The company, which has maintained the Housing Co-operative’s door entry and CCTV systems for nearly 15 years, extending the 26 external camera CCTV system to cover the internal back stairwells of six multi storey blocks.
A total of 86 vandal resistant domes were used. Images are recorded using two digital video recording systems in real time.
The images have been set to be fed back to a Stanley GDX5 concierge, which also controls the door entry system. Operated via touch screen PC for ease and manned by the Housing Co-operative 24 hours a day on site, the GDX5 has been designed to provide full alarm reporting.
Stanley CSS also upgraded access to a further nine low rise blocks owned by the Housing Co-operative using GDX Indigo door entry system with integrated access control. Entry panels have been fitted to front and back doors.
Mags Brownlie, assistant director at the co-operative said: “We are always looking at ways to improve the security that will benefit tenants. Stanley keeps us informed of new developments on the market and tells us how best to upgrade the systems.
“The latest upgrade with cameras in the back stairs has been hugely successful; we’ve seen a reduction in vandalism and graffiti and improved security for tenants and staff alike. In the first few months of having the new cameras we had a few incidences that we were able to quickly and successfully deal with.”