We meet up with Kevin Faulkner of Banham Academy, based in Earlsfield in London. The Academy offers apprentice training in fire, emergency and security systems, or FESS, providing learners with the skills and knowledge required to be a competent technician in the sector. Kevin is also chair of the FESS Employer Group so has a wide appreciation of the needs of the industry and those tasked with designing, fitting and maintaining fire and security technology. Find out how apprentices can boost your business and why those looking to soon renew their ECS Gold Card may need a little extra help.

Hochiki has recently celebrated the first anniversary of its Training Academy. With that in mind we caught up with Kara Martin of Hochiki at the Gillingham office to find out more about the Academy and the importance of correctly installing life safety technology. It's too important to get it wrong, so how can you be sure you get it right?

The PSi podcast returns as we interview Patrick Jefferies of Abloy UK to look back on his 30 years at the company, rising through the ranks and developing the training academy amongst other things. For the full interview see the February 2025 edition of PSi magazine.

Also in this pod, we look at the news that the UK government sees AI as a major driving force in growing the economy and hear, via AI, how trade skills should not be overlooked in the attempts to develop business.

Despite the best laid plans and meetings arranged for The Security Event this year, the PSi editor was unable to attend the show due to an unexpected seven day stay with the NHS that coincided with the Birmingham event. So for this podcast, David Lewis steps in to interview five exhibitors, who all report a great show at the NEC.

This time we’re taking a closer look at the rise of AI in the security sector, why it is beneficial and discover who is already using it in the real world and what they’re doing with it. We also discuss edge processing and to complete the picture, we find out how you should be promoting the technology to your customers.

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Italian Police

This time around we highlight two essential parts of a successful security installation; the distributor and the monitoring centre. Both sit at opposite ends of the application and can provide installers with support and expertise throughout the contract.

Following a quick newsflash, we talk to Carl Meason of Fenix Monitoring about the industry and find out how installers can work smarter with their ARC. We also discuss the pros and cons of AI and the PSTN switch-off. Plus Carl makes a football wager with the editor....

The second interview is with Camilla Kirkham of Nimans, a technology distributor with a growing footprint in the security market. We discover which products are popular and which ones are making way for newer innovations.

This time around we’ve got two interviews for you. One, with Mark Earp of RISCO, looks at the development of integration in the security sector and the other, featuring Sam Cherri of Serage, addresses what it’s like to bring a new brand to market and whether or not people are really using the AI features that we’ve seen promoted by manufacturers.

This time around we discuss the benefits in expanding your porfolio to offer AV installations in addition to your current services, and how difficult you might find the move. Also we talk to an expert about the potential problems facing monitored CCTV systems with the impending IP switchover heading for completion in 2025. Plus we meet an installation company that is making plans to become a nationwide provider with new recruits and acquisitions. All this plus a breakdown of the winners in this year's PSI Premier Awards campaign.

Do you want to reduce your costs and speed up alarm installs? There is an alternative to the traditional wiring method that can save you time and cable - and it's not wireless.

Bus is a simplified architecture that wires the detectors in a line reducing total cable lengths, labour costs, physical zone expanders and on-site maintenance. We spoke to Mark Earp, Technical and Training Manager at RISCO, about the technology and why installers should look at an alternative to the conventional way of doing things.

In this podcast we have three interviews for you. First off we talk about the plans for IFSEC in 2023 and what the event has in store for visitors, then we find out how access control can really be rewarding for installers. Finally we discuss acquisitions and what makes an installation company an attractive target. We also chat about the trends in the market and try to predict what the security system of 2030 will look like.