survey various access gates around the site perimeter as well as various entry points and...

The General Electric Company of Libya has upgraded security at its headquarters with the latest DVRS, lenses and matrix controllers from CBC (Europe) Ltd.GEC, based in Tripoli, is responsible for the generation and supply of power to 1.1million customers across the country with the stated aim of using the latest technology to improve efficiency and reduce operating costs.The latest security upgrade project, handled by leading Libyan integrator Al Saraya, gives GEC significantly improved surveill...

The CBC stand at this year's Security was completely in the style of the Wild West.The product highlights were the all-in-one camera series "Vandy" as well as numerous innovations in the field of the megapixel IP cameras.  It was absolutely breathtaking to view the ride on the bull (CBC had American bull-riding on offer) with the 5 million pixel cameras in unparalleled quality and it threw many a visitor right out of the saddle.  However, no one was discouraged by this for to...

Chubb Electronic Security has significantly improved CCTV surveillance at Maidenhead Rowing Club using the latest lighting technology from CBC.Following the attempted theft of two high value coaching launches with outboard motors, the rowing club asked Chubb to upgrade its CCTV system."Although the incident was caught by a fully-functional day\night dome camera it occurred during winter when light conditions were very poor.  As a result the images were of little use," explained Ke...

CBC has reported a significant increase in the number of customers visiting its stand at Ifsec this year.The manufacturer of Computar and Ganz branded surveillance products says serious business leads at the show were up by around 15% compared with last year, with enquiries from security installers and system designers showing the most significant rise."We're very pleased because we took a more strategic approach to our stand design and qualifying visitors", says Marketing Manager, Bin...