Mayflex Appoints a New Account Manager

Mayflex Account ManagerMayflex the distributor of Converged IP Solutions has appointed a new Account Manager to manage and develop accounts in the Midlands, North and Scotland and will have a specific focus on the security product portfolio as part of the converged solution.

Joseph McManus joined the business on July 18th and will be responsible for the further development of existing accounts with an additional focus on growing security business in Scotland, working alongside an existing account manager based in that region.

Joseph’s background is predominantly security, having entered the industry in 2000 as a product demonstrator, moving to a national account manager role, system surveyor and finally a business development manager. Read more

Stratus Extends Leadership in Building Management and Security with Always-On Infrastructure for Smart Buildings

Smart Buildings StratusStratus Technologies, Inc., the leading provider of continuous availability solutions, today announced that it is extending its commitment to building management and security worldwide with the Stratus Always-On Infrastructure for Smart Buildings.

The advent of Smart Buildings drives the need to monitor and control many separate systems ranging from security, to IT, to lighting, HVAC and more. Using a virtualised platform is the only cost effective foundation to do this, but virtualising can also mean a single point of failure making fault-tolerant virtualisation Read more

Videx Launches New GSM PRO Door Entry System

Videx Door Entry SystemVidex has launched a new GSM door entry system that uses mobile technology to communicate and operate doors, automatic gates, car parks and remote site applications.

The GSM PRO intercoms are available in kit form or as part of the popular 4000 Series modular door entry system for single call button applications up to 50 apartments all with the facility to divert to three additional numbers if the first is busy or unanswered. 

Steve Natton, Special Projects Manager at Videx UK, said: “We’re excited to introduce our new GSM system as it’s the next generation of Videx GSM that provides users with much greater security and freedom. Read more

Leading CCTV distributor DVS Ltd acquired in management buyout

DVS CCTV Distributor management buyoutLeading electronic and CCTV distributor DVS Ltd has been acquired in a management buyout (MBO) supported by a finance package from HSBC.

Tim Goodson led the deal for the Cardiff-based company, which is the largest independent CCTV distributor in the UK. He was supported by strategic accounts director Gavin Dunleavy.

Shaun Bowie and Scott Douglas acted as vendors for the deal. Both will retain a minority share in the business, with Mr Douglas continuing in his current role and Mr Bowie continuing in a consultant role. Read more