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Why is everyone still calling VSS CCTV?
Do you know someone who still calls Starburst ‘Opal Fruits’? Or a Snickers a ‘Marathon’? There are some names that just stick, regardless of how hard the marketers try to rebrand. In some cases though, it’s not even a brand name that’s changed. VSS (Video...

Meet our newest teammate, Natalie Carbert
Natalie Carbert joined Oracle Vision this summer to support our Service team to look after our lovely customers. We wanted to introduce her to you all with this quick interview, so you can get to know our latest member of the team. What does your job at Oracle Vision...

The Importance of a CCTV System in Food Production
One of the main reasons why CCTV is so important at food production plants is because it helps keep the workforce safe. When health and safety standards are maintained, you will have happy employees, which makes for a better working environment. You'll also protect...

Oracle Vision’s newest Junior Engineer, Sam Brown
It’s our pleasure to welcome another new hire to Oracle Vision. We’re pleased to introduce you to Sam Brown, our newest Junior Engineer who joined us in June 2022. We sat down with him to find out more about who he is and what he’s looking forward to as an Oracle team...

Tom Lakin joins the family business
With brothers Chris and Tim Lakin already heading up Oracle Vision, and Christine in finance, it’s fair to say we really are a family business. So perhaps it’s not a huge surprise that one of our latest arrivals is a Lakin. Tom joined the Projects team just before...

A New Paige for Processes
Here at Oracle Vision, we pride ourselves on the processes we put in place to help our customers. Our latest recruit, Paige White is here to help make them even slicker, as she’ll be taking on the role of Coordinator. Even three weeks in she’s already making waves,...

2022 Security Trends, Technologies and Teamwork
The year is already off to a bit of a weird start, with Covid hanging over us, the PM hanging on by a thread and the rest of us just hanging on in there, waiting for it all to get better. There is good news for businesses. We spoke to Chris Lakin, co-founder and...

Protect Duty: Security in Hospitals Roundtable
In autumn 2021, we started organising an event for senior security, estates and operations folks who look after our hospitals and healthcare sites here in the North. We wanted to create an opportunity for them to meet, to chat, and to discuss one of the most important...

Switching Security Contractor: A 3 Step Guide
If you’re an organisation with large, complex sites (sometimes multiple sites), security is serious business. Protecting your people and your premises requires extensive knowledge of your site, appropriate equipment and critically, a well-designed approach. With that...

Meet Amy Blendell – Coordinator of Calm
Amy Blendell is Oracle Vision’s Service Coordinator, which makes her something of a dynamo when it comes to keeping the good ship Oracle running smoothly. In fact, on the day we did this interview, our phone lines went down – no problem for Amy, who was straight on...

CCTV West Yorkshire: Supporting Retail Security and Operations
As a security and fire contractor, we’re seen as an essential service to the businesses we support. When a company has a breach of their security systems, ours is a critical service that they need straight away. Whilst we do use remote response to support clients up...

Meet the latest addition to the Oracle Vision team – Harvey Barker
With just one month under his belt at Oracle Vision, Harvey Barker is still learning the ropes. We met with Harvey out on the road to see how this all-round Action Man is getting on. What does your job at Oracle Vision involve? A bit of all sorts, really! As an...