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The British Security Industry Association’s (BSIA) wholly owned subsidiary, Skills for Security, has sold part of its share equity to The Banks Foundation (TBF). With a 49.9% share in Skills for Security, TBF will allocate its generated income to activities centered around young entrepreneurs encouraging and advancing their careers, training, salaries, and seed-fund start-ups. IoT and Security TBF was set up by Entrepreneur and Founder of CSL Group, Simon Banks, a long-standing advocate of supporting and mentoring young people in the IoT, Security, and electrotechnical sectors. TBF is a not-for-profit and is a family foundation, designed to give something back after a lifetime career in the security industry. Under the new ownership, employees of the training body will also become shareholders of Skills for Security. Benefitting the value chain TBF provides an important boost for young enterprise, these are people that have something that you can’t teach" Simon Banks, the Founder of The Banks Foundation, said, "I'm passionate about helping young people realise their potential, whether through apprenticeships or entrepreneurship or both." He adds, "TBF provides an important boost for young enterprise, these are people that have something that you can’t teach and may ordinarily miss the opportunity to demonstrate their extra-curriculum abilities. By creating wealth in our sector, we will ensure we attract the very best talent and move the Security sector forward, benefiting the entire value chain." Initiative  Simon Banks continues, “We are about to kick off an initiative with 13 schools and colleges, where 700 students aged from 14-18 are encouraged to turn £1 into £10, that into £100 through audited trading and so on. This initiative seeks out resourceful people who may think differently about business and opportunities and is supported by Young Enterprise, local Councils and Colleges.” Scaling training operations  David Scott, Managing Director, Skills for Security, said, “This is such a positive step that will allow us to scale up our training operations nationally. We are well used to Simon’s involvement as he’s been Chairman for some time." He adds, “Critical to the investment was to ensure our employees are all shareholders, something that Simon introduced into CSL some twenty years ago; this is massively important for morale as we grow and means that the team will be focused on the same goals whilst sharing in the financial rewards.”

Following many years of successful collaboration in the Security Systems sector, CSL and Business Insight 3 (BI3) will expand their partnership to incorporate the growing Business Intelligence market. CSL’s expert solutions, including CSL Router, will be supplementing BI3’s newest offerings to provide secure, reliable and rapidly deployable connectivity. Business Intelligence Business Intelligence focuses on the collation and analysis of data and metrics, based on the behaviour and movements of customers, visitors, and staff. In today’s world, visitor and occupancy data insights are vital for businesses that remain operating and are making plans to re-open to the public. However, the limitations in place are likely to vary and there is a greater need than ever for flexibility. CSL Router set up and configuration CSL is enabling BI3 to provide remote set up, configuration and ongoing maintenance of their systems, via CSL Router CSL is enabling BI3 to provide remote set up, configuration and ongoing maintenance of their systems, via CSL Router. Additionally, CSL Router’s 4G connectivity ensures that the data providing real time insight and management reporting is always successfully transferred from the premises to BI3’s reporting platform. This ensures there are no delays in dealing with any issues ‘on the ground’ as and when they happen – providing peace of mind to BI3’s customers. CSL – BI3 partnership BI3’s Head of Operations and Business Intelligence, Richard Eaves, commented, “The demand for instant connectivity in the security and business sectors have been increasing significantly over the past few years.” Richard adds, “Today we see this as one of the main challenges facing the industry and we are therefore delighted to extend our partnership with CSL. Their 4G Routers allow us to offer our customers a totally independent, reliable connectivity solution to enable them to get systems up and running quickly and securely.”  CSL’s Sales Director, Rob Evans, added, “CSL Router provides immediate internet connection, with total independence from existing IT networks. This is all backed up with maximum reliability via multiple 4G Roaming SIMs and is fully encrypted for complete end-to-end connectivity.”

With the introduction of the much publicised 5G networks, alongside the evolution of live chat facilities impacting on the way people stay connected, there is extra pressure to deliver on extra speed and bandwidth, faster operating and more powerful mobiles to enable apps to work much harder and video to become the cornerstone of security. CSL and Amthal, who have worked in partnership for 15 years, are operating together for customers to ensure the safe delivery of advanced routers, alarms and data embracing all available signalling technologies. Remote monitoring services through mobile technology Says Dave Willetts, CSL Head of Key Accounts: “Technology and the way we connect is evolving faster than ever and understanding the key trends, whilst staying at the forefront of its impact on system design, is critical to all our success, especially in the fire and security sector." “Working closely and building relationships with customers such as Amthal is vital. And this is not in a supply chain, but in true partnership. We have both seen significant business growth, operating through some extraordinary circumstances, not least the current pandemic. Through delivering on tailored customer requirements, we can continue to upgrade systems to ensure connectivity standards remain high.” Amthal operates with CSL to ensure connectivity for key CCTV and alarm signalling, allowing for remote upgrade and maintenance of installed products and services. The fire and security specialist is now looking to upgrade with CSL to adopt more live functionality that allows remote monitoring services through smart mobile app technology. Greater intelligence and faster response systems Jamie Allam, CEO Amthal Fire and Security adds: “For fire and security, we are just on the cusp of seeing the potential of technological advancements and ability to create greater intelligence, faster response systems, visual insights and dedicated data." “And whilst the lockdown period has halted many sector operations, as critical workers, it is our duty to continue our operations to keep buildings safe and secure. By working closely with trusted partners as CSL Group, we can bring these ideals together and ensure more powerful devices can be connected to one another, maintained and monitored remotely and efficiently for the benefit of customers across the UK.” Intruder, Fire, Access and CCTV systems Independently owned, Amthal Fire & Security is dedicated to satisfying end user needs for security safety and convenience offering design, installation, service and remote monitoring of advanced electronic fire and security solutions, including intruder, Fire, Access and CCTV systems. Amthal Fire & Security is accredited by the Security Systems and Alarm Inspection Board (SSAIB) United Kingdom Accreditation Services (UKAS) and British Approvals for Fire Equipment (BAFE.)