The system included the installation of 4 barriers, integrated with an ANPR camera system for residents’ access. For all non-residents and visitors, we have installed a custom ticketing system upon entry, with an intercom system to exit, linking directly to the main reception to open the barrier. Therefore acting as a deterrent to unauthorised personnel, creating a solution for traffic control, and overall improving the sites security.

Our engineers have built a custom software payment system and integrated it with the barriers, allowing visitors to pay by card and producing a ticket printout to access the site. The barrier system would only allow exit once payment has been made.

CrystalView Services has specialised in installing commercial-grade security systems for over twenty years. CrystalView Services works with leading manufacturers of commercial security gates and industrial perimeter barriers to bring you a wide choice of designs to suit your operational requirements. Our accredited and award-winning hard and software technicians provide specialist project management throughout the entire design, supply and installation process. All our commercial gate and barrier systems are fitted to regulated industry standards for the highest level of security.

The presence of electric gates or security barriers provides peace of mind and added protection for your business. In addition, security barriers and electric gates offer an efficient entry/exit method for your premises. We provide supply, installation and maintenance of a comprehensive range of automated barriers and electric gates to suit your application. Contact our specialists for more information about our bespoke barrier solutions here.

The post Barrier Installation for Tallington Lakes Leisure Park appeared first on CrystalView Services.

CrystalView Services were awarded the passive fire protection contract after a successful tender process. The scope of works included the required fire stopping remedial work throughout the college building, raised within the fire risk assessment and fire stopping report. We have installed Quelfire products within the risers and general areas such as corridors, lecture theatres, and classrooms.

Our engineers were required to work within a live university environment, therefore it was crucial we ensured the safety of all staff and pupils by practising robust health and safety procedures. For more information on how CrystalView Services met this requirement or for further details on the fire stopping installation project, please take a look at our case study. Alternatively, for any enquiries, please contact one of our passive fire protection specialists.

The post Remedial Fire Stopping at City University of London appeared first on CrystalView Services.

The audit took place on the 29th and 30th of June 2022. On the 29th, the audit reviewed our environmental documentation, including environmental policy, business risk register, maintenance records for our vehicles and equipment, internal audit reports, and environmental objectives. Below is the complete list of documentation that had to be reviewed to show compliance with the different elements of the standard:

1. The Management system manual /Documented procedures / Work instructions
2. Master document list/ Forms register.
3. Internal and external issues
4. Interested parties and their needs and expectation.
5. Copy of your policies, i.e. quality, bribery, slavery etc.
6. Training matrix, company inductions, training records and a copy of the latest organisational chart.
7. A couple of Job Descriptions
8. Any maintenance certificates for services carried out within the building, i.e. Boiler, Gas, AC
9. Any equipment services and calibration certificates. 
10. Latest targets and measurable objectives / KPIs
11. Copy of your liability insurance certificate
12. Non-conformances raised within the last 12 months and our non-conformance register.
13. Copy of the internal audit programme and audits.
14. The agenda and minutes from our latest management review meeting.
15. Copy of our business risks register.
16. Legal register.
17. Approved Suppliers List/ a copy of a completed supplier/subcontractors questionnaire/ Purchase orders raised for products and services required. 
18. Project review ? Customer enquiry, Quotation, Inspection, delivery and invoicing etc.
19. Legislation register.
20. Vehicle monitoring.
21. Fire alarm service information.
22. Weekly testing/drills. 
23. Fire extinguisher service information.
24. Emergency preparedness requirements.
25. Consultation & Participation of Workers. 
26. Risk Assessments & Hazard Identification. 
27. RIDDOR/Accident Log. 
28. Risk Assessment and Safe Systems of Works.
29. COSHH Storage and records (Control of Substances Hazardous to Health).
30. Health & Safety Signage.
31. Reviewing operators working with PPE ? Are they wearing the required clothing/shoes/hard hat/Hi-Viz vest etc.

On the 30th of June, the audit was carried out on-site at the University of Essex, where we were installing new cameras. The auditor was more than satisfied with our procedures and environmental management system in place. 

CrystalView Services is committed to reducing our environmental impact and continually strives to improve our environmental performance. This includes monitoring/assessing all business operations, ensuring our impact on the environment is reduced as much as possible.

ISO 14001 provides confidence to our customers and suppliers that we have an environmental management system to document, measure and improve our environmental impact. CrystalView Services is audited annually by the British Assessment Bureau, which ensures all our processes and policies meet the requirements of the international standard.

The post CrystalView Services Pass 2022 Environmental ISO14001 Audit appeared first on CrystalView Services.

