The 18th Security Conference of the BfV and ASW Bundesverband was dedicated to the strategic alliance between the economy and security. Experts from the economy, security authorities and science met today in Berlin to address the challenges of a changing world order....
German Security services still in high demand in 2023
Following growth of 15.5% in 2022 to EUR 11.9 billion, the security industry is once again expecting strong growth in industry turnover* to an estimated EUR 13.4 billion in 2023. ‘With an increase in turnover of around 12.6 per cent compared to the previous year, the...
Understanding Today’s Risk to: Build Tomorrow’s Resilience at ASIS Europe 2024
This year’s ASIS Europe – From Risk to Resilience will be hosted in Vienna, Austria on 20-22 March. The event focuses on the role security plays in supporting business objectives, examining both physical and cyber security risks, and the vital management roles...
BVSW SecTec: New congress for security technology in Munich
BVSW SecTec will celebrate its premiere on 11 and 12 July 2024: This new congress will highlight security technology from different perspectives and offer companies a unique, integrated exhibition concept to present their products and solutions. "Security technology...
Euralarm starts new Task Force Video Fire Detection
Euralarm starts new Task Force Video Fire Detection The Euralarm Fire Section has started a new Task Force that will focus on video fire detection. The start of the new task force follows after identifying video as an expanding technology for the fire business. The...
Electrical and digital industry faces slight dip in growth
ZVEI expects production to decline by two per cent in 20 Companies plan higher investments despite geopolitical concerns "2023 was a pretty good year for the German electrical and digital industry overall," said ZVEI President Dr Gunther Kegel, summing up the past...
BDLS: Collective bargaining in aviation security: better regulations for part-time employees
In the 3rd round of collective bargaining for the approximately 25,000 employees in the aviation and airport security sector, the employers today made the unions an offer for the first time to pay overtime bonuses for part-time employees earlier. Part-time employees...
Germany: Agreement in Hamburg – Private security staff to receive more money from March 1
Yesterday, the parties to the collective agreement BDSW and ver.di agreed on a new collective agreement for the approximately 9,000 private security staff in Hamburg. This will run for two years and provides for two increases in basic hourly wages. "We were able to...
Security industry NRW – No agreement between BDSW and ver.di
Security industry NRW - No agreement between BDSW and ver.diIn the 3rd round of negotiations on a new collective agreement for the security industry in North Rhine-Westphalia, the parties were unable to reach an agreement. The negotiations were adjourned without...
BITMi survey: IT SMEs draw worrying conclusions about digital policy
Almost 90 percent of the IT SMEs surveyed said they were "very dissatisfied" or "dissatisfied" with current digital policy. The overwhelming majority express concern about the state and future of Germany's digital sovereignty. The top 5 digital policy priorities for...