Experts: Surveillance interest is on the up

A big area of interest at Intersec was CCTV. Photo: Shutterstock.

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Members of the British Security Industry Association’s Export Council reported record levels of visitor interest at Intersec.

A post-event survey found that 83% of respondents said they had witnessed growth in visitors to their stand compare to 2011 and surveillance systems proved to be one of the biggest attractions.

Stuart Reynolds, international sales director at Metham Aviation Design said, "what stood out for me was the very high quality of the visitors especially on the first two days looking at our CCTV hardware and the latest long range surveillance solutions which we were launching at the event. Requests for quotations were also vastly improved."

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Dubai alone is expected to invest $500m this year on video surveillance.

Gilles Ortega, regional director, Middle East & Africa, Axis Communications told fmME, "retailers in the region are becoming more aware of the security benefits of network video surveillance as well as operational benefits.”

"By taking advantage of a large variety of intelligent applications compatible with network cameras, retailers can benefit from more than just security; including insights into customers’ behaviour that help design better shopping experience. I think there is a real opportunity for retailers to maximise their investment in their surveillance system so that it can be used as more than just a loss prevention tool," he added.