Areas of Expertise include:

Architectural and Engineering support, security management systems, integrated systems, access control, computer networks, CCTV, intruder alarms, manned guarding, control rooms, fire detection, perimeter systems, vaults, physical elements and communication systems.

Gordon Herrald Associates was established in 1985 as a strictly independent Security Engineering Consultancy providing security services to large and small organisations. The Consultancy, located close to London, has specific expertise in all aspects and areas of integrated security/ management systems - Networks, Access Control, CCTV, Fire, Vehicle Movement Control and Locking.

Special emphasis has always been placed on requirements for management procedures, the user interface and minimising all system costs, or the Total Cost of Ownership (TCO). Client list includes National and Commercial Banks, Oil Companies, International Communication and Industrial Organisations, National and Local Government Departments.

Gordon Herrald is the principal consultant at the partnership of Gordon Herrald Associates. His technical qualifications are matched with a good balance between commercial and contractual awareness, practical engineering knowledge, and an enthusiasm to get the right result. He has over 25 years of relevant experience. It was after many years' service with a market leader in security systems gaining wide and in-depth experience in all aspects of large security projects that he identified the market need for impartial security advice from technically competent consultants.

Primarily he has overseen the successful implementation and installation of many integrated systems into structures and establishments ranging from large bridges to central banks in the United Kingdom and overseas.

He is the originator of many published papers and featured on a TV documentary re. 11 September. Gordon is also a member of BSI panel FSH/12/1/1 Integrated Systems, BSI committee GW/1/8 Access Control and has been a council member of the Association of Security Consultants since 1998.

Project experience has extended beyond the UK to Europe, Africa, Asia, the Middle East, the Far East and North America.

"The security industry has struggled over the last 20 years to get to grips with large projects with some consistency. This is partly the result of its long tradition with easy to install low technology used in residential and past commercial systems. Unfortunately this still expresses itself today as a poor understanding of user's needs, sharp practices and unjustifiable charges (especially on maintenance), even by many of the best-known names in the industry. It's up to the users to get the right experience on-board to push suppliers into better working practices."

Gordon Herrald Associates actively networks as and when necessary with associate consultants, each a leading independent consultant in his or her own field of expertise. We can thus provide a first class service to clients covering nearly all aspects of security.

Associate expertise is available on:

• Blast Analysis and countermeasures for buildings and structures

• IT Planning and development of IT strategies

• Human Factors Engineering

• Crises Management

• Extortion

• Fraud