Smart Security looks at how drones can be applied effectively in mine security operations. The ability to quickly gain a birds-eye view of a situation, whether security, safety or operational in nature, makes drones a significant value-add to mines.

The gap between installers and system integrators is widening, with larger estates looking for integrated solutions that add value, more often than not from one service provider.

Drones complement and enhance security services, reducing the cost of operations and minimising the risk exposure of the security officers, clients, as well as the public.

The increasing criminal attacks and high losses experienced during the Covid-19 pandemic and related lockdown periods highlighted the need for an increased focus on and renewal of the methodologies used to secure mines.

Drones are an excellent tool in one’s safety and security arsenal in the never-ending fight against crime, but they are only a tool, one of many needed for an effective security solution.

Bidvest Protea Coin is focused on providing fully integrated security solutions to estates and has the technical expertise to create the optimal security solution including human and the latest technical resources.

Hi-Tech Security Solutions posed the question: can companies do all or some of their security work in-house or is there still a need for installers and integrators?

Cable theft is one of the most common crimes in South Africa, costing service providers as well as consumers and business users millions in terms of lost productivity, unnecessary bills and extreme levels of stress.

With technology doing more work in control rooms today, do operators need new skills to be able to add value? Are they still needed?