Axis cameras drive down losses at Tractamotors
20 Nov 2014
Automotive
servicing business, Tractamotors, has realised a 60% reduction in losses for
the retail arm of its business following the installation of nearly 50 Axis
network cameras to its site in Cavan, Ireland.
Axis Communications and partner,
Encom, developed a feature-rich, state-of–the-art solution that combined Axis
network cameras and a Milestone XProtect video surveillance system, to replace
its legacy analogue system and increase coverage to protect staff, monitor
health and safety and reduce shrinkage across the 2½ acre site.
Atul Rajput, Axis’ regional
director, northern Europe said: “Tractamotors was suffering from patchy
coverage from an antiquated analogue CCTV system. The site consisted of an
administrative area, garage, retail hardware store, trade yard and a small
agricultural machinery division. Its location on a busy main road toward Dublin
meant that it received a lot of customer traffic as well as frequent supplier
deliveries, which all required close surveillance monitoring to reduce
incidents of theft and vandalism and to protect staff and customers.”
Tractamotors initially investigated
an upgrade to its current analogue CCTV system but after testing a hybrid
digital video recording package, it decided to make the switch from analogue to
digital. Ciaran Murray, IT manager at Tractamotors, explained: “We looked at
other solutions but, in the end, decided that we wanted something truly
digital. Encom’s proposal, using Axis network cameras and Milestone XProtect
was the perfect solution.”
Over 40 AXIS M32 Series fixed
dome network cameras were installed in the hardware and retail areas of the
business in order to minimise stock loss and reduce incidents of theft. Encom
was able to integrate elements of the existing analogue system into the new IP
solution with the use of Axis video encoders.
Tractamotor’s shop floor had lots
of aisles, obscured by shelving, with no clear field of view. To overcome this,
Axis’ Corridor Format was used in conjunction with the AXIS M3204 Network
camera to rotate the video’s aspect ratio to a portrait view.
Coverage in the store was
increased from 25% to 80% with the new Axis cameras and incidents have been
reduced by an average of 60% overall. Ciaran continued: “The main priority was
to reduce pilfering in the store area and increase camera coverage, as our
previous system only protected limited high-risk zones. As we were still fairly
satisfied with some of the co-axial cameras, we were pleased that they were
able to be incorporated into the overall solution.”
Camera count was also increased
in other parts of the site to address the health and safety concerns in the
tyre and refitting areas of the business. Atul explained: “In total, 48 Axis
network cameras were installed across the site. All entrances and exits are now
closely monitored so that managers can keep an eye on stock deliveries and any
unauthorised out-of-hours access – live footage can even be monitored remotely
via an iPad.”
Ciaran concluded: “We are happy with the system.
Stock control is much more robust and the overall security of the site has been
tightened up considerably. Axis and Encom will be our first port of call for
any future solutions.”
Tractamotors
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