Pharmaceuticals Tracking

The supply chain for pharmaceuticals poses an extremely serious security concern, for manufacturers and distributors, for carriers, and for points of delivery. The black market value of pharmaceuticals has attracted the attention of organised criminal gangs, and the extremely high street value of a single shipment offers them a tempting target. The problem is common [...]

By |2018-03-16T18:42:17+00:00November 2nd, 2015|Uncategorised|0 Comments

High Risk Regions

High risk regions are often conflict zones, which face a number of issues when it comes to communication. The lack of communication infrastructure results in a responseHigh risk regions from a number of personnel entering dangerous zones. Systems can be installed to provide control and visibility, as well as reduce the amount of support staff [...]

By |2018-03-16T18:42:17+00:00November 1st, 2015|Uncategorised|0 Comments

HAZMAT Tracking

HAZMAT (Hazardous Materials) tracking and logistics is emerging as one of NFC Group’s largest markets. The increasing requirement for global security, and the requirement to meet stringent EU HAZMAT laws has encouraged this sector to rethink its approach to tracking and monitoring in real time. Because HAZMAT disposal is expensive there has been a marked [...]

By |2018-03-16T18:42:18+00:00August 24th, 2015|Uncategorised|0 Comments

Healthcare Asset Tracking

Efficient healthcare provision is essential for all societies, however, limited resources and budgets for most healthcare institutions often mean productivity and efficiency levels have to be compromised. In particular, we would highlight the large quantities of extremely expensive operational apparatus that can become misplaced within logistical systems whilst moving within hospitals, or from one hospital [...]

By |2018-03-16T18:42:24+00:00July 14th, 2015|Uncategorised|0 Comments

Livestock security

Livestock theft is increasing dramatically. Using dairy cows as a working example: on average a cow produces around 7,000 litres of milk per year, although highly-productive Holsteins might produce double that amount. Every act of livestock theft threatens a serious long term impact on a farm’s ability to generate income. To that immediate loss must [...]

By |2018-03-16T18:42:24+00:00July 7th, 2015|Uncategorised|0 Comments

Airport Logistics

NFC consider the Orion network to be a fundamental tool for any airport. The astonishing number of key assets, site staff, and contractors employed across an airport site – offers thousands of opportunities to deploy Orion’s essential functions. The very size of any airport makes it immediately obvious that accurate real time information on asset [...]

By |2018-03-16T18:42:25+00:00July 7th, 2015|Uncategorised|0 Comments

Oil and Gas Pipeline Tracking Solutions

Pipeline Tracking – Summary Pipeline tracking and pipe line monitoring falls are two distinct stages. Firstly there is the monitoring of the pipes as they make their way from the foundry to the construction site. This is typically a multi-modal journey. The pipes need to be counted on and off the ship, onto the dockside, [...]

By |2018-03-16T18:42:25+00:00June 15th, 2015|Uncategorised|0 Comments

Global Asset Visibility Solutions

Producing a global daily audit is now a common request from multinational clients. This is the location and status of all key asset visibility solutions anywhere on the planet. The requirement is driven by a desire to account for expensive or critical items and to bring greater clarity to the logistics within the organisation. So [...]

By |2018-03-16T18:42:26+00:00June 10th, 2015|Uncategorised|0 Comments

Critical Infrastructure Security

Critical infrastructure covers everything from bridges to pipelines. Today, after 9/11 and 7/7, almost anything could represent a target. It is simply impossible to defend against all types of attack. When the range and diversity of targets is considered, the scale of the problem can barely be comprehended. However, as with all things, the overall [...]

By |2018-03-16T18:42:26+00:00March 20th, 2015|Uncategorised|0 Comments

Parking Logistics

Across the world, and in the EU in particular, thousands of hectares of commercial storage site are used to contain millions of cars. There are many reasons why such vehicles are being stored: impoundment, new cars awaiting delivery to dealerships, mothballing, and so on. Locations such as commercial docks, government council storage facilities, and or [...]

By |2018-03-16T18:42:27+00:00February 19th, 2015|Uncategorised|0 Comments