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3 min

Blue Duck Philosophy - Breaking the Rules to make something new!

10th March 2025

Scott Ballard

But why a blue duck? Blue ducks exist, well, they do if you create them. Here's a few thoughts on creativity and doing something new in our sometimes stale security industry.

A grey table with grey toy ducks one blue toy duck

3 min

Blue Duck Philosophy - Breaking the Rules to make something new!

10th March 2025

Scott Ballard

But why a blue duck? Blue ducks exist, well, they do if you create them. Here's a few thoughts on creativity and doing something new in our sometimes stale security industry.

3 min

Why the m3 per minute rating is practically worthless

07th November 2024

Matt Gilmartin

You want to know how effective Company A's fog generator is compared to Company B's, and this will largely inform your final decision when it comes to choosing the systems and brands that protect your property and livelihood. Unfortunately, it's just not that simple.

1 min

Smoke Screen Defeats Armed Robbery in South Africa

07th November 2024

Jack Cunnington

A group of armed thieves got more than they bargained for when they attempted to hold up a jewellers in a shopping centre in South Africa.

3 min

CSS Enhancing Public Safety with FLIR

07th November 2024

Scott Ballard

Smoke Screen team up with FLIR to deliver a security solution with a focus on crime prevention and public welfare.

2 min

No residue - independently tested

07th November 2024

Scott Ballard

Tested and confirmed by the Atomic Energy Authority and independently AFM-tested by Molecular Profile Services.

3 min

Smoke Screen to safeguard against school shootings

07th November 2024

Jack Cunnington

A spate of mass shootings in schools and colleges last year in the US has left open wounds in many lives. We believe we have a solution.

3 min

A quick guide to security fog standards

07th November 2024

Jack Cunnington

Safety and performance standards are top priority in the security fog industry.

3 min

The Science of Security Fog E01: Why is security fog white?

07th November 2024

Matt Gilmartin

In the first of our new series - The Science of Security Fog - we answer this commonly asked question.

4 min

Meet the managing director

07th November 2024

Scott Ballard

Just how many languages can one security fogging MD speak? Find out within!

3 min

Childhood trauma linked to increased young offender rates in new study

07th November 2024

Scott Ballard

Researchers, including a current Met Police DCI, suggest embracing a 'public health' model of policing.

2 min

Can sports participation reduce crime?

07th November 2024

Jack Cunnington

New research suggests sports programs, particularly those for prisoners, are pretty effective.

1 min

Matt Gilmartin talks Connected on Security Matters podcast

07th November 2024

Jack Cunnington

It's live! The conversation between Concept Smoke Screen’s Matt Gilmartin and Security Matters magazine editor Brian Sims that we previewed here has dropped – that’s the official lingo – and it’s introduced in textual form by Brian here.