Zada International
Zada commenced trading overseas soon after it was formed. In 2003 it was involved in the design of a city wide CCTV system for Accra Ghana. At that time the system employed high quality micro-wave links to relay live analogue CCTV from specific locations back to a control room. As IP began to become more cost effective and reliable, the system under went gradual upgrades to Wireless IP systems. This was achieved with Bosch edge recording encoders and the expansion was straight forward to cover other parts. The PElco Esprite cameras have recently undergone some refurbishment but their rugged design and high build quality has seen them give 10 years of service!

in 2008 zada designed built and shipped the systems for Africa cup of Nations to 5 football stadiums. Using IP technology the stadiums could be remotely monitored. The town centre system was further utilised to cover the 50 years of Independence celebrations..

2007 also saw the first IPCCTV system to be installed in Nairobi City Centre. 
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PSK Ltd opened its doors to the Kenyan public and corporate business markets in 2007 following a landmark installation of CCTV equipment in the country’s capital, Nairobi. The official company launch took place on Wednesday, 28th May 2008 at the Police Headquarters where PSK unveiled a new pilot CCTV system to the Nairobi Central Business District Association.
 
The pilot CCTV system uses IP static and pan, tilt & zoom cameras, which have been mounted on the outside of Kenya’s National Archives Building, offering a bird’s eye view of the adjoining streets and surrounding areas. The cameras allow operators to zoom in on car number plates and on to faces in the area, and the system has a direct link to the local police for analysis and recording.
 

Martin Parry, PSK’s Technical Director, says the location and system design were both carefully chosen for maximum impact. “The National archives Building lays in the centre the intersection of five of Nairobi’s most important roads, so it’s really the perfect choice for a pilot installation such as this,”
 
“From the National Archives Building, we used the fibre infrastructure of Kenya Data Network to send images live to a control room at the city’s Police Headquarters, two miles away. We trained between 25 and 30 police officers on the use of the equipment in the control room, which has now been set up as a Special Surveillance Unit.”
 
Video from the eight cameras is recorded in high resolution to hard disk drives, and can be easily retrieved to provide evidence of any suspected criminal activity in the area. The control room boasts a Bosch 1TB image storage system, together with LCD screens for monitoring and Sicura System’s DigiFend NVR video management software. DigiFend was selected because it can incorporate video help points and automatic number plate recognition, all key requirements for the future.
 
 At the time of the Installation, the NCBDA’s CEO Wangui Muchiri said “The benefits of the system are certainly undisputed, it’s working just fine” she went on to say “There is always drama at the control room, I feel like I watch live action movies on the screen everyday, it is so exciting to be in partnership doing this." end...
 
In 2012 the system was handed across to the Ministry of Nairobi Metropolitan by the NCBDA and the current chairman TIMOTHY MURIUKI acknowledged PSK as the first company to install the Pilot CCTV system within the city and at no charge.
 
Now that the installation has proved its worth, PSK’s MD, Gary Stubley hopes that other businesses in the area will take advantage of the security infrastructure his company has set up. “The Surveillance Unit is now in use 24/7, and our aim is to supply other businesses and organisations in the area with CCTV systems that can be connected to the network,” he says.
PSK in Kenya and PSGL in Ghana are our partners in East and West Africa.
 
Psk Ltd was formed in 2007 after its founders had been in lengthy discussions with the NCBDA and the Nairobi Police regarding the feasability of installing a pilot CCTV system within the city centre.  Eight CCTV Cameras were mounted on the National Archives building to survey the surounding streets. Picking up traffic violations, petty and more organised crime.
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PSK Ltd opened its doors to the Kenyan public and corporate business markets in 2007 following a landmark installation of CCTV equipment in the country’s capital, Nairobi. The official company launch took place on Wednesday, 28th May 2008 at the Police Headquarters where PSK unveiled a new pilot CCTV system to the Nairobi Central Business District Association.
 
The pilot CCTV system uses IP static and pan, tilt & zoom cameras, which have been mounted on the outside of Kenya’s National Archives Building, offering a bird’s eye view of the adjoining streets and surrounding areas. The cameras allow operators to zoom in on car number plates and on to faces in the area, and the system has a direct link to the local police for analysis and recording.
 
Martin Parry, PSK’s Technical Director, says the location and system design were both carefully chosen for maximum impact. “The National archives Building lays in the centre the intersection of five of Nairobi’s most important roads, so it’s really the perfect choice for a pilot installation such as this,”
 
“From the National Archives Building, we used the fibre infrastructure of Kenya Data Network to send images live to a control room at the city’s Police Headquarters, two miles away. We trained between 25 and 30 police officers on the use of the equipment in the control room, which has now been set up as a Special Surveillance Unit.”
 
Video from the eight cameras is recorded in high resolution to hard disk drives, and can be easily retrieved to provide evidence of any suspected criminal activity in the area. The control room boasts a Bosch 1TB image storage system, together with LCD screens for monitoring and Sicura System’s DigiFend NVR video management software. DigiFend was selected because it can incorporate video help points and automatic number plate recognition, all key requirements for the future.
 
 At the time of the Installation, the NCBDA’s CEO Wangui Muchiri said “The benefits of the system are certainly undisputed, it’s working just fine” she went on to say “There is always drama at the control room, I feel like I watch live action movies on the screen everyday, it is so exciting to be in partnership doing this."
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In 2012 the system was handed across to the Ministry of Nairobi Metropolitan by the NCBDA and the current chairman TIMOTHY MURIUKI acknowledged PSK as the first company to install the Pilot CCTV system within the city and at no charge.
 
Now that the installation has proved its worth, PSK’s MD, Gary Stubley hopes that other businesses in the area will take advantage of the security infrastructure his company has set up. “The Surveillance Unit is now in use 24/7, and our aim is to supply other businesses and organisations in the area with CCTV systems that can be connected to the network,” he says.