Security firm lands university contract

A Yorkshire-based security company has renewed its partnership with a higher education provider.

Leeds-headquartered Gough & Kelly has won a six-figure deal with the University of Sheffield to install and maintain more than 1300 CCTV cameras across 150 university buildings in the city. 

Bosses say the five-year contract builds on a 25-year relationship and will introduce Avada Connect AI technology, including real-time threat detection and facial recognition tools, to create a “smarter, safer and more secure” campus for up to 100,000 daily users, including students, staff and visitors.

Andy Stokes, sales director at Gough & Kelly, said: “We are thrilled to be expanding our work with the university with the installation of new, digital CCTV systems.

“By integrating Avada Connect, we are upgrading the university to the same cutting-edge cloud-based CCTV monitoring, currently in use across Doncaster and Sheffield.

“With its advanced timeline searching and identification capabilities, Avada Connect is compatible with most CCTV systems and makes security more efficient while resulting in significant cost-saving benefits.”

Gough & Kelly, which employs over 270 people across the UK, recently supported stewarding at the university’s Octagon venue and has also worked with Sheffield City Council and South Yorkshire Police on the Safer Streets initiative, which saw the installation of 15 new digital CCTV cameras on London Road and Ecclesall Road.

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