Greenwoods' data division provided and installed a complete Nordx Cat 5e low smoke, low halogen cabling system with 600 network ports within the custody centre using RJ45 outlets and the high density GigaBIX frames. The police station at EMA involved an installation covering 100 RJ45 network ports. Greenwoods provided the equipment, designed the network, and undertook the testing, commissioning and installation of the entire system.

"Leicestershire Police needed to overhaul its existing cabling infrastructure at the airport police station for the provision of a new voice and data communications network," said Barry Silverman, Structured Cabling & Data Systems sales manager, Greenwoods Communications. "The project involved the replacement of the constabulary's existing outdated communications cabling and equipment to enable it to cope with the new converged system."

Greenwoods worked closely with Leicestershire constabulary and its building contractors throughout the installation at the new custody centre to provide a custom built network. Greenwoods is also Nordx accredited - a pre-requisite for the Constabulary - underscoring the high quality and expertise that it provides. "

About Leicestershire Constabulary
Leicestershire Constabulary provides a policing service to the people of Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland 24-hours a day, 365-days of the year. The area we are responsible for covers 2,500 square kilometres and has a population of nearly one million. There is a rich diversity of communities all with their own policing needs. Many steps have been taken to bring policing back into the very heart of local communities. This has included the replacement of older, larger or out-of-town police buildings with modern, self-contained local policing units in the very centre of local communities.

Each of the 22 local policing units is headed by an inspector whose responsibility is to ensure that their area receives a 24-hour policing service. To help them provide this service they are supported by specialist departments such as the dog section, the scientific support department and the East Midlands air support unit. Over the years we have forged close working relationships with local communities, other organisations and agencies and we continue to develop and strengthen these partnerships, working together to fight crime and improve the quality of life for everyone.