The race was a mainly flat, 3.5 mile chip timed run around Chelmsford, through the city’s beautiful parks, finishing in Central Park at the event village.

It was a great evening organised by Havens Hospices. With prizes for the winning teams and best fancy dress individual, food and drink stands within the event village, it was an all round successful event.

Well done to the CrystalView Services team and all those who took part to help support such an incredible cause, we look forward to taking part again next year.

See other events that CrystalView Services have participated in to raise funds for charities and to support the local community.

The post CrystalView Services Completes Race4Business 2022 appeared first on CrystalView Services.

The IFC passive fire protection auditor looked at:

1. RAMS ? Health and safety policy, risk assessments and method statements
2. Insurances
3. How we issue certification at the end of a project
4. Our quality management system ? our processes for how we deal with fire stopping enquiries/quotes/projects
5. Customer service (complaints process)
6. How we log job sheets/engineer work on BORIS

The IFC are a UKAS accredited and internationally recognised certification body.

We are committed to providing and installing high quality, certified fire door and fire stopping products from the best UK manufacturers. All products used by CrystalView Services has been independently tested to ensure compliance with all relevant British Standards. Take a look at CrystalView Services’s industry leading accreditations. Alternatively for more information on our fire protection services contact one of our specialists.

The post CrystalView Services Pass Passive Fire Protection Audit appeared first on CrystalView Services.

This will be our third Fire Stopping project for the UK's leading development and construction company, Watkin Jones Group.

The site on Conington Road, Lewisham is large scale build-to-rent scheme consisting of 365 apartments that are split between 3 buildings; the tower which is 36 storeys, building 2 which is 4-13 storeys, and building 3 which is 7 storeys.

The contract entails all??Fire Stopping installation works across the whole building including the commercial floors, apartments, basement, internal corridors, and risers.

For information on??CrystalView Services Fire Stopping and to view our full range of passive fire protection solutions, please see??here.
Alternatively please call:??01245 214104??now or email:??enquiries@CrystalView Services-communications.com

The post CrystalView Services Awarded Fire Stopping Contract appeared first on CrystalView Services.

Providing CCTV maintenance for the University of Essex, Colchester

Located in the historic 200-acre Wivenhoe Park and home to 15,000 students, the Colchester Campus is the largest of the three sites, making the site’s security a priority. The 210-camera CCTV system includes a mixture of Axis, Bosch and Mobotix cameras and encoders across the Colchester campus consisting of:

• analogue cameras
• IP cameras
• ANPR cameras
• MultiStream cameras

Maintaining Southend’s CCTV Systems

The Southend-on-Sea campus spans across seven miles of coastline and is home to East 15 Acting School, the School of Health and Social Care, the Department of Psychosocial and Psychoanalytic Studies, and Essex Business School.

The CCTV system at the Southend campus uses 55 Mobotix cameras, which is operated 24/7 from a centralised location consisting of:

• IP cameras

CCTV Maintenance Loughton:

London's largest open space borders the campus, Epping Forest, just minutes from Loughton. The Loughton campus operates both Hikvision and Axis CCTV cameras systems across multiple buildings on site, and these 26 cameras consist of:

• IP cameras

The CCTV maintenance contract was to include reactive call-outs (with different priority responses depending on the severity of the fault), preventative maintenance visits to check the CCTV equipment is in full working order, CCTV repairs and new CCTV installations, the ordering of new CCTV system equipment and a critical spares plan. The University required the contractor to be NSI accredited and an approved supplier through the ESPO framework.

This framework gives the client immediate confidence that the suppliers have already been vetted to a high standard. To be awarded the framework as an approved supplier, CrystalView Services had to provide extensive evidence that we operate safely, have the correct insurance levels, demonstrate previous evidence and technical knowledge, and carry out projects and maintenance to the highest standards.
This, along with our industry-leading accreditations and experience, enabled CrystalView Services to meet the demanding requirements and was awarded the CCTV maintenance contract for the University of Essex. The works are due to commence in January 2022.

For more information on our CCTV maintenance services or to receive a no-obligation quote, please call 01245 214104??now or email:??enquiries@CrystalView Services-communications.com.

The post CrystalView Services Awarded CCTV Maintenance Contract for University of Essex appeared first on CrystalView Services.

After completing the competitive tender process, CrystalView Services was the successful bidder and was awarded the CCTV maintenance contract. 

'We are absolutely delighted to be the successful winner of this tender. So many of our CrystalView Services staff live locally within the boundaries of Basildon Borough Council. We are really looking forward to playing an active role in community safety within the borough.'

