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Police equipment and technology

Supporting police operations

We help the police in their day-to-day operations and with security at major events.

Operational supportWe provide the police with specialised equipment to help them keep events or places secure, or to help them in their day-to-day operations.

We support the police in their security operations at more than 70 major events and special operations each year.

We have recently provided the police with:

Our stock of equipment

We hold a central stock of the latest search and surveillance equipment which is provided to police forces on request. This means that police forces don't have to keep complex and expensive equipment.

Over £1 million of equipment was used at the 2002 Commonwealth Games, made up of over 100 different technologies.

We provide comprehensive security strategies, and the most sophisticated and expensive equipment required to achieve 24/7 security. Equipment ranges from:

  • electronically-stabilised binoculars
  • perimeter sensors
  • thermal imagery equipment
  • remote control surveillance equipment
  • explosives detection equipment
  • x-ray screening
  • weapon detection technologies

National Technical Support Unit

Whether it's a party political conference, the FA Cup or the Grand National, HOSDB's technical support teams are out working on frontline jobs all year round.

Our National Technical Support Unit (NTSU) provides hands-on technical support for security operations.

Our specialist advice is vital: our engineers know how to operate the equipment, what it can do and how get the best out of it.

At every event, HOSDB works to its customers' requirements. If a technical solution is not commercially available, we can customise equipment in-house.

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Contact Us

If you have an enquiry or request, you can contact us at HOSDB or call us on 01727 865051.  If you do not know who you want to speak to, call our Information Service on 01727 816400