Multi-million-pound CCTV contract for listed firm

Sheffield-headquartered Synectics, a which designs, integrates, controls and manages advanced surveillance technology and networked security systems, has won a multi-million-pound CCTV contract.

The AIM-listed firm has been awarded the contract by Serco, a leading provider of public sector services, to replace the CCTV systems at six of their UK-operated custodial sites.

The multi-million-pound project commences immediately and is expected to be completed early in 2019.

The project will be delivered by Synectics’ integrated systems business, Quadrant Security Group (‘QSG’), and involves replacing all of the CCTV command and control facilities at each site and upgrading to a full IP system.

Paul Webb, chief executive of Synectics, said: “QSG has extensive experience of working on sensitive and secure sites, and I’m delighted they have been chosen to implement these substantial upgrade works.”