Access Control
Will COVID-19 Drive Physical Security Consolidation Through M&A?
May 4th, 2020Will the COVID-19 Pandemic Drive Further ACaaS & VSaaS Growth?
April 20th, 2020Building Occupancy Data Reveals the Extent of the US Lockdown
The US now has the highest number of COVID-19 cases and fatalities anywhere in the world and most States are implementing strict lockdown measures to varying degrees. Fascinatingly, some of the best data we have on who and when people actually started isolating, is building occupancy data from smart buildings. The following graphic, by access […]
Will Mass Surveillance Become a Leading Epidemic Control Technology?
In China, hospitals that were overflowing a few weeks ago now have an abundance of empty beds, huge makeshift hospitals built for the coronavirus patients are being disassembled, and there is now a little more certainty about the projected end of the lockdown measures. The reduction of COVID-19 cases in the country where they first […]
Coping with COVID-19: Potential Impact on the Physical Security Industry?
The world is getting used to a new ‘C-word’, COVID-19. Less than a quarter of the way through 2020 and the global pandemic already has us evoking ‘fond’ memories of a simpler time in 2019; When we only had catastrophic bushfires and Climate Change to contend with. We are still in the beginning phase of […]
Halma Acquisition Strategy: Fire & Security Businesses in High-Value Niche Markets
This article was written by Daphne Tomlinson, Senior Research Associate at Memoori. Halma Infrastructure Safety Sector, one of four sectors of UK listed company, Halma plc, protects commercial, industrial and public buildings through fire safety systems and sensors for security, elevator safety and access control. Sector strategy is to grow and acquire businesses in high-value […]
Physical Security Tech in Smart Buildings Attracted over $2.9Bn in Global Investment in 2019
This article was written by Daphne Tomlinson, Senior Research Associate at Memoori. Over $2.9 billion was invested in firms providing physical security solutions for residential, commercial and industrial facilities in 2019. The data from our new report on M&A and Investments in Smart Buildings H2-2019 reveals the extent of global investment in the physical security […]
The 5 Most Important Factors Shaping the Future of Physical Security
This article has been taken from Memoori’s annual report “The Physical Security Industry 2019″ and identifies the 5 most important factors that are helping to shape the future of the business. 1. The Widening Gap Between Video Surveillance Suppliers The gap between the major suppliers of Video Surveillance equipment and the many hundreds of smaller […]
Investment in Physical Security M&A Declined to its Lowest in a Decade
Memoori’s recent annual report shows that the value of mergers and acquisitions in the Physical Security manufacturing industry fell to approx. $2.91Bn in 2019 almost the lowest we have recorded in the last 18 years. The main reason for the volatility is that within the last 5 year cycle there has been at least one […]
Access-Control-as-a-Service Winning the Race to the Security Cloud
Memoori’s latest global report “The Physical Security Business 2019 – 2024” estimates that investment in Access-Control-as-a-Service (ACaaS) in 2019 was about $620 million and of that approximately 40% was installed in North America. Demand is expected to rise to $1.6Bn by 2024 at a CAGR of 20%. By 2024 demand for VSaaS will have reached […]