Approved to latest
British Standard BS EN ISO 9001:2000. Vidionics
were one of the first in the security sector to
gain the BSI Approval back in January 1992.
1973 Vidionics (then known as Movalarm)
is the first company to introduce Video Motion
Detection– prior to this operators had to view
the screens continuously– extremely labour
intensive
1981 Vidionics hits the headlines when
the video images of a man in Victoria Station
was recorded putting something into a wastebin.
This was the start of the attacks on London by
the IRA.
1983 Vidionics launches a unique
aftercare service program. This sets the company
apart from its competitors, increasing the level
of long-term partnerships with customers and
strengthening the financial security of the
business.
1990 Vidionics was selected by British
Rail to provide £750,000 of CCTV monitoring of
train platforms. Later to become known as
'Driver Only' systems the technology allowed the
driver of the train view passengers getting on
and off the trains.
1992 Vidionics gains approval to British
Standard BS 5750 (now ISO 9002)
1993 Vidionics celebrates 20 years in
business and wins the famous Coca Cola contract
in there prestigious new London office
1995 Vidionics is awarded 1.2 Million
Pound contract by London Underground to provide
CCTV to six train stations in London. The
contract was part of a 100 Million pound scheme
to tighten security in the capital
1996 Vidionics is first company to design
and install a number plate recognition CCTV
system for London. The contract known as the
'ring of steel' recorded real-time images from
cameras located around the city and the pictures
are transmitted back to one central location.
This pioneering scheme goes on to become a
benchmark for such technology.
1998 Vidionics is awarded a unique
contract in London for LIFFE. The contract
provided true monitoring of staff through CCTV
and Access Control.
2003 Vidionics celebrates 30 years in the
business.
2008 Vidionics takes government buildings
to the latest IP technology.
