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Associate Members are organisations which support the work of AABC and business crime reduction partnerships through their products and services. If you would like to find out more about becoming an Associate Member and the benefits of membership, which include a listing in this directory, please visit the 'Contact Us' page.

 

APEX RADIO SYSTEMS LTD

Apex Radio Systems Ltd. is the unrivalled nationwide

leader in the supply and ongoing maintenance of Shopwatch and Pubwatch radio systems. Over 200 are currently supported nationwide stretching from northern Scotland to the south coast of England. Comprehensive support embraces every aspect, ensuring ongoing conformity to Action Against Business Crime protocols and the Safer Business Award. Our complete service includes administration and invoicing of the radio scheme, radio licence, training, user lists, codes of practice and window posters. Partnerships also benefit commercially from our radio hire, which generates an agreed monthly income. We can supply and install a complete radio scheme free of charge, for a one month period to allow your members to appreciate the advantages of our service.<BR≥<BR≥Please feel free to contact us for a no obligation proposal to help your partnership benefit from Apex.   

Contact: Jim Curry, I.Eng.M.I.Elec.I.E.,  Managing Director

 

4b INDUSTRIES LTD

4bi operates throughout the UK and Ireland and

works with large corporate organisations to offer a range of high quality, certificated monitored security services to their own clients. 4bi are the fulfilment company who fund, deliver and service the security offering provided through Action Against Business Crime. We are delighted to be able to work with AABC in their work to reduce the risk of burglary and robbery against small and vulnerable businesses.

Contact: Adam W Timson, Account Manager

  • Address: 27a, Albert Street
  •  Rugby
  • Warwickshire CV21 2SG
  • Telephone: 020 3006 0461 - press option 1
  • Email: awt@4bi.co.uk
  • Website: www.4bi.co.uk

 

BCRP INTRANET

BCRP Intranet, from Littoralis Ltd, is a secure Intranet product, accessible through the Worldwide Web. It has been developed to allow BCRPs to simplify and streamline the exchange of data, to increase the level of participation by Members, to improve communication with Membership,

and to provide tools for managing and monitoring Membership - all to the highest levels of monitorable and auditable data integrity and security. BCRP Intranet also provides Administrators with easy-to-use tools for Membership management. BCRP Intranet is suitable for all BCRP schemes including PubWatch, NightSafe, ShopWatch, BusinessWatch and other cooperative information-sharing schemes between local business groups and police. The savings in time and cost are considerable and the system is currently in use under an information sharing agreements with many county constabularies and the Metropolitan Police.  BCRP Intranet includes webpages which can be used as a partnership's public website, and are hosted on Littoralis’ powerful, secure servers. View an online overview of BCRP Intranet Lite, priced at only £650 and £50 a month, here

Contact: Charlie Newman, Director

 

HICOM BUSINESS SOLUTIONS  LTD

Hicom is one of the most experienced software development

companies working in the retail and business sectors. Their portfolio includes crime prevention, incident recording, fire, health & safety and audit systems. All systems are supported by experienced consultants who can help implement enhanced risk management practices, policies and procedures.  Hicom supply the National Business Information System (NBIS), to crime partnerships throughout the UK, enabling collation, dissemination and sharing of data between partnerships in a secure environment. Through consultation with office of the Information Commissioner and the Association of Chief Police Officers, NBIS addresses data protection issues and conforms to PITO standards.  

Contact: Richard Paterson, Sales Manager

 

INTERR SECURITY

Established in 1994, Interr Security is a specialist

  • security company providing intelligent loss prevention and guarding solutions within the retail industry. We offer a full range of services, including supply of security officers, security consultancy, risk assessment, investigation and installation of security equipment. We select, train and install security officers to your business, with an informative, competent and pro-active support team available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. 

 

 

M-R-S COMMUNICATIONS LTD

M-R-S Communications currently operates over 130 storenet and

nitenet business radio systems and is the largest independent supplier of radio links in the UK. M-R-S fully supports Action Against Business Crime and the Safer Business Award, which has been awarded to many of our customers.

Maidstone and Manchester are just two business crime reduction partnerships that have storenet & nitenet. M-R-S creates revenue for both of them in excess of 40k per annum. Our service relieves the crime managers of the tasks of invoicing and management of radios so they can deal with the important day-to-day issues in the task of reducing business crime.

Please contact us for more details about how M-R-S can work in partnership with you.

Contact: Chris Marsden, Business Development Manager

 

PMR PRODUCTS LTD

PMR Products Ltd are specialists in the provision of town centre

and emergency service radio communications throughout the UK.

Many partnerships are users of our SafetyNet™ Network which is recognised as one of the most comprehensive radio management packages available today. SafetyNet™ uses the revolutionary picture capture facility to help partnership members take pictures directly of suspects and offenders.

