Electronic Call Handling Operations Ltd. (ECHO) News

ECHO-connected URNs surpass 250,000

ECHO is currently supporting over 250,000 police Intruder and Hold-up alarm system URNs (Unique Reference Numbers), facilitating faster more efficient police response to emergency alarms from the seven ECHO-connected police forces. ECHO service Following on the heels of Avon and Somerset Constabulary, Essex Police, and Metropolitan Police, four additional police forces – City of London Police, Northumbria Police, Bedfordshire Police, and Kent Police have recently joined the vanguard in g...

Security officers and businesses recognised as British Security Awards 2022 return to the live arena

The British Security Industry Association’s (BSIA’s) flagship event, the British Security Awards, returned to the live stage for the first time since July 2019 to recognise security officers and businesses working to keep people, property, and places professionally protected during the last 18 months. 25th BSIA awards In an emotional return to the live arena in its 25th year, the British Security Awards, held at the London Marriott Grosvenor Square in front of a sold-out audience,...

RISCO Group attains ECHO-ready supplier status

RISCO Group UK, a manufacturer, and distributor of cloud-based professional security systems, has announced the attainment of ECHO-ready supplier status. ECHO (Electronic Call Handling Operations) was developed in conjunction with the BSIA, NSI, FIA, and FSA, combining current call handling systems into one nationally recognised effective police response to emergency alarms. Quick response and seamless integration The initiative partners with ECHO-ready suppliers that offer products compliant...

ECHO supports 200k Intruder and Hold-Up Alarm systems with URNs (Unique Reference Numbers)

ECHO announces that it is now supporting almost 200,000 Intruder and Hold-Up Alarm systems on police response with URNs (Unique Reference Numbers). Virtual instant alarm signalling Launched in 2021, following extensive development, ECHO provides virtually instant alarm signalling to police control rooms from approved Alarm Receiving Centres (ARCs) who remotely monitor premises protected by Intruder and Hold-Up alarm systems. Transforming the speed with which police can respond to confirmed al...

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