Construction of The City Mall, the largest mall in Jordan, started a few years ago and has cost the equivalent of £250 million pounds to date. Housing shops, restaurants and entertainment areas, appropriate security for this massive project was essential.

Ideal Trading Group was brought in to consult on the project and recommend a solution that would constantly monitor all entrances, exits and parking along with general views of the lobbies. In all, over 75 Vista PowerDomes, 50 high resolution colour cameras and 150 high resolution varifocal domes have been installed to meet these requirements. All equipment is linked to Vista Triplex 320GB DVRs in the mall control room, also housing a huge bank of Vista colour monitors.

Typical in a project as large as this one, the installation has been carried out in phases and, although the final phase has yet to be completed, the project has been a resounding success. "Our initial brief was to provide security for the mall only," says Haider Dajani of Ideal trading group "but then a number of shops saw the benefits and asked for us to provide solutions for them as well" Renowned international chains such as Virgin, River Island and Top Shop are now using general surveillance combined with loss prevention measures as specified and installed by Ideal trading group.

"We've been partnered with Norbain for a number of years and can say with all assurance that the service they have provided us with is excellent. The stock availability, fast delivery and repair and quick response times are invaluable and I wouldn't be able to provide my customers with the service I do without them" ends Mr Dajani.