Low cost rental and purchase of radios is available to crime managers and partnerships through to a fully managed service with income generation for the partnership.

Our experience in the supply and support of standard and encrypted TETRA digital radio equipment to many of the UK police forces ensures partnerships of a professionally managed solution backed by the major radio manufacturers. Please call us or visit our website for more information.

Contact: David Horton, Head of Sales

 

POST OFFICE LTD GRAPEVINE

Post Office Ltd is a part of the Royal Mail Group with approximately 12,000 branches.

Over 94% of the public live within a mile of a Post Office which makes it a unique organisation with a place in every community.  We have an estimated 41 million customer visits per week with an estimated 47 million transactions and we handle more cash than any other business.  Branches sell Post Office products and services in addition to handling mail and we are the Government’s supplier of welfare payments and benefits through the Post Office Card Account.

Post Office Grapevine is our intelligence sharing system and is a nationally respected intelligence gathering tool, assisting police and businesses. It enjoys the total support of all police forces in the UK and is now ready to welcome other stakeholders from the High Street.

Post Office staff, whether from post offices or their cash in transit (CIT) fleet, ring Grapevine® direct and share their suspicions about people or vehicles or unusual activity with the Grapevine® team. Where suspicious activity requires other post offices and cash in transit crews in the area to be alerted, this is done immediately by text.

Shared intelligence helps to reduce crime and increases confidence.  The data helps to identify meaningful crime trends and informed predictions about criminal activity can be made. It warns post office staff about all the latest scams and how to avoid them. Criminals know no boundaries and they are active in banks, betting offices, high street stores, the Post Office or any premises where the transfer of money or goods provides an oppoortunity for fraud, theft or robbery.

Contact: Mark Dinsdale, Security Programme Manager

 

TODD AND CUE LTD

Todd and Cue provides professional indemnity, public liability,

employers’ liability, office contents, laptop and partnership radio insurance for partnerships.

These insurances are offered at very competitive rates to AABC members. Full details of the policy cover are available on request.

  • * Professional Indemnity – Limit £500,000, policy excess £100 - Annual premium £290.00
  • * Public Liability – Limit £2,000,000, policy excess £100 - Annual premium £52.50
  • * Employers Liability – Limit £10,000,000, policy excess Nil - Annual premium £52.50
  • * Office Contents – Limits as required, policy excess £100
  • * Laptops and partnership radio insurance – Limits as required, policy    excess £100 

Contact: Marion Shingler, Manager

 

 







Latest news

4 March 2010
Guidance and advice on databases and handling of personal and sensitive data
With the emergence of new databases with the ability to disseminate personal and sensitive data, AABC has sought advice and guidance from the Information Commissioner's Office to ensure that BCRPs are able to make reasoned and informed decisions concerning the purchase, operation and management of databases, including access by third party users. As new systems, which may not have sought the benefit of guidance from the ICO, present themselves to BCRPs as solutions to data sharing, it is important that they ascertain their suitability before committing themselves financially or facing difficulties of data compliance in the future. More...
4 March 2010
Fraud reporting line goes live
The National Fraud Authority fraud reporting system, called Action Fraud, is now operational and members of the public and businesses can report all types of frauds direct. More...
3 March 2010
A new partnership joins AABC
We are pleased to announce that a new partnership in Newcastle under Lyme, Staffordshire, has joined AABC. More...
27 February 2010
Safer Socialising Award re-launched
AABC has re-launched the Safer Socialising Award in a simplified and more user-friendly format. The same principles about responsible alcohol retailing have been retained, but the categories of licensed premises have been simplified and the requirements codified to make it easier for licensees to apply for the award and simpler for BCRPs to assess and manage. Assessment has been revised upowards to every two years from annually. More...
27 February 2010
Sending personal or sensitive data
The ICO has expressed the view that BCRPs who send personal or sensitive data via email should do so in a secure manner where this is possible. If there is a need to send personal or sensitive data via email, partnerships should consider using the Criminal Justice Secure Email service. More...
20 February 2010
Business Crime Reduction Partnership to address Sussex magistrates
The Brighton & Hove Business Crime Reduction Partnership [BCRP] has been asked by the Sussex Central Bench to give a series of 5 presentations on its work over five days in March to ensure that magistrates understand and support its work with the business community in collaboration with Sussex Police and Brighton & Hove City Council. More...
20 February 2010
Home Secretary announces final conditions of a proposed mandatory code for alcohol retailers
The conditions will be applied to all alcohol retailers to ensure consistent good practice and to crack down on problem premises, where irresponsible drinking could put individuals at risk and lead to crime and anti-social behaviour. More...
13 February 2010
ICO advice on partnership databases
Following concerns expressed to AABC by a number of partnership managers about the national SIRCS database and the manner in which personal or sensitive data is made available to users, AABC sought guidance from the Information Commissioner's Office, who has responded as follows: More...