mj2000uk

Hi there

First of all, I have just joined and I although still in the UK, I have a short term plan to be expat in around 6-8 months time!!!

I wonder if anyone can offer any help and advice to me to get me onto Spanish soil a little quicker. I run a security company and I have a security system device that I now have the rights to deploy solely in Spain.

Without going into too much detail, the device is ideal for beach areas and can be located on a beach or on a beach front resteraunt and it basically monitors suspicious behaviour in the area.

The device is funded in a unique way so the beach owner/administrator or business owner does not have to pay any money up front for the device.

My question is, does anyone have any advice on selling into these areas. Are the beaches (specifically Costa Del Sol area for the pilot scheme) run by a local authority and are adjoining resteraunts privately owned or franchised.

Hopefully this makes some sense to somneone who can offer some advice to me here!!

Thanks in advance.

Mike

skippernicky

Hi Welcome to the forum. When you talk about beach properties do you mean actually on the beach or adjacent to the beach? I do know that most of the bars/restaurants adjacent to the Beach (i.e Promenade etc are leased from private landlords who are responsible for the maitanance of the building). The person leasing the property own the Business and are responsible for the Business activity. So I believe that you would need to talk to the bar owners (i.e the people who lease the building) I am currently looking for a bar business in Benalmadena some of which we have looked at are 'down on the front'. Would this be something I may be interested in?. In any event Find yourself a good Gestor (A mix of accountant and solicitor). They will be able to point you in the right direction and sort out any permits/licenses etc)
Good luck.

Mitzyboy

Know of one going concern in San Pedro .... is that too far West for you?

jdr

"it basically monitors suspicious behaviour in the area"

What, like tourists in socks and sandels ?

Rosemary

No, it is for checking up on Mods skivving!!!

Rosemary

mj2000uk

Ha ha!! Good guesses all!!!

However, it basically watches over people, its a CCTV gimmick but it identifies bag snatchers etc based on how they move about an area. I know you want to know how but its a secret!!!

So if the resteraunts are taken care of by the proprietors then who do I approach about placing a device on the beach itself?

Thanks again

jdr

I would imagine the local councils, but unless the cameras are invisible they would some get vandelised by the illegal beach sellers.

Mitzyboy

That would be some piece of kit!

rugbymatt

Is it a camera?

mj2000uk

It is a camera, and a recording device and some really smart software but trust me you would never even know it was there watching you!!!

No, I dont write for Doctor Who either!!!!

jk_

Its not a hidden speed camera is it ?


Seriously have you got a patent on it?

mj2000uk

No its not a speed camera either!!! It would be good to clock some rogue legging off with your sun lotion though!!!

No I dont have a patent as I did not design it but I do have the sole rights to sell it in a small part of Europe that includes Spain.

I think that there a environmental bodies who look after what happens on beaches so I will target those areas and you never know.....you might be being watched!!!! You probably are anyway, but not from me!!!

jk_

Who would you target as potential customers and if so would it be on a contract basis?

I really dont know if local council policies to this type of investment would be considered
due to small revenue gains,however this may appeal to businesses with more to gain.

Mitzyboy

So ......... (still confused) ...... why don't they use these in the UK to identify low lifes?
Standard CCTV cameras rely on the operator to watch ...... they do zero in on movement, but that would be ANY movement. To actually discern that someone was a pickpocket or thief would require something that has a brain

jk_

I think the cameras mj2000uk is talking about is based on
no plate recognition and statistical technology.