Michael Vincent

Managing Director CrystalView Services Communications Ltd

The CCTV contract covers the maintenance of CCTV cameras across multiple towns within Basildon Borough Council. The locations include:

• Basildon Town Centre
• Basildon Centre (Town Hall)
• Billericay High Street
• Wickford High Street
• Barleylands Depot
• Brooke House
• The Place Leisure Centre
• Towngate Theatre
• Gloucester Park Skate Park
• Gloucester Park Subway
• Lake Meadows
• Norsey Wood
• Wat Tyler Country Park
• Wickford Memorial Park
• Northlands Park
• George Hurd Centre
• Felmores Shops
• Triangle Shops
• Chalvedon Shops
• Whitmore Way Shops
• Nevendon Community Centre

CCTV Installation in Essex

CrystalView Services provides bespoke security camera installation for local authorities and businesses of all sizes. We are a reputable and highly accredited CCTV installation company based in Chelmsford, Essex. We proudly serve various market sectors across the UK. Our team of surveyors and CCTV installers have experience in all aspects of CCTV systems, including:

• Wired CCTV systems
• Wireless CCTV systems 
• IP CCTV systems
• 4K CCTV systems

Our bespoke security systems and maintenance packages are designed to keep your staff and property safe.

Read more about our CCTV Installation services in Basildon.

CrystalView Services is certified to the NSI gold standard to provide the highest professional level of CCTV installation and maintenance. We will carry out planned preventative CCTV system checks and repairs to ensure that the borough's cameras remain fully functioning. We aim to provide maximum support to Basildon Borough Council with the goal of making the borough safer.

Failure to undertake periodic CCTV maintenance will increase the possibility of CCTV system equipment failure. If you require CCTV installation or maintenance our team will be very happy to help.

Mobile Cameras (Re-deployable CCTV):

Mobile CCTV Systems / Rapid Deployment CCTV allows for the quick deployment of surveillance systems to reduce crime. When combined with our CCTV monitoring services, you can be assured of a proactive and always-monitored system.

Our range of mobile CCTV cameras has various transmission options, including:

• Mobile phone/4G/5G
• Wireless IP
• COFDM
• Copper & fibre-optic cable

See our CCTV Camera product guide here. 

The post CrystalView Services Awarded the Basildon Borough Council CCTV Maintenance Contract appeared first on CrystalView Services.

We are delighted to announce that this was based on our exceptional performance in these categories:

• Growth
  • Exceptional growth
  • Exceptional growth strategy
• Innovation
  • Innovative ideas
  • Innovative route to market
  • Innovative product
• Societal impact
• Management

We take great pride in being one of the highest accredited companies within the industry, achieving and operating to:

•  NSI gold (ISO 9001:2015)
• Environmental Management (ISO 14001:2015)
• Occupational Health & Safety (ISO 45001:2018)
• IFC (Passive Fire Protection)

Our mission is clear; we want to become the company you rely on to keep you safe. We will always support you.

You can count on us for bespoke, economical commercial security systems. We always design our systems with your unique requirements for your premises in mind. 

As an Investors In People organisation, we follow a performance management process. We set and agree on objectives and key performance criteria’s. This will highlight development areas and ensure learning and development opportunities are specific to employees’ objectives and career paths. 

We encourage individuals to monitor and record successes and achievements against their objectives. This is outlined, monitored and reviewed within our HR guidelines.

As a regulated organisation, we undertake mandatory learning and development to support these. This includes equality and diversity training, anti-bribery, asbestos awareness, working at heights, when staff join the organisation. We have a robust induction programme to allow people to be working appropriately and safely within the business.

Click here to view the full list of top 21 rated security companies to work for across Essex.

Alternatively to join our team please click here.

The post CrystalView Services is Recognised as the Best Essex Based Security Company appeared first on CrystalView Services.

The audit reviewed our environmental documentation including: environmental policy, business risk register, maintenance records for our vehicles and equipment, internal audit reports and our environmental objectives.

CrystalView Services are committed to reducing our environmental impact and are continually striving to improve our environmental performance. This means monitoring and assessing our business operations to ensure that our impact on the environment is reduced as much as possible.

ISO 14001 provides confidence to our customers and suppliers that we have an environmental management system in place to document, measure and improve our environmental impact. CrystalView Services are audited annually by the British Assessment Bureau to ensure our policies and processes meet the requirements of the international standard.

The post CrystalView Services Pass Environmental Audit and Maintain ISO14001 Standards appeared first on CrystalView Services.