Security, Winter Safety and Maintenance Tips Using CCTV. Security measures are a necessity for businesses all year round. However, as winter approaches and the nights draw in, the performance of your CCTV cameras can be dramatically affected as the conditions change from light to dark. This is where you really discover the quality of your system. Camera selection for new systems/upgrades The long dark nights of winter have created a challenging environment for cameras historically. Thankfully traditional low resolution infrared cameras, generating grainy black and white images are not something you have to endure throughout the colder months anymore, with technology advances in CCTV. Modern CCTV Systems SS Systems, install cameras which provide a full colour image, even in low lighting conditions from the Hikvision range, which could be the perfect upgrade you require this winter. CCTV Cameras, we would recommend: Hikvision Darkfighter Hikvision Darkfighter Cameras are perfect for environments which have some ambient lighting such as streets, ports, parks, and warehousing areas. The high-definition lens coupled with ultra-sensitive light sensors create a deep, vivid image which will allow you to see in [...]

Employee training and development. We believe, employee training and development is vital to the growth of any company. And by investing in our team to help cultivate their skills, the company can improve on overall performance. SS Systems aims to create a culture that motivates and encourages all of our employees to be the best they can be. And achieve both personal success and career rewards, which benefits everyone. Nothing feels greater than seeing individuals grow and develop, creating opportunities to enhance their careers within the company. With that said, we would like to take this opportunity to congratulate our Finance Director, Michelle Reynolds, for finishing her Master’s Degree of Business Administration in Leadership. SS Systems are so proud of Michelle and realise this has been no easy task. Balancing the heavy demands of her role here, with an additional 15-20 hours of weekly study. It’s finally come to an end (much to her relief). And we look forward to seeing Michelle put her new training and development to good use, within the crucial roles Michelle has within SS Systems. An overview from [...]

SS Systems Active Apprenticeship Scheme. A wise man once said that the “youth of today are the leaders of tomorrow” a sentiment with which the leaders of SS Systems avidly agree. We have an active apprenticeship scheme at SS Systems and have had much success with our approach. Out of an engineering team of 17, 4 of them are apprentices. Even better, two of them were apprentices and are now successful engineers. Why we choose to invest in Apprenticeships As a service business, the more engineers we have, the more we can grow so it’s essential for us to always be active with our recruitment, but as many businesses have seen over the last few years, candidates are getting harder to find. We recognised this quite a few years ago and made the decision to maintain an active apprenticeship scheme. It not only enables us to provide young people with a great opportunity, but also helps us to keep costs down and pass those efficiencies on to our customers. The best of both, education, and practical experience Our apprentices spend a certain amount [...]

Celebrating 25 Years of Teamwork! How it all began... SS Systems all started with Ron Stokes, with a passion for new technology, a great wealth of engineering knowledge and a client focused ethic, he gave a fantastic foundation to pass over to the next generation. Where we are today... Now in our 25th year, we are a growing team of 35 compromising of the best knowledge and experience our industry has to offer. Over our journey engineers have become managers, apprentices have become fully fledged, as well as witnessing internal individual promotions, it has been an honour to watch us all grow and develop. This teamwork has contributed to the great dynamic we have today, in both the administrative team and our engineers with the integration of knowledge from enquiry & design, through to operational logistics and most importantly, always striving to exceed client expectation on customer service. Every one of the team offer something unique in delivering a common goal, keeping our clients, their assets, and properties safe and secure. Thank you to all of you, whether you are only just starting out [...]

Are you a school or college that takes advantage of the long summer break for your much-needed repair and maintenance work? Teachers, staff and students alike all deserve a well-earned break, however just as schools are out for summer, this is when the majority of the repairs and maintenance work start! You might describe some of these tasks as urgent need-based projects to comply with health and safety issues and to keep children and staff safe. Like fire and security system updates, repairs or maintenance. Have you recently extended your school? If you have recently changed the use of some rooms, buildings or extended the number of classrooms and training buildings to house the ever-growing pupil numbers. You’ll need to carry out a fire risk assessment, and what better time than during the summer break. Fire risk assessments are just one of the tasks you need to keep on top of. Here are a few more reminders: Fire Alarm updates Fire Alarm maintenance Emergency lighting checks (in the dark) Fire doors and escape routes CCTV additions, repairs and maintenance Access control updates, new [...]