CCTV Licences Keep Growing as Overall SIA Licence-Holder Numbers Fall
Active CCTV licences rose from 64,035 in September 2025 to 67,550 in September 2026 — an increase of 3,515, or…
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Active CCTV licences rose from 64,035 in September 2025 to 67,550 in September 2026 — an increase of 3,515, or…
Recorded shoplifting fell 4% in England and Wales in the year ending March 2026, to 507,086 offences. Over the same…
Earpieces allow warnings to be conveyed, threats to be assessed and important information to be shared between colleagues in real-time.
They also facilitate ‘hands free’ communication, which is useful in situations wherein both hands are otherwise occupied. As a result, earpieces are an essential part of most security operatives’ equipment.
In this brief guide, we’ll take a comprehensive look at radio earpieces and hopefully help you to answer that question.
An earpiece is a device that is inserted into the ear to amplify sound, it can also be used to listen to music and talk on the phone. There are different types of earpieces, each with their own advantages and disadvantages.
When you think of the US Secret Service agents, the image that comes to mind is that of a person in dark sunglasses, black suit, and a coiled tube thing goes into his ear. The coiled tube thing is what the agents use to monitor and communicate what’s going around them, where dangers lurk and where they’re are needed.
If you work the doors at multiple venues, you’ll know that each location has its own range of radios that…