Bosch Security Systems Secures Spaces at Coventry Car Park
As part of a £10 million refurbishment
project, developers Oakmoor-Deeley and business partner CVOne
enlisted the help of Bosch Security Systems to help secure
Belgrade Plaza’s newly renovated car park using various
technologies from its sophisticated Autodome range of dome
cameras.
Belgrade Plaza is said to be the largest and most exciting
mixed-use scheme, which is set to change the face of Coventry’s
city centre. The end result will see a combination of hotels,
bars, restaurants, a casino, offices and a residential complex.
The first phase, and an integral part of the scheme was the
refurbishment of what was the Leigh Mills Car Park. This
multi-storey car park, which is now called the Belgrade Plaza
Car Park has been extended to provide five additional levels and
now offers spaces for some 1,100 vehicles.
With the cosmopolitan feel that Belgrade Plaza aims to achieve,
it was imperative that the car park is a friendly and secure
environment for visitors. The new security system comprises 30
Bosch external Day/Night EnviroDomes and six internal FlexiDomes
both from Bosch’s trusted Autodome range. The EnviroDome camera
is ideally suited for car parks and other similar outdoor
applications; the Day/night cameras automatically switch from
colour to monochrome when light levels decrease to give extra
sensitivity. Its rugged design and proven reliability ensures
EnviroDome keeps working even in the harshest weather
conditions.
Bosch’s Flexidome cameras are capable of producing extremely
sharp and detailed images. The cameras can also handle difficult
lighting conditions thanks to a comprehensive set of advanced
functions. With their robust dome enclosures, Flexidome cameras
can be installed in almost any location to provide reliable
surveillance with pan, tilt and zoom functionality. The
FlexiDomeXT+ is vandal proof, with a patented impact-resistant
design to combat hostile attacks. Its enclosure also offers a
choice of high-quality varifocal lenses, whilst its patented
bubble shape and scratch-resistant coating with UV block assures
optimal optical performance.
All images from the car park’s cameras are monitored locally by
onsite security. However all images are also viewed, controlled
and managed at CV One’s existing central control room at New
Union Street. All images will be recorded using three Bosch
Divar digital video recorders.
Mark Nicholls, Head of City Centre Management, CVOne said: “It
is extremely important to us that visitors to the city have a
safe, secure and pleasurable experience. With the installation
of Bosch Security Systems at Belgrade Plaza we are confident
that this will be achieved. The sophisticated mix of equipment
will mean that we can closely monitor the area, ensuring it is a
secure environment for both residents and visitors.
“In addition, the quality of support we’ve received from Bosch
Security Systems has been second to none. What has particularly
impressed me was their commitment to ensuring we had a quality
product that supported our particular needs. They allowed us to
trial and test their equipment so that we were confident it
would deliver before committing to buy it, and the follow up
technical support has been fantastic.”
The Divar range combines a DVR system with multiplexer and
switcher in a single, low profile unit capable of simultaneous
full-colour recording and playback. Bosch Security Systems
recently extended the capabilities of its advanced Divar digital
versatile recorders by doubling the built-in video storage
capacity. The latest enhanced 16-channel Divar increases
internal hard disk capacity from 320 GB to 600 GB, making it
possible to digitally record up to 16 cameras at 1 image per
second (IPS) in standard resolution for very long periods - more
than a month, or even longer with less resolution or fewer
cameras.
All Divars feature alarm handling, fast search and playback, and
have built-in telemetry for directly controlling Bosch
EnviroDome, AutoDome and PTZ cameras. User-selectable functions
allow particular configurations to be quickly optimised for any
specific application and downloaded to other Divars allowing
entire installations to share the same programming for camera
set-ups, times of day, alarms, event responses etc.
Email:
imcintyre@aga.co.uk