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Sunderland security firm gets seal of approval from police

Would-be criminals are being warned to watch out as police broadcast high-definition CCTV footage on social media – thanks to a Sunderland-based company.

Hadrian Technology, at the forefront of crime surveillance technology, has been given the seal of approval by police after images from their state-of-the-art CCTV systems have appeared on social media in a bid to hunt down thieves.

Hadrian Technology, who specialise in CCTV design and installation, have a solid reputation for providing the very latest in surveillance technology, which has seen them win installation contracts across the country in retail and leisure industries, including the UK’s fastest growing supermarket Aldi.

Commenting on the new ‘High Definition Serial Digital Interface’ (HD-SDI) technology which captured the images and were subsequently shared by the Police on social media, Gary Trotter, Co-founder of Hadrian Technology said: “Providing our clients with the most advanced technology can result in images up to 15 times clearer than SKY HD. The quality and precision of images captured in stores which are then circulated on social media platforms by the police are taken with state-of-the-art technology systems.

“Combining such high quality imagery with advanced, multi camera search functions means it is now possible to retrieve and view any given incident from several camera perspectives almost instantly. This helps in eliminating false accusations and provides increased evidence where a criminal offence has occurred.

“Together with social media I see it becoming a far more widely used tool in crime prevention.”

Mr Trotter added: “I applaud the police for their initiative. It is bound to have a positive impact both on the prevention and conviction rate of crime in the retail environment. Previous to HD-SDI, the quality of CCTV imagery was simply too poor to be used in this way. “

This was posted in Bdaily's Members' News section by Joanna Graham .